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New study firmly ties hormone use to breast cancer (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 04:47 PM CST

AP - Taking menopause hormones for five years doubles the risk for breast cancer, according to a new analysis of a big federal study that reveals the most dramatic evidence yet of the dangers of these still-popular pills.

New test aims to predict breast cancer risk better (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 05:37 PM CST

Good Health Fairy and breast cancer survivor Rene Bowditch, of Virginia, promotes breast cancer awareness, her organization, Beyond Boobs, and their calendar, 'A Calendar to Live By,' which also serves as a breast health manual at the CTRC-AARC San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium at the Henry B. Gonzalez in San Antonio, Texas on Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Lisa Krantz)AP - A new test to predict an ordinary woman's odds of getting breast cancer works better than a method doctors have relied on for decades, researchers reported Friday. The test is the first to combine dozens of genes and personal factors like age and childbearing to gauge risk in women who don't have a strong family history of the disease. They account for three-fourths of all cases.

Study: Small breast tumors may need more treatment (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 04:05 PM CST

AP - Some women with small breast tumors may have a greater risk of the cancer recurring after treatment than has been believed, and might benefit from taking the drug Herceptin, a new study suggests.

FDA reconsiders consumer advice on fish (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 04:33 PM CST

AP - For years, the federal government has recommended that pregnant women and young children limit their consumption of fish to avoid exposure to potentially harmful amounts of mercury.

Vatican hardens opposition to stem cell research (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 04:16 PM CST

Monsignor Elio Sgreccia, the Vatican's top official on bioethical questions, answers questions during a press conference on bioethics, at the Vatican press room, Friday Dec. 12, 2008. The Vatican raised its opposition to embryonic stem cell research, the morning-after pill, in vitro fertilization and human cloning to a new level Friday in a major new document on bioethics. But in the document, the Vatican also said it approved of some forms of gene therapy and encouraged stem cell research using adult cells. It said parents could in good conscience inoculate their children with vaccines produced with cells derived from aborted fetuses. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)AP - The Vatican hardened its opposition Friday to using embryos for stem cell research, cloning and in-vitro fertilization. But in a major new document on bioethics, it showed flexibility on some forms of gene therapy and left open questions surrounding embryo adoption.

Safe Sex (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 03:25 PM CST

Time.com - It's been exactly 15 years since the FDA first approved "female condoms," but it still hasn't found its niche. But a Seattle-based non-profit group is hoping to change that

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 12, 2008 (HealthDay)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 10:48 PM CST

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

New Food Pyramid Is Aimed at Kids (HealthDay)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A new federal government food pyramid for preschoolers may help parents deal with picky eating problems, especially as youngsters are introduced to new kinds of foods during Christmas meals.

Two Endometrial Cancer Treatments May Not Work (HealthDay)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Removal of the pelvic lymph nodes, as well as external beam radiation, should not be part of routine care for women with early endometrial cancer, two new studies show.

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