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Archive for November 6th, 2009

Lifestyle and a Second Breast Cancer

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From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.
Surviving a case of breast cancer doesn’t necessarily end the risk. Women who’ve had one case are at a higher risk of having a second.
At Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Christopher Li has been examining factors that raise the risk, [...]

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A(H1N1): The Vaccine

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A(H1N1): Effective Measures for the Public

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A(H1N1): A Second Wave?

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Brace for New Wave of H1N1

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The country should brace itself for a possible second wave of Influenza A(H1N1), after reports of the disease resurfacing in the Northern Hemisphere and an alert announced by the United States.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the surveillance teams set up when the first A(H1N1) cases appeared in Malaysia [...]

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CAP: Stop Eating Dried Cuttlefish

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Consumers must refrain from eating dried cuttlefish as tests by the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) revealed that it is contaminated with a highly toxic metal known as cadmium.
CAP president S.M. Mohamed Idris said random tests conducted on cuttlefish samples found that the level of cadmium exceeded the safety standard.
“The amount of cadmium detected in [...]

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