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Medical plants 'face extinction'

Hundreds of medicinal plants are at risk of extinction, threatening the discovery of future cures for disease, experts warn.

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Bladder surgery 'not necessary'

Radiotherapy can be a better option than surgery for people with bladder cancer, say experts.

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Prostatitis May Effect Up To One Half Of All Males During Their Lifetimes

Estimates on the number of males in the United States who will experience prostatitis during their lifetimes range up to 50 percent. Many urologic disease experts feel that from 5 to 10 percent of males are experiencing prostatitis at a particular time, making it one of the most common urologic diseases in the U.S.

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Women Who Do Shift Work More Likely To Be Forced To Retire Early

If you are a woman and work shifts your chances of enforced early retirement are greater than a woman who is not involved in shift-work or a man who works shifts, says an article in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.The findings come from the Danish Work Environment Cohort Study, which started in 1990, and information from the national welfare register - it involved 8,000 male and female employees.

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Women Who Do Shift Work More Likely To Be Forced To Retire Early

If you are a woman and work shifts your chances of enforced early retirement are greater than a woman who is not involved in shift-work or a man who works shifts, says an article in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.The findings come from the Danish Work Environment Cohort Study, which started in 1990, and information from the national welfare register - it involved 8,000 male and female employees.

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Enhancing Digital Television Viewing For Visually-Impaired

Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that people with low vision can improve their ability to see and enjoy television with a new technique that allows them to enhance the contrast of images of people and objects of interest on their digital televisions.

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Latinas' Decisions About Sexual Debut Influenced By Sense Of Personal Control

A sense of personal control over sexual behaviors strongly influences Latina women's decisions of when to first engage in sex, report researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center in the November issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health.Greater sense of personal control over sexual behaviors appeared to be the strongest factor influencing delay.

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In the trenches of the war on cancer - Jerusalem Post

In the trenches of the war on cancer Jerusalem Post, Israel - 10 hours ago

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Tobacco Industry's Aim For Protection From Light Cigarettes Lawsuits

In what could turn out to be a shield from massive lawsuits over the marketing techniques used for 'light' cigarettes, the US Supreme Court has accepted to hear arguments from cigarette maker Altria Philip Morris, USA. Altria Philip Morris, USA, is the biggest cigarette manufacturer in the United States. A lower court had decided that the company should face claims made by a smoker from Maine that it depicted 'light' cigarettes as safer than non-light cigarettes.

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