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Cancer docs often delay referrals to hospice care Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:01 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer doctors often refer their patients to palliative care very late in the course of disease, according to a new survey from Canada. About a third of oncologists said they refer patients to palliative care, or hospice, when they diagnose a cancer that has spread and therefore usually is incurable. Another third, however, said they wait until chemotherapy has been ... Saskatchewan may have to get flu vaccine from other provinces after suspension The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:16 PM PDT REGINA - Saskatchewan Health Minister Dustin Duncan says the province expects to know in a day or so when flu shot clinics can reopen. Acupuncture may ease cancer-related fatigue Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:16 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupuncture may help relieve fatigue in women who've had breast cancer, a new UK study suggests. Researchers found that women who attended six weekly acupuncture sessions had greater improvements in fatigue as well as anxiety, depression and quality of life, compared to those who only received educational materials. But that still doesn't prove it was the needles ... Do secondhand smoke laws prevent heart attacks? Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:14 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heart attacks dropped by one-third in one county in Minnesota after two smoke-free workplace ordinances went into place, a new study shows. The lead researcher on the work said that decline was likely due to less secondhand smoke exposure in restaurants and bars, as smoke can trigger heart problems due to its effects on arteries and blood clotting. ... Slimmer future for heavy kids who get help early Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:13 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Weight-loss programs can help even very young children slim down, and it appears that acting early may improve the odds of success, according to a pair of new studies. "What they are showing is a pretty consistent trend that if we were to intervene early, we could really have an effect on changing the trajectory of weight gain in children," said Dr. Elsie Taveras, a ... French implant boss released from jail pending trial Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:55 PM PDT MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - The Frenchman who sparked a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants has been released from jail under court supervision pending a trial next year, a judicial source said on Friday. Jean-Claude Mas, who faces charges of causing involuntary bodily harm and aggravated fraud, spent eight months in prison after he failed to post bail. Mas, 73, was ... Meningitis Outbreak Updates and Insights Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:55 AM PDT Physicians, health experts, and public health officials continue to grapple with the ongoing outbreak of fungal meningitis related to contaminated vials of an injectable steroid medication. Some nearly 14,000 people who may have been inadvertently exposed to the infection wait with bated breath to see if they, too, may develop the potentially life-threatening illness. In some ways, there is ...

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