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Argentina’s Fernandez sent home, never had cancer

The government announced just after Christmas that the recently re-elected leader had thyroid cancer.

The operation to remove the gland went well, but when it was later analyzed it turned out to have never contained cancerous cells, said spokesman Alfredo Scoccimaro.

“The original diagnosis has been modified,” he told a news conference. “The presence [...]

Low vitamin D linked to heart disease

In people with low blood levels of vitamin D, boosting them with supplements more than halved a person’s risk of dying from any cause compared to someone who remained deficient, in a large new study.

Analyzing data on more than 10,000 patients, University of Kansas researchers found that 70 percent were [...]

Alcohol linked to complications after joint surgery

The more people drink before having a hip or knee replaced, the higher their risk for complications right after the surgery, a new study suggests.

Doctors have long suspected that excessive drinkers have more problems after surgery, but “this is the first study that really shows, with data and statistics,” that it’s [...]