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http://news.yahoo.com/diseases/ Get the latest Diseases/Conditions news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Diseases/Conditions news, including analysis and opinion on top Diseases/Conditions stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedWed, 08 May 2013 16:24:05 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/diseases/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifMaybe you caught the news this week from the?Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)?that a staggering 20 percent of young adults (defined as those ages 18 to 25) were dealing with a mental health condition in the last year. Of those, some 1.3 million had a disorder so serious that they had trouble functioning day to day. This is good news in that young adults are now being diagnosed earlier so they can start treatment before losing too much time to the illness. ...http://news.yahoo.com/op-ed-eight-weeks-recovery-mental-health-crisis-202405776.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 16:24:05 -0400Takepart.comop-ed-eight-weeks-recovery-mental-health-crisis-202405776<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gene-test-may-help-guide-prostate-cancer-treatment-041257399.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4g265rmI_aSzmn5BtLaXow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d6d8c0d37604450f310f6a7067002106.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Prostate cancer patient Dean Smith, left, a retired marketing executive, meets with Dr. Peter Carroll, right, at the UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Carroll, chairman of urology at the University of California, San Francisco says a study he led on a new prostate cancer test - the Oncotype DX Genomic Prostate Score - suggested it could triple the number of men known to be at such low risk for aggressive disease that monitoring is a clearly safe option. Conversely, the test also suggested that some tumors were more aggressive than doctors had believed. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" align="left" title="Prostate cancer patient Dean Smith, left, a retired marketing executive, meets with Dr. Peter Carroll, right, at the UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Carroll, chairman of urology at the University of California, San Francisco says a study he led on a new prostate cancer test - the Oncotype DX Genomic Prostate Score - suggested it could triple the number of men known to be at such low risk for aggressive disease that monitoring is a clearly safe option. Conversely, the test also suggested that some tumors were more aggressive than doctors had believed. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" border="0" /></a>A new genetic test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help tens of thousands of men each year decide whether they need to treat their cancer right away or can safely monitor it.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gene-test-may-help-guide-prostate-cancer-treatment-041257399.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 09:57:52 -0400Associated Pressgene-test-may-help-guide-prostate-cancer-treatment-041257399<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gene-test-may-help-guide-prostate-cancer-treatment-041257399.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4g265rmI_aSzmn5BtLaXow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d6d8c0d37604450f310f6a7067002106.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Prostate cancer patient Dean Smith, left, a retired marketing executive, meets with Dr. Peter Carroll, right, at the UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Carroll, chairman of urology at the University of California, San Francisco says a study he led on a new prostate cancer test - the Oncotype DX Genomic Prostate Score - suggested it could triple the number of men known to be at such low risk for aggressive disease that monitoring is a clearly safe option. Conversely, the test also suggested that some tumors were more aggressive than doctors had believed. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" align="left" title="Prostate cancer patient Dean Smith, left, a retired marketing executive, meets with Dr. Peter Carroll, right, at the UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Carroll, chairman of urology at the University of California, San Francisco says a study he led on a new prostate cancer test - the Oncotype DX Genomic Prostate Score - suggested it could triple the number of men known to be at such low risk for aggressive disease that monitoring is a clearly safe option. Conversely, the test also suggested that some tumors were more aggressive than doctors had believed. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" border="0" /></a>A new genetic test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help tens of thousands of men each year decide whether they need to treat their cancer right away or can safely monitor it.</p><br clear="all"/>By Julie Steenhuysen NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a blow for Alzheimer's patients, Baxter International Inc said it will scrap late-stage trials of its antibody treatment for the disease after the drug failed to improve cognitive decline and functional ability in patients. Baxter's treatment, known as Gammagard, did show a benefit in some patients with moderate disease and in those who are carriers of a gene known as ApoE4 that raises the risk of Alzheimer's. The company said it will continue to analyze results in these populations, but more trials would be needed to support the drug's approval. ...http://news.yahoo.com/baxters-alzheimers-disease-drug-fails-stage-trial-113120723.