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Hot Flashes Reduced by Neck Injection
Treatment could help breast cancer patients and menopausal women, study finds.
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Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Doxycycline in mice boosts protective protein, too early to see benefit in humans.
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Lowering Dietary Fat May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
Findings in mouse model hint of new treatment strategies for the disease.
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Clinical Trials Update: May 14, 2008
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  • Multiple Sclerosis

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    Aspirin at Bedtime Lowers Blood Pressure
    No benefit seen for prehypertensive people in morning use, researchers report.
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    Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not
    Socioeconomic inequalities blamed for increasing disparity overall, study finds.
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    Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
    More than half taking naftidrofuryl, a blood vessel medication, improved distances 50%.
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    Health Highlights: May 14, 2008
  • Few U.S. Adults Proficient at Managing Health Care: Report
  • New Guidelines Urge Careful Monitoring of Heart Device Patients
  • Former Supreme Court Justice Pleas for Alzheimer's Research
  • More Americans Taking Drugs for Chronic Health Problems
  • Americans Overconfident About Their Food-Safety Abilities: Survey
  • New Fitness Test for U.S. Adults


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