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(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Circulating abnormal cells detected by FISH increase as the disease progresses.

Their abnormalities match those found in the tumor and their are many more aberrant cells in the blood of patients than in healthy controls.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Researchers studying antibiotics in pregnancy have found a surprising link between common drugs used to treat urinary infections and birth defects.

Reassuringly, the most-used antibiotics in early pregnancy - penicillins - appear to be the safest....