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Newer Blood Thinner Beats Plavix for Bypass Patients More people taking Plavix before surgery died soon after than those using Brilinta, study finds. Read the Story

• Radiation May Help Those With Inoperable Lung Tumors

  3-year survival doubled after the treatment, study found

• Blood Vessels Bounce Back Once Smokers Quit

  Quickly leads to reduced risk of heart trouble, study finds

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• Chemical in Bananas Might Combat HIV Infection

  Study found it was as potent as two current HIV drugs, could be added to vaginal microbicides

• Psychopaths' Brains May Focus Solely on Reward

  Scanning study suggests fixation on achieving goals, regardless of consequences

• Older Colon Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Chemo

  Study found one in two went without, while 87% of younger patients got it after surgery

• Risk of Death Persists After a Hip Fracture

  Older people who suffer a break up to eight times more likely to die, study finds

• Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers in the Millions and Rising

  Numbers have grown steadily since the 1990s; baby boomer epidemic predicted

• Freezing Tumors Shows Promise Against Prostate, Breast Cancer

  Cryotherapy prevented need for surgery in one group, and thwarted recurrence in the other

• Freezing, Medicating Away a Dangerous Irregular Heart Rhythm

  New studies suggest promising new ways to ease atrial fibrillation

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