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June 2010 - Posts
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Combining a specific imaging test of the brain with a memory recall test appears to be the best predictor so far of Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers Read More...
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A worker from the recently closed AmeriPure oyster processing plant speaks candidly about struggling with depression in the face of the Gulf oil spill Read More...
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Testosterone treatments may build muscle mass in older men, but they may carry a risk of heart problems in people with poor mobility, U.S. researchers Read More...
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Asians who are overweight or obese are more likely to die from cancer compared with people of normal weight, a large study in Asia has found. Read More...
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The arthritis pill Vioxx was withdrawn but menopause hormones were not, even though both were tied to heart risks. A multiple sclerosis medicine was pulled Read More...
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Wary of low success rates, many fertility clinics have been leery of freezing and storing women's eggs for future use. But faced with rising demand and Read More...
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After years of reality weight-loss and diet shows, the first episode of "Huge" on cable channel ABC Family this week featured a rare scene on scripted Read More...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Families of critically ill patients may often take a more optimistic view of their loved one's condition than doctors do, even Read More...
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Lecturing people on how to live a healthy life can be counterproductive unless individuals can be persuaded to change their behavior, new health minister Read More...
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An Austrian university is on the hunt for girls who recoil at the sight of spiders for research into how fear affects the processes of the brain. Read More...
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Health officials say a new meningitis vaccine will help prevent epidemics in Africa for the first time, revolutionizing how doctors fight outbreaks of Read More...
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A new study shows that women's seemingly uncontrollable vocalizations during apparent orgasm are often play-acting meant to boost his ego — and get it Read More...
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Aggressive drug treatment to lower blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol in diabetics does little to prevent heart disease and strokes, but it does Read More...
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The government of Mexico lifted the alert for swine flu Tuesday, officially ending the health emergency in the country where the illness first appeared Read More...
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British officials say there may be twice as many cases of Huntington's disease in Britain than previously thought. Read More...
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The Obama administration is launching a special coverage program for uninsured Americans with medical problems this week, the most ambitious early investment Read More...
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States and cities have cut funding for summer meal programs as need has skyrocketed, according to a new report from an anti-hunger group that tracked the Read More...
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Two minutes, two dollars and a cell phone are now all it takes to get an eyeglass prescription. Read More...
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South African health officials say they are concerned about the rise in deaths among men who have had botched traditional circumcisions. Read More...
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How fast you can judge whether a person of the opposite sex is looking at you depends on how masculine or feminine they look, according to a new study Read More...
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Just when you thought Americans' couldn't get any fatter — we did. Read More...
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Getting drunk increases the risk for violent behavior, but only for people who have a strong tendency to suppress feelings of anger when sober, a new Scandinavian Read More...
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Consumers — especially the uninsured — face many difficulties when they try to shop for the best price for hospital services. Read More...
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Treatment for drug addiction works better and costs less than imprisonment alone. So why are states abandoning it? Read More...
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An American doctor accused of botching a string of operations at an Australian hospital was found guilty of killing three of his patients and grievously Read More...
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Should healthy people with low cholesterol take a pill to lower their cholesterol even more in hopes of preventing heart problems? The question is dividing Read More...
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Left-handed baseball pitchers may be more susceptible to injury, according to a U.S. study of college pitchers that found differences in the throwing motions Read More...
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When Mom repeatedly singles out one adult child more than another, she's unwittingly contributing to her offspring's depression, research announced last Read More...
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Ninety percent of physicians in a new survey think doctors overtest and overtreat to protect themselves from malpractice lawsuits. Read More...
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New guidelines urge cancer survivors to exercise more, even, difficult as it may sound, those who have not yet finished their treatment. Growing evidence Read More...
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Dentists could soon hang up their drills. A soft gel, embedded with a new peptide, placed next to a cavity, encourages cells inside teeth to regenerate Read More...
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Overweight women have a much higher risk of a miscarriage after having in-vitro fertilization compared with slim women, new research says. Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration is urging meat producers to limit the amount of antibiotics they give animals in response to public health concerns about Read More...
