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1. Relacionan la psoriasis con hipertensión y diabetes
   

   20 de abril de 2009 -- Las mujeres que tienen psoriasis, una afección crónica de la piel, parecen estar en mayor riesgo de diabetes y presión arterial alta, de acuerdo con un estudio reciente. "Sabíamos que existía alguna relación entre la psoriasis, la diabetes y la presión arterial alta", señala A

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2. How Safe and Effective Are Sunscreens?
   

   July 2, 2009 -- Sunscreens are improving, but three of five brand-name products either don't protect the skin from sun damage sufficiently, contain hazardous chemicals, or both, according to a report by the watchdog organization Environmental Working Group (EWG). "I'd give the industry a C minus," s

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3. Lantus Insulin: Link to Cancer Shaky
   

   July 2, 2009 -- Shaky data from European studies suggest that the long-acting insulin product Lantus might slightly increase cancer risk in people with type 2 diabetes. People should not stop taking Lantus because of this finding, says the FDA. A wide range of diabetes organizations -- and the edito

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4. Study: Acid Reflux Drugs Cause Rebound Symptoms
   

   July 2, 2009 -- Proton pump inhibitors are highly effective treatments for acid reflux symptoms, but taking prescription-strength dosages of the drugs for just a few months can lead to dependency, new research suggests. Healthy adults in the study with no history of acid reflux symptoms -- such as c

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5. Baby Born After Ovarian Transplant
   

   July 1, 2009 -- French doctors report that a woman who banked her ovarian tissue before sickle cell anemia treatment had a baby girl after getting her ovarian tissue transplanted back into her. The woman, whose name has not been made public, gave birth on June 22. "Mother and baby are doing well," P

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6. FDA May Restrict Acetaminophen
   

   July 1, 2009 -- The FDA should put new restrictions on acetaminophen, an advisory committee recommended Tuesday, saying the move would protect people from the potential toxicity that can cause liver failure and even death. The FDA does not have to follow its advisory committees’ recommendations, but

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7. Fattest State Weighs Its Options
   

   July 1, 2009 -- It's official, again. For the fifth year in a row, Mississippi is still the nation's heaviest state -- ground zero for obesity in the U.S. That's according to a new report, F as in Fat 2009, issued today by the nonprofit Trust for America's Health in partnership with the Robert Wood

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8. Cholesterol OK? Statins Still Help Heart
   

   July 1, 2009 -- Millions of people without established heart disease could benefit from cholesterol-lowering statin therapy even if they don't have high cholesterol, a new analysis suggests. Combined data from 10 trials that included more than 70,000 patients without cardiovascular disease, but with

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9. Celiac Disease Cases Are on the Rise
   

   July 1, 2009 -- Celiac disease -- the digestive disorder treated by banning wheat and other grains containing gluten from the diet -- is four times more common in the U.S. today than it was 50 years ago, a study shows. The study by Mayo Clinic researchers also linked undiagnosed and untreated celiac

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10. Genetic Pattern for Schizophrenia Found
    

    July 1, 2009 -- A vast number of common gene variants come together in a perfect storm to increase risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, new studies reveal. Because schizophrenia tends to run in families, researchers have long sought a "schizophrenia gene." But scientists now realize that most

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