Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original, they said Friday.
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Doctors: Transplant advance in windpipe cancer
Eastern Africa is free of polio again, with four countries — Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda — having reported no cases of the crippling disease for more than a year, U.N. and other aid agencies said Friday.
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Eastern Africa polio-free, but cases found in Russia
When professional athletes in sports like football and rugby are injured, they commonly get injections of pain-numbing anesthetics to help them stay in the game. Now a new study suggests that, while safety concerns remain, most athletes may not su…
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Little harm seen from painkiller shots for pro athletes
A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as “natural” has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines.
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Chicken producers debate ‘natural’ label
It is possible to replace your lost testosterone through HRT or Hormone Replacement Therapy . This is normally accomplished via testosterone injections, testosterone creams or use of testosterone patches. HRT has been used successfully …
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Natural Testosterone | Natural Testosterone Supplements
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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Health Highlights: July 29, 2010
THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) — Cuvposa (glycopyrrolate) Oral Solution has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat chronic drooling in children aged 3 to 16.
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Cuvposa Approved for Chronic Drooling in Children
THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) — Weight loss has been noted among patients who've had a knee or hip replacement, a new study says.
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Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study
THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) — Even in so-called "good" neighborhoods, there's a significantly increased risk of violence if teens gather with nothing to do and no adult supervision, a new study suggests.
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Increased Risk of Violence Among Unsupervised Teen Groups
THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) — Among black teens, vitamin D deficiency is associated with arterial stiffness — a risk factor for heart disease and stroke — but adequate supplementation may resolve the problem, a new study has found.
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Black Teens May Need Higher Vitamin D Supplementation