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Abortion not seen linked with depression
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - No high-quality study done to date can document that having an abortion causes psychological distress, or a "post-abortion syndrome," and efforts to show it does occur appear to be politically motivated, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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"Rogue" stem cell clinics exploit hope: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rogue clinics around the world may be exploiting hope and ignorance by offering unproven stem cell therapies, a group of stem cell experts said in a report released on Wednesday.
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Study sheds light on breast cancer drug failure
LONDON (Reuters) - The most commonly used breast cancer drug may cause tumors to spread in a small number of women with low levels of a protein which makes cells stick together, British researchers said on Thursday.
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Contaminant confirmed in tainted heparin
BOSTON (Reuters) - The contaminant linked to dozens of deaths and hundreds of illnesses from tainted batches of the blood thinner heparin manufactured in China was chemically related to a dietary supplement used to treat joint pain, researchers confirmed on Wednesday.
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Multiple sclerosis seen associated with headache
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with multiple sclerosis are more apt to suffer from headaches than the general population, results of a study hint.
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Exercise helps overweight kids with anger
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sedentary overweight children who start exercising after school become more fit -- and may also be less likely to slam doors, hit other children, and express their anger in other aggressive ways, researchers report.
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Cervical cancer chemo easier on black women: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black women with advanced and recurrent cervical cancer tolerate "platinum-based" chemotherapy drugs better than do their white counterparts, according to a pooled data from three studies, researchers report.
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Brand-name drugs no better than generics: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is no evidence that brand-name drugs given to treat heart and other cardiovascular conditions work any better than their cheaper generic counterparts, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Exercise may speed weight loss after gastric bypass
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've undergone surgery to manage their obesity may lose more weight if they start exercising, a new study suggests.
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Binge-drinking may raise stroke risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who occasionally binge-drink may have a heightened long-term risk of suffering a stroke, even if they do not regularly drink heavily, a new study suggests.
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South African dies of suspected deadly virus in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian health officials were monitoring people in Rio de Janeiro for possible infections on Wednesday, after a South African man on a business trip died of a suspected hemorrhagic virus.
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High carb diet useful for muscle disorder
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A diet high in carbohydrate instead of protein improves the ability of people with McArdle disease to exercise, results of a small study indicate.
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Carrot juice botulism outbreak prompts FDA action
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In September 2006, three people living in Georgia developed food-borne botulism that was eventually traced to commercial carrot juice from a single bottle. Soon thereafter an additional case in Florida and two in Ontario, Canada surfaced.
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Saudi milk contamination finding rejected by Nestle
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that harmful concentrations of melamine had been found in milk powder made by a Nestle plant in China but the world's largest food group rejected the report.
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Obese children risk thyroid damage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Obese children may be damaging their thyroids, creating a vicious cycle of metabolism and overweight, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Aggressive drug marketing may endanger people
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Quicker drug approvals and sophisticated marketing campaigns may be putting more patients at risk of dangerous side-effects but the same techniques might be put to use to protect them, a researcher argued on Tuesday.
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Curbs urged on long shifts for young doctors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New limits are needed to ensure that the long hours logged by young doctors in training at hospitals do not leave them so exhausted that they make medical errors, a U.S. expert panel said on Tuesday.
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Allergic reactions to Gardasil uncommon: study
LONDON (Reuters) - A study of Merck & Co Inc's cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil found that allergic reactions were uncommon and most young women can tolerate subsequent doses, Australian researchers said on Wednesday.
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Curbs urged on long shifts for young doctors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New limits are needed to ensure that the long hours logged by young doctors in training at hospitals do not leave them so exhausted that they make medical errors, a U.S. expert panel said on Tuesday.
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Hospital preventive teams not saving lives: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Special teams set up to spot patients at risk of having cardiac or respiratory arrests in U.S. hospitals do not save lives and may not be a good use of resources, researchers said on Tuesday.
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