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    Drug "halves breast cancer relapse rate" (Reuters)

Reuters - In studies described as "stunning," researchers on Thursday
 reported that a drug already used to treat advanced cancer can prevent
 half of all breast tumors from reappearing after standard therapy.

    Bird flu flares in Asia, kills another person (Reuters)

Reuters - Bird flu has taken another human life, officials said on
 Thursday -- a 48-year-old Thai man who was the 67th person known to
 have been killed by a virus steadily creeping into Europe and toward
 Africa.

    Most airlines agree to regular water monitoring (Reuters)

Reuters - Most U.S. airlines have agreed to regularly monitor water on
 their planes after some samples taken from commercial aircraft last
 year were not safe to drink, the Environmental Protection Agency said
 on Wednesday.

    Zambia starts herbal AIDS drug trials (Reuters)

Reuters - Zambia has launched clinical trials of herbal medicines for
 AIDS, and early signs are hopeful they could help boost the body's
 defenses, a government health official said on Wednesday.

    Serve more food and they will eat it : US studies (Reuters)

Reuters - If you eat too much fattening food one day, don't count on
 yourself to be good the next day and eat less.

    Official: Obesity High in Puerto Rico (AP)

AP - Obesity among Puerto Ricans has reached epidemic levels, affecting
 62 percent of the island's population, the government's top health
 official said.

    Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 19, 2005 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials,
 courtesy of CenterWatch:

    Health Tip: Protecting Kids Who Lift Weights (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Your preteen has told you he wants to
 start pumping iron, but you think he's too young and could hurt
 himself.

    Heart drug therapy complex, costly for elderly (Reuters)

Reuters - Because elderly patients with heart failure are faced with
 ever more complex and expensive medication regimens, more effort should
 go into optimizing their treatment, according to a new report.

    Drug Effective Against Early Breast Cancer (AP)

AP - Many doctors and patients are embracing a drug described as perhaps
 the most powerful cancer medicine in a decade, taking their cue from
 recent studies showing it can halve the risk of relapse for a very
 aggressive form of breast cancer.

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