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Surgery for obesity increases 10-fold in England (Reuters)

Reuters - Use of weight-loss surgery has increased 10-fold in hospitals in England since 2000 and those who have gastric bands fitted can reduce their risk of early death and cut health service costs, scientists said on Friday.

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Breath test may be able to detect common cancers (Reuters)

Reuters - An “electronic nose” could be used as a simple breath test to detect lung, breast, bowel and prostate cancers, Israeli scientists said Wednesday.

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New genes found in ‘Cantonese cancer’ (AFP)

AFP - Flaws in three genes could help explain why parts of southern China have extraordinarily high rates of a type of nose-and-throat cancer, scientists said on Sunday.

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Long-term cannabis use can double risk of psychosis (Reuters)

Reuters - Young people who smoke cannabis or marijuana for six years or more are twice as likely to have psychotic episodes, hallucinations or delusions than people who have never used the drug, scientists said on Monday.

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Pricey scans have no impact in breast cancer: study (Reuters)

Reuters - Expensive extra scans using MRI on breast cancer patients make no difference to the number of patients who have a repeat operation, scientists said on Friday, raising questions about whether the scans are worth it.

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Fewer Childhood Deaths From Rheumatic Disease (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) — Death rates for U.S.

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Study weighs benefits of transplants for leukemia (Reuters)

Reuters - Leukemia patients who have blood stem cell transplants survive just as long on average as those who undergo the more invasive procedure of having a bone marrow transplant, scientists said on Monday.

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Simple test could cut cancer deaths in poor nations (Reuters)

Reuters - A simple “see and treat” approach using a test costing $2 could help doctors prevent 100,000 cervical cancer deaths a year in women in poorer countries, British scientists said on Friday.

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Some blood pressure drugs may cut risk of dementia (Reuters)

Reuters - Medicines commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease may cut the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday.

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Green Tea May Lower Lung Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) — Antioxidants in green tea appear to significantly lower the risk for developing lung cancer among smokers and nonsmokers alike, new research from Taiwan reveals.

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