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 11:21:03 -0400Reutersbaxters-alzheimers-disease-drug-fails-stage-trial-113120723DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) ? Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.http://news.yahoo.com/baxter-drug-fails-slow-alzheimers-big-study-124417671.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 09:49:17 -0400Associated Pressbaxter-drug-fails-slow-alzheimers-big-study-124417671<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-reports-four-more-bird-flu-deaths-toll-030132142.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_r9lX0_L2HOgjJz5zO6SJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-07T045555Z_1_CBRE9460DRN00_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-BIRDFLU-CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man holds a pigeon at a pigeon farm, which according to the owner has not been affected by the H7N9 bird flu strain, in Quzhou" align="left" title="A man holds a pigeon at a pigeon farm, which according to the owner has not been affected by the H7N9 bird flu strain, in Quzhou" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (Reuters) - Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing to 31 the number of deaths from the mysterious H7N9 virus, with the number of infections rising by two to 129, according to Chinese health authorities. Among the deaths, two occurred in the eastern province of Jiangsu; one was from eastern Zhejiang; while another was from central Anhui, based on a Reuters analysis of the data provided by Chinese health authorities on Monday. The government did not provide more details of the victims. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/china-reports-four-more-bird-flu-deaths-toll-030132142.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 08:34:40 -0400Reuterschina-reports-four-more-bird-flu-deaths-toll-030132142<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-reports-four-more-bird-flu-deaths-toll-030132142.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_r9lX0_L2HOgjJz5zO6SJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-07T045555Z_1_CBRE9460DRN00_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-BIRDFLU-CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man holds a pigeon at a pigeon farm, which according to the owner has not been affected by the H7N9 bird flu strain, in Quzhou" align="left" title="A man holds a pigeon at a pigeon farm, which according to the owner has not been affected by the H7N9 bird flu strain, in Quzhou" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (Reuters) - Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing to 31 the number of deaths from the mysterious H7N9 virus, with the number of infections rising by two to 129, according to Chinese health authorities. Among the deaths, two occurred in the eastern province of Jiangsu; one was from eastern Zhejiang; while another was from central Anhui, based on a Reuters analysis of the data provided by Chinese health authorities on Monday. The government did not provide more details of the victims. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/doctors-older-heavy-smokers-ct-screening-lung-cancer-041242999.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b_8k7p4NReSk_Rl6nWkW.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-07T041242Z_1_CBRE9460BPB00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Smokers take a cigarette break outside a government office building in Boston" align="left" title="Smokers take a cigarette break outside a government office building in Boston" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stepping into the debate over who should be screened for lung cancer, a leading medical specialty group issued new guidelines on Tuesday recommending that doctors offer annual low-dose CT (computed tomography) scanning to people whose age and smoking history puts them at significant risk of lung cancer. That means current smokers aged 55 to 74 with more than 30 pack-years of smoking, or former smokers with that profile who have quit within the last 15 years, said the American College of Chest Physicians. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/doctors-older-heavy-smokers-ct-screening-lung-cancer-041242999.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 00:15:34 -0400Reutersdoctors-older-heavy-smokers-ct-screening-lung-cancer-041242999<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/doctors-older-heavy-smokers-ct-screening-lung-cancer-041242999.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b_8k7p4NReSk_Rl6nWkW.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-07T041242Z_1_CBRE9460BPB00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Smokers take a cigarette break outside a government office building in Boston" align="left" title="Smokers take a cigarette break outside a government office building in Boston" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stepping into the debate over who should be screened for lung cancer, a leading medical specialty group issued new guidelines on Tuesday recommending that doctors offer annual low-dose CT (computed tomography) scanning to people whose age and smoking history puts them at significant risk of lung cancer. That means current smokers aged 55 to 74 with more than 30 pack-years of smoking, or former smokers with that profile who have quit within the last 15 years, said the American College of Chest Physicians. ...