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Breathing disorder puts blacks at high cancer risk
Blacks with a history of the chronic breathing disorder COPD have a far greater risk of developing lung cancer than whites who have the lung disease, U.S. researchers said Thursday. Read more »
Gene may hold key to neutralizing HIV
The AIDS virus is especially hard to fight because few people develop antibodies to neutralize it, but U.S. researchers said Thursday they have found an immunity gene that may offer a new way to fight back. Read more »
Cancer patients to wait longer for diagnoses
Cancer patients across Europe face a longer wait for their diagnoses after a nuclear reactor in the Netherlands was shut down for safety reasons. Read more »
Alcohol deaths common among American Indians
Alcohol-related causes such as liver disease and car crashes account for nearly 12 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native deaths, 3-1/2 times the figure for the overall population, officials said on Thursday. Read more »
Salmonella outbreak over in US, CDC says
An outbreak of an unusual strain of Salmonella that put 286 people into the hospital appears to be over in the United States, federal health officials said Thursday. Read more »
Maple Leaf takes blame for food poison outbreak
The head of Canada's biggest meat processor said Wednesday his company was fully accountable for a nationwide outbreak of listeriosis food poisoning, which has been linked to deaths of 15 people. Read more »
New flu vaccine approach hopeful
A new type of bird flu vaccine that uses a mock version of the virus appears to protect people against infection and is safe enough to continue testing, Novavax Inc. said Tuesday. Read more »
Vaccine refusals fuel U.S. measles outbreak
Parents refusing to have their children vaccinated against measles have helped drive cases of the illness to their worst levels in a dozen years in the United States, health officials reported Thursday. Read more »
Baby born to 61-year-old surrogate mother
A 61-year-old woman in central Japan has given birth to a surrogate child for her daughter, an obstetrician said Wednesday. Read more »
Stem cell test to help treat bowel cancer
Stem cell scientists have developed a new and more accurate way of spotting aggressive forms of bowel cancer, allowing for tailored treatment that should improve patients' chances of survival. Read more »

Mayo Clinic Medical Edge

Cholesterol in the News: Answers and More Questions
Understanding cholesterol is more than figuring out what's good and bad. The September issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource provides an overview of cholesterol and recent news about cholesterol medications.
No More Excuses: Ways to Overcome Barriers to Regular Exercise
Finding excuses not to exercise is easy. The September issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource offers ways to overcome common barriers with some creativity, flexibility and a different mindset.
Normal Weight Obesity: A Real Health Risk
Women with more than 30 percent body fat and men with more than 20 percent are considered obese, even if they have a normal body mass index.
Dual Energy X-Ray Imaging — A Better View
An emerging imaging technology shows that using two different levels of X-ray energy is better than one, according to the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
Severe Headache Could Signal Blood Vessel Inflammation
Severe and frequent headaches, especially in people who don't typically have headaches, warrant a visit to the doctor. The headaches could be a symptom of vasculitis - blood vessel inflammation.
Cataract Removal — New Choices for This Common and Successful Surgery
One aspect of aging that's usually fixable is cloudy vision due to cataracts. In an otherwise healthy eye, cataract removal results in improved vision 95 percent of the time, according to the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
Preventing Kyphosis — A Hunched Back
Poor posture, in combination with bone changes that sometimes come with aging, can result in the appearance of a hump on the back. The medical term for the rounding of the back is kyphosis (ki-FO-sis).
Triglycerides Count in Managing Heart Disease Risk
Some studies suggest that the increase in heart disease risk from elevated triglycerides may rival that of high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad" cholesterol.
For Easier Breathing
A chronic cough or change in breathing shouldn't be dismissed as smoker's cough or a sign of being out of shape. These can be early symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary artery disease (COPD).
Most Important Choice — Schedule a Colorectal Exam
Colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer deaths among women, after lung cancer and breast cancer. And, a majority of Americans who could benefit from colorectal screening aren't getting tested regularly.

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