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DISEASE, MEDICINE, AIDS, HEALTH CARE RESEARCH
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Why eating broccoli cuts prostate cancer
NORWICH, England, July 2 (UPI) -- Eating one or more portions of broccoli every week can reduce the risk of prostate cancer, British researchers say.
Group urges bogus food claim crack down
WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- A U.S. non-profit group says it is urging the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on what it calls deceptive claims of boosting immunity on labels.
Illness investigators review tomato theory
ATLANTA, July 1 (UPI) -- U.S. investigators said they're rethinking the premise fresh, unprocessed tomatoes caused the salmonella outbreak, sickening consumers nationwide.
Malaysian medicine cuts chemo resistance
MONTREAL, July 1 (UPI) -- A Canadian, U.S. and Austrian study has discovered a Malaysian folk medication reduces resistance to cancer chemotherapy treatments.
Winehouse leaves London clinic
LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse has left The London Clinic where she was undergoing treatment for the early stages of emphysema.
FDA OKs generic Risperidone
WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's approved the first generic versions of Risperdal tablets for certain psychiatric disorders.
Study might lead to new treatment for ARDS
CHICAGO, July 1 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've made a discovery that might lead to a new therapeutic target for acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS.
Growth hormone might increase life span
DALLAS, July 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. study has linked growth hormone to starvation in what scientists say might be a clue to increasing life span and developing diabetes treatments.
People shouldn't have to lose weight alone
WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- People can't lose weight alone and a broad range of local, state and federal levels can help people adopt healthy behavior, U.S. researchers said.
Doctors done in by stillbirths, deaths
ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 1 (UPI) -- Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. obstetricians have considered giving up their practice because of the emotional toll of stillbirths and infant deaths, researchers say.
Multiple vaccines not cause of ill health
LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- Multiple vaccinations have not been a cause of ill health in British military personnel deployed to Iraq, researchers at Kings College London say.
Cancer 'cure' in mice tested in humans
LOS ANGELES, July 1 (UPI) -- Scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center say they are beginning a human cancer trial to test transfusing specific white blood cells.
Miracle fruit turns sour into sweet
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 1 (UPI) -- A Florida grower said demand is rising for a red berry nicknamed "miracle fruit" that can make sour things taste sweet.
Better sex, increased libido, via produce
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 1 (UPI) -- Watermelon has ingredients that deliver Viagra-like effects to the body's blood vessels and may even increase libido, U.S. scientists say.
Clues sought in honey bees' demise
LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- British scientists say they getting closer to discovering why billions of honey bees have died in recent years.
Ovarian cancer's scent detected by dogs
GOTEBORG, Sweden, June 30 (UPI) -- Ovarian cancer has a scent different from other cancers and working dogs have been able to distinguish it, Swedish researchers say.
Sudden hearing loss linked to stroke
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 30 (UPI) -- A study using Taiwanese medical insurance records suggests sudden loss of hearing might be an early sign of vulnerability to stroke, researchers say.
Ten percent may have had silent stroke
BOSTON, June 30 (UPI) -- Ten percent of seemingly healthy middle-aged people have experienced "silent stroke" injury, U.S. researchers said.
Sleep linked to elderly brain impairment
PHILADELPHIA, June 30 (UPI) -- Older people who already suffer brain impairment may be further stressed by a lack of sleep if findings about mice prove true for humans, U.S. scientists say.
Low HDL in midlife linked to dementia
PARIS, June 30 (UPI) -- Low levels of high-density lipoproteins, or HDL the "good" cholesterol, in middle age may increase memory loss and dementia risk, French researchers said.
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