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    Neurologist, choir explore music's healing power (AP)

    Dr. Oliver Sacks is seen in this 2003 file photo as he arrives to the 3rd Annual Music Has Power Awards held at Lincoln Center, in New York. Noted neurologist Oliver Sacks has found common ground with the pastor of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church: Both men believe in the healing power of music. Sacks, the best-selling author of 'Awakenings' and 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,' will share the church stage Saturday May 31, 2008 with the famed gospel choir as part of the inaugural World Science Festival, a five-day celebration of science taking place in New York this week. (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock, FILE)AP - Noted neurologist Oliver Sacks has found common ground with the pastor of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church: Both men believe in the healing power of music.


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    Sat, 31 May 2008 13:17:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Erbitux slightly boosts survival in cancer study (AP)
    AP - Adding the novel cancer drug Erbitux to standard chemotherapy helped advanced lung cancer patients live just a month longer than chemo alone, a study found. -- read full article
    Sat, 31 May 2008 18:27:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Bone drug Zometa helps fight breast cancer spread (AP)
    AP - A drug to prevent bone loss during breast cancer treatment also substantially cut the risk that the cancer would return, results that left doctors excited about a possible new way to fight the disease. -- read full article
    Sat, 31 May 2008 16:11:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Health Tip: Diet for People With Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease often includes helping with all daily activities, including eating. -- read full article
    Sat, 31 May 2008 03:46:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: May 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Sat, 31 May 2008 03:46:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Baby born after rare ovarian pregnancy (AP)
    AP - A woman in a northern Australian city gave birth to a healthy baby girl after a rare full-term ectopic pregnancy, a hospital official said Friday. -- read full article
    Fri, 30 May 2008 21:06:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Study: Bacteria may be link in sudden baby deaths (AP)
    AP - A baffling phenomenon known as sudden infant death syndrome is one of the leading causes of death for children under 1. Now, British researchers say they may have found a contributing factor: bacteria. -- read full article
    Fri, 30 May 2008 21:06:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Report: UCLA gave transplant to Japanese gang boss (AP)
    AP - A Los Angeles hospital provided liver transplants to four Japanese gang figures, including one of Japan's most powerful gang bosses, over a period when several hundred area patients died while awaiting transplants, according to a published report. -- read full article
    Sat, 31 May 2008 01:38:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    FDA panel favors Glaxo, Ligand blood drug (AP)
    AP - Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Friday a blood-clotting drug from GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. is effective for short-term use, despite reservations by FDA scientists. -- read full article
    Fri, 30 May 2008 21:06:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    FDA: Time for asthma patients to switch inhalers (AP)
    AP - Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will no longer be sold at year's end — and the government is urging patients not to wait until the last minute to switch to newer alternatives. -- read full article
    Sat, 31 May 2008 00:16:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Gene variant worsens chances for women with breast cancer (AFP)

    A scientist inspects a sample under a microscope. European doctors said Friday they had identified a genetic characteristic that strongly worsens survival chances for women with breast cancer who are treated with a common form of chemotherapy.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - European doctors said Friday they had identified a genetic characteristic that strongly worsens survival chances for women with breast cancer who are treated with a common form of chemotherapy.


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    Fri, 30 May 2008 18:23:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Health Tip: Diet for People With Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease often includes helping with all daily activities, including eating. -- read full article
    Fri, 30 May 2008 18:02:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Vitamin D for babies may prevent type 1 diabetes (Reuters)
    Reuters - A new analysis of current research provides "the strongest evidence to date" that giving small children supplemental vitamin D will help prevent them from developing type 1 diabetes later on, according to the review's co-author. -- read full article
    Fri, 30 May 2008 17:24:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: May 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Fri, 30 May 2008 18:02:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    FDA panel favors Glaxo, Ligand blood drug (AP)
    AP - Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Friday a blood-clotting drug from GlaxoSmithKline and Ligand Pharmaceuticals is effective for short-term use, despite reservations by FDA scientists. -- read full article
    Fri, 30 May 2008 17:36:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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