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April 2010 - Posts
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More than 40 over-the-counter infant's and children's liquid medications are being recalled in the United States and 11 other countries because they don't Read More...
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A majority of states have told the Obama administration they want to take part in providing new coverage to uninsured people with medical problems — an Read More...
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Seven months after their son's birth, Shannon and Paul Morell have written a book chronicling the experience after another woman was implanted with their Read More...
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Spouses of patients on dialysis are likely to have chronic kidney disease themselves and should be screened for it, Taiwanese researchers have reported Read More...
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A nasal spray that works like a performance enhancer for empathy brain circuits could render bickering between insensitive men and emotional women unnecessary, Read More...
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Think you need to go to the doctor's office to check your blood pressure? Think again: The best way to predict your risk of stroke or heart attack due Read More...
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Check out our 31 days of age-defying tips for women and men. It's just one month to a younger you! Read More...
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The next time Stephen Quake is prescribed a drug, he says he won't worry about having a bad reaction. The Stanford University professor will simply consult Read More...
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In just a few months, three baby bobcats found in South Carolina could be a danger to a gray tabby named Zoe. But these days, the fuzzy felines are just Read More...
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Authors Ian Smith and Gretchen Rubin discuss key elements, like genetics, diet and rest, that factor in to how cheerful you are. (Today Show) Read More...
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New York City's St. Vincent's Hospital has closed for good. Read More...
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"Thong on Fire" may sound more painful than sexy, but erotic books like it may just help keep the struggling publishing industry afloat. Once considered Read More...
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A campaign to mandate the use of condoms in adult videos produced by California’s pornography industry made allies of seemingly strange bedfellows. Read More...
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Men in Iceland and women in Cyprus have the lowest risk of dying worldwide, a new study says. Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body's immune system to fight the disease, offering Read More...
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Thomas Grüter can't remember a face. Instead, this medical doctor, who has what is called prosopagnosia, or face blindness, uses several tricks to avoid Read More...
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Two subsidiaries of pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson have agreed to pay more than $81 million stemming from allegedly illegal promotion of the epilepsy Read More...
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Health officials say a record 40 percent of Americans got ordinary flu vaccinations last year, and fear of swine flu played a role. Read More...
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Think allergies end in April or May? Those sneezy, itchy-eyed, congested months can last well into late fall, as different trees, then grasses and, finally, Read More...
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This year's late spring is bringing a burst of warm days and beautiful flowers. Unfortunately, it's also made millions of allergy sufferers miserable. Read More...
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The government recalled thousands of Simplicity and Graco cribs Thursday, warning that babies could suffocate or strangle in them. Read More...
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Tobacco companies would be forced to use plain, logo-free packaging on their cigarettes in a bid to make them less attractive to smokers under legislation Read More...
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Several health insurers said Wednesday they plan an early start on a slice of health care reform by pledging to limit the circumstances in which they cancel Read More...
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Canadians live about three years longer and are healthier than Americans, and the lack of universal healthcare in the United States may be a factor, researchers Read More...
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Eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy can increase the risk of cancer in future children and grandchildren — even if they eat well — a new study conducted Read More...
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Despite years of speculation about the best way to prevent Alzheimer's disease, there's no proof yet that anything can stave off the devastating and incurable Read More...
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A Connecticut woman who had a voluntary double mastectomy after genetic testing is alleging her employer eliminated her job after learning she carried Read More...
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People with a common, obesity-related liver disease that has no known treatment got a surprising benefit from vitamin E pills, researchers reported Wednesday Read More...
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Fish oil may be good for your heart, but it doesn't seem to help preserve your smarts, a new two-year study shows. Read More...
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A leading public health advocate pressed his case Wednesday to halt a trial of GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia, telling a House subcommittee the Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration urged pharmaceutical companies on Wednesday to take additional steps to curb cargo and warehouse thefts, following a $75 Read More...
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There's "no convincing evidence" acupuncture helps alleviate labor pain, according to a review of past studies trying to establish the efficacy of the Read More...
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The Navy orders its fleet of 71 submarines to snuff out smoking onboard by the end of 2010 — closing one of the last loopholes in an indoor smoking ban Read More...
