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Descriptions of innovations and studies on medical treatment are provided. One drug, called beta blocker, reduces the risk of a stroke before and after heart surgery. Meanwhile, a survey of people who run regularly to keep fit found that these people would have less age-related risks as they age.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1995
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The US Centers for Disease Control reports that there still are hundreds of tetanus victims. It recommends immunization and booster shots. Meanwhile, studies at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre recommend chemotherapy and radiation for head and neck cancers.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1996
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Several breakthroughs in the field of medical science are discussed. These include the development of a vaccine for cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus, a new oral drug therapy for Type II diabetes and he use of salt to prevent high blood pressure.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1996
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