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Immunotherapy scores a first win against some breast cancers

For the first time, one of the new immunotherapy drugs has shown promise against breast cancer in a large study …

FDA plans meeting to discuss safety data on breast implants

U.S. health regulators say they’ll convene a public meeting of medical advisers next year to discuss new science on breast …

Aspirin disappoints for avoiding first heart attack, stroke

Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or …

Weight loss drug Belviq seems safe for heart, study finds

For the first time, a drug has been shown to help people lose weight and keep it off for several …

Helping nature: Inducing labour avoids cesarean for some moms

Move over, Mother Nature. First-time moms at low risk of complications were less likely to need a cesarean delivery if …

Hopes rise again for a drug to slow Alzheimer’s disease

CHICAGO — Hopes are rising again for a drug to alter the course of Alzheimer’s disease after decades of failures. …

Late life high blood pressure may harm the brain, study says

Decades ago, hundreds of nuns and priests made an extraordinary decision: They agreed to donate their brains upon death to …

After a death, how much can ‘broken heart’ hurt survivors?

You hear it whenever someone gets sick or dies soon after losing a spouse: Was it because of a broken …

Science Says: What we know about cancer risk and coffee

Trouble is brewing for coffee lovers in California, where a judge ruled that sellers must post scary warnings about cancer …

How to find hidden cancers? Doctors try glowing dyes

PHILADELPHIA – It was an ordinary surgery to remove a tumour – until doctors turned off the lights and the …

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