Drug cuts diabetics’ pancreatic cancer risk: study (Reuters)

Reuters - Diabetics who took the drug metformin, which makes the body process insulin better, had a 62 percent lower risk of pancreatic cancer compared to those who had never received it, U.S. researchers said on Saturday.

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Breast CT Scanner Could Improve Cancer Screen Comfort (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — Breast computed tomography (CT) scans, already used experimentally to diagnose breast cancer, may also be able to treat it, a California researcher reports.

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Study: More children in U.S. becoming severely obese (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — In the last 25 years, rates of severe childhood obesity in the United States have tripled, putting increasing numbers of children at risk for diabetes and heart disease, says a new study.

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Study: More children in U.S. becoming severely obese (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — In the last 25 years, rates of severe childhood obesity in the United States have tripled, putting increasing numbers of children at risk for diabetes and heart disease, says a new study.

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Immune Systems of AIDS Patients More Prone to HPV Cancers (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — As their immune system weakens, people with AIDS are at increased risk for human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers, a new study has found.

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Immune Systems of AIDS Patients More Prone to HPV Cancers (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — As their immune system weakens, people with AIDS are at increased risk for human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers, a new study has found.

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Dems win approval of health bill in committee (AP)

AP - In a triumph for President Barack Obama, Democrats narrowly pushed sweeping health care legislation through a key congressional committee Friday night and cleared the way for a September showdown in the House.

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Jury’s still out on green tea for preventing cancer (Reuters)

Reuters - Green tea is safe and may taste delicious, but if you’re counting on it to prevent cancer, you may want to reconsider: A new review of studies including more than 1.6 million people has found “limited” evidence that green tea might help prevent some types of cancer.

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Morning sickness tied to higher child IQ (Reuters)

Reuters - Children whose mothers had morning sickness during pregnancy may go on to have sharper minds than their peers, a small study suggests.

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Global stomach cancer death rates decline (Reuters)

Reuters - Some good news on some cancers: During the last decade, deaths from stomach cancer have declined in most areas of the world, according to a new study.

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