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Archive for September, 2008

Group calls for free malaria treatment in Africa (AP)

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Group calls for free malaria treatment in Africa (AP)

In this Dec.21, 2005 file picture a mother gently places her son in a basket, as she takes him to a  Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic, in Lankien, Southern Sudan after he contracted malaria. An international medical aid group says free malaria treatment for Africa's poorest is key to combatting a disease that kills nearly 1 million people a year. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo, File)AP - Making tests and treatment for malaria free dramatically increases the number of people who seek treatment for the disease that kills 1 million people a year, an international medical aid group said Tuesday.

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Anti-Obesity Medicines Could Fight Viral Infections (HealthDay)

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Anti-Obesity Medicines Could Fight Viral Infections (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) — Medicines used to treat obesity
may be effective against a wide range of viral infections such as the flu,
hepatitis, and even HIV, say researchers from the University of Rochester
Medical Center and Princeton University.

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Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 30, 2008 (HealthDay)

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Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 30, 2008 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:

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Link Between Vaccine and MS Unproven (HealthDay)

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Link Between Vaccine and MS Unproven (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) — Children vaccinated against
hepatitis B probably are not at an increased risk of developing multiple
sclerosis (MS) unless they were inoculated with a particular brand of the
vaccine, according to a new study.

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Radiosurgery for brain cancer OK for elderly (Reuters)

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Radiosurgery for brain cancer OK for elderly (Reuters)

Reuters - People 75 years of age and older with cancer that has spread to the brain respond about as well as younger patients to stereotactic radiosurgery, according to a recent report.

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