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Reuters - During an appointment with his doctor, a man diagnosed with lung cancer sounded dispirited when talking about what cigarettes had done to him.

Reuters - A variation of the gene for the vitamin D receptor appears to increase the risk of melanoma, a serious and sometimes fatal skin cancer, Italian researchers report. The authors believe that the altered form of the receptor is less able to bind to vitamin D, a vitamin that can be produced in sun-exposed […]

Reuters - Physical exertion may help pregnant
women stop smoking, researchers said on Tuesday, after two
small studies showed a quarter of women who exercised regularly
while expecting a baby quit smoking.

Reuters - A variation of the gene for the
vitamin D receptor appears to increase the risk of melanoma, a
serious and sometimes fatal skin cancer, Italian researchers
report.

AP - The head of China’s food safety watchdog resigned Monday for failing to stop the widespread contamination of baby formula as the number of children sickened in the scandal soared to nearly 53,000, including four infants who died.

Reuters - Residents of lower-income
neighborhoods, as well as Medicaid recipients, who suffer a
heart attack are less likely to get timely treatment than
people living in wealthier communities, according to new
research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Reuters - Overweight children and
teenagers may be at elevated risk of developing chronic
headaches, a new study suggests.

AP - First Bari Martz’s fingers turned blue. Then she started gasping for breath, and her joints stiffened so that she couldn’t even open her hands. Doctors diagnosed scleroderma, part of an insidious family of diseases where the immune system attacks a patient’s own body, sometimes enough to kill.

Reuters - Shorter, more intense courses of
radiation treatment work just as well as more drawn-out therapy
for early-stage breast cancer patients, researchers reported on
Monday.

AP - A doctor from a team investigating the weekend deaths of 13 newborns at a hospital in western Turkey said Monday that the deaths were a result of an infection spread by IV treatment, the private Dogan news agency reported.

Reuters - Acupuncture works as well as a drug
commonly used to combat hot flashes and other menopausal
symptoms that can accompany breast cancer treatment, and its
benefits last longer, without bad side effects, researchers
said on Monday.

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

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged adults who
regularly help their elderly parents get by experience a drop in health
and well-being in their own lives, a new study shows.

AP - The head of the Chinese agency that monitors food and product safety has resigned, state media announced Monday, pushed out by a scandal over tainted baby formula that killed four babies and sickened nearly 53,000.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) — A possible link between
melanoma and a gene involved in vitamin D metabolism has been identified
by Italian researchers.