Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) — Soy supplements do not protect women against breast cancer, a new study suggests.

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Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) — People who consume a few alcoholic drinks a day and have a family history of colorectal cancer are at increased risk for developing colon cancer, new research suggests.

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Science Shows How Exercise Might Help in Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — Vigorous exercise causes changes in some 180 prostate genes among men with early stage prostate cancer, a new study suggests.

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Popular Diabetes Drug Might Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk: Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — A new Swiss-American study indicates that long-term use of the popular diabetes medication metformin may lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, at least among women.

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Michigan Voters Don’t Favor Legalizing Marijuana (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – Michigan voters passed the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act in 2008 with nearly 63 percent of the vote. On the November ballot, Michigan voters might be asked to consider legalizing marijuana for general use. According to a recent poll, residents are far more cautious about that type of law, reports the Detroit Free Press. Here are details about the legalized marijuana petition drive and how residents are responding to it.

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Study Shows Inverse Link Between Brain Games and Alzheimer’s Disease (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – A clinical study published Monday in the online edition of the Archives of Neurology is the first of its kind to link participation in reading, brain games and writing with a decreased production of a special protein whose presence has been linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

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Statins May Stave Off Liver Cancer in People With Hepatitis B (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) — Popular cholesterol-lowering statins may also lower risk for liver cancer among people with hepatitis B, a new study shows. Hepatitis B, an inflammation of the liver due to the hepatitis B virus, is one of the main causes of liver cancer.

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Long Shifts May Raise Some Nurses’ Odds for Obesity (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) — Nurses who work long hours and have less physically demanding jobs are much more likely to be obese than other nurses, according to a new study.

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Drug May Slow Early Prostate Cancer: Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that Avodart, a drug used to treat an enlarged prostate gland, may help slow the progression of early stage prostate cancer, reducing the need for aggressive treatment in some men.

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New Genetic Clues to Breast Cancer? (HealthDay)

HealthDay – SUNDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified three new genomic regions they believe are linked with breast cancer that may help explain why some women develop the disease.

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