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Reuters Health News: 10-07-2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The case of a child who suffered lead poisoning after swallowing a toy pendant should serve as a warning that the toxic metal can be present in unsuspected sources, according to Oregon health officials.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many Americans are still failing to get two of the most effective tests for catching colon cancer early, according to researchers with the American Cancer Society.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African AIDS campaigner Zackie Achmat knows he's a long shot for the Nobel Peace Prize, but says his nomination is already a victory for the millions of people around the world battling the epidemic.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials began a search for extra flu vaccines on Wednesday after one of only two major manufacturers, Chiron Corp., lost its entire year's production to contamination.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two leading heart experts called for urgent investigations on Wednesday into whether all painkilling drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors may raise the risk of heart attack in some people.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Previous reports have shown that obesity increases a woman's risk of developing breast cancer -- and now new research indicates that obesity continues to have a negative effect once breast cancer occurs.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who put on more pounds than generally recommended are more likely to undergo a Cesarean delivery, according to a new study.
BOSTON (Reuters) - A drug used to treat advanced breast and lung cancers has been found to prolong the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer whose tumors don't respond to hormone therapy, according to two studies published on Wednesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Much of the racial and ethnic differences in the care given to patients hospitalized with a heart attack can be explained by the quality of the hospital to which patients are admitted, rather than racial bias, a new study indicates.
WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - Reversing a trend in which private health plans have been quitting the federal Medicare program, U.S. officials Wednesday announced that more plans will join next year.
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