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Reuters Health News: 01-06-2005
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Nelson Mandela, one of Africa's most committed campaigners in the battle against AIDS, announced that his only surviving son had succumbed to the disease on Thursday.
LONDON (Reuters) - A British woman who had been told she was infertile after undergoing chemotherapy has given birth to a son -- described by doctors as a medical first -- British newspapers reported on Thursday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Reports of malaria in resort areas of the Dominican Republic, previously thought to be malaria-free, has prompted the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to recommend visitors to these areas take chloroquine as a preventive measure.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that implants used for breast reconstruction after cancer surgery do not raise a woman's long-term risk of dying from breast cancer or other causes.
LONDON (Reuters) - The global pharmaceutical industry unveiled plans on Thursday to publish more data about trials of medicines in a bid to reassure patients following recent alarms over drug safety.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many children with chronic medical conditions such as cancer and cystic fibrosis may be taking dietary supplements that are not part of their prescribed treatment, a new survey shows.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Genentech Inc. said on Thursday it has updated information on the package insert for its colon cancer drug Avastin to reflect an increased risk of blood clots that can cause heart attacks and stroke.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An extract of the root of a plant called butterbur (Petasites hybridus) significantly reduces the frequency of migraine headaches, new research findings suggest.
BOSTON (Reuters) - It's not enough to reduce "bad" cholesterol to prevent heart attacks because a substance called CRP also must be kept low, doctors said on Wednesday in a finding that could save tens of thousands of lives.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids and teenagers exposed to even trace amounts of secondhand smoke score lower on tests of reading and reasoning, according to new research.
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