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Pigeons diagnose breast cancer on X-rays as well as radiologists | KurzweilAI

Pigeons diagnose breast cancer on X-rays as well as radiologists | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net


Source: nytimes.com

Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Revised by American Cancer Society: By Joe Elia Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH,

Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Revised by American Cancer Society: By Joe Elia Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM For women at average risk for breast cancer, annual mammography screening should be performed between the ages of 45 and 54 — and …...
Source: jwatch.org

Why it's time for English rugby fans to stop singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: The Rugby World Cup starts on Friday, with

Why it's time for English rugby fans to stop singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: The Rugby World Cup starts on Friday, with the hosts England facing off against Figi at Twickenham. As you'd expect, the home side's fans will be out in full force, and singing their hearts out in support of Stuart Lancaster's...
Source: independent.co.uk

Greece urges health precautions after suspect cholera case on Kos: Greek health authorities urged the public to take health

Greece urges health precautions after suspect cholera case on Kos: Greek health authorities urged the public to take health precautions on Friday after a suspected cholera case was discovered on Kos island, a tourist destination and entry point for migrants from the Middle East and Asia.
Source: reuters.com

Australians' experiences with access to health care in 2013–14. "Nearly 10% ... avoided seeing a GP due to cost" in some

Australians' experiences with access to health care in 2013–14. "Nearly 10% ... avoided seeing a GP due to cost" in some parts of Australia. (Sample sizes are not quoted in the release but, from another report, it looks like the original survey was of 36,000 Australians aged 15 and over.) The...
Source: myhealthycommunities.gov.au

Call for Britain to over-ride patents on Roche cancer drug: A group of patients and campaigners has called on Britain's

Call for Britain to over-ride patents on Roche cancer drug: A group of patients and campaigners has called on Britain's health minister to over-ride patents protecting Roche's expensive breast cancer drug Kadcyla to allow for the import or manufacture of cut-price copies.
Source: reuters.com

A Breast Cancer Surgeon Who Keeps Challenging the Status Quo - NYTimes.com

A Breast Cancer Surgeon Who Keeps Challenging the Status Quo - NYTimes.com
Source: nytimes.com

Vitamin D and Health

Although heavy going at times I attended an interesting update on Vitamin D at Truro today. Basically Vitamin D seems ... well ... vital not only for bones but for soft tissues as well(1). It would be interesting to explore the relationship with diabetes, Type 1 in particular, in more detail. I had been...