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Capuchin monkeys, with pint-sized, human-like features, appeal to people who want pets they can dress, carry around, spoon feed and nuzzle. Read More...
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A new report says more than half of Americans still live in areas with unhealthy air, despite progress in reducing smog. Read More...
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We do it when we're tired, when we're bored or when we're hungry; parachutists have been seen to do it before a jump, and research has even suggested a Read More...
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Husbands, if you end up in the doghouse, consider it a promotion. Read More...
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While guys embrace their bodily functions — the good, the bad, and the totally foul — women tend to be squeamish about theirs. Here are some answers to Read More...
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The urologist diagnosed his prostate cancer. A high-tech robot removed the diseased organ. Then came two common aftereffects: sexual dysfunction and nagging Read More...
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A five-minute colon cancer test could reduce the number of deaths from the disease by about 40 percent, a new study says. Read More...
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A New York assemblyman whose daughter is alive because of two kidney transplants wants his state to become the first in the nation to pass laws that would Read More...
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Use of high-tech imaging scans in older cancer patients has climbed substantially in recent years, a study found, raising concerns about costs and radiation Read More...
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Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government has reached a $520 million settlement with pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca, resolving Read More...
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The following products are being recalled because they could be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections Read More...
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Sixteen food companies plan to cut the amount of salt in bacon, flavored rice and dozens of other products as part of a national effort to reduce American's Read More...
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It's now an established scientific fact: *** is GOOD for you. Corn ***, that is. Read More...
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In a culture obsessed with BMIs, makeovers and the tears and triumphs of “The Biggest Loser,” the newly svelte often find themselves disappointed by the Read More...
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As Bret Michaels continues to be watched closely by his doctors, a source reveals the rocker's excruciating moments before he was taken to the emergency Read More...
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People who are depressed eat more chocolate than people who are not, U.S. researchers said on Monday, in a study that puts numbers behind the link between Read More...
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Four common bad habits combined — smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet — can age you by 12 years, sobering new research suggests. Read More...
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With a few drops of blood, scientists are creating a way to tell who has absorbed dangerous radiation levels, part of the government's preparations against Read More...
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Brazil's health minister has a remedy for the nation's high-blood- pressure problem: More sex. Read More...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men with relatively low testosterone levels may be at greater risk of frailty than those with higher levels of the hormone, Read More...
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When asked why she and her husband don't want a second child, Shi Xiaomei smiles at her pudgy 9-year-old son and does a quick tally of the family budget Read More...
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TODAY’s diet expert Joy Bauer shares one woman’s battle to trim her unhealthy body fat percentage, despite her healthy appearance. Read More...
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Barely a twentieth of the estimated $3.2 billion needed is put into preventing drug users spreading the AIDS virus, experts said on Monday, and the shortfall Read More...
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Examining patient records to pick out those at high risk of developing heart disease is cheaper and just as effective as screening all adults aged between Read More...
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Delayed test results and bad contact information — sometimes from patients who give fake names and numbers — are forcing more emergency room doctors to Read More...
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Many experts believe that the newly passed health care reform law falls short on taming costs, and that will force Congress to revisit health care in a Read More...
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Behind the scenes, there has been a concerted effort at Fort Campbell, Ky., and elsewhere in the U.S. Army over the past year to change the hard-charging Read More...
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While recent medical advancements mean most preemies will survive, preventing early birth in the first place is a different story. Doctors can't tell which Read More...
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Come May 1, a new Michigan law will ban Mideastern-style hookahs from eateries. Cafes will have to choose between serving food and liquor or allowing smoking Read More...
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The Vatican is pushing for research of adult stem cells as an alternative to the use of embryonic stem cells, which the Catholic Church opposes because Read More...
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When it comes to the dating game, the traits people look for in potential mates depend on the size of the dating pool, a new study suggests. Read More...
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When this city of 8.7 million awoke one year ago to confusing news of a new virus, it sent the world on a wild six-month roller-coaster ride of fear and Read More...
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has called on health insurer WellPoint to stop dropping coverage for patients Read More...
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Miriam Starobin, 12, remembered the animated character doing the Heimlich maneuver in an episode and used it to dislodge gum from the throat of a classmate Read More...
