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  • June 2008

    • Low Vitamin D Linked to Early Death

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 24, 08 6:13 AM CDT

      Low Vitamin D Linked to Early Death

      People with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to die earlier from a variety of causes than people with normal levels of the so-called "Sunshine Vitamin," according to a new study. The study is the latest to underscore the health benefits of vitamin D—and points to nearly twice the risk of early death from any cause, as well as from heart-related problems. More »

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      health  • cancer  • colon cancer  • milk  • vitamin D  • osteoporosis  • mortality  • Sunshine vitamin  • rickets

  • April 2008

    • Vitamins Can Kill, Warns Shocking New Study

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 16, 08 4:10 AM CDT

      Vitamins Can Kill, Warns Shocking New Study

      Antioxidant vitamin supplements do not improve health or prevent disease—and may even cause death, according to new research. In a stunning blow to millions who take vitamins, a review of 67 studies involving 230,000 users showed "no convincing evidence" that antioxidants had any benefit, and linked vitamin A supplements to a 16% increase in premature death, reports the Daily Telegraph. More »

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      antioxidants  • mortality  • vitamins  • vitamin C  • free radicals  • beta carotene

  • February 2008

    • FDA Clears Avastin for Breast Cancer

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 22, 08 6:06 PM CST

      FDA Clears Avastin for Breast Cancer

      The FDA has approved a drug currently prescribed to treat lung and colon cancer for use on breast cancer patients, the AP reports. The decision defies the advice of the FDA's own advisory panel, which recommended that Avastin not be used to treat breast cancer on the grounds that it slowed tumor growth without increasing life expectancy. Patient advocates are thrilled with the ruling. More »

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      FDA  • breast cancer  • lung cancer  • colon cancer  • tumors  • Genentech  • mortality  • Avastin

  • November 2007

    • Study: Weight Lessens Some Causes of Death

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 7, 07 1:40 PM CST

      Study: Weight Lessens Some Causes of Death

      Overweight people are much less likely to die of a plethora of diseases, federal researchers announced today, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, infections, and lung disease. This gives them a lower mortality rate than people of normal weight, despite higher risk of heart disease and diabetes. “If we use the criteria of mortality, then the term ‘overweight’ is a misnomer,” one professor said. More »

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      health  • cancer  • obesity  • heart disease  • weight  • overweight  • cardiovascular disease  • mortality

  • September 2007

    • Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Sep 26, 07 7:36 AM CDT

      Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop

      Breast cancer mortality rates have continued to drop 2% a year, according to the latest statistics from the American Cancer Society.  Diagnoses also fell 3.7% annually, both because fewer women were on hormone therapy which could have triggered more cases and because 2% fewer women were getting mammograms, preventing diagnosis, according to figures through 2004, the most recent available. More »

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      cancer  • breast cancer  • mammogram  • American Cancer Society  • mortality  • diagnosis

    • Global Infant Mortality Rate Lowest in Years

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Sep 13, 07 3:10 AM CDT

      Global Infant Mortality Rate Lowest in Years

      Infant mortality rates have dropped to new lows worldwide, according to UNICEF. Vaccination drives, education supporting breastfeeding, and anti-malarial measures helped drive last year's death rate of children under 5 down to 72 per 1,000. It stood at 93 per 1,000 in 1993. "It could be  that this is the tipping point when we now see a dramatic decline," said a UNICEF official. More »

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      health  • children  • Africa  • infant mortality  • mortality  • UNICEF

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