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• NHS cost agency rejects Bristol-Myers' skin cancer drug
  on Oct 13, 2011 in cancer
  NHS cost agency rejects Bristol-Myers' skin cancer drugBristol-Myers Squibb's Yervoy -- the first drug to help patients with advanced melanoma live longer -- is not cost effective for use in the taxpayer-funded National Health Service (NHS), the he...
• Obesity surgery in Britain could cost £2bn
  on Aug 26, 2011 in weight loss
  Obesity surgery in Britain could cost £2bn-A staggering 26 million Britons will be obese by 2030, placing a huge strain on health services, according to studies published on Friday highlighting the growing global obesity pandemic.Based on present...
• Obesity to worsen, weigh heavily on healthcare costs
  on Aug 26, 2011 in weight loss
  Obesity to worsen, weigh heavily on healthcare costs-Obesity is most widespread in Britain and the United States among the world's leading economies and if present trends continue, about half of both men and women in the United States will be obese b...
• News:diet alone helps lower bad cholesterol
  on Aug 24, 2011 in weight loss
  diet alone helps lower bad cholesterol-A diet based around plants, nuts and high-fiber grains lowered "bad" cholesterol more than a low-saturated-fat diet that was also vegetarian, researchers reported on Tuesday. And the drop in low-density lipo...
• Men, boomers fuel growth in spa industry
  on Aug 23, 2011 in vitality
  Men, boomers fuel growth in spa industry-The spa industry is booming, particularly in China and India, as more men and aging boomers seek pain relief as well as relaxing and luxury treatments, including $1,250 facials.Massage is still the most popu...
• Trial Drug Shows Preliminary Promise Against Ovarian Cancer
  on Aug 22, 2011 in cancer
  Trial Drug Shows Preliminary Promise Against Ovarian CancerAn experimental drug that's shown promise against ovarian cancer caused by mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes may also be effective against ovarian cancer not caused by those gene mutat...
• news study: Weight Gain Hits Women After Marriage, Men After Divorce
  on Aug 22, 2011 in weight loss
  news study: Weight Gain Hits Women After Marriage, Men After Divorce-Tying or untying the knot seems to affect men's and women's waistlines differently: A new study shows that women are more apt to pile on excess pounds after marriage, while men ad...
• Happy Teens Usually Crime-Free Teens, Study Finds
  on Aug 22, 2011 in Drugs
  Happy Teens Usually Crime-Free Teens, Study Finds-A new study helps support the notion that happy young teens are more likely to avoid crime. To reach this finding, researchers at the University of California, Davis analyzed 1995 and 1996 data fro...
• Researchers Say They've Found Common Cause of All Types of ALS
  on Aug 22, 2011 in Drugs
  Researchers Say They've Found Common Cause of All Types of ALS-The apparent discovery of a common cause of all forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) could give a boost to efforts to find a treatment for the fatal neurodegenerative disease, a...
• NEWS : FDA approves Seattle Genetics cancer drug
  on Aug 20, 2011 in cancer
  FDA approves Seattle Genetics cancer drug-Drug regulators gave the go ahead on Friday for a blood cancer medicine by Seattle Genetics Inc, making it the first drug for Hodgkin's lymphoma approved in more than 30 years. The Food and Drug Administrat...

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