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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

For Your Health

Experts Propose Age-Based Hepatitis C Testing
Screening all people born between 1946 and 1970 for the hepatitis C virus would greatly reduce the number of people with advanced liver disease linked with the virus, according to new research.

Particle Physics Can Help Fight Cancer
Radiation

Yep, that's right: proton beam facilities once used for physics research are now helping treat (if not cure) cancer.  

Depression associated with poor medication adherence in patients with chronic illnesses
People who are depressed are less likely to adhere to medications for their chronic health problems than patients who are not depressed, putting them at increased risk of poor health, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Researchers found …

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