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  Outside Workers Least Likely to Get Skin Exams
But rest of workforce lax as well in getting checked for cancers caused by sun exposure

 

THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Workers who face the greatest risk of developing skin cancer from overexposure to the sun are the least likely to get regular exams to detect its early warning signs, a new report says.

Then, again, the rest of the workforce isn't doing that good of a job either, according to the study published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Derm

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  Gene Variant Boosts Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye, Kidney Diseases
Finding suggests careful use of blood-boosting drugs in anemia patients

 

THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- A gene called erythropoietin (EPO) is linked to severe diabetic eye and kidney diseases, a new study finds.

The study, led by a researcher at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah, included 1,618 people with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and 954 diabetic patients without any eye or kidney

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   •  Breast Cancer Tends to Grow Faster in Younger Women
  Finding could affect how screenings are conducted, analyzed, researchers say
 
   •  Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
  Software training supplements counseling, could also treat other psychiatric disorders
 
   •  TV Coverage of Tragedies Often Lacks Prevention Messages
  When police, fire officials interviewed, viewers twice as likely to hear advice
 
   •  Secret to Treating Tinnitus in Vets May Be Unlocked in Zebrafish
  Researcher trying different drugs to ease condition in water creature
 
   •  Mental Illness Costs U.S. Billions in Lost Earnings
  Study say figures are most likely too conservative
 
   •  Arthritis Hits More Than Half of Diabetics
  Painful joint condition hinders exercise that helps manage both conditions, experts say
 
   •  Clinical Trials Update: May 8, 2008
 
 

 
 Health Highlights
 
 
 
 FDA Approvals
 
   •  Amitiza Treats Irritable Bowel With Constipation
  Approved for women 18 and older
 
   •  Device Approved to Assess Arterial Plaque
  Helps doctors evaluate heart attack risk
 
   •  Relistor Helps Ease Painkiller-Related Constipation
  For people who use ongoing opioid therapy
 
   •  Gloves Made From New Form of Latex Approved
  May benefit health workers, patients allergic to traditional latex
 
   •  Cimzia Sanctioned to Treat Crohn's Disease
  For people who haven't responded to standard therapies
 
 FYI
 
   •  Health Tip: Discussing Death With Children
  Help them understand
 
   •  Health Tip: Treating an Ulcer
  Ways to help it heal
 
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