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Reuters - Pictures beat words, at least when it comes to making advance care decisions. Older people who see a video of a person with advanced dementia, rather than hearing a verbal description, are more likely to say they would choose “comfort care” over life-extending treatment if they themselves developed dementia, new research shows.

Reuters - After age 30, exercising for more than an hour a week may help cut a woman’s chances of developing breast cancer, according to a study presented at the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual meeting in Seattle.

AFP - The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it has approved the first drug developed to treat cancer in dogs.

Reuters - Global airlines, still reeling from the recent flu-virus scare, have stepped up efforts to protect passengers from health risks on international flights.

Reuters - * Group, researcher urge study of lower prasugrel dose

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — Although some believe that
certain people are destined to get cancer and nothing can be done to
change their fate, that’s just not the case, experts say.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — People 85 and older are five times more
likely than younger people to die in a fire, the FireSafety.gov Web site
warns.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — A genuine belly laugh can be priceless
medicine for life’s everyday stresses. And you don’t have to worry about
any side effects — except, maybe, a case of the giggles.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — Trampoline fun can end in
injury if too many people bounce at the same time, say British doctors who
analyzed 50 case studies of trampoline-related injuries treated at their
hospital over six weeks.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — Using cells from pig ears
and bone marrow, researchers in China generated a type of stem cell
capable of developing into any type of cell in the body.