Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Good news in the war on cancer

Posted by admin on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 12:32 AM

	The National Cancer Institute's annual report to the nation, released Thursday, confirms what cancer experts have been suggesting for the past decade -- the war on the disease is now a winning proposition, with fewer cases occurring and fewer people dying. Read full article: 'Good news in the war on cancer'

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Articles: Heart attack in UK every two minutes

Posted by admin on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 12:30 AM

	The number of people living with coronary heart disease in the UK is steadily rising on the back of soaring obesity rates and is estimated by the British Heart Foundation to have reached a record 2.7 million. Read full article: 'Heart attack in UK every two minutes'

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Articles: Drug card benefits escaping U.S. seniors

Posted by admin on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 12:28 AM

	Medicare chief Dr. Mark McClellan has spent millions on advertising the program's new drug discount cards and countless hours personally promoting them - to no avail, apparently. Read full article: 'Drug card benefits escaping U.S. seniors'

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Articles: Spitzer's prescription for reform

Posted by admin on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 12:15 AM

	Eliot Spitzer has found a blind spot in the regulation of the global drugs industry in levelling allegations of misleading research about Paxil, the anti-depressant made by GlaxoSmithKline, the global number two by sales. Read full article: 'Spitzer's prescription for reform'

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Articles: Help a senior use Web to pick a drug discount card

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 03:57 AM

	As predicted, the newly available Medicare drug discount cards are complicated, confusing, and save seniors only a little bit of money. But a little bit of money is worth saving if that's the best deal you can get. So here's a guide to understanding and selecting a card. Read full article: 'Help a senior use Web to pick a drug discount card'

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Articles: Prozac effective

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 03:55 AM

	Prozac has been shown to have value in treatment of teenagers with depression, according to preliminary findings of a federally financed study. Read full article: 'Prozac effective'

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Articles: Cancer patients surviving longer

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 03:51 AM

	Americans are living longer with cancer, says a report out today. About 64% of cancer patients now survive five years after being diagnosed, a rate that has been climbing since the 1970s, when half of patients lived that long, says the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2001 Read full article: 'Cancer patients surviving longer'

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Articles: Prozac Appears Safe, Effective in Teens

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 03:47 AM

	While it may not settle the debate entirely, preliminary findings from a major U.S. government-funded study suggest that antidepressants do not raise the risk of suicide in adolescents. Read full article: 'Prozac Appears Safe, Effective in Teens'

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Articles: Lung cancer rates show first decline among women

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 03:28 AM

	Lung cancer rates have dropped slightly for the first time in women, according to a new federal report. Read full article: 'Lung cancer rates show first decline among women'

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Articles: Help a senior use Web to pick a drug discount card

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 03:25 AM

	As predicted, the newly available Medicare drug discount cards are complicated, confusing, and save seniors only a little bit of money. But a little bit of money is worth saving if that's the best deal you can get. So here's a guide to understanding and selecting a card. Read full article: 'Help a senior use Web to pick a drug discount card'

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