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Two studies released on Monday reported serious heart risks with GlaxoSmithKline Plc diabetes pill Avandia as U.S. regulators decide whether the drug should Read More...
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Americans increasingly are treated to death, spending more time in hospitals in their final days, trying last-ditch treatments that often buy only weeks Read More...
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Reality TV fixture Kim Kardashian may have raised a few (unfrozen) eyebrows with her recent admission that she’s already used Botox at age 30. But for Read More...
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An international team of scientists working on the largest study to date to look at DNA and type 2 diabetes say they have found 12 new gene links that Read More...
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New research has linked arsenic exposure to millions of deaths in Bangladesh — an impoverished country where up to half of its 150 million people have Read More...
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The slumbering mind might not seem like an apt tool for any critical thinking, but humans can actually solve problems while asleep, researchers say. Read More...
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Doctors could one day use a blood test to predict decades in advance when women will go into menopause, according to Iranian research to be presented at Read More...
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Low energy, backaches, AWOL periods. Sound familiar? You may need to see your doc, stat! “Harmless” symptoms like these can forecast scary health problems Read More...
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Life after doggy death row was just a three-hour jet ride away for 60 pooches flown to Canada on Friday for adoption north of the border. Read More...
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Drugmaker Merck & Co. has been hit with an $8 million jury verdict in the case of a Florida woman who says Merck's osteoporosis drug destroyed her jaw Read More...
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A British government-commissioned study found that the human fetus cannot feel pain before the age of 24 weeks since nerve connections in the brain are Read More...
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Kellogg Co. is voluntarily recalling about 28 million boxes of Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops and Honey Smacks cereals, saying a "waxy" smell and Read More...
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A cat that had both its back legs severed by a combine harvester can walk again after being fitted with prosthetic limbs in a world-first operation. Read More...
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U.S. health regulators said on Friday they do not expect any shortage of children's pain and allergy medications despite Johnson & Johnson's inability Read More...
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Nearly 1 in 5 American women beyond childbearing years never gave birth as fewer couples, particularly higher-educated whites, view having children as Read More...
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Wish your boss was more of a softie? Get ‘em a cushy chair, suggests a new study. Researchers from some of the country’s top universities (MIT, Harvard Read More...
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There's a new breed of dog groomer for those who can afford it — dog stylists. Groomers keep dogs clean; stylists make them fabulous. Read More...
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When obesity surgery becomes a family affair, patients have a better shot at becoming the biggest loser, a new study shows. Read More...
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A federal jury has found a Kansas doctor and his wife guilty of conspiring to profit from illegally prescribing painkillers to dozens of patients who later Read More...
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A new government report shows that only a small fraction of U.S. adults are meeting strict limits on salt consumption. Read More...
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It is an early step toward one day building new lungs: Yale University researchers took apart and regrew a rat's lung, then transplanted it and watched Read More...
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Medical, economic, and business-management researchers themselves have studied the reliability of published research and concluded that most of it is flawed, Read More...
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Strung-out doctors and nurses imperil patients' lives every day. So why is no one trying to catch them? Read More...
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The "organic" label skews people's perceptions about food in ways that might promote obesity, a new study finds. Read More...
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More than 2 million cribs from seven companies were recalled Thursday amid concerns that babies can suffocate, become trapped or fall from the cribs. Read More...
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Scientists studying swingers say they have higher rates of sexually transmitted infections than prostitutes. Read More...
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Underinsured African-American women die more often from *** cancer than underinsured white women, even when treated at the same hospital by the same doctors Read More...
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Dozens of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their sight restored with Read More...
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Patients will be told when they're being treated by rookie doctors, who would get shorter shifts and better supervision under proposed work changes for Read More...
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From long-term cancer risks to radiation overdose mistakes, CT scans pose a growing danger to the American public and need more regulation to improve their Read More...
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A Florida man was reportedly run over by his own truck after his dog put it into gear. Read More...
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Lawyers for thousands of Sept. 11 responders find support for a deal that would end a seven-year legal battle over the toxic fallout produced by the collapse Read More...
