| CDC: Syringe reuse linked to hepatitis C outbre... |
| | AP - A hepatitis C outbreak was caused by workers improperly reusing syringes and medicine vials at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said Friday.
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| Survival of quake victims depends on many facto... |
| | AP - A nurse survived eight days in the wreckage of a Turkish hospital destroyed by an earthquake in 1992. A newborn was rescued after more than a week in the rubble of Mexico City's 1985 quake. Now, in China, rescuers are pulling out victims days after they were buried by a powerful earthquake. |
| FDA stresses birth defect risks with Roche drug... |
| | AP - Health regulators warned again Friday that Roche and Novartis drugs prescribed to organ transplant patients can cause miscarriages and birth defects when used by pregnant women. |
| Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study fi... |
| | AP - Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found — adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. The results are sure to renew arguments about whether a little more sunshine is a good thing. |
| More cancer patients having whole breast remove... |
| | AP - A growing number of women with early stage breast cancer seem to be choosing to have the whole breast removed instead of just the cancerous lump, doctors are reporting. |
| Obesity contributes to global warming: study
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| | Reuters - Obesity contributes to global warming,
too. |