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Combo Screening Doesn't Spot Early Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay) March 21, 2009 at 9:22 am HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- A screening regimen that combines ultrasound and a blood test to detect CA125, a marker for ovarian cancer, fails to discover the cancer in its early stages and often results in unnecessary surgery, a new study shows. Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass (HealthDay) March 21, 2009 at 9:22 am HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- A major international study pinpoints which people with major heart artery blockages would be better off having bypass surgery than artery-opening angioplasty. Clinical Trials Update: March 20, 2009 (HealthDay) March 21, 2009 at 9:22 am HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Most New EMS Recruits Overweight or Obese (HealthDay) March 21, 2009 at 9:22 am HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- More than 75 percent of candidates for fire and ambulance services in Massachusetts are either overweight or obese, a situation that has major consequences for public health and safety, researchers say.