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Can Silicone Breast Implants Increase the Risk of NHL?The strangest stuff seem to increase risk of lymphoma. A study from the Netherlands recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association accidentally found an increased risk of... ... |
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Folate, vitamin B6 and B12 do not appear to affect cancer riskA daily supplementation combination that included folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 had no significant effect on the overall risk of cancer, including breast cancer, among women at high risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the November 5 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the Americ... |
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Howard Wolinsky: Remembering StudsI knew Studs Terkel when he was a living legend. I was saddened to hear of his death this week at age 96. I would bump into him on occasion on the Michigan Avenue Bridge or over at the Chicago Sun-Times office, decked out in his rumpled red-checkered shirt and red socks. Great trademarks. Back ... |
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Mean Jean Schmidt Breaks Pledge To Keep Campaign PositiveI don't know how to tell you this, Jean, but craven Republicans desperate to hold on to their seats cut and run from their word, patriots never do. Don't look now, but I think your knickers are on fire. Just one week after making this pledge(.pdf), Schmidt releases an ad attacking rival (and Bl... |
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ER Overcrowding Caused by Insured, Not UninsuredA new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association proves once and for all that crowded emergency rooms are typically filled with insured patients, not the uninsured. ... ... |
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American Doctors Regularly Issue Placebos, Survey SaysLONDON — About half of American doctors in a new survey say they regularly give patients placebo treatments _ usually drugs or vitamins that won't really help their condition. And many of these doctors are not honest with their patients about what they are doing, the survey found. That con... |