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After 24 hours in a coma, a Croatian girl woke up speaking only German, according to reports. Doctors say it may be due to different parts of her brain Read More...
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Forget about getting a job as a police officer in Indonesia's Papua if you have had your penis enlarged. You won't get it, according to local media reports Read More...
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Federal health regulators on Friday announced steps to improve the design and safety of drug pumps that have been linked to more than 700 deaths in the Read More...
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A new study finds that people unwittingly eat more calories on the weekend. Read More...
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Kombucha is a concoction made of live bacteria and yeast and it's becoming all the rage among the health-seeking crowd. Read More...
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A hospital says it has performed the world's first complete face transplant on a man who lost his jaw, nose and cheeks, and who couldn't speak or eat by Read More...
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A deadly, airborne new strain of fungus has emerged in Oregon. It has killed nearly one out of four known affected people so far. And it is likely to spread, Read More...
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Genetics play the biggest role in determining how fast a child learns to read, but a good teacher can make a measurable difference as well, according to Read More...
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Guidelines for treating Lyme disease are valid and do not need to be changed, according to a report issued Thursday by a review panel appointed to settle Read More...
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Excess fat around the abs can turn the body's defense system against you, leading to heart and other diseases. Read More...
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Research into a deadly link between salmonella and HIV shows that the AIDS virus damages the immune system in ways doctors did not previously understand, Read More...
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Africa is making dramatic progress in tackling malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that has killed a million people a year on the continent and stunted economic Read More...
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A new study provides evidence for some long-held notions that sleep and dreams boost learning and help us to make sense of the real world. Read More...
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One after another, shortly after a diagnosis of *** cancer, various women insured through WellPoint learned their health insurance had been canceled. They Read More...
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Many U.S. school districts are urging parents to keep their kids in class and not take them to work for an annual event they say disrupts learning at an Read More...
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The U.N. children's agency says 16 countries in West and Central Africa are experiencing a measles outbreak this year. Read More...
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Children born extremely early -- at 25 weeks or before -- may risk a lifetime of lung problems, including asthma, British researchers reported on Thursday Read More...
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More than a half-century after his father invented instant noodles to feed Japan's war-ravaged masses, Koki Ando says it is time to change the high-calorie, Read More...
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It claims to work like a mood ring for your lips by changing shades along with your emotions. Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration issued a reminder to consumers Wednesday to toss out bones from their meals rather than feed them to their pets. Read More...
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A new study found that heart disease patients who suppressed their anger had nearly triple the risk of having a heart attack or dying over the next 5 to Read More...
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A mother who is unable to move or speak — and possibly to understand — is the focus of an unusual, emotional court case to decide if she has visitation Read More...
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Women who have used the diabetes drug metformin for more than five years may have a lower risk of *** cancer than diabetic women on other treatments, a Read More...
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The blast waves from explosions could jolt the skull into generating electricity, potentially damaging the brain, scientists now suggest. Read More...
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No more letting industry help pay for developing medical guidelines. Restrictions on consulting deals. And no more pens with drug company names or other Read More...
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An Arizona Indian tribe settled lawsuits alleging university scientists misused blood samples meant for diabetes research to study schizophrenia, inbreeding Read More...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study adds to evidence that women who smoke during pregnancy have a lower risk of a complication called preeclampsia Read More...
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The word "bully" may conjure up images of a 9-year-old punk shaking down a 7-year-old for lunch money. But teenagers experience bullying, too, and research Read More...
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Some people report feeling hungrier when they start to work out. If you're trying to lose weight, this could be counterproductive — unless you find the Read More...
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The lure of the TV, your friends’ weight, salad on a menu. Some causes of overeating are under the radar — so dropping pounds can simply be a matter of Read More...
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Why the first lady's fight to end childhood obesity does damage to the children it's trying to help. Read More...
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Eating a lot of sugar not only makes you fat. It may also increase a person's risk for heart disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Read More...
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Just a few miles after passing a towering Marlboro Man ad, a second billboard off the highway promotes cigarettes with a new American face: Kelly Clarkson Read More...
