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FDA Approves melanoma drug

Posted March 23, 2011

melanoma drugAccording to The Los Angeles Times The Food and Drug Administration  bolstered the skimpy pharmaceutical arsenal against late-stage melanoma by approving Yervoy, the first drug shown to extend the lives of patients with the deadly skin cancer.

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Scientists Seek Causes of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Posted March 22, 2011

Chronic Fatigue SyndromeAccording to My Fox LA as scientists race to find a biological cause for chronic fatigue syndrome, long considered by many doctors to exist in patients’ heads, the National Institutes of Health could shed new light on the debate at a major scientific workshop on

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Americans are not getting enough sleep

Posted March 08, 2011

Man SleepingAccording to ABC 7 in a new government report, Americans say they’re sleeping less and feel drowsy when they’re driving.

In the preceding month, 35 percent of participants reported less than seven hours of sleep during a typical 24-hour period.

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