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1. Cervical cancer shots less cost-effective with age (AP) - AP - An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report.
2. Judge: Company must give experimental drug to teen (AP) - AP - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a research company to supply an experimental drug to a 16-year-old Minnesota boy who is terminally ill with a rare form of muscular dystrophy.
3. Trace arsenic in water may be linked with diabetes (AP) - AP - A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes, researchers say. The study's limitations make more research necessary. And public water systems were on their way to meeting tougher U.S. arsenic standards as the data were collected.
4. Stem cell advance may help transfusion supplies (AP) - AP - Scientists say they've found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, a possible step toward making transfusion supplies in the laboratory. The promise of a virtually limitless supply is tantalizing because of blood donor shortages and disappointments in creating blood substitutes.
5. New study backs angioplasty through the wrist (AP) - AP - The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin.
6. Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats (Reuters) -

   Reuters - An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday.

   
   
7. ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (HealthDay) - HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A daily dose of the erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil (Cialis) helped relieve lower urinary tract symptoms in men with signs of enlarged prostates, according to a new study.
8. Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 20, 2008 (HealthDay) - HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
9. Acute stress in pregnancy can pass on schizophrenia: study (AFP) -

   AFP - Pregant women subjected to traumatising stress are more likely to give birth to children who develop schizophrenia, according to a study published Thursday.

   
   
10. U.S. Medicare panel questions PET scan cancer data (Reuters) -

    Reuters - A U.S. Medicare advisory panel on Wednesday expressed doubts that industry-sponsored data on the use of PET scans to diagnose and evaluate nine cancers could apply more widely to other cancers.

    
    

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1. Researchers Question If HPV Vaccine Is Worth the Risk - ABC News -

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   Researchers Question If HPV Vaccine Is Worth the Risk ABC News - 31 minutes ago By SHARYN ALFONSI Sonya Sheehan's daughters are the picture of health, and she wants to keep it that way. As a nurse, Sheehan had her older daughter inoculated with Gardasil, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. HPV cancer shots less cost-effective with age Minneapolis Star Tribune HPV vaccine by age 21 is a sound investment USA Today Washington Post - New York Times - WebMD - CNNMoney.com all 151 news articles

2. Machine 'sniffs out skin cancer' - BBC News -

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   Machine 'sniffs out skin cancer' BBC News - 1 hour ago A common form of skin cancer could be diagnosed by the distinctive chemical "scent" it gives off, say US experts. Philadelphia's Monell Center sampled the air directly above basal cell carcinomas and found it was different to similar samples from ... Skin Cancer Carries Its Own Scent Washington Post Odor Test Sniffs Out Skin Cancer WebMD guardian.co.uk - MedPage Today - Science Daily (press release) - MIT Technology Review all 28 news articles

3. California sees weekly high in mosquitoes with West Nile - San Jose Mercury News -

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   California sees weekly high in mosquitoes with West Nile San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago AP LOS ANGELES—Officials say more mosquitoes have tested positive for the West Nile virus in California this week than any previous week. Queens woman has West Nile Queens Courier Birds found infected The Times of Trenton - NJ.com Allentown Examiner - KNDO/KNDU - Contra Costa Times - KMVT all 335 news articles

4. Report: Wisconsin down in obesity rankings - Bizjournals.com -

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   Report: Wisconsin down in obesity rankings Bizjournals.com - 7 hours ago More Wisconsin adults are obese now than a year ago, but residents of America's Dairyland aren't gaining weight as fast as other Americans. Report: Americans Fatter in 37 States FOXNews Americans Fatter in 37 States WebMD Chicago Tribune - International Herald Tribune - U.S. News & World Report - InjuryBoard.com all 401 news articles

5. Researchers produce blood in lab from stem cells - Los Angeles Times -

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   Researchers produce blood in lab from stem cells Los Angeles Times - 20 hours ago The discovery marks a technical advance but has a long way to go before it can be considered an alternative to donor blood. By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Scientists said Tuesday that they had devised a way to grow large quantities of ... Stem cells could allow "blood farms," company says Reuters Stem cells may bring bottomless blood bank Boston Globe FOXBusiness - Minneapolis Star Tribune - Bloomberg - The Associated Press all 393 news articles

6. Christina Applegate's Mastectomy: FAQ - WebMD -

   The Age

   Christina Applegate's Mastectomy: FAQ WebMD - 5 hours ago By Miranda Hitti Aug. 20, 2008 -- Actress Christina Applegate recently had both breasts removed in an effort to prevent her breast cancer from returning and said that she will get breast reconstruction. Health Buzz: Applegate's Breast Reconstruction Surgery and Other ... U.S. News & World Report Applegate and other high-risk women act fast against cancer USA Today Arizona Republic - Reuters - Newsday - New York Times all 1,062 news articles

7. Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis - Washington Post -

   Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis Washington Post - 1 hour ago By Ed Edelson WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug that blocks the genetic flaw responsible for one form of cystic fibrosis has worked well in an early trial, Israeli researchers report. Genzyme, PTC Therapeutics Cystic Fibrosis Drug Relieves Symptom Bloomberg Drug hope for cystic fibrosis sufferers Telegraph.co.uk MedPage Today - MarketWatch - DG News all 14 news articles

8. Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer - Washington Post -

   Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer Washington Post - 4 hours ago By Ed Edelson WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers who last year reported a possible link between cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and cancer now say that further analysis has disproved such an association. Cholesterol Drugs Don't Boost Cancer Risk, Study Says (Update1) Bloomberg Statins: No Cancer Risk WebMD Reuters - MedPage Today - Cardiosource - TheHeart.Org all 14 news articles

9. Hospital death rates for key conditions unveiled - CNN -

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   Hospital death rates for key conditions unveiled CNN - 3 hours ago By Andrea Kane ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- If you or a loved one develops pneumonia or has a heart attack and is taken to a hospital, do you know what the chances are of getting out alive? Government posts hospital death rates Chicago Tribune Consumers will find it easier to compare hospitals Inside Bay Area Palm Beach Post - USA Today - WQAD - WVLT all 33 news articles

10. Preeclampsia Raises Risk of Serious Kidney Disease - Washington Post -

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    Preeclampsia Raises Risk of Serious Kidney Disease Washington Post - 4 hours ago By Serena Gordon WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Women who've experienced the pregnancy complication known as preeclampsia face a much greater risk of end-stage renal disease, new research suggests. Preeclampsia raises kidney failure risk Reuters Preeclampsia Linked to Increased Risk for Kidney Disease MedPage Today ABC7Chicago.com - Medscape (subscription) - New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) - Insider Medicine all 20 news articles