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Ex-Kiss drummer: Breast cancer not just for women (AP) (Nov-18, 05:39 EDT )-- AP - Lying in bed one night in 2007, Peter Criss felt something strange: a small lump on his left breast.
Birth control pill use 'growing in Asia' (AFP) (Nov-18, 05:16 EDT )-- AFP - The Asia-Pacific market for contraceptives should post strong growth in the next decade as women shed their fears and new products are introduced, drugs giant Bayer Schering Pharma said Wednesday.
Ancient Egyptians knew the pain of heart disease (AFP) (Nov-18, 05:05 EDT )-- AFP - The hardening of the arteries associated with heart attacks and strokes is not just a modern phenomenon, according to new research showing ancient Egypt's pharaohs suffered from heart disease too.
Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes (AP) (Nov-18, 03:52 EDT )-- AP - Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.
Bangladeshi twins stable after separation surgery (AFP) (Nov-18, 02:29 EDT )-- AFP - Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna were in serious but stable condition Wednesday after Australian surgeons separated their conjoined heads in what has been hailed as a "miracle" operation.
Roche announces late-stage trial for heart drug (Reuters) (Nov-18, 02:22 EDT )-- Reuters - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday it would conduct a new late-stage trial to evaluate the effect of one of its drug candidates in combating a thickening of the arteries in patients.
Formerly conjoined twins in stable condition (AP) (Nov-18, 02:03 EDT )-- AP - An aid worker who helped bring formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins to Australia where doctors managed to separate them spoke of her relief Wednesday over their successful surgery, as the girls remained in serious but stable condition.
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