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A study finds that people with dementia are less likely to get cancer, and those with cancer are less likely to get Alzheimer’s disease.
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Israeli drug developer Compugen Ltd. said Monday it discovered a potential cancer treatment target using its RNA sequence technology.
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A controversial policy that put pregnant soldiers in war zones at risk of discipline will be rescinded under an order from the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
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Insurers constantly caution seniors that their Medicare Advantage perks such as hearing aids, dental payments and even gym memberships will fizzle if Democrats get their way and cut government subsidies for them.
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A 19-year-old Peruvian visiting the United States is America’s first case of a contagious, aggressive, especially drug-resistant form of tuberculosis. Only a handful of other people in the world are thought to have had it.
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Two House Democrats who favor a government insurance plan, a central element of health care legislation passed in their chamber, acknowledge it might have to be sacrificed as negotiators work out a final agreement with the Senate.
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MRI can help find breast cancer that mammograms miss, but some women don’t want the test when it’s offered.
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A dog in suburban New York is the first in the nation confirmed to be carrying the same strain of swine flu that is infecting humans, experts said Tuesday.
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Teresa Heinz says she is being treated for breast cancer discovered through mammography and argues that younger women should continue undergoing the tests despite a federal panel’s recent recommendation to reduce their frequency.
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The way abortions are covered under health care reform is a major obstacle to finalizing the legislation, even though the House and Senate both agree that no federal money should be used.
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