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World's oldest turns 116 in Japan

...wake for two days. Hongo, whose husband died when she was 77, reportedly slept through an early birthday...reat-great-grandmother that lists various products she has endorsed -- from good luck charms to unrefined brown sugar, Hongo's favorite snack. Hongo, who ...

Drugs said to Reduce HIV Transmission to Baby

... of African women in which the mother did not know she was HIV-positive until about two hours before delivery. The babies were randomly given nevirapine alone or the combination therapy. Both drugs were given immediately after birth. The infant's HIV status was determined at birth and six to eight weeks ...

Aspirin usage linked with pancreatic cancer

... were held regardless of a woman's weight, whether she smoked and whether she had diabetes. According to research one study showed that regular aspirin use may cause pancreatiti...

3 die, 500 sickened in nation's largest hepatitis A outbreak Associated Press

...o to Chi-Chi's again,'' Barbara Barrickman said as she shopped at the mall. ``I know that's unfair, but that's just how I feel.'' At least 490 people have been sickened in the outbreak - believed to be the largest on record in the United States, Daigle said. The Chi-Chi's has been shut down and the res...

People with skin cancer at higher risk for other types

... is so easily cured that Luvie Owens almost forgot she had it.But results of a major new study are giving...n cancer from her back. "I was told to forget it," she recalled. "It was a big fat nothing." Now it's something to think about. "It's not the kind of thin...

Changing Partners may put Expectant Mothers at Risk

..., the more education a mother has, the less likely she is to lose her baby during its first of life -- ev... against premature delivery or low birth weight if she changes partners between births. ...

Animals Can give us a second chance at life

...y has diabetes. “I’ve got retinopathy in my eyes,” she says. “I have cataracts.” George Jones has kidney failure “I guess if it wasn’t for dialysis, I wouldn’t be here.” Some doctors predict pigs will cure them. “The holy grail of all this is a pig whose organs are not recognized as pig organs but rath...

Finding relief from Excruciating Headaches a challenge

...f Cutrer's many young patients. She says that when she first started getting the headaches last year, her...the same response from her doctor in Virginia when she first got bad headaches five years ago. "My doctor said to just deal with it," says the 16-year-old...

Animals can give us a second chance at life

...y has diabetes. “I’ve got retinopathy in my eyes,” she says. “I have cataracts.” George Jones has kidney failure “I guess if it wasn’t for dialysis, I wouldn’t be here.” Some doctors predict pigs will cure them. “The holy grail of all this is a pig whose organs are not recognized as pig organs but rathe...

Uterine Fibroid Embolization Gaining Popularity

...k I slept through the night.” And during the day, she can walk without worrying about the pit stops. Between 80 percent and 90 percent of women who have uterine fibroid embolization experience some or total relief of heavy bleeding, pain and other symptoms. Although uterine fibroid embolization leaves ...

Accuracy of Some Natural Family Planning Methods Questioned .

...y, so if a woman does not see a “ferning” pattern, she may incorrectly surmise she’s not likely to conceive on that day. Even the most accurate of the three systems tested was wrong at least half of the time and the worst one was wrong nearly three-quarters of the time. The researchers say these methods ...

The Human Mad Cow Case

...and depression in November 2001, and a month later she reported involuntary muscular movements, changes i...ts said Charlene has not gotten any better nor has she become any worse.However it is remarkable that Charlene is still living today. Researchers feel th...

New treatment Found To Help Skin Cancer

...d and destroys the lesions. Around 18 hours later, she returns for the second treatment. However researchers say this treats only around 85 percent of the pre-cancerous growths and is not a cure. Sun exposure will mean more lesions and more needed treatment. Gramkow had her left leg done a few months...

Magnetic Stimulation Found Effective for Parkinson’

...nts’ brains more sensitive to the medication he or she is already taking,” says specialists at the National Institute of Health. Researchers however say their results have been short-lived. This therapy has been tested and used in people with depression for more than a decade and Doctors say the study ...

Understanding Restless Legs Syndrome

... children the woman gave birth to, the more likely she was to have restless legs syndrome. Researchers also reported people with restless legs syndrome had significantly lower quality of life scores than those without the syndrome. This means the disease affects the everyday activities of the people who ...

Hope for Babies Born With Spinal Muscular Atrophy

...archers say. Emily Gallagher seemed healthy when she was born. Her mother, Nina Kenney, says, “At about 3 months was when we noticed that she wasn’t doing what she was supposed to do as far as gross motor development -- holding her head up, s...

Infant Fevers Found to Reduce Allergy Risk Later In Life

...s an infant had, the less likely it was that he or she would be sensitive to allergies. Researchers say this study supports the hygiene hypothesis, which contends that early exposure to infections might protect children against allergic diseases later in life. The findings of this study strengthen the ...

New Hope For Skin Disease

...ain. After four months of treatment, Tibuni says she can feel the difference. “The redness and tightness has gone away from my legs," she says. "I can walk better and do more things.” Researchers believe UVA-1 therapy has a few minor si...

Restoration Of Fertility After Cancer Treatment

...tissue beneath the woman’s abdomen six years after she underwent cancer treatment. The woman’s ovaries be... a four-cell embryo. The embryo was implanted, but she did not become pregnant. However researchers say their results are promising and they say that thi...

Can Calcium Help Reduce Weight?

...old you to drink your milk so you can grow bigger, she may have been wrong. Participants in the study who consumed more calcium lost more weight. Researchers say if the body consumes enough calcium, a breakdown of fat occurs. However, if the body consumes an insufficient amount of calcium, the opposit...

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