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CDC: Young adults ignoring skin-cancer warnings
(AP) -- The warnings about skin cancer from too much sun don't seem to be getting through.
May 10, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Skin cancer increasingly common in teens and young adults
(Medical Xpress) -- With summer just around the corner, pediatricians at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center are sounding the alarm on a disturbing trend: A growing number of teenagers and young adults diagnosed with skin ...
May 7, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Malaria bed net strategies will save global community estimated $600 million over the next 5 years
The universal coverage campaign for bed nets succeeded in dramatically extending access to these life-saving products, though recent gains may be in jeopardy unless rapid action is taken. Over 560 million long-lasting insecticide-treated ...
Apr 25, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds dramatic rise in skin cancer in young adults
Even as the rates of some cancers are falling, Mayo Clinic is seeing an alarming trend: the dramatic rise of skin cancer, especially among people under 40. According to a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the ...
Apr 2, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Dose-Response link between tanning bed use, skin cancer
(HealthDay) -- Use of tanning beds, especially in high school and college, is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Feb 28, 2012
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Gates injects $750M in troubled Global Fund
(AP) -- Bill Gates pledged $750 million on Thursday to fight three killer diseases and rescue a beleaguered health fund whose financial losses have cost it donor support.
Jan 26, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New malaria maps to guide battle against the disease
A new suite of malaria maps has revealed in unprecedented detail the current global pattern of the disease, allowing researchers to see how malaria has changed over a number of years.
Jan 23, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Resist temptation to tan, despite winter doldrums
(Medical Xpress) -- Don’t let winter’s lack of sunshine lure you into a tanning bed.
Dec 30, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New disinfection technique could revolutionize hospital room cleaning
A Queen's University infectious disease expert has collaborated in the development of a disinfection system that may change the way hospital rooms all over the world are cleaned as well as stop bed bug outbreaks in hotels ...
Dec 9, 2011
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Health
Inbreeding in bed bugs one key to massive increases in infestations
New research on the bed bug's ability to withstand the genetic bottleneck of inbreeding, announced today at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) annual meeting, provides new clues to explain the rapidly ...
Dec 6, 2011
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