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Breast cancer experts: It's time to study environmental impact

A committee of breast cancer researchers recently published a list of recommendations for ways to expand funding and breast cancer studies on possible causes of the disease. Scientists, government officials and advocates are now trying to find ways to implement them.

Tags: breast cancer, George Washington University, research funding, National Institutes of Health, Paula Wolfson

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Keeping your hands away keeps the flu at bay

Avoiding the common cold or flu this winter season may be easier than previously thought.

Tags: National Institutes of Health, flu season, cold, touch

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Go for the pumpkin pie, it's healthy for you

When faced with the option of chocolate cake or pumpkin pie this holiday season, go with the pie. Find out why.

Tags: Thanksgiving, pumpkins, National Institutes of Health, Megan Cloherty, pumpkin or chocolate pie

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NIH pledges $5M toward dual heroin-HIV vaccine

The federal government is pledging $5 million toward a military medical researcher's work on a dual vaccine to treat heroin addiction and prevent infection with the AIDS virus.

Tags: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, heroin, AIDS

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Report: Clinical trials create economic windfall in Md.

While clinical drug trials aim to help people suffering from cancer, heart disease and other illnesses, the tests also produce an economic windfall for Maryland.

Tags: NIH, National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins, bio-pharmaceutical

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UVa, Johns Hopkins get $3.3M cancer research grant

The University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins University have received a $3.3 million grant for brain cancer research.

Tags: university of virginia, Johns Hopkins University, brain cancer, National Institutes of Health

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