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December 21, 2011
Targeted drug side effects add to cancer costs
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Painful rashes and other skin-related side effects of newer targeted cancer drugs may jack up treatment costs, suggests a new study.
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December 7, 2011
Birth defects and rubble still scar Iraq's Falluja
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - As U.S. forces pull out of Iraq, residents and officials in Falluja say they leave behind bullet-riddled homes, destroyed infrastructure and a worrying increase in birth defects and maladies in a city polluted by weapons and war chemicals.
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September 27, 2011
Body contouring rare after weight loss surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients rarely have excess skin removed after weight loss surgery, although it can be a bother for people who've shed a lot of pounds, a new poll suggests.
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August 29, 2011
REFILE: US researchers broke rules in Guatemala syphilis study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government researchers must have known they were violating ethical standards by deliberately infecting Guatemalan prison inmates and mental patients with syphilis for an experiment in the 1940's, according to a U.S. presidential commission.
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August 22, 2011
DePuy's handling of hip recall sparks questions
BOSTON (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson, which could face billions of dollars in costs over an artificial hip recall, is taking an unusual approach to managing the crisis - one that could limit its financial exposure, legal experts say.
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August 19, 2011
Virus outbreak kills 81 children in Vietnam
HANOI (Reuters) - Hand, foot and mouth disease, a dangerous intestinal virus, has killed 81 children in Vietnam this year, prompting the prime minister to order ministries and agencies to redouble efforts to stop its spread.
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June 6, 2011
Next up for melanoma treatment: drug cocktails
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Executives from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Roche Holding AG huddled around a desk at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center about six weeks ago to iron out details of a novel clinical trial.
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June 6, 2011
New melanoma drugs improve chances of survival
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two new drugs using very different scientific approaches can extend survival among patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer, offering the first new hope for real progress in many years.
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May 31, 2011
Kids with stubborn asthma may have food allergy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Inner-city children with poorly controlled asthma or skin allergies may be more likely to have food allergies, a new study hints.
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May 20, 2011
New lupus drug wins green light in Europe
LONDON (Reuters) - The first new treatment for lupus in a half century was recommended for approval in Europe on Friday, offering a new option for patients and underpinning multibillion-dollar sales expectations for its makers.
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May 16, 2011
Ebola kills girl in Uganda with more cases expected
KAMPALA (Reuters) - The rare and deadly Ebola virus has killed a 12-year-old Ugandan girl and health officials said on Saturday they expected more cases.
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February 11, 2011
CORRECTION: Fruits and veggies may not lower kids' allergy risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating more fruits and vegetables may not protect children from developing allergies, according to a large Swedish study that questions earlier hints of benefit.
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January 20, 2011
Genes map study finds clues to pancreatic cancer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Experts in the genetics of cancer said on Thursday they have found out why some people can live for years with the same kind of rare pancreatic cancer that affects Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
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December 10, 2010
Moms' animal contact may lower babies' eczema risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies born to women working with farm animals appear to have significantly less eczema than babies who were not exposed to animals before birth.
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November 19, 2010
Painful "gluten rashes" might not be forever
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A small percentage of people with a painful, blistering skin disease may eventually go into remission, saving them from medication and a strict diet, a new study reports.
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September 2, 2010
Safety groups find no Pampers link to rash cases
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes.
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August 4, 2010
Does chickenpox protect against skin condition?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who get chickenpox may be less likely to develop atopic dermatitis and asthma when they're older than their peers who don't get chickenpox - including those that are vaccinated against it, suggests a new study.
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September 14, 2009
For sick U.S. migrants, healthcare a patchwork
PHOENIX (Reuters) - When Mexican illegal immigrant Jose Luis Lopez developed a skin allergy, he went to a doctor and paid $50 for a consultation.
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September 11, 2009
Needle attacks and rumors spread in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mysterious needle attacks have spread to new cities in China's restive far-western region of Xinjiang, the China Daily newspaper said on Friday, although once again the assaults appear to be a mix of real and imagined.
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August 19, 2009
Deaths, lung damage linked to nanoparticles in China
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Seven young Chinese women suffered permanent lung damage and two of them died after working for months without proper protection in a paint factory using nanoparticles, Chinese researchers reported on Wednesday.
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April 7, 2009
Child disease outbreak kills 18 in China's Henan
BEIJING (Reuters) - Eighteen children from central China's Henan province have died in an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease that could claim more victims as its spreads in summer heat, state media reported on Tuesday.
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March 24, 2009
China county accused of child virus cover-up
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media accused a local government on Tuesday of covering up the number of children suffering from hand, foot and mouth disease and the number of deaths.
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December 5, 2008
Probiotic benefit for atopic dermatitis modest
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Probiotics could be helpful for children suffering from a common, itchy skin rash called atopic dermatitis, but at present the benefits appear to be very small, according to authors who reviewed of the effectiveness of "good bacteria" in treating this condition.
