Diabetes not linked with prostate cancer death
October 3, 2008 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obesity, rather than diabetes, increases the risk that men being treated for locally advanced prostate cancer will die from the cancer, researchers report.
Return to breastfeeding urged amid China scandal
September 30, 2008 — HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's contaminated milk products scandal, which have landed thousands of children in hospital in China this month with kidney illnesses, has reignited calls from medical experts for a return to breastfeeding.
Prostate cancer therapy linked to falls
September 24, 2008 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men with prostate cancer who are on long-term hormone therapy often become weaker physically, leading to an increased risk of falls and injury, researchers report.
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