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Insurance gap leads some elderly to forgo medicine
(AP)
AP - Many people in Medicare with diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions stop taking their medicine when faced with picking up the entire cost of their prescriptions, researchers say.
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Scientists identify chemical odor of skin cancer: study
(AFP)
 AFP - US chemists have identified the odor that emanates from skin cancer, a development that researchers hope will advance diagnosis and treatment of the deadly disease, said a study out Wednesday.
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79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Working-age Americans are facing
mounting problems when it comes to affording health care, a result of what
analysts are calling a "perfect storm" of economic woes.
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Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats
(Reuters)
 Reuters - An epilepsy drug being tested for
use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S.
government researchers said on Wednesday.
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Trace arsenic in water may be linked with diabetes
(AP)
AP - A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes, researchers say. The study's limitations make more research necessary. And public water systems were on their way to meeting tougher U.S. arsenic standards as the data were collected.
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