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Fifty-nine-year-old Frenchwoman gives birth to triplets (AFP)

AFP - A 59-year-old Frenchwoman has given birth to triplets who are in good health, the Paris hospital treating her said on Monday. (read more)

Colon cancer patients not getting follow-up care (AP)

AP - Many colon cancer patients aren't getting the screenings recommended after surgery to make sure the disease hasn't returned, new research shows. (read more)

Pain relievers may complicate prostate screening (Reuters)

Reuters - Taking a popular class of pain relievers that includes aspirin and ibuprofen lowers the levels of a protein in a man's blood that doctors use to screen for prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday. (read more)

MRIs Don't Improve Breast Cancer Care, Outcome (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Women who receive an MRI after a new diagnosis of breast cancer not only delay the start of treatment, but they are also more likely to have a mastectomy, as opposed to breast-conserving surgery. (read more)

Health Highlights: Sept. 7 2008 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (read more)

Hurricane Threats: Time to Batten Down the Hatches (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- With Tropical Storm Hanna having bruised much of the U.S. East Coast, and the far more dangerous Hurricane Ike hot on her heels, federal officials are offering checklists of advice for people living in the paths of violent Atlantic storms. (read more)

Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Boosts Blood Sugar Control (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A new once-a-week formulation of the injectable diabetes drug Byetta controls blood sugar even better than the older twice-a-day formulation, researchers report. (read more)

AP IMPACT: Liver disease plagues obese adolescents (AP)

AP - In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants. (read more)

Cholera epidemic spreads in Guinea-Bissau, stable in Guinea: WHO (AFP)

AFP - A cholera epidemic which has claimed 90 lives to-date in Guinea Bissau, with more than 3,900 people suffering from the disease, is spreading but no new cases have been reported from neighbouring Guinea, the WHO said Sunday. (read more)

Bulgaria's road carnage drains blood banks, boosts illegal blood trade (AFP)

AFP - The high number of injuries from car accidents on Bulgarian roads this summer has drained the blood banks, boosting an already existing illegal blood trade, according to doctors. (read more)

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