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Syringe reuse linked to hepatitis C outbreak
A hepatitis C outbreak affecting more than 80 people and exposing tens of thousands more was caused by workers reusing syringes at a Las Vegas clinic,
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Canada halts plan for medical isotope reactors
Canada's atomic energy company said Friday that it is scrapping a nuclear reactor project designed to produce medical isotopes used in vital body scans
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FDA stresses birth defect risks with Roche drug
Health regulators warned again that certain drugs prescribed to organ transplant patients can cause miscarriages and birth defects when used by pregnant
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Only 1 in 20 cancer survivors meet diet advice
Just 5 percent of U.S. cancer survivors are meeting experts' recommendations on diet, physical activity and cigarette smoking, a new survey shows.
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Death toll hits 43 in China from hand, foot and mouth disease virus sickening young kids
The death toll rose to 43 from the hand, foot and mouth disease virus that has sickened tens of thousands of children across China, a report said Friday
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10 spring skin challenges
Spring weather lifts the spirits but challenges the skin. Suddenly, you realize your body isn't quite ready for all the bareness. But there are simple
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Fill your food cart without busting your budget
Fill your cart without busting your budget
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More cancer patients choosing mastectomies
A growing number of women with early stage *** cancer seem to be choosing to have the whole *** removed instead of just the cancerous lump, doctors are
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Child cancer survivors face heart risks later
Children who survive cancer face a much greater risk of heart problems later in life than their brothers and sisters who did not have cancer, new research
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Drug combo may help *** cancer patients
A combination of two new-generation cancer drugs modestly delayed the time it took for cancer to worsen in a study of 300 women with very advanced disease
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Q&A: All about vitamin D
Evidence is growing that vitamin D, which the skin makes from sunshine, is linked to lower risk of *** cancer and other cancers. But that doesn't mean
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Vitamin D may benefit *** cancer patients
*** cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient,
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TV drug ads may zoom in on side effects
Would consumers get the same warm, fuzzy message from a drug advertisement that promised to lift their mood if it also urged them to report side effects
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Shingles vaccine recommended for seniors
Merck & Co. said Thursday the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that adults 60 and over be given the company's shingles vaccine
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Newsweek: Does being in the popular crowd matter?
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