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Wine may curb toxic skin effects of radiation

Cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment may want to sip some red wine before tre

U.S. panel rejects Genzyme leukemia drug study

Genzyme Corp should run a new study before the company can win approval to promote a pediatric leukemia drug for older adults with an aggressive blood cancer, a U.S. advisory panel said on Tuesday.

Texas doctors bust myths about insulin

People newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes often resist taking insulin because they fear gaining weight, developing low blood sugar, and seeing their quality of life decline. Doctors also may be reluctant to start insulin right off the bat.

Worrying about a job can damage health

Worrying about the looming threat of unemployment can be more damaging to a person's health than actually being jobless, according to a U.S. study.

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China widens lead industry checks after poisonings

China's Yunnan province is investigating possible lead poisoning in its capital city of Kunming, while smelter officials in its top lead producing city, Gejiu, are worried the provincial government may close local smelters with half a million tonnes of annual capacity.

Prostate cancer screening: More harm than good?

Routine screening for prostate cancer has resulted in more than 1 million U.S. men being diagnosed with tumors who might otherwise have suffered no ill effects from them, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Healthy habits prevent breast cancer: study

Nearly 40 percent of all breast cancer cases in the United States could be prevented if women kept a healthy weight, drank less alcohol, exercised more and breastfed their babies, according to a report published on Tuesday.

Tax junk food, drinks to fight child obesity: report

A strongly worded report on child obesity released on Tuesday recommends that state and local governments tax junk food and soft drinks, give tax breaks to grocery stores that open in blighted neighborhoods and build bike trails.

Popcorn and Cereals Contain Good-For-You Antioxidants

Good news if you love to eat popcorn at the movies--your favorite snack is healthier than previously thought! New research shows that popcorn and cereals contain phenol antioxidants, thought to protect against heart disease and cancer.

Astra drug beats Plavix without major bleed risk

AstraZeneca's new pill Brilinta for preventing heart attacks works better than Plavix, the world's second biggest selling drug, without increasing the amount of life-threatening bleeding, researchers said on Sunday.

Gold nanotech breath test may show lung cancer early

A sensor made with gold nanoparticles can detect lung cancer in a patient's breath and may offer a diagnosis before tumors show up on an x-ray, Israeli scientists said on Sunday.

New flu hit estimated 10 percent of New Yorkers

The new H1N1 swine flu is estimated to have infected about 800,000 people in New York City in the spring, a top U.S. health official said on Sunday, citing a study due to be released later this week.

In serious debt? You're also more likely obese

People who are heavily in debt are more likely to be heavy themselves, too, according to new research from Germany.

In healthcare debate, both sides cite Kennedy

The day after U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy's burial, leading Democratic and Republican senators on Sunday seized on his reputation for compromise to call for cooperation in the healthcare debate but showed little give in their own positions.

Americans more confident on healthcare costs: poll

Fewer Americans are afraid that they will be unable to pay for healthcare services and fewer expect to postpone medical treatments due to costs, according to a Thomson Reuters survey published on Monday.

Prostate cancer diagnosed earlier, race gap narrows

Men with prostate cancer are being diagnosed at a younger age and earlier stage today than in years past, and the racial disparity in stage at diagnosis has decreased significantly, researchers report today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Many health workers won't take swine flu vaccine

Even though testing has so far raised no

In Chicago, swine flu hit children hardest

Swine flu infected 14 times as many children as adults over 60 in Chicago, city health department officials reported on Thursday in one of the first detailed looks at the new pandemic virus.

New fat-fighting drug has anti-diabetes action too

Researchers searching for a cure for obesity said on Thursday they have developed a drug that not only makes mice lose weight, but reverses diabetes and lowers their cholesterol, too.

Hopelessness raises stroke risks for women: study

For women, feelings of hopelessness are not just unfortunate, they are a stroke risk, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

CDC turns to social sites to get flu message out

U.S. health authorities are turning to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter in a bid to prepare people to be vaccinated against the pandemic H1N1 virus.

Democrats scramble on health reforms post-Kennedy

Democrats scrambled on Thursday to quickly fill the seat of Senator Edward Kennedy,

Healthcare stocks coming out of intensive care - Analysis

Vital signs for healthcare stocks are improving at the expense of what is shaping up to be a watered down government health reform initiative.

Colorectal cancer attitudes vary by ethnicity

Men and people of South Asian descent are more likely to have unfavorable perceptions of colon cancer screening, research from the UK shows.

New troponin tests pinpoint heart attacks faster

New ultra-sensitive blood tests can rapidly detect when heart muscle is dying from a heart attack, even from the moment the patient arrives in the emergency room, according to two studies on Wednesday.

Health insurers asked to testify at House hearing

The chief executives of the biggest U.S. health insurance companies were called to testify about industry practices before a congressional hearing examining coverage, costs and claim denials.

Younger Americans overexposed to radiation risk

Younger Americans are being exposed to worrisome amounts of radiation from medical scans that increase their risk of cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

No flu vaccines before mid-October, CDC predicts

Scientific advisers to President Barack Obama may have asked the government to speed up the availability of swine flu vaccines, but they are unlikely to be ready before October, the new head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.

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