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Headlines from the New York Times:
Ginkgo Biloba Ineffective Against Dementia, Researchers Find
by By RONI CARYN RABIN
18 Nov 2008 at 5:43pm
In the largest randomized trial of ginkgo biloba to date, researchers found that the extract did not prevent or delay memory loss or Alzheimer?s disease.
Study: Vitamins E and C Fail to Prevent Cancer in Men
by By RONI CARYN RABIN
18 Nov 2008 at 2:03pm
A large clinical trial of almost 15,000 men taking vitamins E and C for up to 10 years has found that neither supplement had any effect on cancer rates.
Well: A Call for Caution in the Rush to Statins
by By TARA PARKER-POPE
18 Nov 2008 at 11:43am
Is it time to put cholesterol-lowering statin drugs in every medicine cabinet?
Headlines from Yahoo News:
Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimer's in large study
(AP)
18 Nov 2008 at 5:03pm
AP - The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn't help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans. "We don't think it has a future as a powerful anti-dementia drug," said Dr. Steven DeKosky of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, who led the federally funded study.
Panel urges revised warning on facial filler risks
(AP)
18 Nov 2008 at 5:10pm
AP - Cosmetic surgery patients who think facial fillers are a magical antidote to aging must be better informed of possible risks, government health advisers said Tuesday.
Family history can trump breast cancer gene test
(AP)
17 Nov 2008 at 5:32pm
AP - If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research shows. The genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are linked with particularly aggressive hereditary breast cancer, and an increased risk of ovarian cancer, too.
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