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Kyprolis Approved for Multiple Myeloma

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In people who have had other therapies

European regulator: Gene therapy treatment OK

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LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency is recommending the first-ever approval of a gene therapy treatment in the EU, in a significant move for a type of treatment that has so far failed to deliver on its promise to cure diseases.

Childhood Abuse Linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Women

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Study found victims twice as likely to have high blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol

How to protect kids from whooping cough outbreaks

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ATLANTA (AP) — Whooping cough was once a terrible menace to U.S. children, with hundreds of thousands of cases reported annually. Then a vaccine drove cases down, and the illness became thought of as rare and even antiquated.

Health Highlights: July 20, 2012

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Tech in Hepatitis C Case Says He 'Fabricated' Life

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This undated photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Hampshire shows David Kwiatkowski, a former lab technician at Exeter, N.H., Hospital, arrested at a hospital in Massachusetts where he is receiving medical treatment.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A traveling hospital technician accused of infecting 30 people with hepatitis C with tainted needles in New Hampshire told investigators he "lied to a lot of people" and "fabricated" his life, but denied taking or selling drugs.

Simple Measures May Curb Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy

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A walking program and healthy meal plan kept moms-to-be from gaining extra pounds during study

Biology Leaves Gay Men Highly Vulnerable to HIV: Study

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Virus transmits much more easily via anal intercourse, research shows

Alcohol Poses Serious Risks for Those With Diabetes

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African American Woman Tests Blood Sugar

If you drink, diabetes association recommends having a snack at the same time

Health Tip: Is My Blood Glucose Too Low?

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Warning signs of hypoglycemia

Autumn Birthday Ups Odds of Living to 100: Study

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Review of data for those born in late 19th century suggests a link

AIDS specialists aim to jump-start hunt for a cure

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WASHINGTON (AP) — For years it seemed hopeless. Now the hunt for a cure for AIDS is back on.

Hospital worker charged in NH hepatitis C outbreak

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A hospital worker accused of injecting himself with stolen drugs and contaminating syringes that infected at least 30 patients with hepatitis C was charged Thursday with federal drug crimes.

AIDS specialists aim to jump-start hunt for a cure

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WASHINGTON (AP) — For years it seemed hopeless. Now the hunt for a cure for AIDS is back on.

Monkey Study Suggests Long-Term Use of ADHD Drugs Safe

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Brain development wasn't affected, and no raised risk of drug abuse was found

Medicare Beats Private Plans for Patient Satisfaction: Survey

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People with individual or employer health plans paid more out of pocket, had worse access to care

CDC: Whooping Cough Rising At Alarming Rate in U.S.

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Nurse Susan Peel gives a whooping cough vaccination to a student at Inderkum High School in Sacramento, Calif.

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. appears headed for its worst year for whooping cough in more than five decades, with the number of cases rising at an epidemic rate that experts say may reflect a problem with the effectiveness of the vaccine.