Saturday, October 30, 2004

Health Headlines - October 30

Despite Vaccines, Whooping Cough Creeps Back

Whooping cough is making a comeback 40 years after most industrialized countries started vaccinating children, and the culprit seems to be weakening effects of the shot, researchers said on Saturday.

Novartis Breast Cancer Drug OK'd for Wider U.S. Use

Novartis AG won U.S. approval to promote the drug Femara for women who have finished standard therapy for early-stage breast cancer and run out of options, the company said on Friday.

Poland Attracts Plastic Surgery 'Tourism'

A rising number of Germans and others from western Europe are traveling to Poland — and other new EU members such as Hungary and Slovakia — to pay less for plastic surgery, fertility treatment and dental work.

Breast Cancer

The five-year survival rate for localized breast cancer is 97 percent if it's caught quickly.

Allergies Can Crop Up Indoors

Spring and summer aren't the only seasons that can cause allergies in children.

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