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View Article  New Research Shows Antidepressants May Thwart Breast Cancer Treatment
Popular antidepressants taken with tamoxifen can increase the risk of breast cancer recurrence

PHILADELPHIA, May 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study found that taking tamoxifen with certain antidepressants more than doubled the risk of breast ...   more »
View Article  Researchers unveil contraceptive device designed to block the transmission of HIV
A new contraceptive device could, according to its inventors, not only prevent pregnancy but also block transmission of the HIV virus in women.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (MAY 27, 2009) REUTERS -
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View Article  Obama signs sweeping credit card reform bill
U.S. President Barack Obama signs into law sweeping reforms that restrict credit card interest rates and fees.


WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (MAY 22, 2009) POOL -
U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday ...   more »
View Article  WHO chief says world should prepare for severe flu
WHO's Chan says H1N1 flu will spread to new countries and affected areas should expect more severe cases and deaths.

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (MAY 22, 2009) REUTERS -
Countries should be ready for more serious H1N1 ...   more »
View Article  Mayor Michael Bloomberg addresses the first death due the H1N1 flu in New York City
After an Assistant Principal at a Queens borough public school is the first to die from the H1N1 flu virus outbreak, Mayor Michael Bloomberg pays respects at a morning press conference.


NEW YORK CITY, NEW ...   more »
View Article  Study Shows Complex Interplay of the Human Biological Clock With Height, Weight and Disease
Reykjavik, ICELAND, May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a paper published today in the online edition of Nature Genetics, scientists from deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from Iceland, Denmark and the Netherlands present the discovery of ...   more »
View Article  Novel Vaccine Approach Offers Hope in Fight Against HIV
--Gene Transfer Technology May Lead to an HIV Vaccine--

PHILADELPHIA, May 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A research team may have broken the stubborn impasse that has frustrated the invention of an effective HIV vaccine, by using ...   more »
View Article  Drug trial aims at preventing lung cancer
A trial is underway at the Moffit Cancer Center in Florida to test if drugs can prevent one the deadliest diseases in the world - lung cancer.

TAMPA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (APRIL 28, 2009) REUTERS ...   more »