Sat Jan 10, 12:27 pm ET
US president-elect Barack Obama sought to cool down expectations from his incoming administration Saturday, saying the most serious crisis since the Great Depression gripping the United States will probably get worse before the economy starts to improve.
But he expressed confidence Americans will overcome the current difficulties.
“Recovery won’t happen overnight, and it’s likely that things [...]

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by Kathleen Doheny healthday Reporter – Fri Jan 9, 11:48 pm ET

Since ancient times, eating garlic has been credited with many medical benefits, including fighting viruses, bacteria and cancer as well as lowering cholesterol.
But a new review finds that the evidence linking garlic to a reduced risk for many cancers [...]

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by Kevin Mckeever healthday Reporter – Fri Jan 9, 11:48 pm ET
Researchers say they have identified a rare subtype of a childhood leukemia that does not respond well to treatment.
Those with the subtype of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have a BCR-ABL1 fusion gene. In the Dutch and German genetic analysis of [...]

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I got married in August, and - I’ll admit it - I’m still slightly obsessed with reliving my wedding day. But I don’t think my friends want to reminisce anymore about the miraculously sunny hillside ceremony or the super rockin’ dance party at the reception. I can’t really turn to my husband either, the only [...]

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For the first time since researchers began reporting national data on cancer, the statistics in a new report show that the rate of newly diagnosed cancers is declining in America; at the same time, the death rate for all cancers combined continues to fall.
“It’s a validation of the efforts we are making in the fight [...]

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