Clues to Cancer That Could Wipe Out Tasmanian Devils (HealthDay)

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Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 31, 2009 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDayNews) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

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Her Music Eases the End for Dying Patients (HealthDay)

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Volunteering May Keep Elderly Stronger (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) — Volunteering one’s time and energy might help stave off frailty among the elderly.

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Laser Deemed Best Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) — Steroid injections into the eye slowed diabetes-related eye disease, though lasers remain the treatment of choice because of side effects related to the steroids, new research shows.

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Montana 3rd state to allow doctor-assisted suicide (AP)

AP - The Montana Supreme Court said Thursday that nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, making Montana the third state that will allow the procedure.

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Mystery of Tasmanian Devil Cancer Solved (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - All it takes is a bite for a Tasmanian devil to pass a lethal cancer on to its kin. Now scientists have figured out the origin of the transmissible facial tumor disease that’s wiping the creatures out: nerve cells.

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Did Americans get any healthier over past decade? (AP)

AP - About 10 years ago the government set some lofty health goals for the nation to reach by 2010.

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Smoking, drinking up risks of gut, throat cancers (Reuters)

Reuters - A new study confirms that smoking raises a person’s risks of the major forms of esophageal and stomach cancers, while drinking has more narrow effects.

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Acupuncture May Cut Hot Flashes, Boost Sex Drive in Breast Cancer Patients (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) — Acupuncture is just as good as standard medication to ease hot flashes and other uncomfortable symptoms in women undergoing breast cancer treatment.

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