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Reuters Health News: 02-08-2005
LONDON (Reuters) - The scientist who created Dolly the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, was granted a license Tuesday to clone human embryos for medical research.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday said its experimental drug for a deadly form of stomach cancer proved safe and effective in a late-stage trial, prompting researchers to halt the study seven months ahead of schedule.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A diet rich in fiber and vegetables lowered cholesterol just as much as taking a statin drug, Canadian researchers reported on Monday.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Expectant mothers suffering from asthma, allergies or a type of skin disease have a higher risk of giving birth to an autistic child, a study said on Monday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Melatonin, a hormone available in over-the-counter supplements and popped freely by many frequent air travelers, may affect the sex glands, U.S. and Japanese researchers reported on Monday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with Parkinson's disease may be poorer drivers than others their age, a small study suggests, but there is no clear way to predict which patients may be unsafe on the road.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said Tuesday a goat diagnosed as having the brain-wasting disease scrapie in 1990 may have had mad cow disease, but it would take up to two years of further tests to confirm this.
FAIZABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least 21 people, most of them children, have died from a contagious respiratory illness in northeastern Afghanistan over the past two days, an official said Tuesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two new studies suggest that exposure to sunlight might not be as risky for cancer as is generally believed.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People with more bacteria in their mouths also have more evidence of heart disease, researchers said on Monday in a study strengthening the evidence for a link between gum disease and heart disease.
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