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    Study raps Web sites touting stem cell therapies 12/3/2008, 3:09 p.m. ET
    NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers should be wary of Web sites from clinics that offer stem cell treatments, says a study that found a lack of firm medical evidence to back up their claims.

    Cleveland Clinic disclosing doctors' business ties 12/3/2008, 11:54 a.m. ET
    CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Clinic says its publicizing the business ties its 1,800 doctors and researchers have with drug companies and device makers.

    British conjoined twin dies after surgery 12/3/2008, 10:35 a.m. ET
    LONDON (AP) — Faith was breathing for Hope. So when the newborn conjoined Williams twins were separated, it turned out that Hope couldn't live without her sister.

    Saudi Arabia finds chemical in milk from China 12/3/2008, 8:17 a.m. ET
    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Saudi government has found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in powdered milk imported from China and lower concentrations in chocolate wafer cream made in Malaysia.

    Conjoined twin dies after separation surgery 12/3/2008, 6:46 a.m. ET
    LONDON (AP) — A week-old baby has died after surgery to separate her from her twin sister, British doctors said Wednesday.

    Report: Young doctors still too tired for safety 12/2/2008, 5:03 p.m. ET
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors-in-training are still too exhausted, says a new report that calls on hospitals to let them have a nap. Regulations that capped the working hours of bleary-eyed young doctors came just five years ago, limiting them to about 80 hours a week.

    Doctors separating joined twins in London 12/2/2008, 1:50 p.m. ET
    LONDON (AP) — British doctors were conducting surgery to separate twins joined at the chest on Tuesday, hospital officials said.

    Report: Young doctors still too tired for safety 12/2/2008, 10:13 a.m. ET
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors-in-training are still too exhausted, says a new report that calls on hospitals to let them have a nap.

    Brain waves are window into autism language woes 12/2/2008, 10:07 a.m. ET
    CHICAGO (AP) — Unique brain wave patterns, spotted for the first time in autistic children, may help explain why they have so much trouble communicating.

    1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder 12/2/2008, 7:47 a.m. ET
    CHICAGO (AP) — Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind.

    1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder 12/2/2008, 6:42 a.m. ET
    CHICAGO (AP) — Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind.

    Patient photos aid docs reading faceless CT scans 12/2/2008, 12:30 a.m. ET
    CHICAGO (AP) — Imagine sitting in a dark room all day, evaluating CT scans and other medical images on a computer screen but never actually seeing real patients. That's life for many radiologists.

    1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder 12/1/2008, 5:32 p.m. ET
    CHICAGO (AP) — Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind.

    Depression leads to internal fat in 70-somethings 12/1/2008, 4:10 p.m. ET
    CHICAGO (AP) — Older people who are depressed are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat — the kind that can lead to diabetes and heart disease — than people who are not depressed, a disturbing new study found.


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