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Health Tip: Get Enough Calcium
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM June 19, 2012 CommentSprinkle shredded cheese on soups or salads
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Personality Disorder Not to Blame for Sandusky Abuse, Experts Say
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Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after the first day of his trial in Bellefonte, Pa., on June 11, 2012.
The defense in Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse trial is suggesting that a personality disorder explains some of the charges against the former Penn State assistant football coach, but one expert says that may be a stretch.
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Calif. gov. urges flammability standards changes
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:49AM June 19, 2012 CommentSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is calling for changes to state flammability standards for upholstered furniture in an effort to reduce the use of what he says are toxic flame retardants.
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Experts cast doubt on Sandusky's disorder defense
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:50PM June 18, 2012 CommentThe defense in Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse trial is suggesting that a personality disorder explains some of the charges against the former Penn State assistant football coach, but one expert says that may be a stretch.
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Arthritis Treatment Linked to Liver Problems in Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM June 18, 2012 CommentBut it's unclear why 'medical food' called Limbrel might make patients sick
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Could Psoriasis Increase Odds for Type 2 Diabetes?
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM June 18, 2012 CommentObesity may be the key to both, experts say
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Loneliness, Living Alone Might Shorten Life
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM June 18, 2012 CommentStudies suggest doctors should ask patients about support systems
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Gum Disease, HPV May Play Role in Head & Neck Cancers
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM June 18, 2012 CommentRisks for these tumors rose alongside infection with the virus and poor gums, study found
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Diabetes May Hasten Mental Decline
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM June 18, 2012 CommentOlder adults with poor blood sugar control performed worse on tests of memory, thinking
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Long-Term Salty Diets Tied Again to High Blood Pressure
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM June 18, 2012 CommentBut eating sodium-rich foods over the short term doesn't have the same effect, study suggests
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Dramatic Rise in Kids Hospitalized With High Blood Pressure: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM June 18, 2012 CommentChildhood obesity may be a culprit in nearly doubled hypertension rates in the past decade
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Smoking Might Raise Your Odds for Skin Cancer
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM June 18, 2012 CommentReview of data finds higher risk for squamous cell carcinomas
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Sleep Apnea May Be Linked to Nerve Damage in Diabetics
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM June 18, 2012 CommentSleeping disorder seems to play role in diabetic peripheral neuropathy; more research needed
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Many Homeless May Harbor Hepatitis C
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM June 18, 2012 CommentLos Angeles study finds nearly half don't know it
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Shrinking stomach may boost risk for booze abuse
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:21PM June 18, 2012 CommentCHICAGO (AP) — The most common type of obesity surgery may increase patients' chances for alcohol abuse, according to the largest study to demonstrate a potential link.
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Some May Drink More After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM June 18, 2012 CommentIt's not clear whether gastric procedures boost the risk
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A welcome let-up in health costs that may not last
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:26AM June 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Is it too good to be true?
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American Kids Getting Fewer Prescription Drugs
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM June 18, 2012 Comment
Hand with pills in its palm, wedding ring on a finger.
Antibiotic use is down, but ADHD and asthma prescriptions went up
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America Awaits Supreme Court's Ruling on Health Reform Law
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM June 18, 2012 CommentWhether or not the polarizing Affordable Care Act is upheld, debate over the cost of health care will continue, experts say
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Health Highlights: June 18, 2012
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