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Health savings account plans see brisk growth – AP – msnbc.com

June 15th, 2011 Comments off

Enrollment in high-deductible health insurance plans that can help consumers save for medical expenses climbed 14 percent this year and has jumped 87 percent since January 2008, according to the trade association America’s Health Insurance Plans. A total …

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Tamoxifen May Cut Lung Cancer Deaths

January 25th, 2011 Comments off

Tamoxifen, the medication long used to prevent the growth of breast cancer tumors, also appears to reduce the risk of dying from lung cancer, research suggests.

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Many Patients with Incurable Brain Tumors Seek Complementary Therapies

December 14th, 2010 Comments off

Many people diagnosed with incurable brain tumors turn to complementary therapies to slow the growth of their cancer or relieve side effects like fatigue and depression, new research shows.

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Drug Improves Growth for Juvenile Arthritis Kids

November 4th, 2010 Comments off

Researchers have found that a drug used to treat autoimmune disorders effectively increased growth rates among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a disease that affects children’s joints and can stymie their growth rates.

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