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Report: Cancer is the world’s costliest disease

Cancer is the world’s top “economic killer” as well as its likely leading cause of death, the American Cancer Society contends in a new report it will present at a global cancer conference in China this week.

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Abortion ban leading to crisis in Philippines: rights group

A ban on abortion in the Roman Catholic Philippines has caused a human rights crisis, with more than half a million women unsafely terminating their pregnancies each year, a rights group said.

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Rights group slams Philippine abortion ban

A U.S.-based rights group urged the Philippines on Monday to reform a tough anti-abortion law that it says have spawned widespread underground procedures that kill about 1,000 women each year in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.

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Editor changes industry-backed tanning pill study

A journal editor has scrubbed a line supporting the use of a L'Oreal-Nestle tanning pill from the conclusion of a company-sponsored study.

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US Army failing troubled troops at home: general

The US Army on Thursday said leadership and discipline have deteriorated at bases in the United States, with officers missing warning signs of soldiers on the verge of suicide.

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HIV drugs should be initiated earlier, says UN

The UN's World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday issued the first overhaul of its guidelines on HIV drugs in four years, saying the therapy now saving more than five million lives should be initiated at an earlier stage of infection.

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Study links Vatican Radio's waves to cancer risk: report

A court-ordered study has found that electromagnetic waves beamed by Vatican Radio leave residents living near the station's antennas at a higher risk of cancer, Italian media said Wednesday.

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Palliative care lacking in much of the world

Most people who are dying around the world have inadequate or no access to painkillers, hospice and palliative care, according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit on Wednesday.

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Drug-resistant diseases on the rise: study

Efforts by rich countries to provide drugs to help fight diseases in poor countries has accelerated disease resistance to antibiotics, a report out Tuesday said.

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Key cuts to healthcare waste saves $3.6 trillion

The U.S. healthcare industry can cut $3.6 trillion in waste over 10 years with a few common-sense steps to eliminate fraud, errors and to encourage efficiency and healthier behavior, according to an analysis by Thomson Reuters.

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