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Saturday 20 June 2009
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Green Tea Slows Down Prostate Cancer Progression Significantly
Written by Christian Nordqvist
A study carried out by researchers in the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, USA, found that men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds found in green tea had considerable...
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CDC Reports 21,449 Cases Of Swine Flu, Including 87 Deaths In The USA
Written by Christian Nordqvist
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA, in its latest update, dated Friday evening, 19th June, 2009, reports a total of 21,449 confirmed human cases of swine flu A(H1N1) infection, including 87 deaths...
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What Is Menstruation? What Are Periods?
Written by Christian Nordqvist
A period, or menstruation, is the shedding of the endometrium - the uterine lining. Menstruation is also known as menses. All female humans, as well as some other female mammals, have regular periods during their reproductive age...
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Other Medical and Health News for 20 June*
Formula 1 Team Races Against Hunger
The UJI Is Working To Develop A Digital Analysis System Of Multispectral Images That Allows Melanoma To Be Distinguished From Other Kinds Of Diseases
Popular imageSame-Sex Behavior Seen In Nearly All Animals, Review Finds
Sudden Collapse In Ancient Biodiversity: Was Global Warming The Culprit?
Global Health Funding Soars, Boosted By Unprecedented Private Giving
Scientists Capture The First Image Of Memories Being Made
Long-Term Care Costs Exceed Yearly Income For Many Calif. Seniors Living Alone
Size Did Matter - Oldest Evidence For Reproduction With Giant Sperm Uncovered At The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Mate Selection: How Does She Know He'll Take Care Of The Kids?
Humans Related To Orangutans, Not Chimps, Says New Pitt, Buffalo Museum Of Science Study
School Program Cuts Problem Behaviors In Fifth Graders In Half
'Ballooning' Spiders Grounded By Infection
People Think Bottled Water Is Healthy ... Sort Of
British Climate Act 'Failed Before It Started'
Study Highlights Massive Imbalances In Global Fertilizer Use
Method For Computing Evolutionary Trees Could Revolutionize Evolutionary Biology
Human Eye Inspires Advance In Computer Vision From Boston College Researchers
Popular imageLicorice Gargle Reduces Sore Throat After Surgery
Popular imageGreen Tea May Affect Prostate Cancer Progression
Young Offenders' Health Critical To Rehabilitation
Popular imageScientists Out A Gene For Gout
Growth In German Children
Common Fish Species Has 'Human' Ability To Learn
Individual Primates Display Variation In General Intelligence
Group Health Cooperative Shows Investing In More Primary Care Pays For Itself
New Study Finds That Sharing Genetic Resources Key To Adaptation To Climate Change In Africa
Arizona Heart Institute Enrolls First Patient In Anaconda(TM) Investigational Study For The Treatment Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Helix BioPharma To Present L-DOS47 Analytical Method Development Findings At 2009 AAPS National Biotechnology Conference
Popular imageUrologist And Allergist Explore Link Between Allergies And Interstitial Cystitis
Popular imageSchool Of Dentistry Studies Link Between Oral Health And Memory
Cephalon Provides Clinical Update On Lestaurtinib In Relapsed Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Lytix Biopharma And KAEL-GemVax Announce Joint Clinical Trial To Combine LTX-315 And GV1001 Cancer Immunotherapy
Human Genome Sciences Announces Completion Of Enrollment In Phase 2b Monthly-Dosing Trial Of Albuferon(R)
Families Of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Announces Latest Developments On Three SMA Drug Discovery Programs
American Red Cross Bleeds Frontline Blood Drive Workers
American Academy Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine Leader Suggests Health Care Reforms To Cut Costs
Turkish Ministry Of Health Purchases Two CyberKnife(R) Systems
PLC Systems To Present At IN3 Conference
Popular imageDramatic Outcomes In Prostate Cancer Study
BRIT1 Allows DNA Repair Teams Access To Damaged Sites
Spinal Cord Stimulation For Pain Problems May Allow Soldiers To Be Deployed
The Necessity Of Adrenalectomy At The Time Of Radical Nephrectomy: A Systematic Review
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