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Study finds benefits of soy after breast cancer
Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 5:23 pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Is soy food helpful or harmful for women with breast cancer? Studies have yielded mixed results. A new study published today suggests that breast cancer survivors may benefit from eating moderate amounts of soy products. Full Story »
Coffee, Exercise Fight Prostate Cancer
HealthDay – 1 hr 7 mins ago

TUESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Having a few more cups of coffee and running that extra mile each day can reduce a man's risk of dying of prostate cancer, two studies indicate. Full Story »
Experts: Colon cancer deaths could make big drop
AP – Tue Dec 8, 8:26 am ET

ATLANTA - Colon cancer deaths could drop dramatically in the next decade because of better screening and treatment, according to an optimistic new prediction by top researchers. Full Story »
British researchers: little evidence Tamiflu works
AP – Tue Dec 8, 3:17 pm ET

LONDON - British researchers say there is little evidence Tamiflu stops complications in healthy people who catch the flu, though public health officials contend the swine flu drug reduces flu hospitalizations and deaths. Full Story »
US tops world in health care spending, results lag
AP – Tue Dec 8, 10:57 am ET

PARIS - The United States ranks near the bottom in life expectancy among wealthy nations despite spending more than double per person on health care than the industrialized world's average, an economic group said Tuesday. Full Story »
Swine flu toll includes a few pets
AP – Tue Dec 8, 3:22 pm ET

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LOS ANGELES - A handful of pets have been sickened with swine flu in recent weeks, but here are doctors' orders: Wash your hands and don't panic. Full Story »
Antidepressants May Change Your Personality
HealthDay – Mon Dec 7, 11:49 pm ET

MONDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Taking antidepressants may not only help alleviate depression, but could make you more extraverted and less neurotic, new research suggests. Full Story »
Half of teen girls have STIs by 2 years of first sex
Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 4:46 pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Within 2 years of having sex for the first time, half of teenage girls may be at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to results of a study published today. Often, those girls are infected by the age of 15. Full Story »
Study: Parents' Sex Talks with Kids Happening Too Late
Time.com – Tue Dec 8, 4:20 pm ET

Teens who talk to their parents about sex are more likely to delay sex and to practice safe sex when they do become sexually active, but parents are waiting too long to have the talk Full Story »
US cancer rate declines: study
AFP – Tue Dec 8, 5:01 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The incidence and death rate from most types of cancer continued a downward trend in the United States thanks to widespread screening, better treatment and lower risk factors, a report said Tuesday. Full Story »