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Thursday, 1 January 2009 at 4:17 pm Posted by smp

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Doctor, former patient now colleagues in Detroit (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 02:08 PM CST

This undated picture provided by the Henry Ford Hospital shows Dr. Trevor Banka, left, and Dr. Michael Mott, in the operating room at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Mich. (AP Photo/Henry Ford Hospital)AP - When Dr. Trevor Banka treats cancer patients alongside Dr.

Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 08:11 PM CST

A man smokes a cigarette. In a ruling which could pave the way towards huge lawsuits against tobacco companies, the top US court Monday said smokers can sue over the allegedly deceptive marketing of AP - A smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign of just how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is, government researchers said Wednesday.

Weight loss surgery improves sexual function in men (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 10:19 AM CST

Reuters - Sexual dysfunction that commonly occurs in morbidly obese men improves after weight loss surgery, according to a new study.

Risk of diabetes in pregnancy higher in some women (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 10:17 AM CST

Reuters - Certain ethnic groups and women with lower socioeconomic status are at increased risk of developing diabetes while pregnant, research shows.

Genes Predict Chances of Breast Cancer's Spread (HealthDay)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 1 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that could help doctors fine-tune breast cancer treatments even further, a new study confirms that there are genes that increase the likelihood that the disease will spread throughout a woman's body.

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