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• Psoriasis Tied to Raised Heart Risk (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- The common skin ailment psoriasis may boost the risk for heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular woes, probably through a shared inflammatory response, a new Danish study found.



• Genes may help identify deadly yeast infections (Reuters)
  Reuters - A test that looks for specific patterns of genes that are switched on may lead to a better way of diagnosing dangerous yeast infections in the blood, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.



• Health Tip: Who's a Good Candidate for LASIK? (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- LASIK eye surgery is designed to reduce or eliminate the need for contact lenses or glasses in some people.



• Health Tip: Avoid Triggers for Eczema (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- The skin condition eczema, characterized by an itchy red rash, may be caused by a host of allergens or irritants.



• Mom's diet may alter infant's allergies (Reuters)
  Reuters - Eating lots of vegetables and fruits during pregnancy may lower the chance of having a baby with certain allergies, hint study findings from Japan.

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• Newer Genetic Info Adds Little to Predicting Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- Plugging certain genetic data into the standard risk-assessment model for breast cancer won't do much to help gauge a woman's odds for getting the disease, a new study shows.



• Tests for genes don't predict breast cancer better (Reuters)
  Reuters - Studying genes linked to breast cancer may someday lead to better treatments, but they do little to improve a doctor's ability to predict who is likely to develop a tumor, researchers reported on Wednesday.



• US launches new breast cancer treatment study (AFP)
  AFP - Researchers launched a clinical study Wednesday to test new treatments for aggressive breast cancer in a rare alliance between the US government and five major drug companies.



• US launches new breast cancer treatment study (AFP)
  AFP - Researchers launched a clinical study Wednesday to test new treatments for aggressive breast cancer in a rare alliance between the US government and five major drug companies.



• Breast cancer study aims to speed drugs, cooperation (Reuters)
  Reuters - Researchers launched a unique collaboration on Wednesday aimed at getting cancer drugs to the market more quickly in which three companies will cooperate with the U.S. government and non-profit groups to test five experimental breast cancer drugs.



• A New Way to Zap Away Uterine Fibroids (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Focused ultrasound is an effective way to get rid of uterine fibroids, the noncancerous but troublesome tumors that can grow inside the uterus, new research shows.



• Freezing Tumors Shows Promise Against Prostate, Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have succeeded in freezing away breast and prostate tumors in a small number of patients, opening a promising door to a new generation of cancer treatments.



• Experiment seeks blood test for breast cancer (Reuters)
  Reuters - An experimental approach that looks for the DNA leaking out from dead and dying cells may provide a route to a blood test for breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.



• Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors need to do a better job of explaining genomic test results to breast cancer patients, say U.S. researchers.



• Certain Bone Drugs May Lower Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis might reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to new research.

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