Friday, January 25, 2008

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Pill prevents ovarian cancer for decades

Jan. 24: Birth control pills are known to lower the risk of ovarian cancer in women, but new information suggests these effects last far longer than expected. NBC's Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)Birth control pills can protect women against ovarian cancer for 30 years or longer after they stop taking them.


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Transplant patient changed blood types

An Australian teenage girl has become the world’s first known transplant patient to change blood groups and take on the immune system of her organ donor, doctors said on Friday, calling her a “one-in-six-billion miracle.”

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Group seeks Botox warning after 16 deaths

Botox and a similar injection should come with strong warnings following reports of  deaths and other serious problems, a U.S. consumer group said.

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Doctors urged to combat birth-defect virus

Too few U.S doctors are telling pregnant women about steps they can take to avoid a virus that causes serious birth defects in thousands of babies each year, U.S. health officials said .

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The Body Odd: Dubious diseases

Shedding light on a variety of syndromes with vague, subjective symptoms.Shedding light on a variety of syndromes with vague, subjective symptoms.


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