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Patients With Medicaid Co-Pay Cut Out Certain Drugs
Prescription use dropped about 17% after introduction of policy, Oregon study finds

Individual Genome Changes Over a Lifetime
Finding suggests dietary, environmental exposures may explain 'late onset' diseases

Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea
Finding may be 'magic bullet' to help millions of children in developing world, study says

Diabetes Might Help Spur Hearing Loss
Study finds higher rate of impairment among diabetics

Insulin Resistance Tied to Peripheral Artery Disease
Those with highest levels at almost twice the risk, regardless of diabetes, study finds

Cancer Drug Appears to Help With Aggressive MS
Use of cyclophosphamide sees 87% improvement in physical, mental function, study says

Primary Tumors Fuel Growth of Cancer Cells
Finding suggests interception of this signal may thwart metastases, study says

Women, Mexican Americans at Higher Risk for Certain Stroke
Subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by bleeding in space around the brain, study reports

DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
'Addicted' cells provide early diagnosis; diet could affect changes, study says

Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease
Use of rosiglitazone showed 59.5% reduced risk of retina damage