THE GOOD NEWS
LUNG RESCUE Finally, a way to treat a condition in which blood pressure in the lungs soars: use intravenous doses of the drug prostacyclin. The malady can show up in people who have taken the diet pills fen/phen or Redux--that's one reason they are off the market.
CANCER CARE Researchers now say it's best to follow a lumpectomy for noninvasive breast cancer with radiation therapy. An eight-year study shows that women who've had the X-ray treatments cut their odds of a relapse in half.
INFANT AIDS A genetic mutation present in a small percentage of infants born with...
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