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Forbes
The Cancer-Causing Sex Virus
HPV--known for causing cervical cancer--is emerging as the leading cause of throat cancer in men. Should they get the vaccine too?
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False-Alarm Medical Tests
Some tests pointing to serious conditions are wrong far more often than they are right. Which ones are most likely to cause needless anxiety?
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Why Your Kids Need Recess
They might be better off putting down their books and heading outside.
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Ten Foods You Should Be Eating
Improving your health can be as simple as eating these items.
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Getting Fitbit
A new gadget helps track the healthy details of your life.
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Reuters
Mental health experts ask: Will anyone be normal?
LONDON (Reuters) - An updated edition of a mental health bible for doctors may include diagnoses for "disorders" such as toddler tantrums and binge eating, experts say, and could mean that soon no-one will be classed as normal.
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Rabbits grow their own joint replacements in study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rabbits implanted with artificial bones re-grew their own joints, complete with cartilage, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Test designed to screen resistance to cancer drug
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in Japan have designed a test to identify patients who are likely to be resistant to imatinib, the standard drug for treating leukemia or cancer of the blood cells.
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U.N. assembly asserts water rights, some disagree
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly asserted a global right to water and sanitation in a resolution on Wednesday, but more than 40 countries abstained, saying no such right yet existed in international law.
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Court ruling could pave way for Gemzar generics
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A decision by a U.S. appeals court could pave the way for cheaper generic forms of Eli Lilly and Co's Gemzar cancer drug to be launched in the United States beginning in mid-November.
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Yahoo!
Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers
More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.
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DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic
Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms and safer sex pamphlets, calling to women passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared."
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Hire scheme aims to get Londoners on bikes
A fleet of 6,000 bicycles for hire will hit the streets of central London on Friday when the city's mayor Boris Johnson launches a scheme intended to fuel a cycling revolution in the congested capital.
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Stemcells coaxed to rebuild bone, cartilage
Scientists have shown for the first time that it may be possible to replace a human hip or knee with a joint grown naturally inside the body using the patient's stem cells.
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Alcohol eases rheumatoid arthritis: study
Drinking alcohol may help reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis and cut the risk of developing the painful and crippling disease, a study published Wednesday has shown for the first time.
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AstraZeneca bloodthinner goes before U.S. experts
AstraZeneca Plc's experimental blood thinner goes before U.S. advisers on Wednesday, facing questions over why a trial of the potential blockbuster drug failed to cut heart attacks and deaths in North American patients.
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China trains fur farm foxes to combat rat plague
Authorities in China's far west have bred and trained "an army" of silver foxes bought from a fur farm to fight a plague of rats threatening a huge expanse of grasslands, state media said on Wednesday.
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Hospital denies suspected killer got new liver
The widely reported liver transplant at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital to alleged killer Johnny Concepcion never took place, a spokesperson told Reuters Health on Tuesday.
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Mom's pregnancy diet not tied to wheezing risk
A woman's overall diet during pregnancy may not be related to her child's risk of developing wheezing problems by preschool age, a new study suggests.
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Philippines claims success on organ trafficking
The Philippines said Wednesday that efforts to stop poor people from selling their kidneys to rich and mostly foreign patients had worked.
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Health group sues FDA over antimicrobial soap
A nonprofit environmental group has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, claiming the agency failed to regulate toxic chemicals found in "antimicrobial" soap and other personal care products.
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Africa must focus on maternal health: ex-Irish president
Ex-Irish president Mary Robinson urged African leaders Wednesday to boost support for maternal health, during a visit to Sierra Leone where mortality rates are among the highest in the world.
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Mental health experts ask: Will anyone be normal?
An updated edition of a mental health bible for doctors may include diagnoses for "disorders" such as toddler tantrums and binge eating, experts say, and could mean that soon no-one will be classed as normal.
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Indian minister warns of fruit and veg hormone injections
Indian farmers are injecting a hormone sometimes given to women during childbirth into vegetables and fruits to make the produce ripen sooner and gain weight, an Indian minister has warned.
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Heatwave smog turns Muscovites into heavy smokers
The worst smog to hit Moscow in almost a decade has sent pollution 10 times above safe levels and Russia's chief lung doctor on Wednesday said residents were inhaling the equivalent of 40 cigarettes every few hours.
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Yahoo! Back Pain News
Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better
Facing surgery? You could receive blood that's been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six — and there's growing concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as well.
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Medical device problems hurt 70,000+ kids annually
More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests.
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Lead poisoning hits 84 Chinese kids near smelters
Over 80 children in a poor corner of southwestern China have been poisoned by lead from illegal smelters, the latest in a string of heavy metal pollution cases that have made hundreds sick over the last year.
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Acupuncture not helpful for inducing labor: study
Although acupuncture is promoted as a way to induce labor in women who go past their due date, a new study adds to evidence doubting its usefulness.
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Educated people cope better with dementia
Educated people are better able to cope with the physical effects of dementia, and even one extra year of education can significantly cut the risk of developing the brain-wasting disease, scientists said on Monday.
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Special report: Targeting teens for gastric bands
After one patient died and others suffered serious complications following Lap-Band surgery, Dr. Neelu Pal had seen enough. A petite surgical resident now aged 40, she began quietly calling patients about to undergo the weight-loss procedure at Ne...
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What "clinically proven" means for a beauty product
Science doesn't just help to invent new products, it can push existing ones.
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Costs of animal disease outbreaks rising steeply: FAO
Urbanisation and growing demand for animal products in developing countries are causing the potential costs of animal disease outbreaks to rise steeply, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Monday.
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World's first full face transplant man appears on TV
A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras on Monday for the first time since his surgery in March.
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Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high
Japanese women are expected to live almost 86 1/2 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the government reported Monday.
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Downing diet soda tied to risk of premature birth
New research suggests that drinking lots of artificially sweetened beverages may be linked with an increased risk of premature births.
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Scientists use noses to help disabled write, surf, move
Severely disabled people may soon be able to use their noses to write, drive a wheelchair or surf the Internet, thanks to a device developed and tested by doctors in Israel.
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This wheelchair is nothing to sniff at
A device that detects the subtle movements needed to sniff air through the nose or mouth can steer a wheelchair or allow completely paralyzed people to type messages, Israeli researchers reported on Monday.
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Attention deficit medication helps drug addicts: study
The active ingredient in Ritalin, a medication used to control the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, could help boost self-control in cocaine addicts, a study published Monday showed.
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Pharma seeks FDA clarity on risky drug safeguards
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should better explain its reasons whenever it requires additional safeguards for risky drugs, a pharmaceutical industry group said on Monday.
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