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Millions in U.S. Lack Access to Dentists

July 14th, 2011 Comments off

Fewer than half of Americans see a dentist each year and millions live in areas where access to dental care is severely limited, a new analysis from the health policy group Institute of Medicine (IOM) finds.

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Combination Therapy May Treat Prostate Cancer

July 14th, 2011 Comments off

For some men with early-stage prostate cancer, adding short-term hormone treatment to radiation therapy improves their chances of survival, according to a new study.

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Combination Therapy May Treat Prostate Cancer

Asthma Study Shows Placebo Can Help Symptoms

July 13th, 2011 Comments off

Caring may count as much as medicine when it comes to making a sick person feel better — even when that person really needs the medicine, a new study suggests.

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Asthma Study Shows Placebo Can Help Symptoms

Is It a Spider Bite? Probably Not

July 13th, 2011 Comments off

Spider bites aren’t as common as most people and most doctors think, according to a new analysis.

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Is It a Spider Bite? Probably Not