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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new needle-free device that delivers a local anesthetic to the skin promises to help make delivering drugs and drawing blood less painful for children.



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(Georgetown University Medical Center) A preliminary analysis of ongoing research suggests that high-risk women with breast cancer who do not have a BRCA1/2 mutation may face a greater chance for developing a second breast cancer than previously thought. With the increased risk of cancer in these read more »
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(U.S. Apple Association) Long-term consumption of antioxidant-rich apples and apple juice may prevent atherosclerosis, according to researchers from France. read more »
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(New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center) Heart failure patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center were among the first to be implanted with the HeartMate II LVAS -- a miniature mechanical pump that helps weak hearts pump blood -- that ha read more »
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(Wiley-Blackwell) There have been recent claims that dairy products can help people lose weight, and the dairy industry has hyped the assertion by investing millions of dollars in commercial advertising. read more »
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(Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) An analysis of brain tissue samples from chronic alcoholics reveals changes that occur at the molecular level in alcohol abuse -- and suggests a potential treatment target, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. read more »
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A form of immunotherapy that could get rid of a person's allergy to peanuts is likely within five years, even as the condition appears to grow more and more common, a U.S. expert said on Thursday.



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Rising rates of the bacterial infection Clostridium difficile, known as C. diff, are sparking worries about a virulent form of the bug that can cause severe diarrhea — and death.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have unraveled how a horse tranquilizer and hallucinogenic night club drug known as "Special K" can ease depression, researchers said on Friday.



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