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CDC links eye infections to troubled Fla. pharmacy
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:53PM May 03, 2012 CommentMIAMI (AP) — Federal health officials confirmed 33 cases of a rare fungal eye infection across seven states on Thursday, stemming from products mixed in a Florida pharmacy that also mixed supplements that killed 21 elite polo horses in 2009.
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Feds to put up $1.9B for Oregon health overhaul
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:19PM May 03, 2012 CommentPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Obama administration is buying into an ambitious health care initiative in Oregon, announcing Thursday it has tentatively agreed to chip in $1.9 billion over five years to help get the program off the ground.
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CA lab revisits safety steps after researcher dies
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:08PM May 03, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lab workers at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs medical center will be urged to get vaccinations for the diseases they study as a precaution as investigators continue looking into a researcher's death after he handled a rare strain of bacteria, officials said Thursday.
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Vogue bans too-skinny models from its pages
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:08PM May 03, 2012 Comment (2)NEW YORK (AP) — Vogue magazine, perhaps the world's top arbiter of style, is making a statement about its own models: too thin is no longer in.
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HIV Drug Tenofovir Safe During Pregnancy, Study Suggests
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM May 03, 2012 CommentBaby's birth size not affected, but more research needed for long-term risks, experts say
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New Clues to the Evolution of the Human Brain
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM May 03, 2012 CommentGene event 2.5 million years ago may explain why humans are smarter than great apes, researchers say
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More Teen Girls Use Effective Birth Control
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Birth control pills
ATLANTA (AP) — More teen girls now use the best kinds of birth control, a new government study says.
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Why You Overeat Even When You're Full
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM May 03, 2012 CommentA man's hands, holding onto a burger so full that the egg and bacon are spilling out the front.
Small study explores how body reacts when aroused by tempting treats.
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Migraines More Likely for People With Celiac Disease, Study Says
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM May 03, 2012 Comment (6)Early research also links headaches to gluten problems, Crohn's disease and colitis
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Researchers Rejuvenate Blood-Forming Stem Cells in Mice
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 03, 2012 CommentScientists hope to apply findings to human aging in future
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New Guidelines Issued for Severe Lupus
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 03, 2012 Comment (2)More can be done to prevent permanent kidney damage, says American College of Rheumatology
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Hot Flashes More Likely for Certain Smokers, Study Says
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 03, 2012 CommentWomen's genetic backgrounds may increase susceptibility
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More Teen Girls Using Contraceptives: CDC
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 03, 2012 Comment (1)Increased use may have contributed to drop in teen births, researcher says
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Health Highlights: May 3, 2012
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Long Pregnancies Linked to Behavioral Problems in Toddlers
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM May 03, 2012 CommentTorso of pregnant teen or woman
Post-term pregnancies are those that last 42 weeks.
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Many Breast Cancer Patients in Their 40s Aren't 'High-Risk'
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM May 03, 2012 Comment (1)A woman doing a self-check for breast cancer.
Researchers favor annual mammograms even with no family history
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Antipsychotics Do Help Many With Schizophrenia
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM May 03, 2012 Comment (3)
Hand with pills in its palm, wedding ring on a finger.
More than 50 years of data shows the drugs cut relapse rates, although side effects common
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Girl with deformed face learns to navigate world
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:52AM May 03, 2012 CommentWINNETKA, Ill. (AP) — What if you knew, even before your child was born, that she wouldn't look like everyone else?
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Health Tip: Be Alert for Signs of Preeclampsia
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM May 03, 2012 Comment (1)A potentially dangerous pregnancy complication
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Health Tip: Recognize Early Signs of Autism
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM May 03, 2012 CommentIncluding no babbling or pointing by age 1
