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Environmental Protection Agency Warns Of Climate Change Toll On Health
The United States Environmental Protection Agency warned of the effects of climate change on our...
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Exercise Could Delay Alzheimer’s Brain Shrinkage
As the number of patients with Alzheimer’s disease is going
to quadruple worldwide by 2050...
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Smokers’ Influence on Nonsmokers Dropping
On Thursday, a new smoking-related government study was
released. As it turned out, good news can...
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Study: Keeping a Food Diary Doubles Weight Loss
A new study shows that the most powerful tools which can be used to lose weight may be as close as...
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Food Diaries - The New "Secret" Method To Lose Weight
Do you really want to lose weight? Scientists at the Kaiser Permanente
Center for Health Research...
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Genentech’s Cancer Drug Avastin Questioned over Its Price
Genentech’s cancer drug Avastin is now facing a halt in
approval for expanded use because of its...
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Amgen’s VEGF Inhibitor Motesanib Proves Effective in Thyroid Cancer
A study published in the July 3 issue of the New England
Journal of Medicine reveals that Amgen...
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New Technique May Help Doctors Monitor Lung Tumors In “Real Time”
A new non-surgical technique developed at Massachusetts General Hospital
Cancer Center,
snagging...
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Heart Attack Might Be a Silent Killer
The unforeseen death of NBC’s prominent figure Tim Russert
has raised serious questions about what...
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Thousands ‘Race for the Cure’ of Breast Cancer in St. Louis
Nearly 64,000 people were present on Saturday to raise money and awareness for breast cancer at the...
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Cloned T-Cells Therapy Halted Man’s Melanoma
For many years, physicians believed that the immune system
was effective only in combating...
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Russert's Death Highlights Heart Attack Risks Once Again
The unforeseen death of NBC’s prominent figure Tim Russert
has raised serious questions...
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New Data Triggers Revision of Erbitrux vs. Avastin Study
While the European Medicines Agency, based in London, has approved the use of Erbitux, produced by...
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Low Birth Weight and Prematurity May Raise Baby’s Risk for Autism
Infants born before term and underweight, especially baby-girls are twice as likely to develop...
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Erbitux Boosts Survival in Lung Cancer Patients
Results of a long awaited clinical trial of ImClone Systems Inc's Erbitux, called Flex, give hopes...
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EU Backs Merck KGaA’s Erbitux for First-Line Use
Germany’s Merck KGaA announced Friday that Erbitux, which it licensed from ImClone System Inc and...
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Obama Enjoys ‘Excellent Health,’ His Physician Says
Just days after his Republican rival, John McCain, released his
medical records trying to remove...
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C-Sections Linked to Dramatic Rise in Preterm Births
The dramatic rise in preterm births is due to the increase
in C-section deliveries in the United
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A New Study Warns About Nanotechnology Cancer Risk
A new study concluded that certain forms of carbon nanotubes
could be as harmful as asbestos if...
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Sleep Apnea Puts People at Risk for Heart Trouble while Flying
People suffering from obstructive sleep apnea are more
likely to experience higher psychological...
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Low Levels of Vitamin D May Lead to Aggressive Breast Cancer
Vitamin D is a steroid hormone precursor that has recently
been found to play a role in a wide...
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Physical Activity Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk
It has long been known that physical activity has a great
impact on our health. Now, new research...
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Ultrasound Exam plus Mammography Perfect Breast Cancer Detection
Having a mammography after the age of 40 is something any
woman should do to be sure they are not...
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Breast Cancer Parade In Pittsburgh
Close to 35,000 people were present to raise money and awareness for breast cancer at the 16th...
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Quitting Smoking Is Worth It, Study Says
Women who stop smoking dramatically reduce their risk of
developing heart diseases or...
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Quitting Smoking Results in Significant and Rapid Health Benefits
It’s always a good time to quit smoking and enjoy the
benefits that come from it, according to a...
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People Having Shorter Limbs at Risk of Alzheimer’s
People having longer arms and legs are more predisposed to
develop memory problems later in life,...