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Reads that speak to ***, gay and questioning teens have exploded over the last decade and traveled light years since "I'll Get There. It Better be Worth Read More...
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A Southern California meat distributor has recalled some 35,000 pounds of ground-beef that might be contaminated with E. coli. Read More...
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A doctor who took part in a double hand transplant on a young Polish soldier earlier this month says the operation has been a success and the patient is Read More...
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People who breathe in a lot of other people's tobacco smoke are twice as likely to die from heart disease as those exposed to lower levels of "secondhand" Read More...
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With obesity rates on the rise among Americans and their pets, two Californian women have come up with an all-in-one solution — a doggy boot camp where Read More...
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Those ear-piercing vuvuzelas at the World Cup matches are hazardous to more than your hearing — or sanity. One woman ruptured her windpipe and others have Read More...
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Folks who have gained weight due to medical conditions or by taking prescribed medications like steroids feel the wrath of a society that values thinness Read More...
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Brain scans may be able to predict what you will do better than you can yourself, and might offer a powerful tool for advertisers or health officials seeking Read More...
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A second person from Alaska has died from a suspected case of paralytic shellfish poisoning in less than a week. Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing only a fraction of foreign drug trials, as companies increasingly move drug testing overseas to reduce costs, Read More...
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A suburban Chicago woman who claims she went to the emergency room after eating a Subway sandwich is suing the restaurant chain following a salmonella Read More...
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Children who live close to a mobile phone tower don't appear to be at any higher risk of cancer than those who don't live in the neighborhood, a new study Read More...
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A well-known side effect of Botox is the inability to fully express emotions. Now research reveals another side effect: the inability to fully feel emotions Read More...
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A consumer advocacy group threatened to file a lawsuit against McDonald's Tuesday, charging that the fast food chain 'unfairly and deceptively' markets Read More...
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Coffee might stave off more than just sleep, according to research showing that those who chug a lot of java have a lower rate of head and neck cancers Read More...
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A year after a new law put tobacco regulation in the hands of the Food and Drug Administration, one thing is clear: It will likely be years before any Read More...
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“Food deserts,” communities where there is limited or no access to foods necessary to maintain a healthy diet, occur mostly in low-income urban or rural Read More...
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Restaurants are no more kind to our children's health and well-being than they are to our own. Here's a list to help your family make smarter choices today Read More...
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Most parents don't realize if their preschool-age child is overweight or obese, a new study suggests. The results show 71 percent of parents with overweight Read More...
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Doctors always said allergies and asthma were behind Laura Mentch's repeated lung and sinus infections. Only when she turned 50 did she discover the real Read More...
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People who buy their own health insurance have been hit lately with premium hikes that far exceed increases in the premiums for employer-sponsored coverage, Read More...
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In their quest to understand how life works, researchers reported Monday they have sequenced the genome of the human body louse. Those findings may offer Read More...
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Women who go through menopause early, before age 46, may have more than twice the risk of having a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event later Read More...
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Nicholas Pouch runs an organic farm and a glassblowing studio on a 20-acre spread in southwest Washington's timber country. Spicy mustard greens, tomatoes Read More...
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When an Associated Press reporter went scuba diving in the oil-streaked Gulf of Mexico this month, people commenting on websites worried about his health. Read More...
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Medical science has generated vast amounts of data and laypeople have more access to it than ever before, but look closely at that data, and it starts Read More...
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The Supreme Court is allowing a new trial in the case of a woman who got *** cancer after taking hormone replacement therapy and is seeking punitive damages Read More...
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To settle medical malpractice lawsuits, Judge Douglas McKeon sometimes quietly listens to heartbroken family members vent their anger. He calls it "humanness. Read More...
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Fast decisions on life-and-death cases are the bread and butter of hospital emergency rooms. Nowhere do doctors face greater pressures to overtest and Read More...
