Medicare Cuts Payout On 2 Cancer Drugs
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Health News

Bayer Drops Drug From a Cancer Trial
2008-02-20 04:51 - A late-stage trial of Nexavar in patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer after a committee said it would not meet the main goal of improving overall survival.

Midlife Suicide Rises, Puzzling Researchers
2008-02-20 04:51 - The suicide rate among 45-to-54-year-olds increased nearly 20 percent from 1999 to 2004.

?Have You Ever Been in Psychotherapy, Doctor??
2008-02-20 04:51 - A curious thing happened to one of my psychiatric residents not long ago. One of his patients caught him off guard with a challenging question: ?Have you ever been in psychotherapy yourself??

What People Owe Fish: A Lot
2008-02-20 04:51 - Feel like a fish out of water? You may not be too far off.

Lowering Odds of Multiple Births
2008-02-20 04:50 - In the complex, expensive and emotionally charged world of fertility treatment, doctors are sounding a call to arms to reverse the soaring rate of multiple births.

Fighting Bedsores With a Team Approach
2008-02-20 04:50 - Bedsores may seem simple, but they are a serious matter for medical professionals.

Gentlemen, 5 Easy Steps to Living Long and Well
2008-02-20 04:50 - Five behaviors in elderly men are associated not only with living into extreme old age, a new study has found, but also with good health and independent functioning.

In Harlem, Baby Talk and the Art of Diplomacy
2008-02-19 04:50 - Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, the renowned child specialist, still gives workshops despite turning 90 in May.

Study Finds Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Insurance
2008-02-19 04:50 - A nationwide study has found that the uninsured and those covered by Medicaid are more likely than those with private insurance to receive a diagnosis of cancer in the late stages of the disease.

Big-Time Injury Strikes Little Players
2008-02-19 04:50 - The number of children and young adolescents being diagnosed with A.C.L. tears has been soaring recently.


 
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