Cancer charity halts grants to Planned Parenthood (AP)

AP – The nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates — creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women.

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Study questions proton therapy for prostate cancer (AP)

AP – A warning to men considering a pricey new treatment for prostate cancer called proton therapy: Research suggests it might have more side effects than traditional radiation does.

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Mexico health sec: Swine flu way up after low year (AP)

AP – Swine flu is back in Mexico, the epicenter of a world pandemic three years ago that panicked people around the globe.

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BTG’s varicose-vein drug succeeds in U.S. study (Reuters)

Reuters – British pharmaceutical firm BTG said the first of two U.S. trials of its varicose vein treatment Varisolve had met all its goals, bringing a launch of the long-delayed product a step closer.

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Don’t blame C-sections for fat children: study (Reuters)

Reuters – Children born by Cesarean section are no more likely to become obese than if they are born vaginally, according to a Brazilian study.

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Calories count, but source doesn’t matter: study (Reuters)

Reuters – People trying to lose weight may swear by specific diet plans calling for strict proportions of fat, carbs and protein, but where the calories come from may not matter as much as simply cutting back on them, according to a study.

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Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy (AP)

AP – A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment.

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Zimbabwe doctors report 800 typhoid cases (AP)

AP – An independent doctors’ group in Zimbabwe is reporting 800 cases of the bacterial disease typhoid in a recent outbreak.

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Test Might Predict Risk of Lung Cancer’s Return (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) — A new industry-funded study suggests that a molecular test can provide insight into whether patients are at high risk of a relapse after surgical treatment for a form of lung cancer.

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Statins May Stave Off Liver Cancer in People With Hepatitis B (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) — Popular cholesterol-lowering statins may also lower risk for liver cancer among people with hepatitis B, a new study shows. Hepatitis B, an inflammation of the liver due to the hepatitis B virus, is one of the main causes of liver cancer.

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