Mystery dry mouth syndrome draws renewed NIH focus
The NIH convenes a landmark meeting to train health workers to spot Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease causing extreme dryness that can progress to joint, organ, and nerve damage. Research advances include eye lubricants and potential testosterone-based eye cream. about 1 million Americans are affected, mostly women.
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New Yorkers Wash Hands Less After Toilets In Study
A survey observed nearly 8000 people in five cities finding only 49 percent of New Yorkers washed hands after restroom use. Chicago led at 83 percent, San Francisco 80, with New Orleans and Atlanta at 64. Only New York and New Orleans declined since four years ago.
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Study questions survival benefit of mammography
A study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute questions whether annual clinical breast exams can match mammography in reducing breast cancer deaths for women over 50. Critics note seven similar studies favor mammograms. the Toronto study found no clear survival advantage and even higher advanced cancer rates without mammography.
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