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Study finds addictive drugs easily ordered online

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 07/09/2008 - 14:25

WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than three-quarters of Web sites that offer highly addictive medications do not require a prescription, according to a study released Wednesday....


 

CDC: Three-quarters of new moms breast-feed their infants

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 04/30/2008 - 10:39

ATLANTA (AP) -- The U.S. breast-feeding rate has hit its highest mark in at least 20 years with more than three-quarters of new moms nursing their infants, according to a government report released Wednesday....


 

Taking the fight against cancer to heart

EurekAlert! - Cancer  Mon, 02/25/2008 - 23:00

Hormones produced by the heart eliminated human pancreatic cancer in more than three-quarters of the mice treated with the hormones and eliminated human breast cancer in two-thirds of the mice.

The treatment has not yet been tried in humans, but clinical trials are in the planning stages. The research will be presented at a symposium April 9 at the Experimental Biology 2008 conference in San Diego.