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Using Earplugs Eases ICU Patients' Confusion: Study

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Hustle and bustle at hospital can lead to delirium and lack of sleep

New blood test for fetal anomalies being launched

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A new, noninvasive test to detect certain fetal abnormalities early in pregnancy is being launched and should be widely available next month.

Zinc Pills May Shorten Colds, Analysis Suggests

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But, benefits are slight and side effects are reported, researchers say

42% of Americans Could Be Obese by 2030: CDC

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Stemming obesity rate might save an estimated $550 billion over two decades

Health Highlights: May 7, 2012

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More Pre-Teens Get Vaccines When Schools Require Them

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Vaccinations protect against serious, and sometimes deadly, diseases, experts say

Health Tip: Work on Good Posture

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Your feet should rest flat on the floor

Health Tip: When Baby Has a Fever

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If it's above 100.4F, call the doctor at once

Birth Defect Rates Vary Depending on Fertility Treatment

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Mother's arm cradles an hour-old baby girl. Hospital identity bracelets on both mom and baby.

Researchers not sure if technology or biology is the cause

Living Alone with Alzheimer's Tough Choice for All

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Elaine Vlieger is making some concessions to Alzheimer's. She's cut back on her driving, frozen dinners replace once elaborate cooking, and a son monitors her finances. But the Colorado woman lives alone and isn't ready to give up her house or her independence.

Research May Point to New Obesity Treatments

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Making energy-storing white fat act more like energy-burning brown fat might spur weight loss, researchers say

Living alone with Alzheimer's tough choice for all

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Elaine Vlieger is making some concessions to Alzheimer's. She's cut back on her driving, frozen dinners replace once elaborate cooking, and a son monitors her finances. But the Colorado woman lives alone and isn't ready to give up her house or her independence.

Study ties fertility treatment, birth defect risk

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Test-tube babies have higher rates of birth defects, and doctors have long wondered: Is it because of certain fertility treatments or infertility itself? A large new study from Australia suggests both may play a role.

City Bike-Share Riders Seldom Wear Helmets

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Experts say public programs are beneficial, but bareheaded biking is dangerous

Salmonella in dog food sickens 14 people across US

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal health officials say at least 14 people in nine states have been infected with salmonella by handling tainted dog food.

Judge: Texas can't cut funds to Planned Parenthood

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Texas cannot ban Planned Parenthood from receiving state funds, at least until a lower court has a chance to hear formal arguments.

What killed Lenin? Stress didn't help, poison eyed

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Stress, family medical history or possibly even poison led to the death of Vladimir Lenin, contradicting a popular theory that a sexually transmitted disease debilitated the former Soviet Union leader, a UCLA neurologist said Friday.