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WHO: At Least 48 People at-risk of Ebola in Sierra Leone have not been found
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 04, 2016 11:32 AM ESTAt least 48 people who might have been infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone have yet to be found, the WHO said.
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Test Can Tell If You Need Antibiotics For Cold
By Peter R | Jan 22, 2016 01:22 PM ESTThe test based on gene profiles can help restrict antibiotic resistance.
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Sharjah Woman Suffers Traumatic Experience Receiving False HIV Diagnosis
By Jenn Loro | Jan 13, 2016 10:36 AM ESTA Dubai-based Pakistani expatriate who expected her second child was wrongly diagnosed as HIV positive by hospital just a few days before her scheduled delivery.
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Cancer Screenings are not Proven Life Savers, Experts Say
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 07, 2016 10:32 AM ESTExperts argued that there is no concrete evidence that cancer screenings reduce overall death rate.
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Ovarian Cancer Screening Tests Effectiveness Remains Inconclusive
By Jenn Loro | Dec 21, 2015 10:03 AM ESTA large ovarian cancer-related screening involving 200,000 women over a 14-year period claimed that blood screening reduces risk of death by 20% but data remained largely vague and inconclusive.
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Cancer Organizations Issue Guidelines for Breast Cancer Survivors
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 08, 2015 09:40 AM ESTThe American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) have issued joint guidelines for breast cancer survivors
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Study Says One Reaction to Penicillin does not mean you are Allergic
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 05, 2015 05:14 PM ESTPeople who have reacted to penicillin and were told that they are allergic to the antibiotic might not actually be allergic, a new study reported.
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Doctors who Run more Tests are Sued Less Often, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 05, 2015 12:56 PM ESTPracticing "defensive medicine" by ordering more tests can lower a doctor's risk of being sued for malpractice, a new study reported.
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Soon You Can Beat Alzheimer's With the Click of a Mouse
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 25, 2014 09:38 AM ESTIf you have got 10 minutes free with an Internet connection, you might be able to help researchers answer pressing questions about Alzheimer's disease.
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Researchers Develop Personalized Genetic Test To Predict Prostate Cancer Recurrence Risk
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 13, 2014 11:11 AM ESTResearchers have devised a genetic test to identify which men are at highest risk for their prostate cancer to come back after localized treatment with surgery or radiotherapy, according to a new study.
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Canadian Task Force: Men do not need the Prostate Cancer Test
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 28, 2014 10:35 AM EDTAccording to a Canadian task force, men should not get PSA screening because the test can do more harm than good.
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Drinking Cocoa Linked to Boosting Memory
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 27, 2014 09:30 AM EDTAccording to a new study, participants who consumed a special cocoa beverage experienced improvements in their memory.
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CDC Confirmed First Ebola Case within the U.S.
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 01, 2014 09:34 AM EDTThe CDC confirmed the first case of Ebola in the U.S.
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CDC: About Five Percent of Young American Women have Chlamydia
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 26, 2014 11:12 AM EDTA new federal report found that almost five percent of young American women have chlamydia.
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Lung Cancer Tests Less Effective where Infectious Lung Disease is Common
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 23, 2014 04:06 PM EDTIn a new study, researchers reported that lung cancer diagnostic tests, in particular, become less effective when conducted in areas where infectious lung disease is a common health problem.
