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Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:07:00 -0400
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

Diabetes drug may keep lung cancer at bay
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:03:34 -0400
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:05:00 -0400
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

Diabetes drug may keep lung cancer at bay
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:01:44 -0400
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

Surgery prevents breast cancers in high-risk women
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:06:42 -0400
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women with mutations in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have their breasts and ovaries removed are much more likely to survive than women who do not get preventive surgery, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Unnecessary pre-op tests very common, and costly
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:27:48 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women scheduled for gynecologic surgery are very likely to undergo unnecessary tests before their operation, new research shows.

Surgery prevents breast cancers in high-risk women
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:13:19 -0400
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women with mutations in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have their breasts and ovaries removed are much more likely to survive than women who do not get preventive surgery, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

First-time mothers drive up c-section rate: study
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:22:54 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women should only have a cesarean delivery if there is a medical reason for it, and doctors should not switch a vaginal birth to a cesarean section sooner than recommended, conclude the authors of a new study.

India to fall short of global maternal health goal
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:27:28 -0400
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has halved the number of women who die during childbirth, but experts warned on Wednesday a lack of facilities is likely to stop the country from meeting global goals for improving maternal health before 2015.

Health experts warn of "stem cell tourism" dangers
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:47:36 -0400
LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of people are putting their health and life savings at risk to travel to private clinics around the world for unproven and potentially dangerous stem cell treatments, British experts said on Tuesday.

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