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Auction claims it's selling vial with Reagan blood

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LONDON (AP) — A Channel Islands auction house says it's selling a vial that allegedly contains blood residue from Ronald Reagan — a move denounced Tuesday by the late U.S. president's family and his foundation.

Middle-Aged Diabetics May Need Earlier Colon Checks

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Type 2 disease linked with higher risk of precancerous lesions in those 40 to 49, study finds

U.S. Liver Transplants Declining

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Some livers available for transplant are discarded because they're not healthy enough, study finds

Hepatitis C Causing Liver Damage in Greater Numbers: Study

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An additional 300,000 Americans could develop advanced liver disease from the virus by 2015

No Progress in Reducing U.S. Motorcycle Deaths: Report

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Recommendations include more helmet use, encouraging all drivers to share the road

Injury-Linked Deaths Vary Widely Among States

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Report finds too few states require proven safety policies that would save lives

Body Building, Diet Supplements Linked to Liver Damage: Study

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These products could provide a target for regulation, researchers say

UK May Allow IVF for Same-Sex Couples

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21 Ways to Cut Expenses in Retirement

LONDON (AP) — A powerful health advisory agency says Britain should extend free fertility treatments to women up to age 42 as well as same-sex couples, recommendations likely to be followed by many of the U.K.'s medical centers.

Some Doctors Say Men Should Ask for PSA Test

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Man receiving medical scan for prostate cancer diagnosis

New guidelines on prostate cancer screening don't supersede physician-patient relationship, experts note

Do Bald Men Face Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer?

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Bereaved Man Grieving

Study finding is preliminary, and men with full heads of hair may still have equal risk

Spider-Phobes May Get Quick Relief

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Single therapy session produced significant benefits, study says.

Health Highlights: May 22, 2012

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Health Tip: Take a Walk!

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But make sure you don't overdo it

Health Tip: Eat a Healthy Diet When Nursing

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Include drinking plenty of fluids

Running Barefoot Could Cause Serious Problems

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man running on a treadmill

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod.

Fake malaria drugs litter Southeast Asia, Africa

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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A study says more than a third of malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either fake or bad quality.

Final advice: Panel against routine prostate test

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Healthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screenings, says updated advice from a government panel that found the PSA blood tests do more harm than good.