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In developing countries, taller moms tend to give birth to healthier kids who are less likely to die in infancy, be underweight or have stunted growth, Read More...
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Twenty years after becoming one of America's most polarizing figures, Dr. Jack Kevorkian returns to the limelight in an HBO film about his crusade to help Read More...
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While it's extremely rare for a child to be admitted to the hospital after choking on food, tiny toy pieces or some other foreign body, these young patients Read More...
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From hiking and biking to skiing and shoveling snow, staying physically active in rural northern New England might sound like a cinch. But researchers Read More...
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Quick treatment with flu medicine saved the lives of many pregnant women who were stricken by swine flu last year, according to the most complete analysis Read More...
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People playing computer games to train their brains might as well be playing Super Mario, new research suggests. Read More...
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Federal regulators say the drugmaker Pfizer has failed to correct problems with its testing procedures that resulted in overdoses for more than two dozen Read More...
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Women who eat a lot of processed meats, such as salami and hot dogs, are at a higher risk of ovarian cancer, according to a new Australian study. Read More...
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School lunches have been called many things, but a group of retired military officers is giving them a new label: national security threat. Read More...
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Public health experts urged the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday to force food makers to gradually cut the salt hidden inside their products, something Read More...
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What happens when you get a kind of cancer so rare that your doctors have no clear path to treat it? Throw out the map and your fear, and try to embrace Read More...
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Dr. Joachim Chino grew up on a Navajo reservation where the practices of medicine men often came before modern care. Now a surgeon, he is well aware of Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration is planning an unprecedented effort to gradually reduce the salt consumed by Americans, saying that less sodium would Read More...
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Most Americans still oppose legalizing marijuana but larger majorities believe pot has medical benefits and the government should allow its use for that Read More...
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An influential British medical think tank is tackling the question of how far society should go to boost the number of organ and tissue donors, and is Read More...
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Some people's indoor tanning habits qualify as an addiction similar to being hooked on alcohol or other addictive substances, a new study suggests. Read More...
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Screening smokers for cancer with lung scans can lead to a high rate of false alarms, unneeded tests and biopsies, a new study suggests. Read More...
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A variant of an obesity gene carried by more than a third of the U.S. population also reduces brain volume, raising carriers' risk of Alzheimer's disease, Read More...
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When someone is shot in the aorta, they usually don't make it to the hospital alive, say doctors. But Dimitrios Philliou, now 17, did and was saved not Read More...
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Health groups have spent more than a billion dollars and bought millions of bednets to fight malaria, and 20 African countries have increased their bednet Read More...
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Adding MDMA — otherwise known as the party drug ecstasy — to talk therapy may help patients cope with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Read More...
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Older women at higher risk for *** cancer now have two good drug options for preventing the disease, but they will have to weigh the trade-offs, a major Read More...
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Europe's flight ban is preventing some life-saving transplant tissue from reaching patients, and other operations have had to be canceled because surgeons Read More...
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Child care centers are too prone to send toddlers home for mild illnesses, doctors say. Read More...
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The Army tried to prosecute Staff Sgt. Andrew Pogany for "cowardly conduct as a result of fear," after he had a breakdown in Iraq. Today, he fights for Read More...
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Nicotine-laced pellets, strips and sticks — dubbed ‘tobacco candy’ by critics — have joined chewing tobacco and snuff to become the second-most common Read More...
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NYT: One girl sexually abused other kids. Another boy constantly bit and screamed at his adoptive family. For some families who have faced the challenges Read More...
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At a time of growing debate over prostate cancer treatments, U.S. Medicare officials will take a closer look at radiation therapy and its ability to reduce Read More...
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A brain implant made partly of silk can melt onto the surface of the brain, providing an "intimate" connection for recording signals, researchers reported Read More...
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Testing lung cancer patients for tumor markers would enable doctors to choose which drug the patient is most likely to respond to, improving the chances Read More...
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When you get comfy and secure in a relationship, the numbers on the scale tend to creep up. Follow our advice to keep the "boyfriend layer" at bay. Read More...
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Luci Baines Johnson, the youngest daughter of former President Lyndon B. Johnson, is making what her doctor calls "significant improvement" at the Mayo Read More...
