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Skin Cancer Risk Seen in Vietnam Vets Exposed to Agent Orange
NIH study finds regular aspirin use may reduce ovarian cancer risk
Women who take aspirin daily may reduce their risk of ovarian cancer by 20 percent, according to a study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. However, further research is needed before...
There's Still Time to Get a Flu Shot
China's New Bird Flu Might Put People at Risk, Report Says
Adding chemotherapy following radiation treatment improves survival for adults with low-grade gliomas, a slow-growing type of brain tumor
Adults with low-grade gliomas, a form of brain tumor, who received a chemotherapy regimen following completion of radiation therapy, lived longer than patients who received radiation therapy alone, according to long-term follow-up results from a...
NIH, industry and non-profits join forces to speed validation of disease targets
The U.S. National Institutes of Health, 10 biopharmaceutical companies and several nonprofit organizations launched an unprecedented partnership to transform the current model for identifying and validating the most promising biological targets of...
First evidence-based diagnostic criteria published for temporomandibular disorders
The first evidence-based diagnostic criteria have been developed to help health professionals better diagnose temporomandibular disorders (TMD), commonly known as TMJ, a group of often-painful jaw conditions that affect an estimated 10 to 15 percent...
NIH study offers insight into why cancer incidence increases with age
The accumulation of age-associated changes in a biochemical process that helps control genes may be responsible for some of the increased risk of cancer seen in older people, according to a National Institutes of Health study.
A Survival Guide for Winter's Threats
