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Estrogen May Fight Dementia

By Coco Masters
When is it a good time to take estrogen? Every new study on hormone replacement therapy and menopause seems to confuse the question further. Taking estrogen and progestin has been linked to increased risks of heart disease, stroke and even breast cancer in postmenopausal women. But what about taking estrogen alone, for […]

Chemists to hand out the pill to under-16s without prescription

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Girls under 16 could soon be able to get the contraceptive Pill from their chemist without a prescription.
Unveiling the controversial plan, Health Minister Lord Darzi said pharmacists would […]

A simple blood test could detect early breast cancer ‘by end of 2008′

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A simple blood test to detect early breast cancer could be available within months.
It would provide a screening service for younger women at high risk of the disease […]

Libya lifts death sentence in HIV case

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) The death sentence of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV has been commuted to life in prison, a top Libyan official said Tuesday.
The ruling came after the families of the children each received $1 million and agreed to drop their […]

One ‘Kid Nation,’ under fire

Kid Nation, the TV reality show whose second episode airs Wednesday (CBS, 8 ET/PT), is igniting a firestorm of criticism from children’s mental health and media experts, even as some parents of participants say the show made their kids better people.
The premise of the program is to plunk down 40 kids, ages 8 to […]