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CANCER SHOTS A vaccine may be able to treat the deadly skin
cancer melanoma. In two early studies, it generated immune cells
that attacked cancerous tumors, in many cases shrinking them.
AIDS AID Glaxo Wellcome is to slash the price of AZT supplied to
HIV-positive pregnant women in developing countries after a
study showed a short course of the drug in late pregnancy
reduced transmission to the child by 50%.
BEANS COUNT High-soya diets have been linked with low cancer
incidence. Now it's been shown how the soya bean ingredient,
genistein, suppresses the growth of cancerous cells.
Nature Medicine; Nature, BMJ; Journal of the National
Cancer Institute
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WOMB TO TOMB Retarded fetal growth rate increases the risk of
death from diabetes, heart disease and stroke. The mother's
health before conception matters more than how well she eats
during pregnancy.
PINCH OF SALT The condiment could soon be back on our tables as
a study suggests that lowering your salt intake as a health
measure may actually be hazardous.
HIGH TEMPERATURE Using computer modeling techniques, researchers
have predicted that global warming will increase the potential
spread of the dengue fever virus into temperate zones that
border on areas where the illness is endemic.
Guardian; Lancet; Environmental Health Perspectives
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