</p><br clear="all"/>One out of five Americans will develop at least one skin cancer during his or her lifetime. In fact, there are more skin cancers in the U.S. population than all other cancers combined. People of all races and skin color can develop skin cancer.http://lubbockonline.com/health/2013-05-06/tech-doc-skin-cancer-risk-not-limited-light-skinned-peopleMon, 06 May 2013 23:01:23 -0400health/2013-05-06/tech-doc-skin-cancer-risk-not-limited-light-skinned-people<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-wants-cancer-warnings-tanning-beds-195415786.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kXcZJUoiNjYcof1.2TSoQw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/beec0cbb39681b0f310f6a7067005f2c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Dec. 9, 2011 file photo shows an open tanning booth at Amazing Tans in Sacramento, Calif. The FDA announced Monday, May 6, 2013, it wants all tanning beds to carry language warning people under the age of 18 about the risks of indoor tanning. The agency would also require manufacturers to submit their beds for federal review before marketing them. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Dec. 9, 2011 file photo shows an open tanning booth at Amazing Tans in Sacramento, Calif. The FDA announced Monday, May 6, 2013, it wants all tanning beds to carry language warning people under the age of 18 about the risks of indoor tanning. The agency would also require manufacturers to submit their beds for federal review before marketing them. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Indoor tanning beds would come with new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to more stringent federal oversight under a proposal unveiled Monday by the Food and Drug Administration.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fda-wants-cancer-warnings-tanning-beds-195415786.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 21:04:47 -0400Associated Pressfda-wants-cancer-warnings-tanning-beds-195415786<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-wants-cancer-warnings-tanning-beds-195415786.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kXcZJUoiNjYcof1.2TSoQw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/beec0cbb39681b0f310f6a7067005f2c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Dec. 9, 2011 file photo shows an open tanning booth at Amazing Tans in Sacramento, Calif. The FDA announced Monday, May 6, 2013, it wants all tanning beds to carry language warning people under the age of 18 about the risks of indoor tanning. The agency would also require manufacturers to submit their beds for federal review before marketing them. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Dec. 9, 2011 file photo shows an open tanning booth at Amazing Tans in Sacramento, Calif. The FDA announced Monday, May 6, 2013, it wants all tanning beds to carry language warning people under the age of 18 about the risks of indoor tanning. The agency would also require manufacturers to submit their beds for federal review before marketing them. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Indoor tanning beds would come with new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to more stringent federal oversight under a proposal unveiled Monday by the Food and Drug Administration.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Indoor tanning beds would carry new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to additional regulations, under a proposal unveiled by the Food and Drug Administration.http://news.yahoo.com/fda-wants-cancer-warnings-tanning-beds-190723824.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 15:07:20 -0400Associated Pressfda-wants-cancer-warnings-tanning-beds-190723824By Toni Clarke Washington (Reuters) - Tanning beds and sunlamps will be required to carry stronger warning labels under new regulations proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is also recommending the machines not be used by people under the age of 18. The FDA said on Monday that it plans to reclassify sunbeds from low-risk to moderate-risk products, meaning they will need to be cleared by the agency before being allowed onto the market. ...http://news.yahoo.com/fda-strengthens-warnings-tanning-beds-reduce-cancer-risk-183313313.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 14:33:13 -0400Reutersfda-strengthens-warnings-tanning-beds-reduce-cancer-risk-183313313(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration warned on Monday that using a shorter name for Roche's new breast cancer drug Kadcyla may lead to the treatment being confused with an older therapy and cause potential harm to patients. The FDA issued a warning on its website saying that some third-party publications, health information systems and websites were incorrectly using a truncated version of Kadcyla's generic name. ...http://news.yahoo.com/fda-warns-shorter-name-roche-cancer-drug-may-150123623.