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Reuters Health News: 12-04-2004

Dark, Leafy Greens Help Shield Eyes from Cataracts
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research provides further evidence that substances in kale, spinach and other green vegetables help protect aging eyes from cataracts.

Sunshine May Ward Off Lymphoma
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sun exposure apparently has a protective effect against the development non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), a blood cancer, Australian researchers report.

Ethnicity Affects Impact of Vitamin D on Diabetes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As blood levels of vitamin D increase, the risk of diabetes decreases in non-Hispanic whites and Mexican Americans -- but not in blacks -- researchers have found.

New Method Helps Map Women's Happiness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Having sex is the high point of most women's' days, while commuting is the low point. And most women like being with their kids less than they will admit, according to a study published on Thursday.

Tamoxifen Works Similarly in Black and White Women
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In women who've been treated for breast cancer, use of the drug tamoxifen can help prevent recurrence of the disease. Now, new research indicates that the drug works equally well in black and white women.

Don't Dump Your Old PDA, Donate It!
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A mobile medical information company is collecting used personal digital assistants (PDAs) to send to doctors in Africa, and outfitting the devices with the latest, up-to-date health information.

FDA Chief to Meet with Top Lawmaker Regarding Vioxx
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner Lester Crawford on Friday agreed to meet with a top Republican lawmaker about the agency's handling of safety concerns over Merck & Co Inc.'s now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.

Malpractice, Medicaid Shaping 2005 Congress Agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - Republicans' long-sought curbs on medical malpractice awards are likely to top the congressional health care agenda when lawmakers return in January, even as Democrats prepare for a clash over potential cuts to Medicaid, aides said Friday.

Female Sex-Drive Patch Needs More Study -- Panel
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co.'s testosterone patch for boosting female sex drive needs longer-term testing for serious side effects before it can win approval, a U.S. advisory panel unanimously ruled on Thursday.

Bone-Boosting Drug Helps Very Elderly Women
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A drug used to restore the strength of brittle bones by reducing the process of bone resorption has been shown to benefit women 80 years of age or older.

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