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'Cancer village' the dark side of Vietnam's industrial boom
THACH SON (Vietnam): Gazing at the Soviet-era factory that looms over his northern Vietnamese commune, Quang Van Vinh remembers what the farmland here looked like before it became known as a 'cancer village'.'This used to be a vast garden...
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SpectraScience Awarded European Patent for Its Optical Biopsy System for Tissue Diagnosis
SAN DIEGO, Dec.1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SpectraScience, Inc. , a San Diego based medical device company, today announced that it has been awarded a European patent for its Optical Biopsy System for Tissue Diagnosis. Jim Hitchin,...
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SpectraScience Awarded European Patent for Its Optical Biopsy System for Tissue Diagnosis
SpectraScience, Inc.(BULLETIN BOARD: SCIE) , a San Diego based medical device company, today announced that it has been awarded a European patent for its Optical Biopsy System for Tissue Diagnosis. Jim Hitchin, SpectraScience's CEO,...
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HPV tied to string of cancers
The human wart virus HPV caused 25,000 cases of cancer in the United States between 1998 and 2003, including not only cervical cancer but also anal and mouth cancers, the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday.
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Workers with sleep apnea may take more sick leave
-0400 (Reuters Health) NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with sleep apnea may be at increased risk of needing an extended sick leave from work or going on permanent work disability, a new study suggests.Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA,...
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Cancer choir uses music as a healing force
Teresa Atchison of Gastonia said that if it wasn't for her breast cancer diagnosis in March of last year, she probably wouldn't be singing now.Similarly, Dallas resident Jerry Freeman's lung cancer diagnosis in 2004 spurred him to sing,...
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SpectraScience Awarded European Patent for Its Optical Biopsy System for Tissue Diagnosis
SAN DIEGO, Dec.1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SpectraScience, Inc. , a San Diego based medical device company, today announced that it has been awarded a European patent for its Optical Biopsy System for Tissue Diagnosis. Jim Hitchin,...
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Britney snubs X Factor's final contestants over 'toxic' fears
Britney Spears refused to meet any of the X Factor's final five contestants over fears that they are 'toxic'.The comeback queen snubbed the finalists to avoid catching any bugs from the wannabes. The 'Toxic' hitmaker was scared that she...
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'Cancer village' the dark side of Vietnam's industrial boom
at the Soviet-era factory that looms over his northern Vietnamese commune, Quang Van Vinh remembers what the farmland here looked like before it became known as a 'cancer village.' 'This used to be a vast garden of bamboo, banana, jackfruit...
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It's time again to get yearly flu vaccine
EL PASO -- Flu season is upon us once again.According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 200,000 people -- including 20,000 children 5 and younger -- who are infected with the virus will have symptoms...
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ViroPharma adds 2nd drug
While most drugs are mass advertised and distributed, this product treats a condition shared by only 6,000 people in the United States.The product, Cinryze, is a treatment for a potentially deadly inflammatory disease known as hereditary...
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New group of rhinoviruses linked to asthma hospitalizations
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008; Advance online publication MedWire News: C human rhinoviruses (HRVCs) contribute to around half of all human rhinovirus (HRV)-related hospitalizations from acute respiratory infection (ARI) or fever in children,...
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Antibiotics Not The Solution For Coughs, Colds And Sore Throats - The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust Re
With the onset of winter, residents of Brent and Harrow are being reminded that antibiotics are not the solution for infections such as coughs, colds and sore throats.Dr Bharat Patel, Consultant Microbiologist at The , says: ...
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Freedom to be sick leaves families feeling chained
Mary Liz Greene was in the midst of an animated conversation with her son when he suddenly lunged, grabbed her by the neck with two hands, then pushed his thumbs into the soft flesh of her throat, using the full force of his 6-foot,...
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Cancer girl's mum: court threat anger
THE mother of a young cancer sufferer has been threatened with prison because of the amount of time her daughter has been off school.Fifteen-year-old Kirsten Knowles, who attends Berry Hill High School, in Bucknall, near Hanley, spent two...
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Antibiotic resistance and usage: a global problem that all must tackle
Who should take responsibility for ensuring antibiotics are correctly used, and how can we educate users and prescribers?Nicola Cree reports Antibiotics are life-saving magic bullets but they are also a finite resource that we must...
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Oxoid Offers Range Of Tests For Influenza Virus Types A And B
Oxoid, a world leading microbiology brand, offers a range of valuable diagnostic tools for the detection of respiratory disease caused by influenza virus Types A and B.Rapid diagnosis of Influenza A or B virus infections plays an...
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New Insights Into The Burden Of Severe S. Pyogenes Infection Across Europe
A collaborative study between the University of Helsinki and the National Public Health Institute (KTL), Finland, and the UK Health Protection Agency has brought some new insights into the burden, risk factors and mortality associated with...
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Mother of teenage cancer sufferer threatened with jail over school absence
Kirsten Knowles, 15, spent two years in and out of hospital after being diagnosed with the rare T-cell lymphoma in January 2006.The chemotherapy damaged her immune system so that, since her treatment ended at the start of the year, she...
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Mother of teenage cancer victim threatened with jail over daughter's poor school attendance
Education chiefs have hounded the mother of a teenage cancer sufferer threatening her with jail over her daughter's school attendance.Fifteen-year-old Kirsten Knowles has spent two years in and out of hospital after being diagnosed with...
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GP acquitted over allergy death
Dr Nikkhah always maintained her actions were not negligent A former Devon GP charged with killing an elderly patient by prescribing the wrong medication has been acquitted.Dr Mitra Nikkhah, 41, who is now based in Dubai, denied...
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Judge slams hospital staff who wheeled patient outside and left him to die thinking he was 'drunk'
One of Britain's most senior judges has launched a stinging attack on hospital staff after they mistook a dying man suffering a fatal brain haemorrhage as being drunk.Arnold Siddall, 47, died after hospital staff left him outside the...
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Sleep-related Movement Disorders Linked to Relapsing-remitting MS
Fifty-four percent of relapsing-remitting MS patients with sleep disorders also had a sleep-related movement disorder, according to a new study.SALT LAKE CITY-People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have trouble with sleep. Now,...
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Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 26, 2008
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: If you are at least 18, have had a fever or other symptoms of flu -- including cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, muscle aches, headache and fatigue -...
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Senior judge condemns hospital for leaving patient to die
Arnold Siddall, 47, had been admitted twice to Royal Oldham Hospital in Greater Manchester, with a serious head injury but was pushed out in a wheelchair by guards.He was then guided out of the wheelchair before being dumped and left to...
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