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'Injectable bone' helps fractures

A substance that can be squirted into bone fractures where it hardens within minutes is developed by scientists.

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Zimbabwe 'set for cholera jump'

The UN Children's Fund prepares to handle 60,000 cholera cases in Zimbabwe in coming weeks, four times official estimates.

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Ultimate Green Tea Liquid is Full of Antioxidants to Fight Cancer and Aging

Ultimate Green Tea Liquid is Full of Antioxidants to Fight Cancer and Aging. New Lab Tests Prove Green Tea Liquid is the Most Potent Extract on the market. Green Tea Liquid is available in limited quantities at Viva Herbals, www.vivaherbals.com . (PRWeb Dec 6, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1714734.htm

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Online resource a lifeline for childhood cancer survivors - Houston Chronicle

Online resource a lifeline for childhood cancer survivors Houston Chronicle, United States - 19 hours ago

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea And Erectile Dysfunction: Still A Neglected Risk Factor?

UroToday.com - Erectile dysfunction (ED) and sleep disordered breathing (SDB) have recently been correlated in a scientific manner. Previous attempts to link these two entities consisted mainly of case reports as well as observations of the impact of hypoxic conditions on erectile function. The literature on this topic involves the review of early studies by Sir Edmund Hilary and his scientific team in the Himalayan expedition up to recent mice experiments performed in the lab.

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Hidden Casualty Of Economic Slide: Long-Term Care Health Coverage

Many Americans have lost more than just retirement savings amid a year-long economic meltdown that has sliced the U.S. stock market's value by nearly half in a little over a year, a University of Illinois elder law expert says. Law professor Richard L. Kaplan says many older investors also may now be short of funds for costly long-term medical care such as nursing homes if their health fails during their golden years.

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Hidden Casualty Of Economic Slide: Long-Term Care Health Coverage

Many Americans have lost more than just retirement savings amid a year-long economic meltdown that has sliced the U.S. stock market's value by nearly half in a little over a year, a University of Illinois elder law expert says. Law professor Richard L. Kaplan says many older investors also may now be short of funds for costly long-term medical care such as nursing homes if their health fails during their golden years.

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Cancer patients lessen their pain with laughter - Baltimore Sun

Cancer patients lessen their pain with laughter Baltimore Sun, United States - 17 hours ago

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Healthy debate

Moves to reform US healthcare gain momentum

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Nike Foundation Calls On Global HIV-Prevention Initiatives To Focus On Girls

Against the backdrop of World AIDS Week, the Nike Foundation has launched a global effort with government partners to put adolescent girls in developing countries at the center of HIV-prevention strategies. Every day, 6,000 young people ages 15 to 24 become infected with HIV. Two-thirds of these new cases are girls. Yet, although girls face the greatest risks, prevention strategies to date have not put them at the core.

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Nike Foundation Calls On Global HIV-Prevention Initiatives To Focus On Girls

Against the backdrop of World AIDS Week, the Nike Foundation has launched a global effort with government partners to put adolescent girls in developing countries at the center of HIV-prevention strategies. Every day, 6,000 young people ages 15 to 24 become infected with HIV. Two-thirds of these new cases are girls. Yet, although girls face the greatest risks, prevention strategies to date have not put them at the core.

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Early Detection Of Breast Cancer Linked To Tamoxifen Chemoprevention - TopCancerNews.com

Early Detection Of Breast Cancer Linked To Tamoxifen Chemoprevention TopCancerNews.com, TX - 10 hours ago

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Cephalon Cancer Drug Works as Well as Standard Lymphoma Therapy - Bloomberg

Cephalon Cancer Drug Works as Well as Standard Lymphoma Therapy Bloomberg - 8 hours ago

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Compound lights up spreading cancer cells - Reuters

Compound lights up spreading cancer cells Reuters - 3 hours ago

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