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Friday, 28 November 2008 at 4:17 pm Posted by smp

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Patients treat serious illness as laughing matter (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 03:33 AM CST

Social worker Gloria Nelson, right, a specialist in senior oncology, shares jokes with Rita Mattioli, center, and Burton Pearce, and Luz Rodriguez, left, during a group laugh therapy session at Montefiore-Einstein Cancer Center in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. While the verdict is still out on whether laughter plays a role in healing, the American Cancer Society and other medical experts say it reduces stress and promotes relaxation by lowering blood pressure, improves breathing and increases muscle function. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - The off-color jokes flew around the room. As the anecdotes got bawdier, the laughter intensified. Some recited from memory, others read from notebooks they brought along.

Health Tip: Medications and Pregnancy (HealthDay)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- You may take certain over-the-counter supplements and medications without thinking twice. But when you're pregnant, even drugs that you can buy without a prescription can affect the developing fetus.

Study Recruiting From Alzheimer's-Prone Families (HealthDay)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The adult children of people with the rarer, inherited form of Alzheimer's disease are being sought for a new study to better understand the biology of the brain disorder.

Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk (HealthDay)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Giving blood transfusions to treat anemia in cancer patients increases the risk of potentially lethal blood clots, say University of Rochester, N.Y., researchers.

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