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November 17, 2008
"Gulf War Syndrome" is real, report finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A report released Monday concluded that "Gulf War Syndrome" is a legitimate condition suffered by more than 175,000 U.S. war veterans who were exposed to chemical toxins in the 1991 Gulf War.
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October 31, 2008
Probiotic for babies doesn't ward off allergies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving children a type of "good bacteria" during their first 6 months of life doesn't reduce their risk of developing allergies in early childhood, researchers from Australia report.
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October 22, 2008
US FDA expands approval for J&J HIV drug
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson's Prezista in combination with other drugs to treat HIV patients who are just beginning to take medication, the company said on Wednesday.
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September 4, 2008
Inflammatory bowel disease linked to depression
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rates of depression, and possibly some types of anxiety disorder, are high among people with inflammatory bowel disease or IBD -- conditions such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis -- Canadian researchers report.
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September 1, 2008
Study finds more allergic reactions after HPV jab
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Young women in Australia who got a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer were five to 20 times more likely to have a rare but severe allergic reaction than girls who got other vaccines in comparable school-based vaccination programs, researchers said on Monday.
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June 5, 2008
India drafts housewives to battle tuberculosis
BURARI, India (Reuters Life!) - In colourful saris, five housewives staged a street play in the outskirts of New Delhi about tuberculosis, an age-old disease that India can't seem to shake off and which kills 370,000 people a year.
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June 4, 2008
Drug-resistant bug kills young and healthy in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A germ that usually causes pimples or skin rashes caused fatal pneumonia in at least 24 otherwise young and healthy people during the 2006-2007 flu season and doctors need to watch for it, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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May 22, 2008
Post-quake China on alert against disease
MIANYANG, China (Reuters) - More than 5,000 health workers have fanned out to disinfect China's earthquake-hit villages, and doctors and nurses are stationed round the clock in refugee camps to try to prevent survivors from falling sick.
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April 28, 2008
Virus outbreak in Chinese city kills 19 children
BEIJING (Reuters) - A virus outbreak in an eastern Chinese city has killed 19 children and left hundreds ill, state media reported on Sunday nearly two months after the outbreak started.
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March 11, 2008
Gulf War illness linked to chemical exposure
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Exposure to pesticides, nerve agents and other chemicals may explain the chronic, multi-symptom health problems experienced by up to one-third of Gulf War veterans, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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March 7, 2008
Food allergies less common than parents think
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents often attribute their preschoolers' rashes and runny noses to a food allergy, but in many cases they are putting the blame in the wrong place, a new study suggests.
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December 17, 2007
Crohn's disease different in boys than in girls
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Crohn's disease tends to be more severe in girls than in boys, but boys with the disorder are more prone to stunted growth, new research suggests.
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November 14, 2007
Kids with sensitive skin may be allergic to oats
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with skin allergies may be allergic to oat proteins commonly found in skin products, study findings suggest.
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November 9, 2007
Delaying solid foods may not prevent eczema in kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Delayed introduction of solid foods beyond the first four months, or the most potentially allergenic foods beyond six months, does not appear to protect infants from developing eczema, German researchers report.
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October 8, 2007
Nurses best at teaching kids about skin rashes
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters Health) - A clinic led by nurses appears to be more effective in reducing the severity of dry skin rashes or "atopic eczema" in infants, children and adolescents than a clinic led by a dermatologist, the results of an Australian study suggests.
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August 6, 2007
Dengue kills 98 in Myanmar
YANGON (Reuters) - Dengue fever has killed nearly 100 people in military-ruled Myanmar so far this year, amid a surge in cases of the mosquito-borne disease across Southeast Asia, officials said on Monday.
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August 3, 2007
Malaysia's dengue deaths mount, worst not yet over
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Deaths from dengue fever in Malaysia have risen by one third so far this year and health authorities said on Friday that the worst is yet to come.
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August 2, 2007
Chinese herbs can help control eczema: HK study
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A mixture of five traditional Chinese herbs can help control and manage eczema, a study by researchers in Hong Kong suggests.
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July 9, 2007
Myanmar says dengue fever kills 30 this year
YANGON (Reuters) - Dengue fever has killed 30 people in army-ruled Myanmar this year, a Yangon newspaper reported on Monday, the latest country hit by the mosquito-borne virus spreading across Southeast Asia.
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April 2, 2007
Japan boy dies from "superbug" infection-Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese infant died of pneumonia after being infected with a bacteria resistant to medicines, the first death from the deadly superbug outside of hospitals where it usually occurs, Kyodo said on Monday.
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March 14, 2007
Survival is cold comfort in AIDS-stricken rural China
LENG VILLAGE, China (Reuters) - With the familiarity of a long-married couple, Leng Zhijin lifts his wife Wang Xiangying's ragged blouse to show raw rashes and she grasps his shoulder, gaunt after 20 days of diarrhoea.
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March 1, 2007
Appearance related to illness tied to depression
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Appearance and physical disability are risk factors for depression in people afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis, researchers report. With systemic lupus erythematosus, commonly known as just lupus, only appearance seems to predict depression.