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Study Compares 3 Common Prostate Cancer Treatments
by on Feb.02, 2012, under Health and Fitness
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — Experts comparing three leading prostate cancer therapies find external beam radiation therapy to be more toxic and expensive than either surgery or a more localized form of radiation therapy known as brachythe…
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Study Compares 3 Common Prostate Cancer Treatments
by on Feb.02, 2012, under Health and Fitness
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — Experts comparing three leading prostate cancer therapies find external beam radiation therapy to be more toxic and expensive than either surgery or a more localized form of radiation therapy known as brachythe…
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Too Much Testosterone Linked to Inflated Ego: Study
by on Feb.01, 2012, under Health and Fitness
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — Testosterone makes people more self-centered and less cooperative, a finding that may explain why group decisions can be affected by dominant individuals, researchers report.
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BTG’s varicose-vein drug successful in U.S. study
by on Jan.30, 2012, under Health and Fitness
LONDON (Reuters) – British pharmaceutical firm BTG said the first of two U.S. trials of its varicose vein treatment Varisolve had met all its end-points, bringing a launch of the long-delayed product a step closer. Varisolve is a ground-breaking t…
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Pneumonia bug evolves to evade vaccine: study
by on Jan.29, 2012, under Health and Fitness
Bugs that cause childhood pneumonia and meningitis have evolved to evade vaccines by swapping bits of their genome with other bacteria, according to a study published Sunday.
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AIDS killed 28,000 in China in 2011, study says
by on Jan.21, 2012, under Health and Fitness
AIDS killed 28,000 people in China last year, and another 48,000 new infections from the HIV virus were discovered in the country, according to an official report on Saturday.
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Deaf ‘Signers’ Quick to Interpret Body Language: Study
by on Jan.14, 2012, under Health and Fitness
SATURDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) — Deaf people who use sign language recognize and interpret body language quicker than hearing people who don't use sign language, researchers have found.
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Surgeons in Mid-Career Have Fewest Complications: Study
by on Jan.11, 2012, under Health and Fitness
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) — Surgeons aged 35 to 50 provide the safest care for patients, a new study suggests.
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Study Looks at Deep Brain Stimulation in Bipolar Patients
by on Jan.04, 2012, under Health and Fitness
MONDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) — A small study suggests that deep brain stimulation, which is currently being investigated as a treatment for general depression, may also help patients with bipolar disorder.
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‘Silent Strokes’ Linked to Memory Loss in Elderly: Study
by on Dec.29, 2011, under Health and Fitness
THURSDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) — In some cases, memory loss among the elderly may be due to so-called "silent strokes," new research suggests.
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