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Radio Host Don Imus Has Prostate Cancer
Radio host Don Imus, real name John Donald Imus, Jr., said he had prostate cancer.
The...
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WHO: HIV Prevalence among the Elderly Very High
While public health campaigns remain largely focused on the young, the number of older people...
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Parents Can Now Have the Perfect Baby
A fertility clinic with offices in New York and Los Angeles will offer parents the chance of...
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L.A. Clinic Will Soon Offer Custom-Designed Babies
A Los Angeles clinic plans to make some monumental changes in the way babies are conceived. The...
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Justice Ginsburg Fights Terrible Disease
Pancreatic cancer, the terrible disease that kneeled actor Patrick Swayze last year, has recently...
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IBM Announces Partnership with Google Health
People who already use Google Health program will now be able to transfer their health records...
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Patrick Swayze May Live 2 Years Tops
Patrick Swayze admitted the fact that his pancreatic cancer will kill him in two years tops.
In...
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EPIX Pharmaceuticals Says FDA Approved Vasovist
U.S. federal regulators approved Vasovist, EPIX Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s blood pool magnetic...
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Ann Romney Defied Breast Cancer Due to Early Diagnosis
In a recent statement Ann Romney said she was undergoing her annual mammogram at Brigham and...
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Today Is Word AIDS Day: Do You Know Your HIV/AIDS Status? Get Tested!
The 1st of December is World AIDS Day. To honour the 20th
anniversary of the first World Aids Day...
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A New Treatment Could Prevent HIV
A recent discovery might help people with HIV. A combination of universal voluntary HIV testing and...
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Can AIDS Epidemic Be Stopped?
How to manage the HIV epidemic is a question that appears to
be more frequent than ever nowadays....
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CDC: Merck’s Rotateq Lowered Cases of Rotavirus by 80 Percent since Approval
Rotateq, the vaccine against rotavirus, has reduced the number of illnesses by at least two-thirds...
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CDC: Food Allergies Up 18 Percent among US Kids
Food allergies continue to be on the rise among US kids according to a report released...
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OHSU: 9 Million Kids Have No Health Insurance Coverage in the US
While US
presidential candidates’ debate over health care is making headlines all over
the world,...
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FDA Approval For Once-Daily Treatment For Bipolar Mania, Depression
AstraZeneca Plc said today that SEROQUEL XR, the
antipsychotic medication that is used to treat...
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Update: Fan In Baby’s Room Found To Reduce SIDS Risk
New research found fans were associated
with a 94% reduction in SIDS risks for infants who slept...
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Wear Pink for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is
dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of...
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AHA Recommends Screening For Depression In All Heart Patients
People suffering from some form of heart disease appear to
be at a higher risk of depression as...
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Shorter, More Intense Radiation Proves Effective For Breast Cancer
Women suffering from breast cancer in its incipient stage
could benefit from a shorter, more...
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Google Co-founder Sergey Brin Blogs About His Parkinson’s Risk
How would you react if you found out there are high chances
that you develop a certain condition...
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Lt. Gov. Catherine Knoll Diagnosed With Neuroendocrine Tumor
On Thursday, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll (77) said she had been diagnosed with...
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“Harry Potter” Star Daniel Radcliffe Suffers From Mild Form of Dyspraxia
“Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe has divulged that he is
suffering from a minor form of...
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Losing Weight Helps Controlling Type 2 Diabetes
It appears that people suffering from type 2 diabetes who lose weight shortly after their diagnosis...
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Prevention Might Lead To Better Outcomes In Fighting HIV
Thursday was a very active day for the 25,000 participants
of the 17th International AIDS...
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Bernie Mac “Still Alive,” Worrisome Rumors Not True, Says His Rep
Actor Bernie Mac was hospitalized this week for pneumonia
and reports soon appeared that he was...
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'The Savage Nation' Dropped by 7 Radio Stations After Autism Remark
Michael Savage's shocking remarks on autistic children being “brats” have raised a wave of revolt...
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Heather Locklear Seeks Medical Help
The TV star Heather Locklear, who is famous for her
impersonation of Amanda Woodward in...
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Steven Tyler Checks In Again In Rehab Clinic
Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, 60, checked himself into
the rehab clinic of the Las Encinas...
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VA Staffer’s E-Mail Calls for Fewer PTSD Diagnoses
An employee with the post-traumatic stress disorder program at
a medical facility for veterans in...
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People
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Jay Leno Released from Hospital
Talk show host Jay Leno has been released from hospital. He staid overnight after yesterday he was...
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Patrick Swayze Is Determined To Keep On Fighting
Actor Patrick Swayze, who has been undergoing treatment for inoperable stage-four pancreatic...
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Patrick Swayze Cancer Prognosis: Maybe Two More Years
It's hard to tell what actor Patrick Swayze has been going through over the past year since he was...
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Prosecutors Say Roman Polanski Must Personally Request Dismissal of Charges in Sex Case
Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski fled from the United States for France three decades ago...
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Piven Leaves Play Due to High Levels of Mercury
Actor Jeremy Piven left the cast of the popular Broadway revival of David Mamet’s...
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Ann Romney, Fine After Surgery
Ann Romney, the wife of former governor Mitt Romney, has recently
announced that she has been...
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Jayden James Spears, Taken To Hospital, Released
Britney Spears seemed to be getting her life back on track, pulling herself together after the...
