Medical stuff below the fold

Freezing breast cancer?
new ways to measure it was frozen enough, and better viewing the cancer with MRI mean this could replace open biopsy in some women.

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Minocycline for HIV:
it's not just for acne anymore...

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the perils of plastic.
one of these days, we'll find out more about these things. Whether or not it is worth going back to pottery and glass is another question.
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Does your cholesterol medicine make you more likely to get infected?
we've known for years some folks get "achy" on the statins, but now there is a question on how it affects the immune system.

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are docs overtreating diabetics?
yup...the "clinical studies" use "good" patients who follow the doctor's orders...the rest of us have ordinary folks who forget their medicines and go out for beer and pizza on a Friday night.

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Bad Cripple disses those who think the imperfect are better off dead, and want to help them to become dead.
Yes, not only is it predjudice, it's now official in those "QALY" (quality of life years) criteria that decide if you are worth treating...
If you don't believe him, check out why the Lockerbie bomber is still alive....

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Don't stop getting pap smears..
.the HPV test isn't as good as they thought it was...

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