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    Clinical Trials Update: May 15, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 03:47:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Obesity contributes to global warming: study (Reuters)
    Reuters - Obesity contributes to global warming, too. -- read full article
    Thu, 15 May 2008 23:03:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Study finds heart risks in young cancer survivors (AP)
    AP - Children who survive cancer face a much greater risk of heart problems later in life than their brothers and sisters who did not have cancer, new research shows. -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 01:03:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    More cancer patients having whole breast removed (AP)
    AP - A growing number of women with early stage breast cancer seem to be choosing to have the whole breast removed instead of just the cancerous lump, doctors are reporting. -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 01:03:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Tips on getting vitamin D for cancer prevention (AP)
    AP - Evidence is growing that vitamin D, which the skin makes from sunshine, is linked to lower risk of breast cancer and other cancers. But that doesn't mean it's good to get a golden tan — and certainly not a sunburn. -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 01:01:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Drug combo helps women with advanced breast cancer (AP)
    AP - A combination of two new-generation cancer drugs modestly delayed the time it took for cancer to worsen in a study of 300 women with very advanced disease who had stopped responding to other treatments. -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 05:25:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study finds (AP)
    AP - Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found — adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. The results are sure to renew arguments about whether a little more sunshine is a good thing. -- read full article
    Fri, 16 May 2008 10:52:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Tonsil and tongue cancers linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) are most responsive to current chemotherapy and radiation treatments, while those that express high levels of a growth factor called EGFR are the least responsive and most deadly, a new study concludes. -- read full article
    Thu, 15 May 2008 03:46:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Terminal Alzheimer's victim pleads for US research funds (AFP)

    An old person suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The US Congress has been urged to increase funding to Alzheimer research and improve understanding of the early-onset form of the disease which strikes adults in their 40s and 50s.(AFP/File/Fred Tanneau)AFP - Chuck Jackson has lived his entire life the same way four generations of his family have before him: with a death sentence from Alzheimer's disease hanging over his head.


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    Thu, 15 May 2008 09:09:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Mother's mental health tied to child's development (Reuters)
    Reuters - Evaluating the emotional health and social connectedness of pregnant women may help determine if their children will need extra help to meet developmental goals later on, Canadian researchers say. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 19:59:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Cancer drug sales could hit $80 billion by 2011: IMS (Reuters)
    Reuters - Sales of cancer drugs will grow at nearly double the rate of the global pharmaceutical market and could reach $80 billion by 2012, according to IMS Health, which tracks prescription drug sales. -- read full article
    Thu, 15 May 2008 06:04:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Childhood obesity levelling in France: studies (AFP)

    French teenagers exercise in Brides-les-Bains. Two new studies have shown that childhood obesity may be levelling in France in contrast to the general trend in Europe where more youngsters are growing fat.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Clatot)AFP - Childhood obesity may be levelling in France in contrast to the general trend in Europe where more youngsters are growing fat, according to two new studies presented Thursday.


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    Thu, 15 May 2008 10:15:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    More Americans are taking prescription medications (AP)
    AP - For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 20:18:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Global market expected to drive cancer drug growth (AP)
    AP - The global market for cancer drugs will grow twice as fast as that for all other pharmaceuticals as the developing world spends more on health care, a new report says. -- read full article
    Thu, 15 May 2008 06:04:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Government to unveil fitness test for adults (AP)
    AP - If you didn't get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award in school, the government is giving you another chance to prove you're in shape. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 20:18:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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