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Hunt For Blood Test To Determine Melanoma Survival Rates
Research at the University of Leicester will be breaking new ground in the search for a simple blood test that could tell whether a patient with melanoma has the condition in an aggressive form. Melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer. Staging, which involves determining the size of the tumour and its extent of spread, is the best predictor of whether a patient will succumb to disease or survive.
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Increase In Assisted Reproduction Revealed By Worldwide Report
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is responsible for an estimated 219,000 to 246,000 babies born each year worldwide according to an international study. The study also finds that the number of ART procedures is growing steadily: in just two years (from 2000 to 2002) ART activity increased by more than 25%.
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American Academy Of Dermatology Commends Reclassification Of Tanning Beds As Carcinogenic
The American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) commends the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) for its re-categorization of indoor tanning devices as carcinogenic to humans. This classification places indoor tanning in the highest cancer risk category afforded by this international agency, which is a division of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Doctor's Vision For Health Reform: Videochat

A jean-wearing, blogging pediatrician who works out of a Williamsburg, Brooklyn, loft claims "disruptive technology" is a better treatment for America"s health care woes than universal health insurance, the Boston Globe reports. He hopes products like "Hello Health, a national franchise of clinics he is building where patients can e-mail, text, or videochat with doctors over a secure Web site," will jolt the health system into dramatic reforms. His practice - which includes three physicians who see patients in-person and online - charges $100 to $200 per visit, and for a $35 a month membership fee, answers e-mailed questions for free. "If everyone has to have insurance, waiting rooms will get more crowded, as they have in Massachusetts, he reasons. Thus, many people will be willing to pay up front for the convenience of being able to videochat or get a question answered by e-mail or just to get an appointment in a reasonable amount of time," the Globe reports (Wangsness, 6/21). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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