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Health - News April 1, 2011 See Health Weather Knut the polar bear drowned after brain swelled (The Toronto Star) Germany's celebrity polar bear Knut died from drowning after collapsing due to swelling of his brain and falling into his enclosure's pool, an expert said Friday. Warning over cancer drugs fund (Romsey Advertiser) The Government has been warned that its cancer drugs fund could lead to a "postcode lottery" for patients. Diet for Preventing Gallstones (hivehealthmedia) As a pearl is to an oyster, so a gallstone is to your gallbladder. A "seed" of sand becomes the center around which a pearl forms. In a similar way, gallstones grow: A cholesterol or bile pigment "seed" becomes the core of an unwelcome stone in your gallbladder. There are significant differences, of course, between an oyster and your gallbladder. While an oyster shells out just one pearl at a time, your gallbladder can be a prodigious producer—up to several thousand tiny ones the size of grains of sand, many marble-size, or one or two egg-size boulders. These are the kind of pearls you can cast before swine with no regret, and you can pay a great price in pain and illness before you have them removed. Recall news: Smoked roundscad, chicken fillets (Connecticut Post) The following recalls have been announced: ___ ANGELINA BRAND SMOKED ROUNDSCAD DETAILS: Arko Foods International of Los Angeles is recalling 8-ounce packs of Angelina Brand Smoked Roundscad. Massachusetts prosecutor reveals evidence gathered in 2009 Craigslist killing (Lethbridge Herald) Amid the thousands of pieces of evidence released Thursday in the case of a medical student accused of killing a masseuse he met through the advertising website Craigslist, one stands out as a grisly reminder of the brutality of the crime: a pair of brown leather shoes stained with her blood. Study: Prostate Cancer Test Doesn't Cut Death Risk (FOXReno) The longest study yet on prostate cancer testing provides more evidence that getting screened doesn't cut the chances of dying from the disease. Death rate for lung cancer among women declines (KOMOradio) For the first time, women's death rates from lung cancer are dropping, possibly a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic. Fake Massage Parlor Inspector Demands Rubdown (CBS 13) A California man is charged with demanding a rubdown and $200 while pretending to be a massage parlor inspector. Home health kits 'hit and miss' (Salisbury Journal) Home health kits could be a waste of time, effort and money, according to Which? The DIY kits for conditions including prostate cancer and stomach ulcers could cause false alarm or provide false reassurance, the consumer magazine found. More Health News...

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