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Archive for February 3rd, 2010

Report: 40 percent of cancers are preventable (AP)

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Report: 40 percent of cancers are preventable (AP)

AP - About 40 percent of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infections, experts say.

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Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 3, 2010 (HealthDay)

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Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 3, 2010 (HealthDay)

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

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Ex-POW in Iraq war recalls nightmares, depression (AP)

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Ex-POW in Iraq war recalls nightmares, depression (AP)

Shoshana Johnson poses for a picture in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010.  Johnson, the nation's first female black prisoner of war, was shot and captured in Iraq along with Jessica Lynch. In her new memoir, 'I'm Still Standing', she describes not only her captivity, but her life before and the mental health problems that followed that captivity. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Shoshana Johnson survived gunshot wounds to both legs and 22 days as a prisoner of war in Iraq. Life wasn’t so easy when she came home, either.

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HIV/AIDS drug puzzle cracked (Reuters)

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HIV/AIDS drug puzzle cracked (Reuters)

About 2880 candles are seen lit during a World AIDS Day event in Jakarta December 1, 2009. REUTERS/Dadang TriReuters - Scientists say they have solved a crucial puzzle about the AIDS virus after 20 years of research and that their findings could lead to better treatments for HIV.

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Lackluster cancer drug sales hit Roche profit (Reuters)

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Lackluster cancer drug sales hit Roche profit (Reuters)

Reuters - Roche Holding AG missed full-year profit forecasts due to disappointing sales of key cancer drugs and gave a Lackluster outlook for 2010, pointing up the wider challenges facing global drugmakers.

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