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A family spokesman says Luci Baines Johnson, the youngest daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson, is being treated at the Mayo Clinic for what doctors Read More...
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Dogs chewing through table legs. Biting cockatiels. At a time when many people are scrimping on themselves to indulge their animals, the love is lost for Read More...
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Dogs and cats are a lurking household danger, according to a new report showing the pets cause all kinds of injuries related to falls. Read More...
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It's an eagerly awaited early benefit of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul: affordable coverage for Americans with medical problems who can't Read More...
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A recent Body Odd post on uncontrollable laughing or crying led many of our readers to tell us about their own stories of inappropriate, unstoppable outbursts Read More...
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Many adults in America routinely take vitamins to stay healthy and ward off disease. But do they really work? Dr. David Katz explains why supplements may Read More...
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Europeans should try to stay indoors if ash from Iceland's volcano starts settling, the World Health Organization warned Friday as small amounts of ash Read More...
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For those who find it tough to juggle more than a couple things at once, don't despair. The brain is set up to manage two tasks, but not more, a new study Read More...
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A new autism disease identified in a flawed paper linking a common children's vaccine to autism, may not exist, new research says. British surgeon Andrew Read More...
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Health workers in Zambia say they are battling the worst cholera outbreak in years. Read More...
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More U.S. babies are being born with syphilis, many of them to women in the South who use crack cocaine and work in the sex trade, according to a new U.S. Read More...
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In the two decades that have passed since crack dominated the drug markets, the babies born addicted have grown into young adults who can tell their stories Read More...
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In the two decades that have passed since crack dominated the drug markets, the babies born addicted have grown into young adults who can tell their stories Read More...
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H1N1 swine flu continues to cause epidemics, especially in the southeast of the United States, U.S. federal researchers reported Thursday. Read More...
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There were significant drops in illnesses from shigella and the most dangerous form of E. coli in the U.S. last year, according to a government report Read More...
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The system for conducting cancer clinical trials in the United States is "at a breaking point" and needs a major overhaul, a panel of experts said on Thursday Read More...
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Cocoa-rich dark chocolate could be prescribed for people with liver cirrhosis in future, following the latest research to show potential health benefits Read More...
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*** tumors that killed an American woman with so-called "triple negative" cancer had 50 separate mutations, including 20 that helped them spread, researchers Read More...
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Opposition to President Barack Obama's health care law jumped after he signed it — a clear indication his victory could become a liability for Democrats Read More...
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Want a better work-out? Then don't stretch beforehand, some experts say. Read More...
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Laughing or crying at wildly inappropriate moments is something most of us experience at least once. Why can't we stop it? Read More...
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The sad fact is that many gay couples fighting for the right to marry may someday want to divorce. And that’s a whole other battle. Read More...
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A California diet center doctor known by patients as "Candy Man" was sentenced Wednesday to four years in federal prison for dispensing massive amounts Read More...
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British scientists have mastered a controversial artificial reproduction technique that could prevent incurable inherited diseases by swapping DNA between Read More...
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With the help of some toddlers, researchers have new insight into a fundamental part of human nature: altruism. Humans, even kids as young as 21 months, Read More...
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Twice as many people with depression smoke compared to those who aren't depressed, said a new government study. Read More...
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Consumer advocates are giving Illinois fairly good marks for an online report card meant to allow patients to choose hospitals based on their quality and Read More...
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About 16 percent of Americans surveyed believe some form of deception on tax returns is acceptable, a study says. While some can loosely interpret tax Read More...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While uncircumcised men don't seem to be at higher risk of acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV), it takes them longer to clear Read More...
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How well can a family of four eat on just $68.88 a week? For more than 38 million Americans, it's more than a matter of conjecture. Read More...
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People with a common variation in a gene linked with coronary artery disease have nearly double the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease compared with Read More...
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The number of women dying in childbirth worldwide has dropped dramatically, a British medical journal reports, adding that it was pressured to delay its Read More...
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More than 100,000 people in the U.S. are members of health care sharing ministries, co-ops that provide medical care through faith that fellow Christians Read More...
