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David Levine obituary (Guardian Unlimited)

December 31st, 2009 | Comments Off

In 1966 President Lyndon B Johnson, recuperating from gall bladder surgery, met reporters and pulled open his shirt to show them the scar from his operation.

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David Levine, R.I.P.

December 31st, 2009 | Comments Off

Book fans of a certain age will mourn the passing of artist and cartoonist David Levine, who died Tuesday in New York after a bout of prostate cancer at the age of 83.

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Grandmother wins battle for drug to help save her sight

December 31st, 2009 | Comments Off

A grandmother facing going blind because of a postcode lottery received the best Christmas present ever.

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Swine flu not as catchy as other pandemic strains (PhysOrg)

December 31st, 2009 | Comments Off

(AP) — How contagious is swine flu? Less than the novel viruses that have caused big world outbreaks in the past, new research suggests.

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Caricaturist Daniel Levine, 83

December 31st, 2009 | Comments Off

David Levine, an artist whose witty caricatures illustrated the New York Review of Books for more than 40 years, has died.

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It’s never too late to stub the butt and save eyesight (MalaysiaNews.net)

December 31st, 2009 | Comments Off

Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) It’s never too late to kick the butt, as even at ages beyond 80 smoking affects eyesight, a new study has shown.

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Fewer left-sided colorectal tumors observed after colonoscopies

December 31st, 2009 | Comments Off

The prevalence of left-sided advanced colorectal neoplasms was lower in participants in a community setting, but not right-sided advanced neoplams, who had received a colonoscopy in the preceding 10 years, according to a new study published online December 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute .

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Guideline: Widely used device for pain therapy not recommended for chronic low back pain

December 31st, 2009 | Comments Off

A new guideline issued by the American Academy of Neurology finds that transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation , a widely used pain therapy involving a portable device, is not recommended to treat chronic low-back pain — pain that has persisted for three months or longer — because research shows it is not effective.

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Smoking worsens age-related macular degeneration

December 31st, 2009 | Comments Off

ANI ANI ANI Smoking worsens age-related macular degeneration Even after 80, smoking continues to increase ones risk for age-related macular degeneration , according to a new study.

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Assessing lead time of selected ovarian cancer biomarkers

December 31st, 2009 | Comments Off

Concentrations of the biomarkers CA125, human epididymis protein 4 , and mesothelin began to rise 3 years before clinical diagnosis of ovarian cancer, according to a new study published online December 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute .

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