Medical Informer

Telegraph.co.ukNo Added Cancer Risk From Hip Replacement Materials: StudyU.S. News & World ReportTUESDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) — People with metal-on-metal hip replacements do not have an increased risk of cancer during the first seven years after…

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New York Daily NewsSugar is as addictive as cocaine, and causes obesity, diabetes, cancer and …New York Daily NewsLustig says his research proves that the sweet stuff causes heart disease and cancer, as well as Type 2 diabetes and obesity. And its no…

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USA TODAYMelanoma rates increase 'dramatically' among young adultsFox NewsAP A new study spanning multiple decades has found that skin cancer rates in the US are rising dramatically, even as rates of other cancers are falling. The rise is most …

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Stopping statin therapy increases risk of death for rheumatoid arthritis patientsMedical XpressPatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who discontinue use of statin therapy are at increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes. Ac…

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The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog)Obamacare health-insurance exchanges are set up to failThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog)By Paul Mulshine/The Star Ledger John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerPresident Obama: His health-care plan moves us to a single-payer syste…

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Surviving MesotheliomaLincoln Hall, Climber Who Survived on Everest, Dies at 56New York TimesAustralian newspapers said he died of mesothelioma, which was attributed to childhood exposure to asbestos. In 1984, Mr. Hall was part of the first Australian …

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Deseret NewsKansas AG won't predict health care case outcomeKansas City StarBy JOHN HANNA AP TOPEKA | Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt joins his fellow Republicans in assailing the federal overhaul of health care as an attack on personal liber…

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KIMA CBS 29Insurers speed health care overhaul preparationsKingsport Times NewsBy TOM MURPHY,AP Business Writer The nation's big insurers are spending millions to carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul even though there's a…

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Telegraph.co.ukLung cancer screening programme trial for ScotlandBBC NewsTen thousand smokers in Scotland are to take part in a trial screening programme for lung cancer. The trial will involve people who have smoked at least 20 a day for more than 20 …

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Zee NewsAlzheimer's disease and diabetes may be relatedZee NewsWashington: Alzheimer's disease may be associated with insulin resistance, constituting a third type of diabetes, according to two new studies. This model is based on several observ…

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digibet.infoKvitova struggles with asthma in MiamiSuperSport.comThird seed Petra Kvitova will try and play through an asthma condition, which is not improved by the famed Florida humidity, as she attempts to string two match wins together at the Miami …

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MedPage TodayPeer Mentoring Helps Black DiabeticsMedPage TodayNote that mentoring by diabetic peers who were successful in controlling their blood sugar helped other African-American diabetes patients bring down their own level. Note that the decline i…

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Collagen CourseIndian ExpressAt a party recently, I met a plastic surgeon who advised me that the right age to start “getting work done” is before you hit 40. The logic being, even at the fag end of youth, wrinkles haven't set in, and with time…

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Telegraph.co.ukVenezuelans threaten mass lawsuits for faulty breast implantsReuters… CARACAS (Reuters) – Some 2000 Venezuelan women are threatening to sue doctors, private clinics and distributors for faulty PIP breast implants if they do not get fre…

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Richmond Plastic Surgeon Neil Zemmel Elected to Active Membership of ASAPSCitybizlist (press release)RICHMOND, VA — Dr. Neil J. Zemmel and Richmond Aesthetic Surgery have announced his acceptance into the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery…

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