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Screening for Ovarian Cancer Saves Few Lives

Like breast cancer, the survival rate for ovarian cancer can be high when the disease is detected early, before it spreads.

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Men With Breast Cancer Face Worse Prognosis

Men who are diagnosed with breast cancer are more likely to die over the next 15 years than female patients, researchers report.

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Low-Sugar Cereals Help Kids Eat Healthier

Children are more likely to eat a nutritious, balanced breakfast if they are served low-sugar cereals, even if they add a little table sugar to their bowls, a new study says.

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Gibbs: Gov’t May Appeal Health Care Ruling

On Monday White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed concerns that the Obama administrations hard-fought health care law will eventually will be overturned, after a court ruled one of the provisions unconstitutional. (Dec. 13)

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Experts: Exercise Crucial for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

New guidelines call for people with type 2 diabetes to get at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous aerobic exercise over the course of at least three days during the week, and not to skip more than two days of exercising.

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Women who have false-positive results on a mammogram are at increased risk of developing breast cancer, according to findings of a large Danish study.

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Wandering Tumor Cells Predict Poor Outcome

Women with metastatic breast cancer who have no tumor cells circulating in their blood after the first round of treatment live longer than those who do, French researchers report.

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30 Million Americans Admit They Drive Drunk

About 30 million Americans admit to driving while drunk each year, and another 10 million say they get behind the wheel of motor vehicles when under the influence of illicit drugs, according to new federal research.

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Kids’ Diets Rarely Mimic Their Parents’

A new study suggests that parents have minimal sway over their children’s diets.

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World Health Organization Calls BPA Legislation and Control "Premature"

Bisphenol A Is In Your Tomato Sauce TreeHugger was one of the earliest sites to raise concern about endocrine disrupting chemicals like Bisphenol A; we were loud in our support for the removal of polycarbonate bottles (an easy target as there are lots of alternatives) and for the elimination of BPA epoxies from tin cans . Treehugger was the first to note that BPA is used in the lids of home canning products , and recently covered the issue of

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