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Anchor lead: At least part of the increase in deaths among middle-aged Caucasians is the result of heroin use, Elizabeth Tracey reports Heroin use, sometimes along with inappropriate use of prescription opiate medications, is one factor behind the recently reported …
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Anchor lead: A new risk calculator could help more people decide to donate a kidney, Elizabeth Tracey reports More than 122,000 people are currently waiting for a kidney transplant, a national registry reports, and because of success in paired transplants, …
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Anchor lead: What do the new breast screening guidelines mean for you? Elizabeth Tracey reports The American Cancer Society has followed the lead of the United States Preventive Services Task Force and modified breast screening guidelines, resulting in fewer breast …
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Anchor lead: Should you modify your meat eating habits based on WHO recommendations? Elizabeth Tracey reports Processed meat and to a lesser degree, red meat, are carcinogens, the WHO announced to a stunned world recently. Is there more to this …
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Anchor lead: Should you give up eating processed and red meats? Elizabeth Tracey reports Processed meats are carcinogens, the World Health Organization has announced, with red meat a probable carcinogen. Yikes. Just how alarmed should you be? Mike Klag, dean …
