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• Report Compares Health-Care Platforms of Presidential Candidates (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Both presidential candidates want to make health insurance available to more Americans, but each has proposed a vastly different route to reform, a new report shows.



• Babies Who Eat Fish Lower Eczema Risk (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Babies who start eating fish before the age of 9 months have a lower risk of developing eczema, new research shows.



• Fish in children's diet cuts eczema risk: study (Reuters)
  Reuters - Feeding babies as little as one portion of fish before they are nine months old may cut their risk of developing eczema, Swedish researchers said on Thursday.



• Chinese armchairs linked to French eczema outbreak (AFP)
  AFP - A French retailer said Wednesday it has withdrawn a range of Chinese-made armchairs and sofas from sale after hundreds of buyers complained of developing a painful eczema rash.



• Reports criticize Obama, McCain health plans (Reuters)
  Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's health care plan would cost too much and create more regulation, while Republican John McCain's plan would leave 60 million Americans without health insurance and reduce coverage, experts said on Tuesday.

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• Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Tamoxifen, the drug used for more than 30 years to treat breast cancer, reduces the risk of osteoporosis-related fractures, a new study shows.



• Aesthetic results of breast surgery can be improved (Reuters)
  Reuters - As a treatment for early-stage breast cancer, a surgical team as devised a new approach to removing the cancerous tissue within the breast while preserving the skin to achieve a better cosmetic appearance without compromising the cancer treatment.



• NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with a reduced risk for breast cancer, a new review suggests.



• 1 in 4 US teen girls got cervical cancer shot (AP)
  AP - One in four teen girls have rolled up their sleeves for the relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, federal health officials said Thursday.



• Tamoxifen Speeds Diagnosis of ER-Negative Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A treatment that helps prevent one type of breast cancer in women with an evaluated risk of the disease also appears to help doctors make an earlier diagnosis of another form of breast cancer, a new study reports.



• Nobel Prize for Discovery of Cervical Cancer Virus (American Cancer Society)
  American Cancer Society - A German scientist has won the Nobel Prize in Medicine, for his discoveries about the family of viruses that cause cervical cancer.



• 3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer (AP)
  AP - Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases.



• Accelerated Breast Radiation: Cheaper, Faster, and Just As Effective? (American Cancer Society)
  American Cancer Society - For women facing radiation therapy after surgery for breast cancer, the standard course of treatment typically involves daily radiation sessions over a period of 6 to 7 weeks. That regimen can be hard to manage, especially for women already juggling work and child care schedules or for those living far from treatment centers.



• Urine Samples Could Reveal Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A simple urine test could one day be an effective way to screen for breast cancer, a new study suggests.



• Hypnosis eases post-breast cancer hot flashes (Reuters)
  Reuters - Hypnosis can help reduce hot flashes among breast cancer survivors, new research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows.

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