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Tampa, Phoenix, St. Louis and Providence recruiting women for the Sister Study
At this month’s Tampa Bay-area Race for the Cure, medical researchers will begin recruiting women for a unique effort to determine the causes of breast cancer--the “Sister Study.” Researchers hope to eventually enroll 50,000 women volunteers nationally, ages 35 to 74, whose sisters have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Vaccine Shortages: An Update
Judi Chase says she's not winning any popularity contests these days. As a
program manager for vaccines at the Texas State Department of Health, she's
used to fielding questions from health-care providers who want to know why their vaccines are late and what she's going to do about it. Her department coordinates the vaccine supply for about 3,000 providers in the state's Vaccines for Children program. "I try to tell them it's not us," Chase says. more
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Breast density, the strongest known risk factor for breast cancer, is genetically linked
An Australian twin study has uncovered that high breast density, the strongest known risk factor for breast cancer, is genetically linked. more
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Mutation in Ashkenazi Jews more than doubles cancer risk
A genetic mutation, most often found in people descended from Ashkenazi Jews, can double or even triple the risk of colorectal cancer, according to new data from an international study published in the Sept. 20 issue of Science. more
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American Psychiatric Association opposes re-birthing treatment - psychiatrists warn coercive therapy can be fatal
There is no scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of coercive holding therapies, or so-called "re-birthing techniques," said the American Psychiatric Association in a position statement on Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). The position statement was approved by the APA Board of Trustees in late June. more
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