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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Yahoo! News: Health News - Health News Tons of released drugs taint U.S. water (AP) April 20, 2009 at 12:19 am AP - U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water — contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation. Science Makes Inroads Against Prostate, Other Cancers (HealthDay) April 19, 2009 at 11:47 pm HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Harnessing cutting-edge techniques, a variety of human, animal and laboratory studies are suggesting innovative new ways to beat cancer. Urine Test Could Gauge Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk (HealthDay) April 19, 2009 at 11:47 pm HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Someday, a simple urine test might spot smokers at highest risk for lung cancer, scientists report. China drug scams challenge pharmaceutical firms (Reuters) April 19, 2009 at 8:23 pm Reuters - When Pang Jianli walked into a Beijing pharmacy to buy medicine for his flu-stricken son, he was greeted by an overwhelming display of boxes and bottles emblazoned with promises of miraculous cures. Gene discovery sheds light on childhood cancer (Reuters) April 19, 2009 at 5:09 pm Reuters - Researchers have found an unexpected genetic mutation that causes a rare type of early childhood cancer, and said on Sunday it represents a whole new mechanism for the development of cancer. Tons of released drugs taint U.S. water (AP) April 19, 2009 at 2:24 pm AP - U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water — contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation. Diabetes? Some beat it, but are they cured? (AP) April 19, 2009 at 2:13 pm AP - JoAnne Zoller Wagner's diagnosis as prediabetic wasn't enough to compel her to change her habits and lose 30 pounds. Not even with the knowledge her sister had died because of diabetes. Chemo Combo Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay) April 19, 2009 at 2:04 pm HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Adding the drug dasatinib to a standard, two-drug chemotherapy regimen for treating ovarian cancer boosted the effectiveness of the drugs in laboratory tests, new research shows. Studies find factories release pharmaceuticals (AP) April 19, 2009 at 12:26 pm AP - Federal scientists testing for pharmaceuticals in water have been finding significantly more medicine residues in sewage downstream from public treatment facilities that handle waste from drugmakers. Research Takes Aim at Pancreatic Cancer (HealthDay) April 18, 2009 at 11:47 pm HealthDay - SATURDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- An active receptor found in certain pancreatic cancers might offer hope for treatment of the often fatal disease.   This email was sent to createrofheaven.healthnewsupdates@blogger.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.