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By ED SUSMAN
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 1 (UPI) — Researchers suggested Thursday that lingering questions over the general safety of the procedure known as uterine fibroid embolization have been answered — and the answer is that the minimally invasive treatment is safe and effective.
The other key issue: How does the therapy affect pregnancy? Doctors say that […]
LONDON, Feb. 1 (UPI) — Home safety education, especially with free or low-cost equipment such as smoke detectors thrown in, can make British homes safer, a review found.
However, there isn't enough evidence yet to know whether these home improvements lead to fewer child injuries, according to study leader Dr. Denise Kendrick of the University […]
By ALEX CUKAN UPI Health Correspondent
ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 1 (UPI) — Many people with cancer — or any other disease — complain of pain, but that pain is often not acknowledged.
A couple of years ago I was told that a member of a prominent American political family had an operation. Afterwards, the family […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 1 (UPI) — The discovery of tumor-producing stem cells in pancreatic cancer may result in new therapies for this highly fatal disease, say U.S. scientists.
Five-year survival rates for pancreatic cancer are just 3 percent, and only 10 percent to 15 percent of patients can benefit from surgery.
The […]
By OLGA PIERCE UPI Health Business Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) — Clinical trials of cellulose sulfate, one of the most promising anti-HIV microbicide compounds, have ended in disappointment, researchers announced late Wednesday.
But advocates for microbicides — gels that can be applied to the vagina to discreetly protect against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections […]
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