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 11:54:00 -0400Reutersfda-warns-shorter-name-roche-cancer-drug-may-150123623Learn how to detect the early signs of skin cancer and help prevent a potentially life-threatening disease.http://www.aad.org/spot-skin-cancer/Sun, 05 May 2013 19:33:56 -0400ABC Newsspot-skin-cancer/Dear Dr. Roach: Several of my friends developed breast cancer shortly after the death of their husband, child or someone else close. Your comments, please, regarding great stress and cancer. - M.W. I think there are two issues here.http://lubbockonline.com/health/2013-05-03/roach-there-link-between-cancer-and-stressFri, 03 May 2013 22:28:55 -0400health/2013-05-03/roach-there-link-between-cancer-and-stress<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/flight-delays-cancer-move-congress-act-193455526.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/O.TIp6KDEH6KynXsM357rQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-03T193455Z_1_CBRE9421IED00_RTROPTP_2_WITNESS-CANCER-DIAGNOSIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="To match feature WITNESS-CANCER/DIAGNOSIS" align="left" title="To match feature WITNESS-CANCER/DIAGNOSIS" border="0" /></a>By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Congress sifts through a growing number of requests for targeted relief from automatic spending cuts in coming weeks, advocates seeking funding shifts likely will need to tell a compelling story with potential life-or-death consequences. Requests without such a strong selling point may find it impossible to gain enough bipartisan support as lawmakers vow not to repeat a swift and controversial action last week to save airline travelers from flight delays caused by automatic &quot;sequestration&quot; spending cuts. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/flight-delays-cancer-move-congress-act-193455526.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 15:34:55 -0400Reutersflight-delays-cancer-move-congress-act-193455526<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/flight-delays-cancer-move-congress-act-193455526.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/O.TIp6KDEH6KynXsM357rQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-03T193455Z_1_CBRE9421IED00_RTROPTP_2_WITNESS-CANCER-DIAGNOSIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="To match feature WITNESS-CANCER/DIAGNOSIS" align="left" title="To match feature WITNESS-CANCER/DIAGNOSIS" border="0" /></a>By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Congress sifts through a growing number of requests for targeted relief from automatic spending cuts in coming weeks, advocates seeking funding shifts likely will need to tell a compelling story with potential life-or-death consequences. Requests without such a strong selling point may find it impossible to gain enough bipartisan support as lawmakers vow not to repeat a swift and controversial action last week to save airline travelers from flight delays caused by automatic &quot;sequestration&quot; spending cuts. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Boy With Cancer Scores Big Against Major League Soccer Teamhttp://abcn.ws/Zsy0TkFri, 03 May 2013 12:00:21 -0400ABC NewsZsy0Tk<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/smartphone-just-diagnosed-postpartum-depression-110000752.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bgrHzboLmcCzJnQh20VkgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Microsoft-PP-Depression-blog.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Your Smartphone Just Diagnosed You with Postpartum Depression" align="left" title="Your Smartphone Just Diagnosed You with Postpartum Depression" border="0" /></a>Your Smartphone Just Diagnosed You with Postpartum Depression</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/smartphone-just-diagnosed-postpartum-depression-110000752.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400Scientific Americansmartphone-just-diagnosed-postpartum-depression-110000752<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/smartphone-just-diagnosed-postpartum-depression-110000752.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bgrHzboLmcCzJnQh20VkgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Microsoft-PP-Depression-blog.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Your Smartphone Just Diagnosed You with Postpartum Depression" align="left" title="Your Smartphone Just Diagnosed You with Postpartum Depression" border="0" /></a>Your Smartphone Just Diagnosed You with Postpartum Depression</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - A panel of advisers to the U.S. health regulator unanimously recommended against approving Delcath Systems Inc's cancer therapy for a rare form of eye cancer that spreads to the liver, saying it was too risky. Concerns that the treatment may not win U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval have driven New York-based Delcath's shares down by three-quarters from a year high of $2.94 in May. The shares fell heavily on Tuesday when FDA staff documents were released that showed serious concerns about the risks of the therapy, the only product Delcath has in development. (http://r. ...http://news.yahoo.com/fda-advisers-vote-against-delcaths-cancer-therapy-205240873.htmlThu, 02 May 2013 18:39:30 -0400Reutersfda-advisers-vote-against-delcaths-cancer-therapy-205240873<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-dysthymia-hidden-depression-211400613.