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 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials proposed paying for wider use of PET scans to help doctors decide the initial course of treatment in some cancer patients, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Tuesday.
| | | January 06, 2009 10:48 AM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research indicates that drinking coffee lowers the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity or throat, at least in the general population of Japan.
| | | January 06, 2009 05:07 PM ET
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deep brain stimulation dramatically improves Parkinson's disease symptoms such as trembling and slowness of movement, offering hope to many with the incurable ailment, researchers said on Tuesday.
| | | January 06, 2009 02:05 PM ET
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Urinary infections caused by improper use and placement of catheters are the top cause of infections among hospital patients, but simple measures can prevent them, the U.S. government said on Tuesday.
| | | January 06, 2009 04:27 PM ET
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Implantable heart defibrillators -- which have been found to save lives in younger patients -- appear to have the same benefit for people over 70, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
| | | January 06, 2009 12:13 PM ET
 | BEIJING/HONGKONG (Reuters) - A 19-year-old woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing after coming into contact with poultry, health authorities in Beijing and Hong Kong said on Tuesday.
| | | January 06, 2009 03:16 PM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Because of long waits, some children who are brought to an emergency room never get treated before they and their caretakers have to leave.
| | | January 06, 2009 03:17 PM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hepatitis A infections, usually transmitted via contaminated food, can cause debilitating illness, but protection afforded by the hepatitis A vaccine last more than a decade, a new study shows.
| | | January 06, 2009 08:13 AM ET
 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More Americans are burdened by chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure, often having more than three at a time, and this has helped fuel a big rise in out-of-pocket medical expenses, a study released on Tuesday showed.
| | | January 06, 2009 01:57 PM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some women have the misfortune to suffer numerous miscarriages and are known to have risky pregnancies, but women who suffer even one miscarriage seem to be more likely to have complications in their next pregnancy, Scottish researchers report.
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Medicare proposes wider cancer scan coverage
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