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Monday 22 June 2009
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Iran Reports First Confirmed Case Of H1N1 Swine Flu
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
The Ministry of Health in Iran has reported the country's first confirmed case of H1N1 swine flu, in a 16 year-old Iranian boy who lives in the US and was visiting Iran. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health... [read article]

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London Surgeon Pioneering Scarless Abdominal Surgery Using Belly Button
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
A London surgeon is pioneering a new way to remove abdominal organs through the belly button using an approach called single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) which requires only a 10 mm cut in the navel to allow entry... [read article]

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Green Tea Compounds Reduced Prostate Cancer Markers, Study
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
US researchers found that men with prostate cancer who consumed a mix of polyphenols found in green tea experienced a significant reduction in serum markers such as PSA, VGF and VEGF that predict the progression of prostate cancer... [read article]


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