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New Drug Appears to Extend Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients

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Study found enzalutamide helped men whose disease had resisted chemo, hormone therapy

PSA Test's Overall Benefit Still Unclear: Study

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When harms of overdiagnosis are considered, cancer screen's value drops

High BPA Levels Seen in People With Narrowed Arteries: Study

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More of chemical used in plastics showed up in the urine of adults with coronary artery disease

New ad campaign portrays caregivers' call for help

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman grips her car's steering wheel and silently lets out a scream as her frail father, on oxygen, coughs beside her and her kids play around in the back seat.

Egg Yolks Almost as Bad for Arteries as Smoking: Study

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But industry and some health experts say the food may not be so dangerous

Health Highlights: Aug. 15, 2012

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More Delays in Brain Growth Seen With ADHD

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Latest study finds the covering of the cerebral cortex developed more slowly

A Few Hours of Weekly Exercise May Help Women's Bones

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Study found effect on proteins involved with bone growth in pre-menopausal women

Health Tip: Get Baby Moving

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Exercise is healthy, even for infants

Health Tip: Are You at Risk for Plantar Fasciitis?

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Factors include lifestyle and weight

Australian court OKs logo ban on cigarette packs

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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's highest court upheld the world's toughest law on cigarette promotion Wednesday, prohibiting tobacco company logos on cigarette packs that will instead show cancer-riddled mouths, blinded eyeballs and sickly children.

AP IMPACT: Med tech's arrest shows flaws in system

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Radiology technician David Kwiatkowski was a few weeks into a temporary job at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian in 2008 when a co-worker accused him of lifting a syringe containing an addictive painkiller from an operating room and sticking it down his pants.

Some below poverty line don't qualify for Medicaid

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MIAMI (AP) — Sandra Pico is poor, but not poor enough.

Blood type might be a clue to heart disease risk

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DALLAS (AP) — Here's another reason to know your blood type — it might be a clue to your risk of heart disease.

Couples Therapy May Help Combat PTSD

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Study finds reduction in symptoms, greater relationship satisfaction

Physical, Mental Toll of Japanese Nuke Plant Meltdown Assessed

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Residents living near doomed reactor showed relatively low radiation exposure, study found

Your Blood Type May Boost Your Heart Risk, Study Finds

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But lifestyle is still more important, experts say

Lawsuit filed in Calif. over Brockovich chemical

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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the California Department of Public Health for failing to establish a safe drinking water standard for the cancer-causing chemical made famous in the film "Erin Brockovich."