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International adoption has always been a sensitive subject in Haiti, a reminder that the country is too poor to care for its own. After January's quake, Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday urged consumers to stop using an instant coffee product that is being marketed as a sexual aphrodisiac, saying Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that some online pharmacies are selling a fake version of the flu treatment Tamiflu that could be Read More...
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A panel of health experts on Friday rejected the latest offering submitted for federal approval to treat lack of female libido: an antidepressant drug Read More...
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Marijuana gives people with schizophrenia a quick rush but worsens their psychotic symptoms within a few hours, a new study reveals. Read More...
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ConAgra Foods is recalling all Marie Callender's brand cheesy chicken and rice frozen meals after they have been possibly linked to a salmonella outbreak Read More...
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Campbell Soup Co. is recalling 15 million pounds of SpaghettiOs with meatballs after a cooker malfunctioned at one of the company's plants in Texas and Read More...
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Research suggests that some foods can intensify your body's sun defenses. This meal plan may help ward off UV damage and help lower your risk for skin Read More...
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Flossing your teeth, experts say, may do more to fight the effects of aging — at least over the long-term — than plastic surgery. Read More...
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Researchers have begun to focus on the special role dads take in child rearing. Studies have shown that dads empower their kids, giving them the impetus Read More...
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Standard HIV tests can't identify people very recently infected with the virus, but a more sensitive test can, new research shows. Read More...
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Federal health regulators are fining the American Red Cross $16 million for sloppy screening of donated blood, the latest in a series of violations that Read More...
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In a world where roughly 20 percent of all people — 60 million in the United States alone — say they feel lonely at any given moment, is renting a friend Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first prostate cancer chemotherapy drug found to extend the survival of men no longer being helped Read More...
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Federal health experts say a new type of morning-after pill that works longer than existing products is safe and effective. Read More...
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A study in Sweden finds that men who have a certain type of gene are more likely to lead cheaters astray opposed to others without the gene. (NBC News Read More...
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For the first time, emergency room visits from the abuse of medicines have become as common as those from illegal drugs. Read More...
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Arkansas officials are looking into the seizure of dozens of human heads that were intercepted by a Southwest Airlines employee last week, airline officials Read More...
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A clause in a city law that requires cats to be on leashes has sparked a hissing match among fans of free-roaming felines. Read More...
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Sex education should be taught to children from the age of five to give them the skills and confidence to delay sexual intimacy until they are ready, a Read More...
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Dads, it’s almost your day. But while you enjoy the homemade cards, ties and gadgets from your loved ones, think about giving something back to the family. Read More...
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A clause in a city law that requires cats to be on leashes has sparked a hissing match among fans of free-roaming felines. Read More...
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South African surgeons have transplanted kidneys between donors and patients who were both infected with the AIDS virus — a medical first that has some Read More...
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Many mothers with physical barriers to supplying milk for their child (for example, adoptive parents, whether male or female, or women who have undergone Read More...
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More than 15 percent of Americans lacked health insurance in 2009, a slight rise from 2008, according to U.S. government survey data released Wednesday Read More...
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Thirty five percent of Americans now say they exercise an hour a day but rates of obesity and smoking have not changed, according to a government survey Read More...
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There's something in the faces of brown-eyed white men that makes them come off as more dominant than their blue-eyed peers, a new study suggests. And Read More...
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More than 100 members of a Christian religious sect have barricaded themselves in an abandoned building in southern Malawi over their refusal to give their Read More...
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Smokers often say they need a cigarette to calm their nerves, but a new study suggests that after a person kicks the habit, chronic stress levels may go Read More...
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Federal health experts meet this week to review the first pill designed to boost the female sex drive, more than a decade after Pfizer's drug Viagra sparked Read More...
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The proportion of people admitted to treatment for drug abuse who are aged 50 or over nearly doubled between 1992 and 2008, a new government study says Read More...
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U.S. health officials have started releasing summaries of safety reviews for recently approved medicines as part of their efforts to inform doctors and Read More...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Parents of teenage boys now have evidence to back up the claim they could be eaten out of house and home with a U.S. study finding Read More...
