Husband: Zsa Zsa Gabor recovering at home after four-week hospital stay

Husband: Zsa Zsa Gabor released from hospital

Former lineman Jamar Nesbit sues NFL over StarCaps, a weight-loss supplement

Jamar Nesbit sues NFL over weight-loss supplement

Seahawks’ Curry among 1st to be treated in new NFL era of dealing with head injuries

Seahawks’ Curry a test case in new concussion era

Paraguay says president to undergo 6 chemotherapy sessions for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Soon, breath test to detect cancer

LONDON - Scientists from an Israeli institute are developing a novel breath test that can detect early signs of breast, lung, bowel and prostate cancer.

UK’s breast cancer death rates dropped the most in Europe, but better records still needed

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Thumbnail sketches of 10 slain in attack on medical mission in northern Afghanistan

Sketches of 10 people slain in Afghan aid attack

FDA panel of advisers backs GlaxoSmithKline seizure drug, despite side effects

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Doctor: Anna Nicole Smith had chronic pain syndrome, was addicted to prescription drugs

Doctor says Anna Nicole had chronic pain syndrome

Hormone replacement therapy increases breast cancer risk

LONDON - A new study has revealed that longer hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can dramatically increase women’s chances of developing breast cancer.

David Wolper, who produced TV landmark ‘Roots,’ acclaimed documentaries, has died

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17 more dengue cases in Delhi

NEW DELHI - The number of dengue cases in the national capital rose to 174 Thursday with 17 more people testing positive for the disease, an official said.

Dubai to host international meet on women’s health

Dubai, Aug 11 (IANS/WAM) Dubai will host an international conference on womens’ health in November, it was announced Wednesday.

Superbug from India causes scare in Britain

LONDON - A superbug that is fiercely resistant to antibiotics with “an alarming potential to spread” has caused a scare in Britain.

Swine Flu Vaccine Proves Successful

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Brit Indian GP faces sack for ignoring symptoms of cancer victim for six years

LONDON - A British Indian general physician (GP), who ignored a woman cancer patient’s symptoms for six years, faces the possibility of being struck off the membership of the General Medical Council on grounds of serious misconduct.

Quick and cheap autism test a step closer

LONDON - Screening for autism in adults and children could take just 15 minutes and cost as little as 100 pounds as British scientists have developed a brain scan for the condition.

British doctors warn new superbug found in patients from India, Pakistan could spread widely

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Sunscreens containing vitamin A do not cause skin cancer: Study

WASHINGTON - There is no evidence that the inclusion of retinyl palmitate (vitamin A) in sunscreens can cause cancer in humans, according to a new study.

Subcontinent ’superbug’ in UK hospitals ‘resistant to all known antibiotics’

LONDON - Experts have warned that a new superbug that is resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics, has entered UK hospitals.

One degree drop in mercury can bring extra heart attacks

LONDON - A fall in temperature even by a degree on a single day can bring on 200 extra heart attacks, a study says.

Zinc in blood reduces risk of pneumonia in elders by 50 pc: Study

WASHINGTON - Scientists have found that normal blood zinc concentrations reduce the risk of pneumonia in elders by 50 percent.

Indian-origin doctor found guilty of misconduct in Britain

LONDON - An Indian-origin doctor who ignored a cancer patient’s symptoms for six years has been found guilty of serious misconduct, an official said.

Two die of swine flu in Orissa, toll seven

BHUBANESWAR - Two women died of swine flu in Orissa, taking the toll due to H1N1 to seven in the state, an official said. This happened even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that the H1N1 virus, which is responsible for swine flu, has “largely run its course”.

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