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• Pregnancy after breast cancer does not increase chance of recurrence

  04-06-2017 20:40
  New data provide reassurance to breast cancer survivors that having a baby after a breast cancer diagnosis may not increase the chance of their cancer coming back.
  
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• Steady decrease in severe health problems for childhood cancer survivors

  04-06-2017 20:38
  Perhaps no other area of oncology has seen such dramatic progress in treatment over the past decades as childhood cancer. As a result of advances in treatment and care, children with cancer are not only living longer, they are benefiting from reductions in the long-term side-effects of cancer treatment.
  
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• New mechanism behind Parkinson’s disease revealed

  04-06-2017 20:38
  
  Researchers have identified the precise toxic mechanism at work during an overabundance of the protein alpha-synuclein in neurons—the protein is a key causative agent in the development of Parkinson’s disease.
  
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• Low testosterone after testicular cancer is common, linked to chronic health problems

  04-06-2017 20:38
  We can now cure 19 out of 20 cases of testicular cancer, but a significant number of testicular cancer survivors have low testosterone, and that can affect other aspects of their health. Based on this study and others, clinicians should ask testis cancer survivors whether they have symptoms of low testosterone and should watch for signs of associated health problems.
  
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• A single radiation treatment sufficiently relieves spinal cord compression symptoms

  04-06-2017 20:38
  Spinal cord compression is a debilitating condition that many patients with advanced cancer experience. Until now, patients often had to spend multiple days traveling back and forth to undergo radiation treatments. This study means that without compromising care, we can help patients have more time to focus on the things they enjoy instead of on the cancer.
  
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• Questions raised over physician-assisted suicide

  04-06-2017 17:58
  Few issues in medicine have been more controversial in recent years than physician-assisted suicide, with medical experts and the general public unable to come to a consensus that balances the delicate issue of dying with dignity with the interests of the individual and society as a whole.
  
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• Immunotherapy drug effective for metastatic triple negative breast cancer

  04-06-2017 17:58
  The immunotherapy drug, Pembrolizumab, is effective in shrinking tumors among metastatic triple negative breast cancer patients as found in a clinical trial.
  
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• Enhanced test for urinary tract infections detects more bacteria than standard test

  04-06-2017 17:58
  One of the primary ways physicians diagnose urinary tract infections is with a test that detects bacteria in urine. A new enhanced test detects significantly more bacteria than the standard test.
  
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• Breastfeeding may protect against chronic pain after Caesarean section

  04-06-2017 17:58
  Breastfeeding after a Caesarean section (C-section) may help manage pain, with mothers who breastfed their babies for at least two months after the operation three times less likely to experience persistent pain compared to those who breastfed for less than two months, according to new research.
  
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• New treatment options for patients with advanced BRCA-related breast cancer

  04-06-2017 17:57
  Six years ago an international team of physician scientists led a charge to advance clinical testing of the PARP inhibitor olaparib in cancer patients with known inherited BRCA mutations. This weekend, that push comes full circle with the presentation of results of the phase III OlympiAD trial demonstrating for the first time that olaparib is superior to chemotherapy in patients with BRCA-related advanced breast cancer.
  
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• New disposable, wearable patch found to effectively detect sleep apnea

  04-06-2017 17:57
  Results of a definitive clinical trial show that a new, disposable diagnostic patch effectively detects obstructive sleep apnea across all severity levels.
  
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• Bed partners may unintentionally contribute to the perpetuation of insomnia

  04-06-2017 17:57
  Preliminary results from a new study show that partners of people who have insomnia may try to be supportive by engaging in a range of behaviors that unintentionally contradict treatment recommendations.
  
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• Babies born to mothers with sleep apnea have higher risk of adverse neonatal outcomes

  04-06-2017 17:57
  A new study is the first to demonstrate a higher risk of congenital anomalies and resuscitation at birth in newborns of mothers who have obstructive sleep apnea.
  
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• Artificial intelligence - wonderful and terrifying - will change life as we know it

  04-06-2017 16:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Now that "deep learning" allows computers to think in very human ways, everything is up for grabs. Ira Basen's special hour-long documentary is called, "Into the Deep: The Promise and Perils of Artificial Intelligence."
  
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• Trump 'does believe in climate change', says US ambassador to UN

  04-06-2017 04:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US president accepts human activity is partly to blame for global warming, says a top official.
  
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• Who killed Oetzi the Iceman? Italy reopens coldest of cases

  04-06-2017 01:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Did someone get away with murder? A German detective re-examines a case 5,300 years old.
  
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