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Tiny sacs released from tumor cells and circulating in the blood carry genetic information about the tumor, offering a new way to track and treat the cancer, U.S. researchers said. read more »
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Britain should not change its organ-donation law to automatically designate every person a donor unless they or their survivors opt out, an expert panel recommended Monday. read more »
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If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research shows. read more »
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When Siri Carpenter suspected her mother's multiple prescriptions were causing memory loss, she discovered an epidemic that affects millions.

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New government figures show that almost 700,000 children went hungry in America at some point in 2007. read more »
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(Baylor College of Medicine) A "chip" or array that can quickly detect disorders such as Down syndrome or other diseases associated with chromosomal abnormalities proved an effective tool in prenatal diagnosis in a series of 300 cases at Baylor College of Medicine, said researchers in a report that read more »
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(Loyola University Health System) The temperature might not be the only thing plummeting this winter. Many people also will experience a decrease in their vitamin D levels, which can play a role in heart disease, according to a new review article in Circulation. read more »
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(University of Utah Health Sciences) Researchers at the University of Utah are enrolling people in a new clinical trial that uses a patient's own stem cells to treat ischemic and non-ischemic heart failure. The one-year Cardiac Repair Cell Treatment of Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy study wil read more »
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(University of Chicago Press Journals) What makes residents of certain states or countries more likely to consume morealcohol? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, highlevels of individualism lead to more problem drinking. read more »
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