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Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds.
Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researchers report.
Antidepressant patch doesn't help smokers quit

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An antidepressant drug delivered through a patch on the skin is no better than placebo for helping smokers kick the habit, new research shows.
Odds of getting new kidney uneven

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests.
CORRECTION: Timer may help kids' bladder control problems

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[Changes numbers of patients in first sentence of paragraph 4 (replaces 58 and 35 with 30 and 18), and replaces old para 5 with new para, in story posted Sep 2, 2010.]
Early day care may promote eczema development

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany.
Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads

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SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together.
Common bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer risk

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LONDON (Reuters) - People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus, a British study found on Friday.
U.S. medical plans missing millions of kids: report

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.
Food safety a "priority" for U.S. Senate-Reid aide

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Passing food safety reform legislation this year is a "priority" for the U.S. Senate, said a spokesman for Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, as Congress feels pressure from consumer groups to act following the latest recall to highlight weaknesses in the system.
Aqua Bounty biotech salmon OK to eat: FDA staff

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said in a preliminary analysis released on Friday as they weigh whether to approve the fish for Americans' dinner plates.

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