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A nurse may soon be your doctor. With a looming shortage of primary care doctors, 28 states are considering expanding the authority of nurse practitioners Read More...
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New research shows as many as one in four heart doctors say they order medical tests that might not be needed out of fear of getting sued. Read More...
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Widely used anticonvulsant drugs, including Pfizer's Neurontin and Novartis' Trileptal, may increase the risk of suicide, attempted suicide and violent Read More...
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Federal officials say the nation's hospitals are failing to stamp out common infections that can turn life-threatening for patients. Read More...
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Women who eat lots of high glycemic index (GI) carbohydrates like white bread and ice-cream may be at greater risk of heart disease, but men do not seem Read More...
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Some common misconceptions may lull the parents of bullies into failing to recognize warning signs. Read More...
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The health care bill may be passed, but the road to reform certainly painted a polarizing picture of America. The reason we're so divided has everything Read More...
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It's the worst allergy season in years. But it's not just pollen that's fogging your brain — you may not know about these less obvious factors that can Read More...
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Msnbc.com readers share photos of their edible art. Read More...
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A diet rich in olive oil, nuts, fish, poultry and certain fruits and vegetables may have a powerful effect at staving off Alzheimer's disease, researchers Read More...
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Children with Williams syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that makes them lack normal social anxiety, have no racial biases , say researchers. Read More...
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For those who need to take a medication that causes an allergic reaction, more medical centers are recommending a lesser known choice: Drug desensitization. Read More...
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While the Congressional fight over health care reform has wrapped up and legislators moved on, a new, state-level battle over abortion coverage has just Read More...
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The World Health Organization on Monday conceded shortcomings in its handling of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, including a failure to communicate uncertainties Read More...
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Punishing your toddler with a few swats on the rear may come back to bite you, a new report suggests. Read More...
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For many U.S. soldiers, life becomes a revolving door of war, home, then back to combat — as they face the same dangers, the same stresses and the same Read More...
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Bacon is once more our true, national food crush, spanning all ages, all cultures, and all meals. Nutritionists are horrified, but bacon chic is sizzling. Read More...
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Britain's transplant authority says it’s investigating hundreds of thousands of errors in its organ donor list stretching back about a decade. Read More...
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A U.S. military doctor removed a live round of ammunition from the head of an Afghan soldier in an unusual and harrowing surgery. Read More...
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Fletch Family Daycare of Vancouver has been looking after its young charges for two decades without serious problems — until a strain of E. coli emerged Read More...
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Little is ever said about survivors for whom mental illness is part of the Holocaust's legacy. For many of those at Israel’s Shaar Menas he Mental Health Read More...
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The case of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince, the bullied Irish teenager committed suicide in January, raises the question: Why are kids so cruel? Read More...
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A new study by the Cleveland Clinic finds patients with a higher income are more likely to survive after heart surgery. Msnbc.com's Keva Andersen reports. Read More...
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Three in 10 women take the common *** cancer drug Femara to treat infertility, even though it could increase risks to the baby, U.S. researchers said on Read More...
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British doctors say they have used an inert gas to prevent brain injury in a baby boy who was born in critical condition. Read More...
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Advocates say doctors in Montana have helped at least one patient commit suicide since a court ruled it wasn't illegal. But the state has no way of knowing Read More...
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Studies confirm that Gulf War veterans suffer disproportionately from post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychiatric illnesses as well as vague symptoms Read More...
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Bayer HealthCare said Friday it has added new information about the risks of blood clots to its contraceptive pills Yaz and Yasmin. Read More...
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It is too soon to know the toll the last few years of economic turmoil has taken on the American psyche. But with people remaining unemployed for unprecedented Read More...
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Pollen: It's on your car, in the air and especially in your sinuses. Read More...
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Earlier this week, Heidi Montag said that among the myriad plastic surgery procedures she's had done, she's also had her "back scooped." Wait, what? Read More...
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The number of middle-aged Americans with certain mobility-related disabilities, such as trouble climbing stairs, is on the rise, according to a new study Read More...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it was reviewing the safety of triclosan, a widely used antibacterial agent found in soap, toothpaste Read More...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it has received nearly 1,200 complaints in the last decade about devices that deliver radiation treatments Read More...
