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November 20, 2014

BTG's varicose-vein drug succeeds in U.S. study

British pharmaceutical firm BTG said the first of two U.S. trials of its varicose vein treatment Varisolve had met all its goals, bringing a launch of the long-delayed product a step closer

November 20, 2014

India reports new TB strain resistant to all drugs

Indian doctors have reported the country's first cases of "totally drug-resistant tuberculosis," a long-feared and virtually untreatable form of the killer lung disease

November 20, 2014

Red plates may be secret to eating less

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November 20, 2014

Vitamin A may slash melanoma risk, especially in women

Vitamin A supplements could reduce the risk of developing the deadly skin cancer melanoma, according to a new study

November 20, 2014

Wyoming kidney failure outbreak linked to 'Spice' drug

Three young people have been hospitalized with kidney failure and a dozen others sickened in Casper, Wyoming, in an outbreak linked to a batch of the designer drug Spice

November 20, 2014

600-plus pound man asks YouTube for diet help, becomes viral star

A 23-year-old morbidly obese California man got the exposure he wanted when a video he posted on YouTube asking for weight-loss help went viral

November 20, 2014

Cannabis use tied to psychosis recovery trouble

People who suffer an episode of psychotic symptoms may want to steer clear of marijuana afterwards, according to a study

November 20, 2014

Abbott developing quicker test for orthopedic infections

Infection poses one of the most serious risks to patients getting a hip or knee replaced, and a major U.S. drugmaker is developing a test to quickly identify the pathogens responsible so doctors can treat problems sooner

November 20, 2014

HIV rate down in needle-drug users

There's some good news from the AIDS front: Fewer needle drug users are testing positive for HIV. U.S. health officials say the rate has dropped by half since the 1990s.

November 20, 2014

Levels of cancer among 9/11 workers higher than thought

The number of cancer-stricken New York Police Department (NYPD) employees who worked at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terror attacks is eight percent higher than originally thought