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Smokers who have higher levels of vitamin B6 and certain essential proteins in their blood have a lower risk of getting lung cancer than those deficient Read More...
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Johnson & Johnson is expanding a months-old recall of certain over-the-counter medicines due to complaints about a moldy smell that can cause nausea and Read More...
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In a new study, European researchers found obese women had more trouble finding a sexual partner than their normal-weight counterparts, though the same Read More...
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As Florida scientists study the effects of the Gulf oil spill on generations of marine life, it's clear that the oil is killing a part of the ecosystem Read More...
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Iraqi conjoined twins were to be flown in coming days to Saudi Arabia to undergo separation surgery after the Saudi king offered to pay for the operation, Read More...
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Doctors and patients will be able to get more information about the risks of the latest drugs as federal health regulators begin posting their safety reviews Read More...
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The high number of patient deaths at their clinic should have alerted a Kansas doctor and his wife that their policies, practices and prescriptions were Read More...
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An advisory panel is encouraging the government to recommend that Americans reduce their salt intake — even though they acknowledge that it won't be easy Read More...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - People who eat brown rice or other whole grains seem to have a lower risk of developing diabetes than those who eat white rice, Read More...
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A new, longer-lasting "morning-after" pill to prevent unwanted pregnancy appears to work with no unexpected side effects, U.S. health regulatory staff Read More...
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Jonathan Metz is recovering well from surgeries after he tried to amputate his own arm when it became lodged in his furnace. Read More...
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The family of a 28-year-old British woman who unknowingly received a lung transplant from a smoker says she would have been "horrified" and have lodged Read More...
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It is an unthinkable notion for a generation raised on the message that early cancer detection saves lives, but specialists say more tumors actually are Read More...
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A cheap drug that can stop bleeding in recently injured accident patients could potentially save the lives of tens of thousands worldwide, a new study Read More...
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A study of brain scans has confirmed the role of several genes linked with Alzheimer's disease, and turned up two others that are worth exploring, U.S. Read More...
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The nation's largest doctors' group says one in five medical claims is processed inaccurately by commercial health insurers, often leaving physicians shortchanged Read More...
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Millions of cancer survivors have put off getting medical care because they couldn't afford it, according to a new study. Read More...
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Genes have a lot to tell us about our body and our health. But relying too closely on their message -- much of which is still unknown -- people may make Read More...
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We fret about airport scanners, power lines, cell phones and even microwaves. It's true that we get too much radiation. But it's not from those sources Read More...
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Some of the world's most popular blood pressure pills may slightly increase your risk of getting cancer, but doctors say it's too soon to ditch the drugs, Read More...
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A U.S. senator Sunday called on the FDA to reveal findings on a possible link between a chemical found in most sunscreens and skin cancer. Read More...
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British scientists have found three new genetic risk factors for testicular cancer, the most common form of the disease in young men, and say their findings Read More...
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The Obama administration is calling on mayors to help in the fight against childhood obesity because the effort won't work if communities don't engage Read More...
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Babies born to couples who had fertility treatment have a greater risk of birth abnormalities and doctors should be prepared to warn potential parents Read More...
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The kitten born with two faces in Charleston was given a 50 percent chance of survival by an area veterinarian. Read More...
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Reality shows such as "American Idol" and "Apprentice" have almost no physical violence, but a new study suggests their rampant displays of name-calling Read More...
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Not three months after lawmakers passed his $1 trillion insurance overhaul, Obama is facing a rare defeat on health care at the hands of his own divided Read More...
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Minnesota health officials say the number of E. coli cases linked to raw milk or other dairy products from a Gibbon farm has grown to eight. Read More...
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Here's an unappetizing thought: A review of restaurant food safety practices found that a typical kitchen worker cross-contaminates food with potentially Read More...
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As nice as it is to think you can simply flush fat away by drinking so much liquid you spend half your day in the bathroom, the reality is that some of Read More...
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A Texas health insurance company is suing Pfizer Inc. saying the drug maker deceptively marketed three of its top-selling drugs, illegally encouraging Read More...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is looking into whether Daiichi Sankyo's blood pressure medicine Benicar increases the risk of heart-related death, Read More...
