Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds.

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Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researchers report.

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Antidepressant patch doesn’t help smokers quit

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An antidepressant drug delivered through a patch on the skin is no better than placebo for helping smokers kick the habit, new research shows.

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Odds of getting new kidney uneven

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they’ve had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests.

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CORRECTION: Timer may help kids’ bladder control problems

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[Changes numbers of patients in first sentence of paragraph 4 (replaces 58 and 35 with 30 and 18), and replaces old para 5 with new para, in story posted Sep 2, 2010.]

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Early day care may promote eczema development

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany.

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Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads

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SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) – It wasn’t what you would call a casual get-together.

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Common bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer risk

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LONDON (Reuters) – People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus, a British study found on Friday.

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Mechanisms and function of a type of mysterious immune cell discovered

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In two closely related studies, two teams of scientists have discovered the underlying mechanisms that activate a type of immune cell in the skin and other organs. The findings may lead to the development of new therapies to treat inflammation, wounds, asthma and malignant tumors.

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How bone-marrow stem cells hold their ‘breath’ in low-oxygen environments

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Researchers have identified unique metabolic properties that allow a specific type of stem cell in the body to survive and replicate in low-oxygen environments.

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