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Creative arts may ease cancer-related anxiety, pain
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Music, art and dance therapy may relieve anxiety and similar symptoms among people with cancer, according to a new analysis of past studies. Researchers who analyzed results from trials conducted between 1989 and 2011 said the...Tags: Cancer, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Drugs and Medicines, Lymphoma, Internal Medicine
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Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy helps understanding of difficult decision
St. Louis Post-DispatchPatients and experts say that actress Angelina Jolie's stunning announcement Tuesday that she had her breasts removed after learning she carried a genetic mutation that increases the risk of breast cancer will help others understand the issues behind...Tags: Menopause, Mastectomy, Genetics, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie
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Ovarian cancer fall sped up as hormone use dropped
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ovarian cancer rates in the U.S. began to decline faster in 2002 around the time many older women went off hormone replacement therapy, according to a new study. That year, the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) found that...Tags: Menopause, Drugs and Medicines, Heart Attack, Oncology, Medical Research
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Global life spans continue to lengthen, WHO says
Reuters* Life expectancy increases in most rich and poor countries * China, India see big gains; some African countries decline * No sign obesity limiting average life spans in rich world By Tom Miles GENEVA, May 15 (Reuters) - People are living longer...Tags: Health Organizations, Politics, International Organizations, Demographics, Genetic Engineering
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Experimental Gilead drug effective in early-stage leukemia trial
ReutersBy Deena Beasley May 15 (Reuters) - An experimental drug from Gilead Sciences Inc shrank tumors in half of leukemia patients whose cancer had returned, according to an early-stage trial that represents a new foray into oncology by the world's biggest...Tags: Cancer, National Hockey League, Chemical Industry, Oncology, Lymphoma
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HPV-related throat cancers multiplying
It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin...
Tags: Cancer, Drugs and Medicines, Lung Cancer, Oncology, Human papillomavirus
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PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - May 16
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines Google steals music march on Apple () Bank shows signs of optimism with Sir Mervyn'...Tags: Google Inc., David Cameron, HSBC Holdings plc, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Apple iTunes
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LETTER: History Repeats Itself With New Toxins
Journey back 100 years in America's history. While industries touted the amazing properties and safety of using radium, mercury and asbestos in various manufacturing processes, workers were being made ill by daily exposure to such substances. As...Tags: BPA Contamination and Investigations, Chemical Industry, Health and Safety at Work, Leukemia, Social Sciences
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Giving life: Watsonville mom donates kidney to daughter
The Santa Cruz SentinelLori Vargas and Taylor Simpson share a bond beyond the special ties of mother and daughter. Vargas not only gave her daughter life 15 years ago, she helped save it with the donation of a kidney April 2. The pair returned to Watsonville on Thursday...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Failure, Vomiting, Alonzo Mourning, Diseases and Illnesses
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Mayo to host dragon boat race to support cancer survivors
La Crosse Tribune, Wis.Dragon boats are coming to La Crosse to support breast cancer survivors and promote exercise. Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare will host the inaugural Big Blue Dragon Boat Race on July 6, the final day of Riverfest, hospital officials...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hospitals and Clinics, Mayo Clinic, Breast Cancer, Medical Research
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Tick-borne disease threat is growing
My Pet WorldWhere there are ticks, there's bound to be tick disease. According to veterinary parasitologist Dr. Michael Dryden, the tick population in America has exploded in recent years. Curiously, dogs enjoy more benefits than people when it comes to...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Anaplasmosis , U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Steve Dale, Ehrlichiosis
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge-Recovery time from disorder affecting nerves that control shoulder, arm and hand can vary
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was recently diagnosed with Parsonage-Turner syndrome following a rotator cuff repair. There's not much information out there. Can you tell me more about it? I'm currently going through weekly steroid infusion treatment. I have pain in...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Therapy, Internists, Medical Research, Steroids
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