Painkillers may ward off disease
For people worried about developing Alzheimer's disease, a recent study seemed to offer a rare hint of good news. Dutch researchers found that people who took anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen
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5 more die of Ebola in Gabon
The death toll in Gabon from an outbreak of the Ebola virus that began early last month has risen by 5, to 23, according to the latest official tally. Seven other people died across the border in
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Panel doubts Mammogram's benefit
An independent panel of experts has said that there is sufficient evidence that mammograms can prevent breast cancer deaths. The Group, which meets regularly to assess evidence on cancer the provide
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Family planning
After his inauguration last year, George W. Bush banned international family planning groups that receive American money from performing or advocating abortions, even if they did so using money from
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China finds mad cow traces
Chinese quarantine officials have discovered apparent traces of mad cow disease in waste imported from Belguim, the state press reported. The traces of bovine spongiform encephalopathy were found in
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Shorts for all children
In early 1990s more than 70 percent of children in developing nations were vaccinated against basic childhood diseases, the fruit of a compaign begun in 1985 by Unicef and the World Health
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Battle Escalates Against Animal Tests
Mr. Gay, 46, is marketing director of Huntingdon Life Sciences, a British drug testing company at the centre of a sometimes bloody battle between medical researchers and animal rights activists
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Thai's Army's war on drug addicts
Faced with a drug epidemic that has 2.65 million Thais in its grip, the army is drafting thousands of addicts into boot camps and training centers. After a decades-long battle against the drug
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Genetic Test for Colon Cancer can detect it at a very early stage
A new screening test for colon cancer, based on detecting a gene that is disrupted very early in the course of the disease, could prevent many thousands of deaths each year, researchers reported. The
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Global effort is sought on 3 diseases
UN Agencies press rich nations for help on AIDS, TB and Malaria. The World Health Organisation and several United Nations agencies are calling for a major new push against malaria, tuberculosis and