Medical News Today: Health News for Saturday 20 June 2009

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Saturday 20 June 2009

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

Same-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?

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

Licorice Gargle Reduces Sore Throat After Surgery

Green Tea May Affect Prostate Cancer Progression

Young Offenders' Health Critical To Rehabilitation

Scientists 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

Urologist And Allergist Explore Link Between Allergies And Interstitial Cystitis

School 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

Dramatic 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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