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Another study finds no link between mouse virus and chronic fatigue syndrome
For the second time in as many months, researchers have been unable to replicate a controversial study which showed that many patients with chronic fatigue syndrome carry a virus that might be linked to the disease. Researchers are now trying to figure out whether the discrepancies result from studying different patient populations or from fundamental problems between the laboratories involved. Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS),
Full StoryMary Herczog, diagnosed with breast cancer at 33, has died; she was 45
“On Girls' Day Out, most women indulge in activities like tea and manicures. My friends and I? We go for mammograms. “Let me back up. “A few months ago, I discovered a couple of breast lumps. Although my nurse practitioner felt strongly that they were nothing more than cysts, she wanted me to have a mammogram to be sure and she urged me not to become complacent and put it off. “I put it off.” … And so began Mary Susan Herczog's account of her battle with breast cancer, as chronicled in the L.A. Times. The first story appeared in 1996; the final one in 2002. The Los Angeles writer, diagnosed at age 33, died Tuesday of complications related to the disease. She was 45. Here are Herczog's stories , as they appeared in The Times. And a link to her blog, cancerchick.com . Her life and her battle with cancer are recounted in today's obituary . — Tami Dennis Photo: Mary Herczog in 2002; her cancer was in remission at the time. Credit: Beatrice de Gea / Los Angeles Times
Full StoryAspirin might reduce recurrence risk for breast cancer survivors, study finds
Women who took aspirin two to five days per week were 60% less likely to have a recurrence and 71% less likely to die from the disease. But researchers caution that the results are preliminary. Women who take aspirin regularly after their breast cancer goes into remission are about 50% less likely to suffer a recurrence or to die from the disease, according to new findings from the ongoing Nurses’ Health Study.
Full StorySwine flu has killed up to 17,000 in U.S.
H1N1 swine flu has killed as many as 17,000 Americans, including 1,800 children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.
Full StoryWorld Asthma Day: May 5, 2009
Today, on World Asthma Day, we at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), components of the National Institutes of Health, stand together with the international community to renew our dedication to understand the causes of asthma and to find better ways to treat, prevent and manage this disease.
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