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'Two People Die of TB Every Three Minutes'
Health & Wellness  (tags: tuberculosis, death, health, India, Education, research )

Sophie
- 2 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Every day, more than 5,000 people develop tuberculosis and nearly 1,000 people die, resulting in 2 deaths every 3 minutes.?
A Good Year in the Fight Against AIDS
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, healthcare, prevention )

Maria
- 3 days ago - cbc.ca
While the war against HIV/AIDS is still far from over, 2009 could prove to be a watershed year in terms of advances in prevention and treatment, experts say.
Kangaroos May Hold Skin Cancer Cure: Study
Health & Wellness  (tags: News, study, research, Cancer, Skin, Kangaroos )

Katie
- 4 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Kangaroos may provide the key to a potential treatment to prevent skin cancer, Australian scientists said on Monday.
Obama Orders 30,000-Troop Boost in Afghanistan
Health & Wellness  (tags: swine flu, clinic, health, private provider, H1N, vaccine )

Sophie
- 4 days ago - dailynews.com
Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan Tuesday night, nearly tripling the force he inherited as commander in chief.
25 Open Source Software Projects That Are Changing Healthcare
Health & Wellness  (tags: Healthcare, open source software, Imaging, Medical Practice, Mobile Devices )

Alisa
- 4 days ago - mastersinhealthinformatics.com
From pandemics to bioterrorism and from imaging to medical records and communication, open source software is changing the face of healthcare.
Heart Attack Risk 'Raised By Suppressing Anger'
Health & Wellness  (tags: Anger, Health, Heart Attack, Medicine, Research )

Alisa
- 11 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Men who do not openly express their anger if they are unfairly treated at work double their risk of a heart attack, Swedish research suggests.
Cigarettes Are Bacteria Sticks, Too: Scientific American Podcast
Health & Wellness  (tags: ciggarettes, bacteria, research, disease )

Angela
- 11 days ago - scientificamerican.com
A study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives finds that cigarettes harbor various species of bacteria, some of which cause disease. Karen Hopkin reports
How Cleaning Your Blood Can Help You See Better
Health & Wellness  (tags: cholesterol, AMD, Health, Cancer )

Alisa
- 11 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Filtering patients' blood is being tested as a treatment for agerelated macular degeneration (AMD).
Gene Offers Bowel Cancer 'Shield'
Health & Wellness  (tags: Gene, Shield, disease, humans )

Nancy
- 11 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A gene known to shield the body from harmful chemicals may also protect against bowel cancer, a study suggests.
Another Cancer Drug Too Dear for Britain: Bowel Cancer Victims Denied Life-Prolonging Care That's Free in Europe
Health & Wellness  (tags: Cancer victims, care, health, drug, Europe )

Sophie
- 11 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Bowel cancer sufferers are to be denied a life-prolonging drug on the NHS which is available to patients across Europe and beyond.
 
 
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