Year: 2012
When it comes to colon cancer checks, options exist
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For people who have had a negative colonoscopy, less-invasive screening options may work just fine for follow-up cancer tests, a new analysis suggests. “No one screening test is right for everyone,” lead researcher Amy Knudsen, from the Institute for Technology Assessment at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, told Reuters Health in an email. …
No rats in Ryder Alley
Strangers’ Stem Cells Repair Hearts
FDA chief will testify at first meningitis hearing
House lawmakers investigating a nationwide outbreak of deadly meningitis have summoned the head of the Food and Drug Administration to testify at the first congressional hearing on the issue next week.
Weight Loss Surgery May Lead to Bone Loss
Weight loss surgery may be the route to take if a person is finding it difficult to lose weight despite diet and exercise. But, new … We just ask that doctors and patients take bone health into account," said Associate Professor Jackie Center …
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Is the 'War on Obesity' Just a Massive Conspiracy to Sell Diet Pills?
And yet, clearly, the tireless efforts of the Shame Industrial Complex have not resulted in widespread nationwide weight loss or improved health. So what can we draw from that? Is there more to the … powerless to maintain significant longterm weight …
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