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Reuters Health News: 03-27-2006
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. scientists said on Sunday they had genetically engineered pigs that make beneficial fatty acids and may one day serve as a healthier source of pork chops or bacon.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - As he pores over plant tissue and petri dishes in a biotech seed lab in Johnston, Iowa, Luke Mehlo is half a world away from his home in South Africa.
LONDON (Reuters) - A British woman with early-stage breast cancer went to the Court of Appeal in London on Monday in a bid to force her health authority to pay for the potentially life-saving drug Herceptin.
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Three Cambodians suffering from fever and coughs tested negative for bird flu after a 3-year-old girl died of the virus last week, the head of the hospital treating them said on Monday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Studies have suggested that aspirin is less effective for preventing heart attack in women than in men, although women do benefit from a similar reduction in risk of stroke due to a blocked artery. However, a new study shows that the apparent lower efficacy in women is not due to a failure of aspirin to reduce platelet clumping or aggregation, as has been proposed.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A review of Biogen Idec and Elan's bid to return multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri to the market "continues to be a high priority," the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (Reuters)- Abortion-rights supporters launched a referendum drive on Friday to overturn a South Dakota abortion ban designed to challenge the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing the practice nationwide.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Levels of HDL cholesterol -- the good cholesterol -- can be used to predict major adverse coronary events, independent of other heart and circulatory risk factors, according to a report published this month.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s drug Thelin is "approvable" for treating a rare, often-fatal lung condition, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spokeswoman said on Friday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infants who snore so loudly that they wake themselves have lower scores on standardized mental development tests, a study shows. The study also hints that exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke may contribute to the deleterious effects of infant snoring.
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