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By the time women reach 44 years old, roughly 85 percent have given birth. Yet health insurance coverage and support services to keep mothers and babies Read More...
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The federal government is considering whether to ban peanuts from being served on board commercial airlines. Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration is issuing regulatory letters to five genetic test makers, the first sign that the government is cracking down on companies Read More...
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In an unusual step, a dozen competing drug companies have agreed to share data on thousands of Alzheimer's patients in hopes that the extra information Read More...
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George Boucher died after receiving a kidney that was infected with a rare virus from the donor's pet hamster. Though unusual and shocking, such cases Read More...
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The World Health Organization says people make a total of 93 million blood donations worldwide every year, but the rate of donation in poor countries is Read More...
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A new study adds to evidence that pregnancy may worsen or bring on symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder in some women -- suggesting, researchers say, Read More...
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Federal health experts said a first-of-a-kind multiple sclerosis drug from Novartis is safe and effective for controlling tremors, concentration problems Read More...
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Automated blood pressure measuring devices are replacing old-fashioned mercury manometers in doctor's offices and clinics around the world. But newer isn't Read More...
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After 160 Nigerians died and hundreds more were ailing, blood tests revealed the killer: Lead unearthed by villagers digging for gold. Read More...
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Ikea is recalling 3.36 million window blinds and shades after a child nearly strangled on a cord. Read More...
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Federal health experts say a first-of-a-kind multiple sclerosis drug from Novartis is effective at controlling tremors, concentration problems and other Read More...
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A brain mechanism that acts like a recycling plant for toxic proteins goes haywire in people with a gene mutation linked with Alzheimer's disease, U.S. Read More...
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More than 12,000 nurses launched a one-day strike Thursday at 14 Minnesota hospitals in a dispute over nurse-patient ratios levels and pension benefits Read More...
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Much of the concern about cellphones and instant messaging and Twitter has been focused on how children who incessantly use the technology are affected Read More...
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A team of U.S. scientists has designed some new men's briefs that may be comfortable, durable and even stylish but, unlike most underpants, may be able Read More...
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President Barack Obama telephoned Philippine President-elect Benigno Aquino to pass on his congratulations -- and offer advice on how to quit smoking. Read More...
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The odds are high that if one of your parents is addicted to gambling, you may be too, according to a new study of Australian twins. Read More...
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Swiss authorities are investigating whether an acupuncturist intentionally infected at least 15 people with HIV. Read More...
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Should gay men be allowed to donate blood? A government health committee is re-examining that question today. Read More...
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Physicians should tell patients not to send text messages or use cell phones while driving, just as they advise them against smoking or to use seat belts, Read More...
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Federal regulators have warned Pfizer Inc. for failing to promptly report complaints with its drugs that may have involved serious injury. Read More...
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Heart attack rates fell 24 percent in California between 2000 and 2008, probably because of better care, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. Read More...
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Anyone who's learned to ride a bike or touch type might have wondered how a task that is so arduous at first could be so seamlessly easy later. Read More...
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When high schools start too early, sleep-deprived teenagers are more likely to crash their cars, suggests new research. Read More...
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Access Hollywood takes a closer look at a sperm bank that offers moms the chance to pick a donor who looks like a star. What do the stars themselves think Read More...
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The plastic chemical BPA, or bisphenol A, caused an uproar when health concerns were raised about its use in baby bottles. But what many don't know is Read More...
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A New Jersey woman is waging a campaign to become the world's heaviest living woman, admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich Read More...
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An estimated 45 million Americans do not have dental insurance, according to a government report released Wednesday, and recently passed healthcare reform Read More...
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When a vet told Nancy Gates that her dog Arabella had heart problems, needed surgery and it would cost $500, she had no choice but to put her pet down Read More...
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A field worker has unwashed hands. An animal squeezes through a small tear in a fence. Manure from a nearby hog farm trickles into an irrigation system Read More...
