Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year -- and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said on Thursday. . . .
Reuters - November 5, 2009
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Three recent successes, though small, are prompting hopes among scientists that a still-experimental idea of correcting genetic disorders may be back. . . .
The New York Times - November 5, 2009
Scientists have managed to halt a rare and fatal brain disease with an experimental gene therapy technique using a deactivated version of the AIDS virus, a study published on Thursday showed. . . .
Reuters - November 5, 2009
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U.S. health officials unveiled plans to fight avoidable injuries from medication errors or misuse, a problem that harms hundreds of thousands of people each year and can be deadly. . . .
Reuters - November 4, 2009
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A rigorous evaluation of bypass operations with and without heart-lung machines found that outcomes were better in cases using the machines. . . .
The New York Times - November 5, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/health/research/05heart.html
Nearly a third of Americans who die are in the hospital at the time and their last treatments cost the U.S. economy $20 billion, according to a report released on Wednesday. . . .
Reuters - November 4, 2009
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States and counties will be struggling to vaccinate people against the swine flu pandemic well into December and January -- long after the first peak of the virus in the United States, officials said on Wednesday. . . .
Reuters - November 4, 2009
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The United States will probably set a record for seasonal flu shots this winter, but there is continuing frustration over the slow rollout of swine flu shots, federal health officials said Tuesday. . . .
The New York Times - November 3, 2009
High rates of premature birth are the main reason the United States has higher infant mortality than do many other rich countries, government researchers reported Tuesday in their first detailed analysis of a longstanding problem. . . .
The New York Times - November 3, 2009
Many U.S. primary care doctors are out of step with guidelines on Pap testing for cervical cancer -- largely because they overuse the test, according to a study published Monday. . . .
Reuters - November 2, 2009
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