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It will be at least 2014 before the NHS in England has a single electronic records system, say auditors. |
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Chemotherapy does not help people with asbestos-related cancer, according to UK researchers. |
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Surgeons who carry out routine child operations at local hospitals may become in short supply, experts warn. |
News on Health Topics in Australia via Y! +
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drug prescribed to prevent
fractures in breast cancer patients whose tumors have spread
may actually help slow the cancer itself, U.S. researchers
reported on Thursday. |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breast cancer patients who get newer
scans called magnetic resonance imaging are more likely to opt
for mastectomies, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. |
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Children who survive cancer while they
are young are five to 10 times more likely than their healthy
siblings to develop heart disease, U.S. researchers said on
Thursday. |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lung cancer patients who took Eli
Lilly and Co's Alimta after finishing their normal course of
chemotherapy lived 40 percent longer without any tumor
progression than patients who took a placebo, researchers
reported on Thursday. |
Australian Health News (Nine MSN) +
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Greek girl found to be carrying twin 11:22 AM |
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Gecko may solve salmonella puzzle 8:32 AM |
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Darwin trials electronic prescriptions 7:44 AM |
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Bird flu mutations resistant to drugs 7:14 AM |