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AOt64Q86XO0JMMMp3ADcjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-05-06/945becbf-101a-4bde-bc29-0bc2348630e2_Phoebe-Durand.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Dysthymia Is a Hidden Depression" align="left" title="Dysthymia Is a Hidden Depression" border="0" /></a>The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will be released in May. Yahoo is featuring first-person stories from Americans who are diagnosed with some of the most common mental health disorders in the United States. Here&#039;s one story.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-dysthymia-hidden-depression-211400613.htmlThu, 02 May 2013 17:14:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkfirst-person-dysthymia-hidden-depression-211400613<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-dysthymia-hidden-depression-211400613.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AOt64Q86XO0JMMMp3ADcjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-05-06/945becbf-101a-4bde-bc29-0bc2348630e2_Phoebe-Durand.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Dysthymia Is a Hidden Depression" align="left" title="Dysthymia Is a Hidden Depression" border="0" /></a>The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will be released in May. Yahoo is featuring first-person stories from Americans who are diagnosed with some of the most common mental health disorders in the United States. Here&#039;s one story.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-fda-panel-votes-against-approval-aveos-kidney-161254012.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/I_ZWFLIhIaJwXC6INPizHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-02T165236Z_1_CBRE9411AVY00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" align="left" title="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" border="0" /></a>By Toni Clarke (Reuters) - An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency reject a kidney cancer drug made by Aveo Pharmaceuticals Inc and Astellas Pharma Inc, saying data from the clinical trial were inconsistent. In a 13-1 vote on Thursday, the panel said Aveo had not shown that the drug&#039;s benefits outweighed its risks in a well-controlled study, and said a second trial would be needed before the drug, tivozanib, should be approved. Aveo&#039;s shares fell as much as 57 percent on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-fda-panel-votes-against-approval-aveos-kidney-161254012.htmlThu, 02 May 2013 13:48:43 -0400Reutersu-fda-panel-votes-against-approval-aveos-kidney-161254012<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-fda-panel-votes-against-approval-aveos-kidney-161254012.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/I_ZWFLIhIaJwXC6INPizHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-02T165236Z_1_CBRE9411AVY00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" align="left" title="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" border="0" /></a>By Toni Clarke (Reuters) - An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency reject a kidney cancer drug made by Aveo Pharmaceuticals Inc and Astellas Pharma Inc, saying data from the clinical trial were inconsistent. In a 13-1 vote on Thursday, the panel said Aveo had not shown that the drug&#039;s benefits outweighed its risks in a well-controlled study, and said a second trial would be needed before the drug, tivozanib, should be approved. Aveo&#039;s shares fell as much as 57 percent on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/europes-top-flu-expert-alert-bird-flu-spread-152335228.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/31j_SfN1BnZPfl3Yqe2gpA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-02T152335Z_1_CBRE94116RG00_RTROPTP_2_FLU-SWEDEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Professor Nicoll, ECDC senior influenza expert, answer questions concerning swine flu at a news conference at the European Center for Disease Control (ECDC) in Stockholm" align="left" title="Professor Nicoll, ECDC senior influenza expert, answer questions concerning swine flu at a news conference at the European Center for Disease Control (ECDC) in Stockholm" border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Human cases of a deadly new strain of bird flu that has killed 27 people in China are likely to crop up in Europe and around the world but that should not cause undue alarm, Europe&#039;s leading flu expert said on Thursday. In his first media interview since returning from an international scientific mission to China last week, Professor Angus Nicoll said the H7N9 flu outbreak in humans was one that should be taken extremely seriously and watched closely. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/europes-top-flu-expert-alert-bird-flu-spread-152335228.htmlThu, 02 May 2013 11:23:35 -0400Reuterseuropes-top-flu-expert-alert-bird-flu-spread-152335228<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/europes-top-flu-expert-alert-bird-flu-spread-152335228.