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Smaller Hospitals OK for Bypass Surgery - If Your Risk Is Small
Learning you have to have a heart bypass operation is scary enough. But now, a new study may take
some of the fear out of choosing where to have the operation. more
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New Molecule Infiltrates DNA Of Cancer Cells
A biochemist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center is part of a team that has developed a
new molecule that kills cancer cells resistant to most anti-cancer drugs and changes the structure of DNA. more
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Allergy Risk Increased By Home Use Of Kerosene
The use of refined fossil fuels, especially kerosene, for cooking and heating increased individual risk of
allergy as well as of the symptoms of allergic disease, according to a study performed in Jimma, Ethiopia. The British-led
research team believes that exposure to these combustion pollutants could play a major role in the emergence of allergic disease
in both developing and developed countries. more
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Impact Of Viral Infection On Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
Almost 40 percent of acute exacerbations connected with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) are associated with respiratory virus infection, according to a research project. more
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Changing Ideas About Back Pain - Successful in Australia, Can It Work Elsewhere?
A mass-media public education campaign is effective in correcting common misconceptions about
back pain and its treatment, among doctors as well as the public, according to a Australian study in the December 1 issue of the
journal Spine. more
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