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FDA approves Tesaro’s treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tesaro Inc’s treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in adults, the company said…
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Rhode Island health officials say they won’t change HPV vaccine mandate
State health officials say there are no plans to change a new requirement that middle school students in Rhode Island…
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Blacks may be less likely to get chemo for advanced colon cancer
Black patients with advanced colon cancer are less likely to receive chemotherapy after surgery to excise tumors than white patients,…
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New York couple adopts 4 children after best friend dies of brain cancer
A New York couple with two children of their own followed through on a promise they made to a close…
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Rare disease leaves girl with half a kidney
When 2-year-old Olorato Astrid Selelo came into the hospital, doctors thought she had a common kidney tumor— but they later…
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Marijuana harvested for medical use in Chile
A Chilean municipality harvested legal medical marijuana Tuesday as part of a government-approved pilot project aimed at helping ease pain…
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Lauren Hill is using her limited energy and her final weeks to try to inspire others and to raise money…
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Dogs can detect prostate cancer in urine
Highly-trained dogs are able to detect prostate cancer in urine with 98 percent accuracy, according to a study presented May…
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Mammograms do not reduce breast cancer deaths, study finds
Yearly mammograms in middle-age women do not reduce breast cancer deaths — these tests are essentially as good as physical…
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