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4 hrs ago | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Swine flu has reached all parts of Alaska

The pandemic flu has reached all six regions of Alaska, a state medical epidemiologist said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza

12 hrs ago | MedicineNet

Menstrual Periods: Clues to Ovarian Cancer

July 9, 2009 -- A woman's hormonal activity over her lifetime affects her risk of dying from ovarian cancer , according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Ovarian Cancer, Health, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Fri Jul 10, 2009

India eNews

Relatives of swine-flu infected sailor quarantined

Goa health authorities Friday quarantined four relatives of a US-returned sailor, including his wife, after the 31-year-old man was confirmed for swine flu.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine

Medical News Today

Link Between Migraines And Reduced Breast Cancer Risk Confirmed

Featured Article Main Category: Headache / Migraine Also Included In: Breast Cancer ; Women's Health / Gynecology ; Menopause Article Date: 10 Jul 2009 - 2:00 PDT US researchers have recently confirmed the findings of an earlier smaller study they published last year that suggested women with a history of migraine are likely to have a lower risk of ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Migraine, Health, Breast Cancer, Headache, Women's Health, Seattle Metro

Telegraph.co.uk

Migraines reduce breast cancer risk in women

Women who suffer with migraines are 26 per cent less likely to develop breast cancer, researchers have found.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Migraine, Health, Getty Images, Media

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Physics Blog

Scientists link elevated insulin to increased breast cancer risk

Elevated insulin levels in the blood appear to raise the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin, Medication, Health, Breast Cancer, Yeshiva University, Diabetes, Women's Health

Health News Digest

Digging in Beach Sand Increases Risk of Gastrointestinal Illness

Children and adults who build castles and dig in the sand at the beach are at greater risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases and diarrhea than people who only walk on the shore or swim in the surf, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Medicine

Newswise

Two Reproductive Factors are Important Predictors of Death from Ovarian Cancer

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that survival among women with ovarian cancer is influenced by age of menarche and total number of lifetime ovulatory cycles.

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Related Topix: Ovarian Cancer, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Huliq.com

Study Confirms Link Between Migraines And Reduced Breast Cancer Risk

The relationship between migraine headaches in women and a significant reduction in breast cancer risk has been confirmed in a follow-on study to landmark research published last year and conducted by scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Migraine, Health, Breast Cancer, Headache

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Loudoun Times

Residents request hearings on power lines and leukemia

Western Loudoun residents have asked the Board of Supervisors Committee on Energy and Environment to conduct public hearings to look into a possible link between childhood leukemia and the kind of high voltage lines planned for and in use near of thousands of homes in the county.

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Related Topix: Leukemia, Health, Medicine

Newkerala.com

Financial crisis could send suicide and homicide rates soaring: Lancet

London, July 8 : Financial crisis may turn out to be a major killer, and could send suicide and homicide rates soaring, says a new Lancet study.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Arizona Republic

It's a non-stop flu season

Arizona is about to have its first-ever yearlong flu season. State and national health officials said Tuesday that the new H1N1 influenza strain is continuing its spread in communities here and around the globe and will likely not die out before children start heading back to school at the end of this month.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Arizona, Maricopa County, AZ, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Tue Jul 07, 2009

CiteULike

Social Class Differentials in Health and Mortality: Patterns and...

NEW josamaga NEW Abstract Social class inequalities in health and mortality have become an increasingly prominent topic of study among sociologists, demographers, economists, and social epidemiologists.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Sun Jul 05, 2009

WisInfo

Swine flu cases remain steady

Confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza are remaining steady in Marathon and Lincoln counties.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Marathon County, WI, Medicine

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Science News

Bad Breath: Studies are homing in on which particles polluting the air are most sickening - and why

July 18th, 2009; Vol.176 #2 Bad breath From left: Alohaspirit/istockphoto; Egdigital/istockphoto Tasteless.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Oregon State University, Atlanta, GA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, UC Irvine, Science / Technology

Thu Jul 02, 2009

A Consuming Experience

Science & the media: Guardian editor & top epidemiologist discuss + Q&A

How do science and the media interact, what is the relationship between scientists and journalists, what's the role of the media, the future of the news business and science news reporting? The video of this very interesting discussion / Q&A on 3 June 2009 with Alan Rusbridger , editor of The Guardian, and Sir Roy Anderson , top epidemiologist and ...

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Related Topix: Journalism, Medicine, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

Brattleboro Reformer

New study: Nuclear workers at higher risk for cancer

Are nuclear power plant workers at higher risk to die of cancer? A study conducted by a Canadian researcher concluded the risk is substantially higher to them than to the general public.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Medicine, Canada, Vermont, Vermont Government

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Vegan diet leads to less dense bones

Vegans have lower bone densities than non-vegans, say Australian researchers. But the news isn't all bad, with the study finding an animal-free diet doesn't translate into more fractures.

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Related Topix: Life, Nutrition, Food, Medicine

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Huliq.com

Breast Cancer Risk Linked To Metabolic Factors

Physiological changes associated with the metabolic syndrome may play a role in the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin, Medication, Life, Food, Dieting, Diabetes

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Sofia News Agency

Serbia, Romania Report New Swine Flu Cases

Photo by BGNES Over the night five new cases of the swine flu virus have been registered in Serbia, after Romania confirmed the 23th case of the virus Saturday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza

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