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Reuters - Scientists who tried to replicate a
study that once tied a measles vaccine with autism said on
Wednesday they could not find any link and hope their study
will encourage parents to vaccinate their children to combat a
rash of measles outbreaks.

AP - New research further debunks any link between measles vaccine and autism, work that comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in measles cases fueled by children left unvaccinated.

Reuters - Infant abductions are increasingly
rare in the United States, with the average kidnapper likely to
be an overweight woman who has feigned pregnancy, according to
a report released on Wednesday.

Reuters - A new screening tool works three
times better than mammography at finding tumors in women who
have dense breast tissue, which can confound mammograms, U.S.
researchers said on Wednesday.

AP - A radioactive tracer that “lights up” cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, revealing more tumors and giving fewer false alarms, doctors reported Wednesday. The experimental method — molecular breast imaging, or MBI — would not replace mammograms for women at average risk of the disease.

AP - A lifesaving shock from an implanted heart defibrillator provides relief that a crisis was avoided, but new research suggests it can also be a sign that more trouble is ahead.

Reuters - Age should not preclude people
who have suffered a stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack)
from being treated with a “statin” drug to lower the risk of a
recurrence, US and European investigators report.

Reuters - There’s no evidence that using
the allergy/asthma drug Singulair increases the risk of
depression or suicide, according to a review of data from three
clinical trials.

Reuters - The optimal method of reducing
fever in children is to start with ibuprofen alone and then
consider using paracetamol plus ibuprofen later, results of a
new clinical trial suggest.

AFP - Cancer patients across Europe face a longer wait for their diagnoses after a nuclear reactor in the Netherlands was shut down for safety reasons, its owners said Wednesday.

Reuters - The risk of developing asthma
is doubled in children who have suffered physical or sexual
abuse, new research in Puerto Rico shows.

Reuters - Data from the Geneva Cancer
Registry show an increased long-term risk of colon cancer in
men who have undergone external radiation therapy for prostate
cancer.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) — A little-used cancer drug
called bryostatin can repair brain tissue if it’s administered within 24
hours after a stroke, according to U.S. researchers.

AFP - Cancer patients across Europe face a longer wait for their diagnoses after a nuclear reactor in the Netherlands was shut down for safety reasons.