Even if women smoke less than men, they are still more likely to get cancer at a younger age, researchers find.
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Tobacco May Cause More Cancer In Women – 199th Edition
Monday, May 4th, 2009Testosterone Could Be Male Contraception – 200th Edition
Monday, May 4th, 2009Chinese researchers say that injecting testosterone into men could prevent pregnancies.
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Spain Hits 20 Swine Flu Cases, Most In Europe – 191th Edition
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009The Spanish Health Ministry says the country now has 20 confirmed cases of swine flu, making Spain the hardest-hit nation in Europe amid the swine flu outbreak.
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US Flu Tally Jumps To 241 As Labs Catch Up – 192th Edition
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 241 in 34 states, but officials said that’s largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections.
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Irate Pig Farmers Clash With Police In Egypt – 193th Edition
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009Egyptian police and armored cars charged into a crowd of a 1,000 irate pig farmers armed with stones and bottles, leaving 12 people injured as residents of a Cairo slum resisted government efforts to slaughter the nation’s pigs to guard against swine flu.
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New Swine Flu Cases In Europe, US, Latin America – 194th Edition
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009The swine flu epidemic spread deeper into the United States, Europe and Latin America — and in Canada, back to pigs — even as Mexico’s health chief hinted Sunday it may soon be time to reopen businesses and schools in the nation where the outbreak likely began.
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Obama Calls Mexico President About Swine Flu – 195th Edition
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009President Barack Obama is working with Mexico’s president on ways to keep the swine flu from spreading further and says the U.S. will be ready if the flu strain develops into something worse.
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Fake Doc Performed 6 Surgeries, Police Say – 185th Edition
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009Police arrest a man they say went to people’s homes to perform minor surgeries and prescribe medication, despite having no medical training.
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Swine Flu Virus Starting To Look Less Threatening – 186th Edition
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009The swine flu virus that has frightened the world is beginning to look a little less ominous. New York City officials reported Friday that the swine flu still has not spread beyond a few schools. In Mexico, very few relatives of flu victims seem to have caught the virus.
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VA: 5th HIV Case Linked To Unsterile Equipment – 187th Edition
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009A fifth patient has tested positive for HIV, and seven more tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, the agency said Friday.
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