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Heart Attacks, Strokes Jumped After Japan Earthquake, Study Finds
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM August 30, 2012 CommentDisrupted medication deliveries may have played a role
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'Alarming' Rise Seen in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM August 30, 2012 CommentInternational study found TB withstanding multiple types of antibiotics
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Tiny Batteries Pose Growing Threat to Kids
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM August 30, 2012 CommentSo-called button batteries can cause choking and death, report warns
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Bristol-Myers recalls vials of cancer drug
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:27AM August 30, 2012 CommentPRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. is recalling more than 31,000 units of a chemotherapy drug after discovering one vial was overfilled, putting patients at risk of an overdose.
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New Drug Approved for Lack of Certain White Blood Cells
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:10AM August 30, 2012 CommentA condition affecting some chemotherapy patients
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Stress, a 'Type A' Personality May Boost Stroke Risk
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM August 30, 2012 CommentExperts suggest the anger and hostility of a hard-driven personality could be to blame
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Most U.S. Schools Unprepared for Pandemics: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM August 30, 2012 CommentProtective gear, medication stockpiles, staff disaster training all lacking
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Frequent MRI Scanner Exposure Might Affect Memory: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM August 30, 2012 CommentMagnetic field remains even when imaging not taking place
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Could Bacteria in Skin Mites Help Cause Rosacea?
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM August 30, 2012 CommentEvidence is mounting that immune system might react badly to the germs, triggering the skin ailment
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Brain Bleeds More Common in Smokers, Research Shows
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM August 30, 2012 CommentQuitting reduces risk of burst aneurysm, but less so for pack-a-day folks, study finds
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Health Tip: If Bowel Control Is a Problem
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM August 30, 2012 CommentHere's a list of possible causes
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Health Tip: Living With Fibromyalgia
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM August 30, 2012 CommentMake sure you get enough sleep
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CDC: 103 ill with salmonella tied to mangoes
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:22PM August 29, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are investigating a foodborne illness outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people in 16 states and has been associated with salmonella-tainted mangoes.
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Yet Another Tick-Borne Illness Emerges in U.S.
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM August 29, 2012 Comment'Phlebovirus' symptoms in 2 Missouri men included fever, short-term memory problems
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Adding Plavix to Aspirin Doesn't Help Guard Against Second Stroke: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM August 29, 2012 CommentCombo actually raised bleeding, death risk in patients with type caused by chronic hypertension
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Afinitor Disperz Approved for Rare Pediatric Cancer
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:58PM August 29, 2012 CommentSanctioned for children aged 1 and older
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Mental Skills Decline More Sharply for Women With Alzheimer's: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM August 29, 2012 CommentEven verbal ability deteriorates more than for men, researchers say
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Stroke Prevention: More Sweet News for Chocolate Lovers
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM August 29, 2012 CommentBut it's still too soon for recommendations, researchers say
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Discovery May Improve Diagnosis of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM August 29, 2012 CommentMarkers in cerebrospinal fluid might help distinguish different forms of neurological disease, study finds
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CDC: West Nile cases rise 40 percent in 1 week
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:22PM August 29, 2012 CommentWest Nile virus cases are up 40 percent since last week and may rival the record years of 2002 and 2003, federal health officials said Wednesday.
