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Delay in cancer treatment is found to raise recurrence

International Herald Tribune - Posted: December 1st, 2008, 11:59pm EST

Even short delays in obtaining radiation therapy worsened outcomes for older women with early-stage breast cancer, a new study suggests.

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Arrogant, abusive and disruptive — and a doctor

International Herald Tribune - Posted: December 1st, 2008, 11:59pm EST

Recent studies suggest that badly behaved doctors contribute to medical mistakes, preventable complications and even death.

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Carbon detectives are tracking gases in Colorado

International Herald Tribune - Posted: December 1st, 2008, 11:59pm EST

Scientists are tracking where greenhouse gases come from and where they go over time in order to learn how to budget emissions for the long term.

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In a host of ailments, seeing a brain out of rhythm

International Herald Tribune - Posted: December 1st, 2008, 11:59pm EST

Rodolfo Llinás believes that abnormal brain rhythms help account for a variety of disorders, but his theory is far from widely accepted.

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Standing in someone else's shoes, almost for real

International Herald Tribune - Posted: December 1st, 2008, 11:59pm EST

Neuroscientists have shown that they can create a "body swapping" illusion that could have a profound effect on a range of therapeutic techniques.

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Thousands die because Myanmar's junta spends too little on AIDS, group says

International Herald Tribune - Posted: December 1st, 2008, 11:59pm EST

Doctors Without Borders is allowed to work in only some parts of the Myanmar said it is overwhelmed and is having to turn new patients away.

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Never let them see you sweat

International Herald Tribune - Posted: December 1st, 2008, 8:08am EST

Genes are helpful, but a calm temperament like No Drama Obama's can be cultivated.

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