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Information For Patients: Surviving Hangovers
It's no fun having a hangover. Despite knowing this, every day of the year someone wakes up to a
spinning room, thumping headache, and the bathroom dash. Over New Year millions of people will be suffering and saying the
same thing - 'I'm never going to do that again.' Will you be one of them? This informative handout offers some helpful advice
about that well known malady, the hangover. more
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Adjuvant Therapy In Breast Cancer Could Have Long-Term Physical Effects
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have developed a quicker, more
cost-efficient method of delivering dendritic cell-based vaccines -- a discovery that moves anti-tumor vaccines closer to a
practical reality. more
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New Technology Detects Lying, Paves Way For Increased Security
The belief that women are more likely than men to quit their managerial jobs for family or other reasons
-- a belief that could be the cause of discrimination in women's hiring or promotion -- may be outdated, according to new
research on the turnover rates of male and female managers. In a study published in this month's American Psychological
Association's (APA) Journal of Applied Psychology, female managers' actual voluntary turnover rates were slightly lower than
those of male managers. more
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BRCA1 Gene Role Significant In Ovarian Cancer
Poorer and less educated elderly women enrolled in Medicare + Choice plans reported poorer health,
experienced more chronic illness, and felt depressed or sad more of the time in the past year than their more affluent and
educated counterparts, according to an analysis of data from the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey. The survey provided the
opportunity to examine the health and functional status of 91,314 elderly community-dwelling women enrolled in Medicare
managed care programs in 1999. Race/ethnicity also influenced elderly women's health status, according to Arlene S. Bierman,
M.D., M.S., of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. more
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Update: Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever In Gabon And The Republic Of Congo
As of 30 December, 30 confirmed cases (14 laboratory and 16
epidemiologically linked), including 22 deaths, have been reported. An
additional 5 suspected cases are under investigation in Gabon. more
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