Health Tip: Understanding Hay Fever (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Hay fever — an allergic reaction to pollen — is what causes the runny eyes, sneezing, swelling and itching that makes you miserable when you head outside.

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U.S. panel urge stronger limits for some pain drugs (Reuters)

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Pfizer’s Sutent fails in colon cancer, trial halted (Reuters)

Reuters - Pfizer Inc said a late stage trial testing its cancer drug Sutent in advanced colon cancer was discontinued after it was deemed to be no more effective than standard chemotherapy.

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Teens’ idea of death risk linked with behavior (Reuters)

Reuters - A sizable minority of adolescents believe they are likely to die at a young age, and this perception is a powerful predictor of involvement in high risk behaviors and poor health outcomes, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics.

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Online Genetic Testing Appears to Have Benefits (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Online genetic testing for lung cancer appears to offer some benefits to patients, according to U.S. researchers who evaluated the use of an online test among 44 smokers.

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Breast cancer treatments impact work status (Reuters)

Reuters - Among working women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, those treated with chemotherapy appear more likely to experience a major change in work status, study findings suggest.

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Web-based game educates HIV-positive teens (Reuters)

Reuters - A Web-based game could help educate teenagers with HIV infection on how to avoid transmitting the virus, a pilot study suggests.

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Bone agent linked to problems in neck surgeries (AP)

AP - A bone growth agent used in thousands of spinal fusion surgeries for neck pain has been linked to complications and higher cost, according to the first nationwide study of the product.

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FDA panel recommends smaller doses of painkillers (AP)

AP - Government experts say the maximum dose listed for Tylenol and dozens of other painkillers should be reduced to help curb deadly overdoses.

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Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — People who are overweight and obese are usually given higher-than-normal doses of radiation in order to obtain usable X-ray images, even though the long-term effects are unknown, new research contends.

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