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News: Medicare will keep covering Roche's Avastin Medicare to cover Dendreon's prostate drug Roche undeterred after FDA's Avastin rebuff Nearsightedness linked to serious eye disease Skin lesion risk seen at moderate arsenic levels Life after prostate surgery worse than men expect Cured meats not linked to pancreatic cancer Europe's E. coli outbreaks linked to Egyptian seeds U.N. peacekeepers likely caused Haiti cholera Swine flu vaccine safe in pregnancy: study Even the Queen faces funding squeeze in austerity Britain Analysis: Life saving lung cancer test to set off cost debate One patient's plea for FDA approval of Avastin Thailand fights cancer-causing parasitic worms Factbox: World's neglected tropical diseases Medicare will keep covering Roche's Avastin Thu,30 Jun 2011 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare will continue paying for Roche Holding's drug Avastin for breast cancer, regardless of what health regulators decide about the medicine's future, a spokesman said on Thursday. Full Story1 Top Medicare to cover Dendreon's prostate drug Thu,30 Jun 2011 03:12 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Medicare and Medicaid federal health insurance programs will fully cover Provenge, Dendreon Corp's expensive treatment for advanced prostate cancer, U.S. regulators said, sending company shares 3 percent higher. Full Story1 Top Roche undeterred after FDA's Avastin rebuff Thu,30 Jun 2011 02:31 PM PDT Reuters - ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG had nothing to lose by giving Avastin another roll of the dice, and by doing so showed the world it still believes the drug should be used in breast cancer. Full Story1 Top Nearsightedness linked to serious eye disease Thu,30 Jun 2011 02:27 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are nearsighted may be nearly twice as likely to also develop glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, according to a new study that summarizes earlier research. Full Story1 Top Skin lesion risk seen at moderate arsenic levels Thu,30 Jun 2011 02:26 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High arsenic exposure is known to be a risk factor for skin cancer, but a new study suggests that even more-moderate exposure through drinking water may boost the risk of pre-cancerous skin growths. Full Story1 Top Life after prostate surgery worse than men expect Thu,30 Jun 2011 02:23 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly half of men who undergo surgery to treat prostate cancer find themselves with greater incontinence problems and less sexual function than they had anticipated, according to a new poll. Full Story1 Top Cured meats not linked to pancreatic cancer Thu,30 Jun 2011 02:19 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There are no clear signs that eating cured meats like ham, bacon or hot dogs could increase the odds of getting pancreatic cancer, according to a new study. Full Story1 Top Europe's E. coli outbreaks linked to Egyptian seeds Thu,30 Jun 2011 01:16 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Imported fenugreek seeds from Egypt may be the source of highly toxic E. coli outbreaks in Germany and France that have killed at least 48 people, according to initial investigations by European scientists. Full Story1 Top U.N. peacekeepers likely caused Haiti cholera Thu,30 Jun 2011 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - ATLANTA (Reuters) - Evidence strongly suggests U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal were the source of a cholera epidemic in Haiti that has killed more than 5,500 people, according to a new report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full Story1 Top Swine flu vaccine safe in pregnancy: study Thu,30 Jun 2011 11:21 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The swine flu shot appears to be safe for pregnant women, according to a new government report that tallies health problems occurring after the vaccinations. Full Story1 Top Even the Queen faces funding squeeze in austerity Britain Thu,30 Jun 2011 10:24 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth became the latest Briton to face a funding squeeze on Thursday when the government proposed changes to how it pays for royal trips and engagements. Full Story1 Top Analysis: Life saving lung cancer test to set off cost debate Thu,30 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A landmark study showing that routine lung screening of heavy smokers and former smokers using low dose CT scans could save thousands of lives is sure to set off a fierce debate about the cost of such testing on an overburdened healthcare system. Full Story1 Top One patient's plea for FDA approval of Avastin Thu,30 Jun 2011 05:22 AM PDT Reuters - SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - She made her doctor repeat it several times: There's nothing there. There's nothing there. There's no evidence of cancer. Full Story1 Top Thailand fights cancer-causing parasitic worms Thu,30 Jun 2011 03:48 AM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Health authorities in northeast Thailand plan to screen people for fluke worms to detect early signs of bile duct cancer, a deadly disease linked to eating uncooked freshwater fish. Full Story1 Top Factbox: World's neglected tropical diseases Thu,30 Jun 2011 03:48 AM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - A northeastern Thailand province is preparing to test its population for a parasitic worm to detect early signs of bile duct cancer, which is caused by eating raw seafood. Full Story1 Top

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