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Fourteen states, the nation's capital and the federal government hiked their cigarette taxes last year, but health officials worry tobacco company discounts Read More...
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British doctors say they successfully separated conjoined Irish twins in a London hospital. Read More...
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People with allergies know that their sniffling and sneezing is allergen-induced, but allergies don't always present themselves with such typical symptoms Read More...
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The world may soon be facing a strain of gonorrhea that can’t be killed by any known antibiotic, warn researchers. The STD is showing signs of becoming Read More...
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Inspired by a standard office inkjet printer, U.S. researchers have rigged up a device that can spray skin cells directly onto burn victims, quickly protecting Read More...
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Smoking may increase the risk of multiple sclerosis in people who have other risk factors for the neurological disorder, researchers said Wednesday. Read More...
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Federal inspectors are conducting fewer reviews of food manufacturing plants, with many facilities going more than five years without being checked, a Read More...
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Alone in a meeting room, trustees of the Alabama Dental Association complained about Sarrell Dental Center, a nonprofit corporation that treats thousands Read More...
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Most of the New York City firefighters and medics whose lungs were damaged by pulverized masonry and glass from the World Trade Center attacks are not Read More...
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For children at higher-than-average risk of asthma, having a dog around the house may increase the chances of developing the lung disease, a new study Read More...
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Scientists may have found a way to tell which smokers are at highest risk of developing lung cancer: measuring a telltale genetic change inside their windpipes Read More...
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Bristol Palin says that if girls knew how tough it was to be a mom, they'd think twice about having sex. The 19-year-old daughter of former Alaska Gov. Read More...
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Boys with relatively elevated levels of lead in their blood may start puberty later than their peers with less lead exposure, a new study suggests. Read More...
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Until a young man sued a TV show for airing his penis surgery, not many people had heard of pearly penile papules. But it’s just one of a handful of genital Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on fat-melting injections used in spas across the U.S., saying the drugs have not been proven safe or Read More...
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They may be a little wrinkly, and there may not be many of them, but centenarians are the fastest growing demographic in the developed world. Read More...
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It's not hard to find a *** cancer survivor who thinks routine mammograms are a good idea. Read More...
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As the number of baby boomers taking to the road on motorbikes has risen, so has the average age of motorcyclists involved in crashes, a U.S. study says Read More...
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After years of the IUD being off-limits to younger women, a new generation is embracing the once-beleaguered birth control. Read More...
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Some people work out to look good naked. Others skip a step. Practitioners of hot nude yoga say it's a freeing way to work out without the constraint of Read More...
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Women with heart disease risk death when they eat trans fats foods, a new study suggests. Read More...
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The brains of shy or introverted individuals might actually process the world differently than their more extroverted counterparts, a new study suggests Read More...
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A school food crackdown looming in Congress that aims to reduce childhood obesity went over like a wet potato chip at a suburban Denver elementary school Read More...
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Women can lower their stroke risk by lacing up their sneakers and walking, a new study suggests. Read More...
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Spinal fusion surgeries have a higher risk of stroke and death than less invasive produres and little evidence of benefit they're any more effective, study Read More...
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Edwards Lifesciences Corp failed to properly report six complaints about serious problems in patients treated with Edwards heart devices, U.S. regulators Read More...
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Despite layoffs, mounting workloads and slow wage growth, many employed Americans — especially men and urbanites — say tension at work isn't at a full Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new version of the painkiller OxyContin designed to be harder for patients to abuse. The latest version Read More...
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A new government study confirms that U.S. births fell in 2008, probably because of the recession. The one exception to the trend was the birth rate among Read More...
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The first known pair of Palestinian conjoined twins arrived in Saudi Arabia Tuesday for separation surgery 10 days after their birth, overcoming a particularly Read More...
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President Barack Obama's top health official says scam artists are taking advantage of the new insurance law to peddle phony policies. Read More...
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More and more Americans are landing in the hospital due to poisoning by powerful prescription painkillers, sedatives and tranquilizers, according to a Read More...
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It turns out grandma was right: Listen to your elders. New research indicates they are indeed wise — in knowing how to deal with conflicts and accepting Read More...