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China On Nationwide Alert As Deadly Virus Spreads
China ordered a nationwide alert in order to control the outbreak of a fatal virus that managed to...
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Amgen and Wyeth’s Enbrel to Carry ‘Black Box’ Warning on TB Risk
Amgen Inc and Wyeth’s Enbrel arthritis and psoriasis drug
will carry a new “black box” warning...
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Medicare Cancer Care Costs Bound to Skyrocket
Government researchers reported that Medicare costs for treating cancer patients which are 65 or...
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People
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Famous US Heart Surgeon Dies at 99 Years of Age
Michael DeBakey has been considered by many one of the parents of cardiovascular surgery thanks to...
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Paul Newman Has Cancer, Friend Says
Paul Newman is alleged to have cancer in an advanced stage. An exclusive AP report claims that a...
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'Fifth Beatle' Neil Aspinall Dies In NY
Known to many people as the "Fifth Beatle," Neil Aspinall, a longtime friend and runner...
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Legendary Patients Rights Advocate Barbara Seaman Died
Female patients’ rights advocate Barbara Seaman, 72, has died of complications related to lung...
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Suzanne Pleshette Honored Posthumously
The Emmy-nominated actress Suzanne Pleshette was honored Thursday with a posthumous star on the...
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The Legendary Daredevil Evel Knievel Dies At 69
The U.S.
legendary motorcycle stuntman Evel Knievel died Friday after lengthy illnesses
aged 69,...
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Dennis Quaid's Twins Are Recovering from Drug Overdose
The two-week-old twins of actor Dennis Quaid, who were born via a gestational carrier on November...
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Country Music Veteran Hank Thompson Dies
Country singer Hank Thompson, a significant promoter of honky tonk swing, passed away Tuesday of...
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Robert Goulet Passes Away at 73
Broadway actor Robert Goulet passed away Tuesday at a Los Angeles hospital, aged 73. He had been...
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Music Legend Porter Wagoner Dies at 80
Porter Wagoner, a three-time Grammy winner and a member of the Country Music Hall Of Fame, died of...
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Robert Goulet Awaiting Lung Transplant
Robert Goulet is hospitalized and urgently needs a lung transplant but a suitable donor has not...
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Hanson Brother Released from Hospital
Isaac Hanson, the eldest of the musical siblings in the band Hanson, was released Friday from...
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A Grand Voice Has Gone: Luciano Pavarotti, 71
The charismatic man who made the world a more beautiful place with his unique voice passed away...
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Founder of Iconic Punk Club CBGB Dies
Hilly Kristal, founder of the New York punk rock club CBGB, passed away Tuesday from lung cancer....
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Pavarotti Hospitalized Because Of Lung Infection
The famous Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti was brought to
hospital in the northern Italian city of...
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US Soprano Beverly Sills Dies
One of America’s most distinguished personalities, opera singer Beverly Sills, known by some as...
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Denise Richards & Richie Sambora’s 'Secret' Breakup
Hollywood actress Denise Richards and Bon Jovi’s lead guitarist, Richie Sambora, reportedly ended...
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World
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EPA Experts Describe the Effects of Global Warming
Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said that greenhouse
gas emissions represented a...
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20th Century Medicine Giant Michael DeBakey Dies At 99
Heart surgeon Michael DeBakey, whose revolutionary heart transplants
and coronary bypass surgical...
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Connecticut: Hit-and-Run Victim Breathing Through Ventilator
On May 30, Angel Arce Torres, 78, from Hartford,
Connecticut
was run over by a car travelling on...
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Fritzl’s Daughter Gets to Know Her Family
Kerstin Fritzl, the 19- year-old girl of the Austrian Josef
Fritzl has recovered from her coma and...
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Smoking Loses Ground in the U.S.
The end of this bad habit seems to be near, as more and more
organizations set rules against...
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Power Outage Kills Woman Living in Iron Lung
Sometimes we hear about people who never give up. Even if
they encounter many obstacles in life,...
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Memorials for Rep. Julia Carson Commence Today
The body of Congresswoman Julia Carson was carried to the Indiana Statehouse with a horse-drawn...
