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2008-10-12 20:01:42 - Two more genes linked to common skin cancer (Reuters) (health)
Reuters - Scientists have found two new genetic variations that appear to increase the risk of the most common skin cancer among people of European descent.

2008-10-11 02:00:55 - Cancer common after liver transplantation (Reuters) (health)
Reuters - People who undergo liver transplantation, particularly children, are at increased risk for developing cancer, Finnish researchers report in the journal Liver Transplantation.

2008-10-11 00:01:14 - Obesity increases risk of miscarriage (Reuters) (health)
Reuters - Obesity appears to increase the risk of miscarriage, according to a review study appearing in the journal Fertility and Sterility.

2008-10-10 23:00:49 - Lung cancer in non-smokers a separate disease (Reuters) (health)
Reuters - Japanese investigators say that survival rates are better for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who never smoked than in NSCLC patients with a history of smoking. Other disease characteristics are different as well between the two populations.

2008-10-10 23:00:48 - Limit on cold remedies for kids was FDA's idea (AP) (health)
AP - When drug makers made a surprise announcement this week that they no longer recommend cough and cold remedies for youngsters under 4, they didn't let on that it was the government's idea.

2008-10-10 23:00:48 - HPV infection rates similar in men and women (Reuters) (health)
Reuters - Although men are at high risk of acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, most last no more than a year, about the same time this sexually transmitted disease persists in women, researchers report in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

2008-10-10 20:01:17 - Obese death row convict loses Ohio state appeal (AFP) (health)
AFP - Ohio's high court on Friday rejected an appeal by a death row inmate -- convicted of the rape and murder of two young girls and due to be executed Tuesday -- saying his obesity did not complicate the lethal injection technique used by the state.

2008-10-10 20:01:17 - Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 10, 2008 (HealthDay) (health)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

2008-10-10 20:01:17 - Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors (HealthDay) (health)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Using chemotherapy alone, and delaying or avoiding radiation altogether, may be effective in treating children with inoperable or progressive low-grade glioma brain tumors, according to a multi-institutional study.

2008-10-10 20:01:17 - Older Diabetics With Depression Face Higher Death Rate (HealthDay) (health)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- In a group of Medicare beneficiaries who have diabetes, being depressed was associated with a higher death rate, according to a new study.

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