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Monday, 29 December 2008 at 4:19 pm Posted by smp

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Trying to prevent lymphedema after breast cancer (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:40 PM CST

AP - Hospitals in about a dozen states are testing whether some simple steps, such as arm-strengthening exercises, could reduce the risk of one of breast cancer's troubling legacies — the painful and sometimes severe arm swelling called lymphedema. Lymphedema has long been a neglected side effect of cancer surgery and radiation: Many women say they never were warned, even though spotting this problem early improves outcomes.

Hard to hear at holiday parties? Blame your brain (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 05:07 PM CST

AP - It's almost New Year's Eve, a time for plunging into boisterous crowds bathed in loud music.

FDA approves new prostate cancer drug (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 01:21 PM CST

AP - Federal regulators on Monday said they have approved the first new drug to treat prostate cancer in four years.

Study: Obesity surgery reverses diabetes in teens (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 11:07 PM CST

AP - Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study.

Country Doctor of Year: 50 years of house calls (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:47 AM CST

AP - In this sleepy country town, which sprang up around a railroad junction and the start of the Chisholm trail, folks give out their phone numbers by the last four digits, the annual Tom-Tom festival culminates with the crowning of the Tomato King and Queen, and everybody knows Doc Watson.

Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens (HealthDay)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:05 PM CST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Obese teenagers who have gastric bypass surgery not only lose weight but see their type 2 diabetes disappear, a new study finds.

Many teens don't keep virginity pledges, study finds (HealthDay)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:05 PM CST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who take virginity pledges are just as likely to have sex as teens who don't make such promises -- and they're less likely to practice safe sex to prevent disease or pregnancy, a new study finds.

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 29, 2008 (HealthDay)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:05 PM CST

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

Teens may not know risk factors for infertility (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 04:17 PM CST

Reuters - Canadian high school students may lack important knowledge about risk factors for infertility, survey findings suggest. For example, most students were unaware that some sexually transmitted infections can cause infertility.

Researchers Create Molecular Manual (HealthDay)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:05 PM CST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The first catalog of tissue-specific changes associated with hundreds of diseases has been compiled by an international research team, who said the information could help improve understanding and treatment of numerous conditions such as heart disease, breast cancer, autism and Parkinson's disease.

Degarelix Approved for Advanced Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:05 PM CST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The injected drug degarelix has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced prostate cancer.

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