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US Congress Votes to Ban Genetic Discrimination
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A landmark bill to forbid discrimination against people whose genetic information shows a predisposition to certain illnesses won final U.S. congressional approval on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
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UK Colposcopy Clinics Abiding by Anesthesia Guidelines: Study
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Research suggests that in UK colposcopy clinics, the proportion of patients treated under local anesthesia is roughly 80%, which is in line with current consensus guidelines issued in 2004 that recommend that less than 20% of treatments in colposcopy clinics be performed under general anesthesia. Reuters Health Information
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Glaxo Says Cervarix Shows Effect for Over 6 Years
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc said on Monday its human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Cervarix provided significant protection for women against the four most common oncogenic HPV types for 6.4 years, the longest duration of protection reported to date. Reuters Health Information
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