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Mayo Clinic Study Finds Prophylactic Mastectomy Reduces Breast Cancer Risk In Highest-Risk Group
Of Women
A Mayo Clinic study shows that prophylactic removal of both breasts reduces the risk of a subsequent
breast cancer by 89.5 percent to 100 percent in women known to be carriers of mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2
susceptibility genes. more
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HIV Bites Back At Key Drug
A newly-discovered class of HIV appears to be far more able to mutate into forms which drugs are
less likely to beat. The finding - detailed in a leading US medical journal on Tuesday - makes worrying reading for doctors who
use drug therapy to keep the virus under control. more
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New Rapid Anthrax Test Developed Through Collaboration
Mayo Clinic has developed a new DNA test to rapidly identify anthrax in human and environmental
samples. Roche Diagnostics is making the test widely available to public health agencies, hospital laboratories and reference
laboratories in the United States and other countries. The new test can identify the presence of anthrax in less than one hour
instead of days. more
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Blood Drug May Decrease Painful Crises In Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Mayo Clinic has developed a new DNA test to rapidly identify anthrax in human and environmental
samples. Roche Diagnostics is making the test widely available to public health agencies, hospital laboratories and reference
laboratories in the United States and other countries. The new test can identify the presence of anthrax in less than one hour
instead of days. more
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New Study Suggests Social Support Improves Functioning Ability Of Depressed Elderly
A new study shows that elderly individuals with depression who receive social support are less
impaired in their daily living activities. The research is reported in the November 2001 American Journal of Psychiatry, the
monthly scientific journal of the American Psychiatric Association. more
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