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You may think you cleared the allergy hurdle as a kid, but they can hit you at any time. Keep your defenses up with these tips. Read More...
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Lithium doesn't help patients with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, contrary to previous study results, new research says. Read More...
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Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words ... well, the old adage might need a revision. Research shows that the brain's pain matrix gets activated Read More...
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One hour of moderate to vigorous exercise a day can help teens beat the effects of a common obesity-related gene with the nickname "fatso," according to Read More...
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Chefs have always wanted us to eat something good. Now, cooks from Jamie Oliver to Rachael Ray seem just as interested in seeing that we eat well — and Read More...
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The next time you're at the doctor's office, take a peek at those certificates hanging on the wall. Like gallons of milk, some of them are expiring. Read More...
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The brain can store and retrieve memories of specific fears, as if a mental filing cabinet, a new study on rats finds. Read More...
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The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90 percent of U.S. women ***-fed their babies for the first Read More...
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Midlife chronic illnesses, like diabetes and heart disease, may be germinating in young children much earlier than anyone thought, new studies show. Read More...
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Thalidomide, a drug that caused birth defects when it was launched as a morning sickness pill half a century ago, may be useful for treating a hereditary Read More...
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A recent surge in clinical research reveals a new crop of superfoods that can help lower your risks of everything from cancer and heart disease to macular Read More...
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The poster child of aging seems to be a wrinkly-faced, forgetful, grumpy old man. But science is painting another, more in-depth picture of aging Americans Read More...
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Mounting evidence suggests aging may be a key to happiness. There is conflicting research on the subject, however, and experts say it may all boil down Read More...
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Gabourey Sidibe was nominated for a best actress Oscar for "Precious," but in Hollywood's fantasy factory, her size could prevent her from working much Read More...
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Last month's health care law contained some benefits for the nation's older population. It provided long-term care options to allow more seniors to stay Read More...
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Only a fraction of wounded veterans who could get better benefits have applied in the two years since Congress, acting on concerns the military was cutting Read More...
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A central Florida urologist has posted a sign on his office door warning supporters of President Barack Obama to find a different doctor. Read More...
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The secret to happiness at work is being happy with other facets of your life, studies suggest. Read More...
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Some pilots taking medication for mild or moderate depression will be able to fly as early as next week under a new government rule partly aimed at encouraging Read More...
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In a rare opportunity, Alta Ray, 56, got the chance to meet many of the people who saved her life by helping her through 93 blood transfusions. “Had it Read More...
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The IRS is manning up to hunt you down if you don't buy insurance. Military families are about to get dumped from their insurance. And there will soon Read More...
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New England leads the nation in swine flu vaccinations, while the South has the lowest rates, U.S. health officials said Thursday in the first state-by-state Read More...
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Most battles against age are waged directly on sagging skin. But new research suggests we are not cutting deep enough. Read More...
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Scientists studying the genetics of aging said that experiments on laboratory worms showed that a specific gene is strongly linked to lifespan, immunity Read More...
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The U.S. military plans clinical trials next year to see whether breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber might help thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan Read More...
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In about six months, the new health overhaul law will allow at least 2 million young adults up to age 26 to be covered under their parents' policies. Read More...
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Growth in U.S. sales of pharmaceuticals bounced back last year as rebates and low-cost generic drugs drove an increase in the number of prescriptions filled, Read More...
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New England leads the nation in swine flu vaccinations, while the South has the lowest rates, U.S. health officials said Thursday in the first state-by-state Read More...
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Tired of steamed side dishes or blah, been-there salads? Try these new ways to shop for and cook your less-than-favorite greens. Read More...
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Small taxes on soda do little to reduce soft drink consumption or prevent childhood obesity, but larger levies probably would, according to new research Read More...
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In the wake of a Massachusetts teenager's suicide after being relentlessly harassed by classmates, msnbc.com readers share bullying's painful impact on Read More...
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Is giving up sex bad for your health? And why would her boyfriend's breath actually excite one woman? Sexploration answers your most intimate queries. Read More...
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Despite months of dire warnings and millions in taxpayer dollars, less than half of the 229 million doses of H1N1 vaccine have been administered and many Read More...
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