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India not treating AIDS patients early: Global Fund

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of AIDS patients in India are not receiving treatment on time, underscoring huge challenges the country faces as it combats the disease, the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Thursday.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:29:45 +0000

Do kids, men need folic acid from a pill?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - With the advent of folic-acid supplementation of certain foods, few Canadians are now getting too little of the B vitamin, a new study estimates -- in findings that question the need for children and men to get additional folic acid from vitamins.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:21:00 +0000

U.S. appeals court puts on hold stem cell funding ban

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court granted on Thursday an Obama administration request for a temporary stay that lifts a judge's ban on federal funding of research involving human embryonic stem cells.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:01:45 +0000

More doctors no panacea for U.S. healthcare: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare patients with more doctors to choose from do not necessarily get more or better care, researchers reported on Thursday in an analysis demonstrating how complicated U.S. healthcare reform will be.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:43:20 +0000

Two gene mutations mark deadly ovarian cancer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have identified two new genetic mutations that cause a significant number of the hardest-to-treat kinds of ovarian cancer, and say they point to a new "on-off" switch for tumors.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:30:08 +0000

Testosterone may drive aggressive takeovers: study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Younger chief executives with high testosterone levels may be more likely to try a hostile takeover -- and to get burned in the attempt, Canadian researchers said on Wednesday.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:32:04 +0000

HIV spread "out of control" among French gay men

LONDON (Reuters) - Transmission of the AIDS virus seems to be "out of control" among gay men in France despite an overall fall in the number of new HIV cases in the country, according to a study published on Thursday.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:02:46 +0000

Health reforms trigger spending shift

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. reforms are poised to dramatically shift the nation's healthcare spending, not only curbing Medicare costs but also pumping more money toward the private sector as roughly 32 million people gain coverage.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:42:27 +0000

B vitamins found to slow progression of dementia

LONDON (Reuters) - Daily tablets of large doses of B vitamins can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people with memory problems and may slow their progression toward dementia, data from a British trial showed on Wednesday,
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:22:04 +0000

Developers of cancer pill tout biopsy/tweak method

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tests of tumor samples taken before and after treatment with an experimental melanoma pill helped researchers find the right dose in early stage testing, an approach that may boost the drug's chances of success and aid in developing others, company researchers said on Tuesday.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:36:44 +0000

J&J launches aid program for women, children

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has pledged grant money, drugs and research funding for new HIV and tuberculosis medications as part of a five-year, private sector effort to improve the health up to 120 million women and children in developing nations each year.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:28:29 +0000

Multivitamins may not slow colon cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking a multivitamin is unlikely to help colon cancer patients in battling the disease, suggests a new study.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:27:57 +0000

Corrected: Developers of cancer pill tout biopsy/tweak method

(Corrects spelling of company throughout to Plexxikon from Plexxicon) By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tests of tumor samples taken before and after treatment with an experimental melanoma pill helped researchers find the right dose in early stage testing, an approach that may boost the drug's chances of success and aid in developing others, company researchers said on Tuesday.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:11:00 +0000

J&J launches 5-year aid program for women, children

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has pledged grant money, drugs and research funding for new HIV and tuberculosis medications as part of a five-year, private sector effort to improve the health up to 120 million women and children in developing nations each year.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:03:00 +0000

Medical programs missing millions of kids: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:56:51 +0000

B vitamins found to halve brain shrinkage in old

LONDON (Reuters) - Daily tablets of large doses of B vitamins can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people with memory problems and may slow their progression toward dementia, data from a British trial showed on Wednesday,
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:01:28 +0000

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