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A new drug to treat advanced skin cancer, or metastatic melanoma, has been shown to nearly double average survival time in a study of more than 130 patients, researchers said Wednesday.
Made by Genentech, a US subsidiary of the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, the drug, Zelboraf, was approved by the U…
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— A Congressional report out today rips the indoor tanning industry for targeting teen girls in its advertising and downplaying health risks.
— Grant Schlager sounds like a typical Minnesota kid: He loves to play outside, no matter how cold it gets, and he's pretty excited that a slow-to-start snow season is finally underway.
But Grant, who turns 12 this week, has a problem: He is literally allergic…
— Overeating may have effects beyond a big waistline — a new study shows it could also affect seniors' memory. A new study, to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in April, shows that elderly people who eat up to…
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— The Mayo Clinic released its study of aging report today and announced that more than six percent of Americans, aged seventy to eighty-nine years, suffered from mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
They also state that the data show more men are affected than women, and…
— When New York Islanders veteran forward Brian Rolston had his "bell rung" earlier this season, he didn't know he had a concussion until he realized he didn't have answers for simple questions.
Following NHL protocol, Rolston was evaluated in a quiet setting and had difficulty reciting…
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