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• Mood Disorders Put Breast Cancer Patients at Risk for PTSD
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 FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer patients are more than twice as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder if they have had previous mood and anxiety disorders, new research suggests.
About 16 percent of the 74 breast cancer patients studied by researchers at the Ohio State University Medical experienced PTSD 18 months after their cancer diagnosis. These same patie |
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• Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk
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Carotid bruits linked to increased odds of heart attack, death, study finds
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THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- That unusual, harsh sound a doctor can hear when passing a stethoscope over a main artery to the brain could indicate an increased risk of heart attack and death from heart disease and stroke, a new study finds.
The sound -- called a carotid bruit (pronounced brew-ee) -- is caused by turbulent blood flow due to buildup of fa |
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• Group B Strep Down Among Newborns, Up Among Adults
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Study calls vaccination trials for mothers, new treatments for elderly a priority |
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• Flavonoids May Help Treat Alzheimer's
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Compounds found in fruits and vegetables reduced brain plaques in mouse experiments |
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• Steno 'Superbug' Genome Shows Extreme Drug Resistance
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Blood poisoner has claimed the lives of 30% of infected patients in U.K., researchers say |
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• Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk
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Study found high intake of compound in fried foods, snacks, coffee upped chances of disease |
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• Clinical Trials Update: May 9, 2008
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