http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195452&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fhealth_science%2F Inquirer health and science en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166731&44=19002094&32=3796&7=195452&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fhealth_science%2Fdaily%2F20080516_Vitamin_D_may_curb_breast_cancer.html Breast-cancer patients with low levels of Vitamin D were more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than were patients who got enough of the nutrient, researchers reported yesterday. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT fac26aac01c2365dba3b3eaaa189c0d9 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166731&44=19002289&32=3796&7=195452&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fhealth_science%2Fdaily%2F20080516_Pa__legislator_grills_Rohm___Haas_on_tumors.html A Pennsylvania state representative grilled a senior Rohm & Haas Co. executive during a House committee hearing yesterday, accusing the chemical company of not doing enough to determine the cause of more than 15 brain tumors suffered by current and former employees. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT c0f816d745d9a5ecced37daeb8a7f950 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166731&44=18965214&32=3796&7=195452&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fhealth_science%2Fdaily%2F20080515_Specialists_call_for_heart-device_guidelines.html People with implanted heart devices need closer follow-up care, an international panel of heart specialists recommended yesterday in the first guidelines for monitoring this rapidly growing group of patients. Thu, 15 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT efa778fb95d639b3470e5e8d25c2ade0 2008-05-15T07:01:00Z