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Prostate drug: New cancer vaccine extends life in late-stage study
An experimental treatment that takes a new approach to fighting prostate cancer extended survival in a late-stage study, its maker announced Tuesday. Seattle-based Dendreon Corp. said that its Provenge cancer vaccine improved overall survival when...Tags: Medicine, Burning Urination, Prostate Cancer, Oncology, Western Medicines
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Health notes: city
CLASSES •Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 251 E. Huron St., offers Library 101, Diabetes on the Net, from 11 a.m. to noon Friday. This class provides instructions on how to find and navigate reputable sources on the Internet. Registration required;...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Burning Urination, Seattle, Urinary System, Medicines
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Business briefs
Of The Morning CallOLYMPUS GETS APPROVAL FOR COLON CANCER TEST Olympus, a maker of digital cameras and medical devices in Center Valley, has received federal government approval for a new test used to detect a colon cancer indicator, the company announced Tuesday. The...Tags: Colon Cancer, Center Valley, Kentucky Fried Chicken, United States, Kohl's Corporation
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The pride of Austin
RedEyeLavern Herron came to the Austin neighborhood bearing turkey: turkey breast, turkey burger, turkey ham, turkey bacon, turkey pastrami and turkey sausage, all ready to be tossed in a salad, wrapped in a wrap or grilled in a panini. As co-owner of...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Theft, Columbus Park, South Austin Coalition Community Council, Soul Foods
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Beyond antidepressants: There are other treatments
Los Angeles TimesOn an antidepressant and still depressed? Techniques new and old may help. The landmark STAR*D study, published in the November 2006 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, demonstrated that depression is more likely to yield -- and less likely to...Tags: Medicine, Medical Specialization, North Carolina, Western Medicines, Health Treatments
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Baby boy is Iowa's 13th ``safe haven'' baby
A baby boy has been left at an Iowa hospital under the state's "safe haven" law. State officials say the child was delivered at home last Thursday and brought to the hospital by the mother who said she didn't want him. It's the 13th time the state's...Tags: Iowa
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Pediatric resident with TB: Early test results come back negative for close associates
Tribune reporterEarly test results for close associates of a doctor-in-training infected with tuberculosis have been negative, health authorities said Monday. About 10 close contacts of a 26-year-old female pediatric resident who tested positive for TB last week have...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Staff, Diseases, Tuberculosis
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FOB: South Side doctor is one of president's closest friends
Tribune reporterJust six months ago, Dr. Eric Whitaker could go just about anywhere and not be recognized. But his anonymity is slowly slipping away, now that he is known nationally as one of President Barack Obama's closest friends. "If you read the papers, you wouldn'...Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Government, University of Chicago, Medical Services, Bars and Clubs
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Study: Osteoporosis drug promotes healing of fractures
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA drug used to treat severe osteoporosis promotes healing of hard-to-mend fractures in the elderly and others, reducing pain and time spent in nursing, researchers said Tuesday. In preliminary studies, 93 percent of 145 patients who had unhealed bone...Tags: Medicine, Lilly Eli & Co, Western Medicines, People, Hormones and Metabolism
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Prostate cancer vaccine extends survival in late-stage trial, company says
AP Medical WriterAn experimental treatment that takes an entirely new approach to fighting prostate cancer extended survival in a late-stage study, its maker announced Tuesday. Seattle-based Dendreon Corp. said that its Provenge cancer vaccine improved overall survival...Tags: Burning Urination, Prostate Cancer, Oncology, California, San Francisco
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AIDS patients in the South find little support
Sheila Holt moved to this small town from New Jersey two years ago to take care of her ailing mother. But as a former heroin addict with HIV, she found that rebuilding her life in the South was harder than she had imagined. She was shocked that the...Tags: North Carolina, United States, Medical Services, Human Body, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Conn. considers banning BPA in bottles, containers
Associated Press WriterConnecticut moved a step closer Tuesday to banning the sale of plastic baby bottles, food containers and cups containing a chemical that has been restricted in Canada and that some scientists say is a health threat. A legislative committee unanimously...Tags: Sales, Long Island, California, United States, European Union
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