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Thousands of spill workers flocking to Louisiana to help clean up the soiled coastline might have more to contend with than just oil slicks and tarballs, Read More...
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The foreclosures, the financial meltdowns, the freaky environmental disasters — they’ve all become part of our daily grind. But for some, that's not just Read More...
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Doctors are struggling to save children stricken by lead poisoning after poor herdsmen began illegally mining gold in an area of northern Nigeria with Read More...
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Short people have a 50 percent higher risk of having a heart problem or dying from one, when compared to tall people, a new study says, though weight, Read More...
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A new federal study finds up to 70 percent of same-day surgery centers have serious problems with infection control, including failing to wash hands and Read More...
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If you feel yourself nodding off during a meeting today, rest assured that you're not the only one. Nearly one in five Americans reported falling asleep Read More...
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A new report says the Food and Drug Administration is stretched thin and needs to reorganize to better keep the nation's food safe. Read More...
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The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday strongly rejected suggestions that her decisions about swine flu were influenced by advisers' links Read More...
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A growing need for Hispanic doctors and the challenges of obtaining an American medical license have many Latin America–trained doctors practicing illegally Read More...
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An African eye worm set up a temporary camp in a 25-year-old California minister's eye. Read More...
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Americans spend a staggering $86 billion a year in care for aching backs. But research found little evidence that the population got better as the bill Read More...
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In a famous episode of “Seinfeld,” Jerry complains that people constantly assume he's gay because he’s single, obsessively neat — and thin. As it turns Read More...
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The old saying claims the heart wants what the heart wants, and a new study shows that what the heart wants is people who other people find attractive Read More...
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Older veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder are nearly twice as likely to develop dementia as their peers without PTSD, according to research released Read More...
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New limits on free gifts to doctors have hit the ubiquitous free lattes and coffee seen at major medical meetings like the one here of the American Society Read More...
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Being raised by a same-sex couple is no hindrance to healthy psychological development, researchers say as the first generation of children conceived by Read More...
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More medical care won't necessarily make you healthier — it may make you sicker. It's an idea that technology-loving Americans find hard to believe. Read More...
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Health experts say there won't be any serious medical issues from the devastating oil spill, but many people, faced with images of soiled beaches and feeling Read More...
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Doctors are reporting a key advance in treating men with cancer that has started to spread beyond the prostate: survival is significantly better if radiation Read More...
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An experimental *** cancer drug made from sea sponges added months to the lives of *** cancer patients whose cancer had come back despite several rounds Read More...
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When your hair turns white it is usually a sign of old age, but in advanced melanoma patients taking a new type of cancer treatment, it may be a very good Read More...
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The rising fat-acceptance movement says being overweight isn't necessarily bad for you —and some doctors agree. Other experts contend that's a dangerous, Read More...
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Who among us hasn't high-fived ourselves for finally fitting into those skinny jeans once again, only to relegate them to the back of the closet a few Read More...
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It's way too soon to declare success, but an experimental drug for lung cancer patients with a certain gene showed extraordinary promise in early testing, Read More...
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On Saturday, researchers set off a seismic shift for the treatment of advanced melanoma, the often-deadly skin cancer for which few treatments worked, Read More...
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A cancer drug being developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb reduced the risk of death from advanced melanoma by more than 30 percent in a late stage clinical Read More...
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It's a coast-to-coast phenomenon: The latest federal data shows a sharp decline in the number of children in foster care nationally, as adoptions process Read More...
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Nearly 2,000 people in five states and Washington, D.C., were urged to get hepatitis B tests after patients and volunteers at a free dental clinic in West Read More...
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High speeds, extreme terrain and long vertical drops might be making the increasingly popular sport of mountain biking as risky as football, diving and Read More...
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During recessions, idled factories spew less pollution and fewer people commuting to jobs means fewer traffic deaths. Laid-off workers have more time to Read More...
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Human social interactions are shaped by more than just words and gestures. Factors such as smell and proximity, and even temperature, all influence how Read More...
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A family on New York's Long Island is celebrating the return of a little white dog that went missing four years ago. Read More...
