The American Medical Association on Tuesday called for a ban on advertising prescription drugs and medical devices directly to consumers,…
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Choice in colon cancer screening linked to more regular testing
People may be more likely to get colorectal cancer screenings when doctors let them choose what type of test to…
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4 cancer breakthroughs that could save your life
Most cancer is still treated with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. While these often do the job, doctors can’t always predict…
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The furor on Capitol Hill over Planned Parenthood has stoked a debate about the use of tissue from aborted fetuses…
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Implanted drug improves tolerance of sunlight in rare condition
A skin-darkening drug can help protect against serious pain in people with a rare inherited condition that makes them flee…
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UK scientists create red blood cells using stem cells
Scientists in the UK have announced they will begin human trials on artificial blood grown in a lab from stem…
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New fund eases expenses for organ donors
When Sigrid Fry-Revere decided to donate a kidney to a friend in 2010, she thought she knew what to expect.…
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Maine woman ‘allergic to the world,’ thanks to rare disease
The condition, which has no known cure, causes severe allergic reactions that affect organ function. “Most scents, Lysol, air fresheners,…
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Study finds stem cells can be manipulated to promote bone growth
A new study has identified an enzyme in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that is responsible for creating either bone or…
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Tennessee mom works toward PhD in quest to cure son from genetic disorder
At 55-years-old, Terry Jo Bichell is a couple of months away from earning a PHD in neuroscience. She says it…
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