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Cancer drug helps arthritis -- study
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Genentech Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc.'s cancer drug Rituxan improved symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in patients not helped by drugs designed to block an inflammation-causing protein, researchers said on Sunday.
Knee replacement tough on minority groups
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black and Hispanic patients experience higher complication rates after total knee arthroplasty, but not after hip arthroplasty, according to a study in which doctors compared the rate of medical and surgical complications and death rates between a group of white, black, and Hispanic adults who had knee or hip arthroplasty between 1996 and 2000.
Obesity ups risk of complication after heart surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obesity is an important risk factor for the development of an irregular heart beat called atrial fibrillation (AF) following cardiac surgery, according to a report published online Monday.
Stent patients go home sooner if wrist artery used
DALLAS (Reuters) - Many patients whose coronary stents are delivered through an artery in the wrist instead of through a groin artery do not require overnight hospitalizations that are now standard for 1 million Americans each year, researchers said on Sunday.
Exercise to get fit, live longer: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Even moderate levels of physical exercise prevent heart disease and prolong life, and the degree of benefit increases as the level of physical activity rises, according to a report released Monday.
Bush calls Medicare drug benefit greatest advance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush said Saturday the new Medicare prescription drug benefit that begins enrollment next week was "the greatest advance" in health care for the elderly, and urged seniors to learn more about it.
Patient's own cells may renew ailing heart
DALLAS (Reuters Health) - Heart attack sufferers who are left with very low ejection fractions -- a sign that the heart is not pumping efficiently -- appear to benefit from a novel procedure in which the patient's own stem-like "progenitor" cells are infused into the heart.
Unaddressed psych disorders common with cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A study shows that about one of every ten adults with advanced cancer are plagued by major psychiatric disorders, yet many cancer patients with mental health problems aren't getting help from a mental health professional, according to the study.
Condoms protect against genital herpes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Consistent condom use can lower both women's and men's risk of contracting the virus that causes genital herpes, researchers reported Monday.
Tooth loss from gum disease: are you at risk?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Male gender, smoking, inadequate oral hygiene and rheumatoid arthritis are among the factors associated with an increased risk of losing teeth because of periodontal disease, a study shows.

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