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Reuters Health News: 10-21-2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many herbal remedies and nutritional supplements can damage the eyes, including some alternative therapies that are used by people trying to correct eye problems, new research reports.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters Health) - A course of injections of alpha-interferon (Intron-A) seems to improve penile curvature and sexual satisfaction in men with Peyronie's disease, American urologists reported here on Wednesday at the meeting of the International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New study findings suggest that controlling portion sizes may be the fastest route to weight loss.
BOSTON (Reuters) - In a study that gives new meaning to the concept of a "killer commute," researchers have concluded that people caught in traffic are three times more likely to suffer a heart attack within the hour than those who aren't tied up on the road.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Abiomed Inc. on Thursday said the failure of the artificial heart implanted in a patient who died last month was caused by early wear-out of a bearing.
BOSTON (Reuters) - Administering chemotherapy and radiation before surgery for rectal cancer may not help patients live longer, but it produces fewer side effects than when it is given afterward, doctors reported on Wednesday.
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Pain relievers in the same class as Vioxx may not carry the same cardiovascular risk as the blockbuster drug that was withdrawn from the market three weeks ago, a U.S. regulator said on Wednesday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Being born by Caesarean section may increase a baby's risk of suffering from food allergies and diarrhea in the first year of life, German doctors said on Thursday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A procedure called ductal lavage is not an effective diagnostic test for breast cancer, investigators report.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Whether people prefer Coke or Pepsi is not just a matter of taste. Knowing which one they are drinking apparently influences their preference, new findings suggest.
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