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Breaking News: 2mn swine flu vaccine available in Iran
Source: Press TV

Tehrān :: Iran | updated Tue Dec 08 01:01:15 -0800 2009 | health-news

News Agency that the country has imported 2 million doses of the vaccine. “High-risk populations along with healthcare providers who are in close contact with infected patients are among the priority cases to receive the vaccine," said Zarenejad, adding that...
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Latest Breaking News: Stem cells can repair damaged hearts
Source: Press TV

Tehrān :: Iran | updated Tue Dec 08 12:33:09 -0800 2009 | health-news

Previous studies had reported that the injection of stem cells extracted from the patient directly into the heart can treat heart attack patients. The new study, however, benefited from the intravenous infusion of a stem cell product known as Prochymal...
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Current News: Diabetes rate to double over next two decades
Source: Press TV

Tehrān :: Iran | updated Mon Nov 30 13:17:40 -0800 2009 | health-news

According to a study published in Diabetes Care , it is believed the cost of caring for this group will triple during the time frame, imposing a heavy burden on families and on the government. "If things stay the way...
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Current World News: Long-term folic acid use ups cancer risk
Source: Press TV

Tehrān :: Iran | updated Sun Nov 22 06:33:21 -0800 2009 | health-news

Folic acid and vitamin supplements had long been believed to have a critical role in the development of healthy new cells. Taking such supplements in the first months of pregnancy was also reported to prevent serious birth defects such as...
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Latest World News: Iran swine flu death toll hits 100: report
Source: Hindustan times

Tehrān :: Iran | updated Wed Nov 18 04:09:25 -0800 2009 | health-news

During the past week, 42 people died of A(H1N1) flu...It said a total of 3,128 people have now been diagnosed with the illness in Iran, where a first swine flu death was reported on August 26 as that of a...
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Current Event: Aussies induce breast regrowth after mastectomy
Source: Press TV

Tehrān :: Iran | updated Mon Nov 16 09:50:11 -0800 2009 | health-news

According to the study presented at a plastic surgery conference in Sydney, the permanent fat found in breasts can be grown inside this contoured scaffold, leading to the re-growth of breast tissue in pigs. In the pioneering procedure, a breast-shaped...
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Source: Press TV

Tehrān :: Iran | updated Tue Dec 08 10:58:56 -0800 2009 | health-news

He added that the vaccines, imported from France, have been approved by the European Union. He said that authorities intend to buy three million more doses by January, adding that the high-risk population includes five million Iranians. Emami-Razavi stressed that...
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Source: The Daily Telegraph

Hūmān :: Iran | updated Mon Dec 07 22:31:45 -0800 2009 | health-news

It promises to make having your annual flu shot as painless as downing a spoonful of yoghurt.
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Source: Press TV

Tehrān :: Iran | updated Mon Dec 07 10:11:16 -0800 2009 | health-news

Ultrasound, commonly performed in those diagnosed with suspicious breast lesions in mammography, also increases the number of unnecessary biopsies due to its inability to accurately distinguish between cancerous and benign lesions. Previous studies had reported that some 80 percent of...
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Source: Press TV

Tehrān :: Iran | updated Mon Dec 07 07:14:01 -0800 2009 | health-news

According to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute , children suffering from cancers such as Ewing sarcomas and central nervous system tumors are more likely to experience a recurrence in adulthood. The study found that...
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