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HEALTH
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LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have mapped the complete genetic codes of 21 breast cancers and created a catalogue of the mutations that accumulate in breast cells, raising hopes that the disease may be able to be ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Female and high school athletes may need more time to recover from a concussion than their male or college counterparts, a new study finds. Researchers found that of 222 young athletes who ...

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Many pregnant women may not get STD tests
REVISED: May 17th, 2012, 11:33 am
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite recommendations that pregnant women have tests for certain sexually transmitted diseases, many may not be getting them, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of nearly 1.3 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The telecommunications regulator on Thursday announced plans to set aside a chunk of spectrum for connecting wireless medical devices to allow for more convenient and cost-effective health ...

(Reuters) - Employers want to step up programs to encourage healthier behavior among their workers and to control spending on expensive injected specialty medicines, according to a survey by pharmacy benefit manager ...

Human Genome said its board determined the $13-a-share bid by the British drugmaker was inadequate and undervalued the company and it recommended stockholders not tender their shares. Glaxo, however, said it plans to ...

(Reuters) - Two drugs being developed by GlaxoSmithKline Plc - each designed to block different pathways used by cancer cells - have been shown in a small clinical trial to curb melanoma with fewer side effects than ...

The Phase III GLOW2 trial showed a 50 mcg once-daily dose of NVA237 improved lung function, symptom relief and quality of life over a one-year period in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cut its threshold level for defining lead poisoning in children to 5 micrograms per deciliter on Wednesday from 10, marking the first such ...

Safety inspections don't hurt businesses-study
REVISED: May 17th, 2012, 2:29 pm
BOSTON (Reuters) - Random inspections of U.S. industrial workplaces lower the risk of workers being injured on the job and have no measurable negative effect on the companies inspected, according to a study in the ...

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