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It’s so: Joe offers health perks
Change of SubjectIt may seem to you as though coffee is one of those good news/bad news products — that one month you’ll read a squib suggesting it causes some ghastly malady, and the next month you’ll read a gee-whiz article like...... -
Robotic Surgery Aids Gynecologic Oncology Treatment
TribLocal - EvanstonBy Susan J. WhiteNorthShore University HealthSystem The explosive growth of robotic surgery has brought dramatic improvement to the area of gynecologic oncology treatment, according to …... -
‘Free’ birth control for all -- Get the insurance companies as well as the employers out of the contraceptive business
Change of SubjectHere’s an idea: socialized birth control. Really. One premise of the new health care reform law is that every insurance policy must provide free contraceptive services to those who want them. Another is that every person must be covered by...... -
Longer tamoxifen use reduces breast cancer recurrence
ReutersBy Deena Beasley CHICAGO, June 3 (Reuters) - Breast cancer is less likely to recur if women previously treated for the disease take the drug tamoxifen for 10 years, instead of the recommended five years, according to a British study. The study was a...Tags: AstraZeneca Plc, New York University, Breast Cancer, Science and Technology, Post Menopause
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Genomes provide clues for treating leukemia, endometrial cancers
Efforts to sequence the human genome have revealed genetic risk for disease, and taught us about our early ancestors. Now, efforts to sequence the genomes of cancer cells -- to pinpoint the changes that occur in cancer cells' DNA when a person has the...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Chemical Industry, Harvard Medical School, Leukemia, Breast Cancer
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Until past menopause, birth control necessary to prevent unwanted pregnancy
Tribune Media ServicesDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 44 and would like to discontinue taking birth control pills. Do I need to use another form of contraception if I want to avoid getting pregnant? At what point is it safe to assume that won't happen? ANSWER: Many women wonder if...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, High Blood Pressure, Obstetrics, Ovarian Cancer, Gynecology
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'Cruisin' for more Birthdays with Relay for Life of Washington County
julieg@herald-mail.comSharon and John Gildee participated in their first Relay for Life of Washington County in 2008, the year after she was diagnosed with endometrial cancer, Sharon Gildee said Sunday. Their team name for the fundraiser, which benefits American Cancer...Tags: Esophageal cancer, Relay for Life, American Legion, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Medical Research
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Pap smears can detect ovarian and endometrial cancers, Hopkins scientists find
Johns Hopkins scientists have found a way to screen for hard-to-detect endometrial and ovarian cancers in women using a routine Pap smear, a discovery they hope eventually could reduce the number of deaths caused by the deadly malignancies.
The...Tags: Research, Colleges and Universities, Medical Procedures and Tests, Science and Technology, Obstetrics
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Cold caps show promise in keeping hair through chemo
People with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy may soon be able to check one side effect off of their list: hair loss. If the claims and study results are as good as they appear to be, patients can wear a cold hat during chemotherapy to prevent...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Biotechnology, Breast Cancer, Sweden, Medical Research
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Researchers turn attention to breast cancer prevention
Cheryl Corbin's mother and grandmother had breast cancer, so an oncologist suggested she be tested for an inherited gene mutation linked to the disease. But when the results came in, she didn't show up to hear them.
"I was afraid to hear the words,"...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Mastectomy, Post Menopause, Women's Health
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Rush to judgment on birth control
Rush Limbaugh is the reigning shock jock of conservative political punditry — insults, outrage and outsized bluster are his stock in trade — so it takes quite an uproar for him to apologize. But that's what he has done at least twice now, if...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Government Health Care, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Georgetown, Private Health Care
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Dr. Raymond L. Markley Jr.
Dr. Raymond L. Markley Jr., a retired Baltimore gynecologist whose specialty was female urology, died March 4 of pneumonia at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
The former longtime Towson resident who was residing at Oak Crest Village, was 89.
The son of...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Baltimore County, Charles Street, Arts and Culture
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