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We often think of antique relationship advice found in dusty books written by long-dead elders as useless or good only for a laugh. But some of it was Read More...
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Toxic cadmium has been discovered in the painted design on "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses being sold at McDonald's, forcing the firm to recall 12 million Read More...
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McDonald's is recalling 12 million drinking glasses it is selling to promote the new "Shrek" movie because painted designs on the cheap collectibles contain Read More...
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The dirtier the air, the more likely people are to suffer sudden cardiac arrest, new research from Australia shows. Read More...
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Oil has now washed up on the beaches of three Gulf states. How dangerous is it? Not very, say health experts when it comes to encounters with small amounts Read More...
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To the dismay of state medical authorities and lawmakers, cannabis caravans have helped the number of pot cardholders in Montana swell over the past year Read More...
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Overly protective parents might be leaving a lasting impact on their child's personality, and not in a good way, a new study finds. Read More...
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Though many athletes eat before training, some scientists say that if you really want to get rid of more fat, you should skip the pre-workout snack. Read More...
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A new report shows one in five high school students have taken a prescription drug that they didn't get from a doctor. Read More...
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For days now, Dr. Damon Dietrich has seen patients come through his emergency room at West Jefferson Medical Center with similar symptoms: respiratory Read More...
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The death of a 10-day-old boy in Texas has prompted the recall of some handmade baby slings. Read More...
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The H1N1 pandemic is not yet over although its most intense activity has passed in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday Read More...
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Thirty percent of urologists have seen or treated boys for testicular trauma in the past year, including severe injuries caused by so-called “sack-tapping,” Read More...
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Children who eat three or more burgers a week may be at a higher risk of asthma and wheezing, but a healthy diet rich in fruit and fish seems to stave Read More...
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While health officials are testing Gulf seafood for oil contamination, the federal government has extended the fishing ban to mitigate potential damage, Read More...
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Al and Tipper Gore are splitting after 40 years because they've simply grown apart, friends say. And in that, according to experts, they're no different Read More...
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A new national survey found that a growing number of teens say they use the rhythm method for birth control, and more teens also think it's OK for an unmarried Read More...
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A simple laboratory test can separate healthy, functional sperm cells from sperm with damaged DNA with 99-percent accuracy, according to new research. Read More...
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Caffeine addiction is such a downer that regular coffee drinkers may get no real pick-me-up from their morning cup, according to a study by British scientists Read More...
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Americans inhale more cancer-causing agents with their cigarettes, probably because of the tobacco blend, while smokers in Canada, Britain and Australia Read More...
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Genes that make women more susceptible to *** cancer don’t have any link to lifestyle factors that also raise their risk, a new study says. Read More...
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A urine test can help doctors better spot prostate cancer than either the current blood test or a rectal exam alone, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday Read More...
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Congressional Democrats are investigating an alleged "phantom recall" by Johnson & Johnson, in which the company hired a contractor to buy up defective Read More...
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Cancer will kill more than 13.2 million people a year by 2030, almost double the number who died from the disease in 2008, the United Nations' cancer research Read More...
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How much money would it take to get you to lose some serious weight? $100? $500? Read More...
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Americans prefer drugs to talk therapy for depression, with nearly 80 percent taking a pill for the condition, Consumer Reports said on Tuesday. Read More...
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The brain is in default mode when we stare into space or sleep. This default activity, to everyone’s surprise, is no mere murmur in the background of a Read More...
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Memo to adults with heart disease: If you're already eating a fair amount of fish and taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements, the extra boost may not be Read More...
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Ten minutes of brisk exercise triggers metabolic changes that last at least an hour. The unfair news for panting newbies: The more fit you are, the more Read More...
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Boot camps, juice fasts, 6 a.m. kickboxing — sure, they all help you lose weight. But who needs the agony when these simple tricks do the job? Read More...
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Could a quick spritz from a spray bottle make a man a better lover by treating his Quick Draw McGraw syndrome? Maybe. A scientific trial of a new numbing Read More...
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