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Rep. Julia Carson, First Black Congresswoman of Indianapolis, Dies
The first African American and first woman to represent the city of Indianapolis in Congress -...
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Representative Julia Carson Has Terminal Lung Cancer
Representative Julia Carson, of Indiana's 7th congressional district, has taken a medical leave and...
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Iraqi Shiite Leaders Reach Agreement
The powerful Shiite leaders
Moqtada al-Sadr and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim have reportedly agreed upon...
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Cancer, The Number 1 Cause Of Death In China
Increased levels of pollution have made cancer the number
one cause of death in China,
said a...
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Movies
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Legendary Actor Paul Newman Downplays Cancer Rumors
One of Hollywood’s
most popular figures, veteran Paul Newman on Tuesday denied rumors about...
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Update: Kung Fu Panda Knocks Zohan To The Second Place
The Dreamworks animation, “Kung Fu Panda” proved to
be more popular for the moviegoers than Adam...
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Kung Fu Panda Puts Some Fun Into Martial Arts
Like most animations, Kung Fu Panda is not completely free
of clichés, but it certainly is...
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Dennis Quaid Recalls 'Bloody' Baby Nightmare
It's been several months since Dennis Quaid's newborn twins almost died in a Los Angeles hospital...
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‘Married With Children’ Producer, Ron Leavitt, Dies at 60
Ron Leavitt, co-creator of hilarious, luckless show salesman Al Bundy died Sunday of lung cancer at...
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Suzanne Pleshette, 'Newhart's' wife, Died
American actress Suzanne Pleshette, best known for playing Emily Hartley on "The Bob Newhart...
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Specials
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Innovative Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey Passes Away
Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey, whose career spanned
more than seven worthy decades,...
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Father Of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. DeBakey Dies
The medical world has lost a great man on Friday night in the person of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, a...
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FDA Requests Black Box On Antibiotics Warning About Tendon Ruptures
Makers of fluoroquinolone antibiotics are strongly requested
by the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Write Down Everything You Eat, Lose More Weight
People writing down what they eat every day lose on average
twice as much weight as those who...
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Amy Winehouse’s Rep Denies Emphysema Report
A disparity concerning the health of Amy Winehouse appeared
Monday after the Grammy-winning...
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Amy Winehouse in Early Stages of Emphysema
British singer Amy Winehouse has been suffering from an unclear medical condition that her father...
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Immunotherapy Proved Efficient in Melanoma Patient
An article in the New England Journal of Medicine describes
how immunotherapy helped a 52-year-old...
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Let's Just Wish Paul Newman Good Health
Is he or is he not ill? While sources make contradictory reports and we’re all left to wonder...
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Beware of Smoking! It Might Lead to Dementia
It has long been known that smoking gradually leads to heart
disease and lung cancer among other...
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South Carolina: 10-Year-Old Boy Tragically Dies of ‘Dry Drowning’
A South Carolina 10-year-old died tragically on Sunday an hour after swimming because of “dry...
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Pilot and Passenger Safe after Helicopter’s Crash
The names of the pilot and passenger aboard the medical
helicopter that crashed last Thursday on...
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Genome Institute’s Renowned Director, Francis Collins, to Resign
The National Human Genome Research Institute is losing one
of its prestigious researchers in the...
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Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US
Being educated could boost your chances to live longer new
research suggests.
American...
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Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution
Short-term exposure to current levels of ozone pollution is
directly linked to poor health in...
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Alarming Disparities in Life Expectancy across the US
Americans’ life expectancy is stagnating or falling as
obesity, high blood pressure, different...
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Cedars-Sinai Fined Over Dennis Quaid Twins Blunder
The state of California fined Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles $25,000 for nearly killing...
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Norman Mailer, The Great American Writer, Dies
Norman Mailer, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and one of
the greatest American writers, died...
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Lincoln Center Tribute to Beverly Sills
Opera singer Beverly Sills was honored Sunday by family, friends and fans in a spoken and musical...
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