Caffeine Gets a Clean Bill of Health
Peter Shankman drinks an 8 liter daily caffeine habit from Diet Pepsi and tea bags soaked in soda. Studies now suggest caffeine poses little cancer risk and may have protective effects, with experts noting diuretic benefits and possible anti cancer properties from green tea.
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Peter Shankman
Shankman
Manhattan
Michael Thun
American Cancer Society
CDC urges delaying flu shots for healthy under 65
Public health officials advise healthy adults and children under 65 to postpone annual influenza shots until December to reserve vaccines for the elderly and high risk groups if supplies run short. The CDC says vaccine production and distribution may face delays, and shortages could persist through the November to March season.
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Prostate Cancer Treatments Unequal in Side Effects Study Finds
A Journal of the National Cancer Institute report compares surgical removal and radiation for early stage prostate cancer. Surgery elevates urinary leakage and sexual problems, while radiation more often harms bowel function. The study followed 1,156 surgically treated and 435 radiation patients over two years to assess quality of life outcomes.
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Arnold L. Potosky
National Cancer Institute
Potosky
Timothy J. Wilt
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Center For
Wilt
New farsightedness cure could reshape eye surgery
Pamela Larson, 52, of Laguna Niguel, undergoes a three minute conductive keratoplasty CK procedure to correct farsightedness. Developed by Refractec Inc it reshapes the cornea with radio frequency heating offering immediate vision improvement and a potential permanent correction per early trials.
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Pamela Larson
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Refractec Inc
Robert Maloney
Los Angeles
Dean C. Brick
University of Arizona At Tucson
Maloney
FDA
Sunrise Technologies Inc
Jeannie Cecka
Sunrise
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