Peanut allergy linked to worse asthma in kids

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among children and teenagers with asthma, those who also have peanut allergies may have more or more-severe asthma attacks, a new study suggests.

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Doctors fail to cut cholesterol enough, says study

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LONDON (Reuters) - Only half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given the right targets for cutting their cholesterol and millions may suffer heart attack or stroke due to doctors’ poor advice, scientists said on Thursday.

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Prostate test ‘public health disaster’ - discoverer

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become “a hugely expensive public health disaster,” its discoverer said on Wednesday.

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Long-used, little-studied laxative safe, effective

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Until now, a scant number of top notch clinical trials have evaluated whether sodium picosulfate — the active ingredient in numerous over-the-counter laxatives — is safe and effective.

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Calcium may help you live longer: study

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting a bit more calcium in your diet could help you live longer, new research suggests.

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Big first trimester weight gain ups diabetes risk

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows.

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Do needle-exchange programs really work?

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Needle-exchange programs designed to cut injection drug users’ risk of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and other infections do seem to reduce needle sharing, but there is only limited evidence that they lower disease transmission, a new research review concludes.

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Peanut allergy linked to worse asthma in kids

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among children and teenagers with asthma, those who also have peanut allergies may have more or more-severe asthma attacks, a new study suggests.

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Scientists identify microRNA as possible cause of chemotherapy resistance

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Scientists may have uncovered a mechanism for resistance to paclitaxel in ovarian cancer, microRNA-31, suggesting a possible therapeutic target for overcoming chemotherapy resistance.

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Contraceptive pill not associated with increased long-term risk of death, study finds

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Women in the UK who have ever used the oral contraceptive pill are less likely to die from any cause, including all cancers and heart disease, compared with never users, according to new research.

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