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- U.S. study clears measles vaccine of autism link
Category: Health
Publish Date: 09-04-2008 11:04 AM -0700
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists who tried to replicate a study that once tied a measles vaccine with autism said on Wednesday they could not find any link and hope their study will encourage parents...[more]
- Study: No link between measles vaccine, autism
Category: Health
Publish Date: 09-04-2008 10:52 AM -0700
The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes neither autism nor gastrointestinal disorders, a study reported Tuesday, disputing a theory that has persisted for a decade.
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- FDA staff note deaths in Pfizer bone drug study
Category: Health
Publish Date: 09-04-2008 10:50 AM -0700
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osteoporosis patients who received a low dose of an experimental Pfizer Inc pill were more likely to die within five years than others who got a placebo, U.S. drug reviewers...[more]
- Big risks for rising number of child brides
Category: Health
Publish Date: 09-04-2008 10:06 AM -0700
The number of girls in poor countries who marry before the age of 18 will double to 100 million in the next decade, putting many at risk from AIDS, a report said on Thursday.[more]
- Big risks for rising number of child brides
Category: Health
Publish Date: 09-04-2008 10:06 AM -0700
The number of girls in poor countries who marry before the age of 18 will double to 100 million in the next decade, putting many at risk from AIDS, a report said on Thursday.[more]
- Breast cancer care faulted in community hospitals
Category: Health
Publish Date: 09-04-2008 09:16 AM -0700
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have advanced breast cancer treated in a local community hospital appear to have a lower long-term survival rate than their counterparts treated at academic...[more]
- Prenatal counseling may aid black women's health
Category: Health
Publish Date: 09-04-2008 09:14 AM -0700
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Counseling on smoking cessation and other health issues during pregnancy may have lasting benefits for low-income African-American women, a study suggests.
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- Study confirms harms of anabolic steroid abuse
Category: Health
Publish Date: 09-04-2008 09:07 AM -0700
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Male bodybuilders who take muscle-building anabolic steroids risk sexual problems, reduced fertility and heart trouble, a study confirms.
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- Big risks for rising number of child brides: report
Category: Health
Publish Date: 09-04-2008 09:04 AM -0700
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of girls in poor countries who marry before the age of 18 will double to 100 million in the next decade, putting many at risk from AIDS, a report said on Thursday.
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- Stronger warnings issued for 4 arthritis drugs
Category: Health
Publish Date: 09-04-2008 08:51 AM -0700
The Food and Drug Administration is ordering stronger warnings on four medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.[more]
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