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The world's second most popular drug Plavix is going generic.
The blood thinner is taking daily by millions to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
And we'll be dropping from about 200 dollars a month to just forty dollars.
Two new major studies say sleep apnea may increase your cancer -- the sleep disorder disrupts breathing patterns and lowers oxygen levels in the brain.
Which can trigger tumor growth.
In trials those with sleep apnea -- 68%.
More likely to have cancer than those who sleep normally.
And in case you need another reason to lose those extra pounds a new study says weight loss can help prevent breast cancer in women.
The findings suggest that losing weight reduces estrogen a hormone that increases breast cancer risk.
-- that produces estrogen so losing even 5% of your body weight can help keep breast cancer at today.
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