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Breast cancer risk after supradiaphragmatic radiation persists past 40 years
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The increased risk of breast cancer in women who received above-the-diaphragm radiotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma persists for at least 40 years, a U.K. cohort study shows.
June 29, 2012
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U.K. government report backs open access science publishing
LONDON (Reuters) - The shift toward open access to publicly funded scientific research should be supported with an extra 50 million to 60 million pounds a year in public money, according to a U.K. government-commissioned report.
June 21, 2012
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Study doubts value of liver cancer screening
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening people with alcoholic liver damage for signs of cancer may not be worth the expense or other downsides, Danish researchers report in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
June 18, 2012
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Athletes' sudden deaths expose big knowledge gaps
LONDON (Reuters) - When London marathon medical director Sanjay Sharma was called to attend someone who had collapsed with suspected sudden cardiac arrest a mile from the finish line last month, he expected to find a man in his seventies.
May 14, 2012
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Psychopaths have distinct brain structure: study
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists who scanned the brains of men convicted of murder, rape, and violent assaults have found the strongest evidence yet that psychopaths have structural abnormalities in their brains.
May 7, 2012
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Cardiac risks high in childhood cancer survivors
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Depending on the treatment they received, survivors of childhood cancer may require long-term follow-up because of an elevated risk of symptomatic cardiac events, Dutch researchers report in an April 2 online paper in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
May 1, 2012
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Breast cancer may be clutch of 10 diseases: study
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists who conducted a major international study into the genetics of breast cancer say they can now classify the disease into 10 subtypes -- a finding that points to more accurate, tailored treatment for individual patients in the future.
April 19, 2012
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'Therapeutic ultrasound' shows bone stress injuries
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - So-called therapeutic ultrasound, commonly used to treat soft-tissue injuries, can be an alternative to MRI for detecting bone stress injuries, according to a U.K. research team.
March 29, 2012
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Dutch extend warning on French breast implants
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch authorities on Thursday warned thousands of women who had breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prothese before 2001 to consider removing them because they may leak silicone that could harm their health.
March 15, 2012
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'Speckle-tracking echo' aids cardiac resynchronization
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Speckle-tracking echocardiography allows optimal left ventricular lead placement and improved outcome in cardiac resynchronization therapy, U.K. researchers say.
March 12, 2012
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