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Looking Young May Also Mean Longer Life

Those baby-faced people now have another reason to be smug: a new Danish study says looking young apparently means a longer life.  Research published online Monday in the British medical journal BMJ suggests that people who look younger than their years also live longer.

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Spice Compounds May Stem Tumor Growth

Compounds derived from two spices -- pepper and turmeric -- could help prevent breast cancer by limiting the growth of stem cells that promote tumor growth, a new study shows.  When curcumin (from turmeric) and piperine (from black peppers) were applied to breast cells in the laboratory, the number of stem cells decreased, but there was no change in normal cells, say researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Coffee, Exercise Fight Prostate Cancer

Having a few more cups of coffee and running that extra mile each day can reduce a man's risk of dying of prostate cancer, two studies indicate.  The case for coffee and physical activity as prostate cancer preventatives is far from proven, according to the research reported Tuesday at an American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Houston. But data from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study show a clear association with both daily activities.

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New FDA Post in Mexico City

As part of its continuing effort to buttress food and medical product safety in this country by working with its regulatory partners overseas, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the opening of its Mexico City post. This is the Agency's third post in Latin America and its tenth international post in the past 13 months.

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Seize the Momentum on TB Vaccine Development

Extensive groundwork is being laid out for a new TB vaccine in clinical sites and research institutions across Africa—lab capacity and field sites are being set up, health professionals are being trained, epidemiological studies are underway.

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