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Heather Locklear Booked by California Police
Saturday, “Melrose Place” actress Heather Locklear was
arrested outside the coastal city of Santa...
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Meltdown Followed by Arrest. What a Day for Heather Locklear!
Heather Locklear chose the wrong place and the wrong time
for an emotional breakdown.
We all go...
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Christina Applegate: “It Really Fells Good” to Be on the Red Carpet
Months after a breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment, actress Christina Applegate savored the Emmy...
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Jade Goody diagnosed with cancer, quits Indian TV show
New Delhi - Controversial British reality TV star Jade Goody has withdrawn from India's "Bigg...
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Comedian Bernie Mac in Hospital With Case of Pneumonia
Bad news for Bernie Mac’s fans. The funny man has
pneumonia and he was hospitalized, beginning his...
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Publicist: Heather Locklear In Treatment For Depression
According to her publicist, Heather Locklear has checked in
an Arizona
medical facility to treat...
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Dr. McDreamy Opens Cancer Center
Actor Patrick Dempsey seems to like the medical field not only
in Grey’s Anatomy but also in real...
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News Legend, Hal Fishman Left An Irreplaceable Anchor Position
The 75 year news legend, Hal Fishman passed away on Tuesday,
3 a.m., in less than a week after...
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Health
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WHO confirms 1025 flu cases in 20 countries
Geneva - The World Health Organization confirmed Monday 1025 officially reported cases of influenza...
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US swine flu numbers rise to 109
Washington - US officials said Thursday the US swine flu confirmed-case total had risen to 109, up...
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WHO to Intensify Anti-Malaria Fight in Asia-Pacific
The World Health Organization (WHO) vowed on Friday to intensify the fight against malaria in...
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Psoriasis May Lead to Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
A new study published in the April edition of the journal Archives of Dermatology concludes that...
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Google Health Expands Partnership with CVS Caremark
Rhode Island Company CVS Caremark Corp. said it has expanded its partnership with Google Health by...
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WHO earmarks 15 billion dollars to curb drug-resistant TB by 2015
Beijing - Ministers from 27 nations have backed a 15-billion-dollar plan to...
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Teens Should Be Screened for Depression, Experts Recommend
A government-appointed medical panel said doctors should screen all teenagers for depression, a...
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Diabetics at a higher risk of kidney and nerve damage
Hamburg (dpa) - Diabetics are not only at higher risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, they...
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Google Adds ‘Share’ Feature to Its Google Health
Google added a new feature called Share this Profile to its Google Health Wednesday, an option...
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Parents Can Now Predetermine Physical Traits of Their Future Child
Los Angeles's Fertility Clinic has offered parents the opportunity to pay in order to select the...
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Resistance to Popular Tamiflu Growing
Roche Holding AG’s Tamiflu appears inefficient in some people suffering from flu viruses...
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Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week Is Here!
March 2-8 is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, a week in which many events are held around the...
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Justice Ginsburg Released from Hospital after Cancer Surgery
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital Friday after tests...
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New Urine Test That Detects Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the University of Michigan are experimenting with a urine test to help distinguish...
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HIV/AIDS Still a Threat, especially among African Americans
Nowadays HIV/AIDS continues to be a threat to men, women and children to all communities as many...
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Pancreatic Cancer, a Rare and Deadly Condition, Experts Say
Few people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but about 95 percent of those who suffer from...
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Justice Ginsberg Plans Return To Court Soon After Surgery
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced her intention to be back at work for the...
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Justice Ginsburg Has Surgery To Remove Pancreatic Tumor
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery Thursday at the Memorial...
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Young Girl Lucky To Be Alive After Bird Flu
Amazing as it sounds, a 3-year-old girl has become the youngest person ever in China to recover...
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U.K. Government Prepares Strategy for “Memory Clinics” to Spot and Treat Dementia
According to new government plans, family doctors are to be trained to spot the symptoms of...
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Diabetes Test A1C May Be Soon Used As Diagnostic Tool
A1C test, also called the HbA1c or glycated hemoglobin test, may be soon used as a tool for...
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HealthGrades: Top-Rated Hospitals Have 27 Percent Lower Death Rate
Another report, this time coming from HealthGrades, comes to the rescue of people looking for the...
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Texas Girl Needs Heart Transplant for Rare Heart Disease
A 7-year-old Texas girl received a new heart Monday, but her older sister is still on the...
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Boy, 16, Dies of Bird Flu in China! Stronger Prevention and Supervision Programs Are Needed
A 16-year-old boy has died of bird flu in central China, becoming the third victim in China in...
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Gene Predicts the Likelihood of ALL Recurrence
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia or ALL is the most common type of cancer in children affecting...
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Jack Kemp Diagnosed with Cancer
The former housing secretary Jack Kemp has been diagnosed with cancer. He is undergoing tests to...
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Lung Cancer Threatening More People Than Any Other Cancer
Cancer will become world’s number one killer by 2010, as the number of people in poorer...
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How Much Effective Are Colonoscopies at Preventing Death from Colorectal Cancer?
A new study questions the effectiveness of colonoscopy
in reducing colorectal cancer (CRC)...
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Racial Gap in Colorectal Cancer Deaths is Widening, New Research Shows
Colorectal cancer deaths have fallen in the
United States
this decade, but the racial gap in...
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WHO: Cancer To Become World’s No. 1 Killer
The increasing use of tobacco will turn cancer into the No. 1 killer worldwide by 2010, global...
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