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/31j_SfN1BnZPfl3Yqe2gpA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-02T152335Z_1_CBRE94116RG00_RTROPTP_2_FLU-SWEDEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Professor Nicoll, ECDC senior influenza expert, answer questions concerning swine flu at a news conference at the European Center for Disease Control (ECDC) in Stockholm" align="left" title="Professor Nicoll, ECDC senior influenza expert, answer questions concerning swine flu at a news conference at the European Center for Disease Control (ECDC) in Stockholm" border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Human cases of a deadly new strain of bird flu that has killed 27 people in China are likely to crop up in Europe and around the world but that should not cause undue alarm, Europe&#039;s leading flu expert said on Thursday. In his first media interview since returning from an international scientific mission to China last week, Professor Angus Nicoll said the H7N9 flu outbreak in humans was one that should be taken extremely seriously and watched closely. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/parents-see-more-food-skin-allergies-children-140157398.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SRr5Tker0X2NUzJ7fO_7YQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/91d47e7dbaa2ac0e300f6a706700f488.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sunday, May 29, 2011 file photo, Jeff Glazer guides his allergy-sniffing dog, Riley, through a dugout of a ball field before his team&#039;s baseball game in Middlebury, Conn. Riley accompanies Jeff to ensure there are no peanut products or residue that could trigger his life-threatening allergic reactions. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" align="left" title="In this Sunday, May 29, 2011 file photo, Jeff Glazer guides his allergy-sniffing dog, Riley, through a dugout of a ball field before his team&#039;s baseball game in Middlebury, Conn. Riley accompanies Jeff to ensure there are no peanut products or residue that could trigger his life-threatening allergic reactions. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a big government survey found.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/parents-see-more-food-skin-allergies-children-140157398.htmlThu, 02 May 2013 10:02:59 -0400Associated Pressparents-see-more-food-skin-allergies-children-140157398<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/parents-see-more-food-skin-allergies-children-140157398.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SRr5Tker0X2NUzJ7fO_7YQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/91d47e7dbaa2ac0e300f6a706700f488.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sunday, May 29, 2011 file photo, Jeff Glazer guides his allergy-sniffing dog, Riley, through a dugout of a ball field before his team&#039;s baseball game in Middlebury, Conn. Riley accompanies Jeff to ensure there are no peanut products or residue that could trigger his life-threatening allergic reactions. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" align="left" title="In this Sunday, May 29, 2011 file photo, Jeff Glazer guides his allergy-sniffing dog, Riley, through a dugout of a ball field before his team&#039;s baseball game in Middlebury, Conn. Riley accompanies Jeff to ensure there are no peanut products or residue that could trigger his life-threatening allergic reactions. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a big government survey found.</p><br clear="all"/>News from the Front in War on Cancer--Mission Not Accomplishedhttp://news.yahoo.com/news-front-war-cancer-mission-not-accomplished-110000269.htmlThu, 02 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400Scientific Americannews-front-war-cancer-mission-not-accomplished-110000269<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-reports-latest-bird-flu-death-toll-rises-073835590.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vmcxC_w6sNB0aah2CErAIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-02T073835Z_1_CBRE9410L8J00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-BIRDFLU-CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A breeder, whose business has been affected by the H7N9 bird flu virus, walks his ducks along a road in Changzhou county" align="left" title="A breeder, whose business has been affected by the H7N9 bird flu virus, walks his ducks along a road in Changzhou county" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (Reuters) - A 55-year-old man in central China has died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing to 27 the number of deaths from the mysterious H7N9 virus, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday. The H7N9 virus, which has infected 127 people in China, is a threat to world health and should be taken seriously, scientists said on Wednesday. The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) has described it as &quot;one of the most lethal&quot; flu viruses but said there is as yet no evidence of human-to-human transmission of this virus. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/china-reports-latest-bird-flu-death-toll-rises-073835590.htmlThu, 02 May 2013 03:38:35 -0400Reuterschina-reports-latest-bird-flu-death-toll-rises-073835590<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-reports-latest-bird-flu-death-toll-rises-073835590.