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Obesity May Up Death Risk in Older Women With Colon Cancer

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:02:32 +0000

THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) — Here's yet another reason
to avoid obesity throughout your life: Doing so may improve your chances
of survival if you're diagnosed with colon cancer.

Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:52:15 +0000

John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor’s trademark style, British scientists say in a new study.

Gov’t: Spending to rise under health care overhaul

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:42:35 +0000

The nation’s health care tab will go up — not down — as a result of President Barack Obama’s sweeping overhaul. That’s the conclusion of a government forecast Thursday, which also predicts the increase will be modest.

Two gene mutations mark deadly ovarian cancer

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:30:08 +0000

Researchers have identified two new genetic mutations that cause a significant number of the hardest-to-treat kinds of ovarian cancer, and say they point to a new "on-off" switch for tumors.

India not treating AIDS patients early: Global Fund

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:29:45 +0000

Thousands of AIDS patients in India are not receiving treatment on time, underscoring huge challenges the country faces as it combats the disease, the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Thursday.

Multivitamins may not slow colon cancer

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:27:57 +0000

Taking a multivitamin is unlikely to help colon cancer patients in battling the disease, suggests a new study.

Developers of cancer pill tout biopsy/tweak method

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:36:44 +0000

Tests of tumor samples taken before and after treatment with an experimental melanoma pill helped researchers find the right dose in early stage testing, an approach that may boost the drug's chances of success and aid in developing others, co…

B vitamins found to slow progression of dementia

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:22:04 +0000

Daily tablets of large doses of B vitamins can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people with memory problems and may slow their progression toward dementia, data from a British trial showed on Wednesday,

Vitamin B 'could delay Alzheimer's onset'

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:45:13 +0000

Large daily doses of B vitamins could delay — or even halt — the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a study suggested Thursday.

Health reforms trigger spending shift

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:08:33 +0000

New U.S. reforms are poised to dramatically shift the nation's healthcare spending, not only curbing Medicare costs but also pumping more money toward the private sector as roughly 32 million people gain coverage.