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vmcxC_w6sNB0aah2CErAIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-02T073835Z_1_CBRE9410L8J00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-BIRDFLU-CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A breeder, whose business has been affected by the H7N9 bird flu virus, walks his ducks along a road in Changzhou county" align="left" title="A breeder, whose business has been affected by the H7N9 bird flu virus, walks his ducks along a road in Changzhou county" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (Reuters) - A 55-year-old man in central China has died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing to 27 the number of deaths from the mysterious H7N9 virus, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday. The H7N9 virus, which has infected 127 people in China, is a threat to world health and should be taken seriously, scientists said on Wednesday. The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) has described it as &quot;one of the most lethal&quot; flu viruses but said there is as yet no evidence of human-to-human transmission of this virus. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/study-food-skin-allergies-increasing-children-042135207.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SRr5Tker0X2NUzJ7fO_7YQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/91d47e7dbaa2ac0e300f6a706700f488.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sunday, May 29, 2011 file photo, Jeff Glazer guides his allergy-sniffing dog, Riley, through a dugout of a ball field before his team&#039;s baseball game in Middlebury, Conn. Riley accompanies Jeff to ensure there are no peanut products or residue that could trigger his life-threatening allergic reactions. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" align="left" title="In this Sunday, May 29, 2011 file photo, Jeff Glazer guides his allergy-sniffing dog, Riley, through a dugout of a ball field before his team&#039;s baseball game in Middlebury, Conn. Riley accompanies Jeff to ensure there are no peanut products or residue that could trigger his life-threatening allergic reactions. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a big government survey found.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/study-food-skin-allergies-increasing-children-042135207.htmlThu, 02 May 2013 00:29:44 -0400Associated Pressstudy-food-skin-allergies-increasing-children-042135207<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/study-food-skin-allergies-increasing-children-042135207.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SRr5Tker0X2NUzJ7fO_7YQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/91d47e7dbaa2ac0e300f6a706700f488.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sunday, May 29, 2011 file photo, Jeff Glazer guides his allergy-sniffing dog, Riley, through a dugout of a ball field before his team&#039;s baseball game in Middlebury, Conn. Riley accompanies Jeff to ensure there are no peanut products or residue that could trigger his life-threatening allergic reactions. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" align="left" title="In this Sunday, May 29, 2011 file photo, Jeff Glazer guides his allergy-sniffing dog, Riley, through a dugout of a ball field before his team&#039;s baseball game in Middlebury, Conn. Riley accompanies Jeff to ensure there are no peanut products or residue that could trigger his life-threatening allergic reactions. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a big government survey found.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bird-flu-poses-serious-threat-scientists-213437969.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/swdeogql8QyZmHVOTcbbGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-01T213437Z_1_CBRE9401NXW00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-BIRDFLU-POULTRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chickens are seen at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Shanghai" align="left" title="Chickens are seen at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - A new strain of bird flu that is causing a deadly outbreak among people in China is a threat to world health and should be taken seriously, scientists said on Wednesday. The H7N9 strain has killed 24 people and infected more than 125, according to the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO), which has described it as &quot;one of the most lethal&quot; flu viruses. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bird-flu-poses-serious-threat-scientists-213437969.htmlWed, 01 May 2013 17:34:37 -0400Reutersbird-flu-poses-serious-threat-scientists-213437969<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bird-flu-poses-serious-threat-scientists-213437969.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/swdeogql8QyZmHVOTcbbGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-01T213437Z_1_CBRE9401NXW00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-BIRDFLU-POULTRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chickens are seen at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Shanghai" align="left" title="Chickens are seen at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - A new strain of bird flu that is causing a deadly outbreak among people in China is a threat to world health and should be taken seriously, scientists said on Wednesday. The H7N9 strain has killed 24 people and infected more than 125, according to the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO), which has described it as &quot;one of the most lethal&quot; flu viruses. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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