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Pot Belly Boosts Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
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Oregon norovirus traced to reusable grocery bag
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:26PM May 09, 2012 CommentPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon investigators have traced an outbreak of norovirus to a reusable grocery bag that members of a Beaverton girls' soccer team passed around when they shared cookies.
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New Drug Shows Promise for Myeloma Patients
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM May 09, 2012 CommentStudies found lenalidomide lengthened time disease did not worsen, but risk of second cancers was doubled
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Evolution May Explain 'Runner's High,' Study Says
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM May 09, 2012 CommentBrain reward center boost seems to spur humans, dogs to run long distances
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Response to First Treatment May Predict Epilepsy's Course
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM May 09, 2012 Comment (1)About half of patients are seizure-free after first medication, study finds
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Angioplasty May Be Risky for Those With Poor Leg Circulation
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM May 09, 2012 CommentProcedure to open heart arteries linked to raised death rate in people with peripheral artery disease
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Child-sizing radiation doses from medical scans
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:33PM May 09, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — When your child's doctor orders a CT scan, X-ray or similar test, there are two big questions: Is the scan really needed? And if so, will it deliver a child-sized or adult-sized dose of radiation?
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Scientists Map Melanoma's Genome
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM May 09, 2012 CommentFindings include genetic link to breast cancer, researchers say
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Colon Cancer Gaps for Blacks, Whites Largely Due to Screening
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM May 09, 2012 Comment (1)Survival differences could be narrowed with more equal care access, computer model suggests
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Retired couples may need $240,000 for health care
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:19PM May 09, 2012 CommentBOSTON (AP) — Couples retiring this year can expect their medical bills throughout retirement to cost 4 percent more than those who retired a year ago, according to an annual projection released Wednesday by Fidelity Investments.
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Rate of Hospitalizations for Stroke Has Declined in U.S.
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 09, 2012 CommentThe death rate for these patients also fell from 9% in 1989 to 5% in 2009, study shows
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FDA Panel Seems to Back Pill to Help Prevent HIV
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 09, 2012 Comment (5)Truvada's been shown to stop infection with AIDS virus, but critics see drawbacks
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FDA Seeks Less Radiation for Kids Getting X-Rays, CT Scans
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 09, 2012 CommentManufacturers asked to take their safety into account with use of machines, design of new scanners
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IUDs Work as Emergency Contraceptive: Review
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 09, 2012 CommentThe devices, used this way for 35 years, are safe, more effective than 'morning-after' pill
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Health Highlights: May 9, 2012
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Kids Who Sleep in Parents' Bed Less Likely to Be Overweight
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A child sits on the gym floor during the Shapedown program for overweight adolescents and children in Aurora, Colo.
Children allowed to snuggle up with mom, dad may feel more secure and eat less, researchers say.
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Norovirus Outbreak Traced to Reusable Grocery Bag
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM May 09, 2012 CommentImage of person doing shopping in supermarket.
Infection spread after one girl became sick during soccer team travels
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Can Testosterone Therapy Help Obese Men Lose Weight?
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overweight man with a tight shirt
It may really be that feeling stronger promotes more physical activity, experts note
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Infection Causes 1 in 6 Cancers Worldwide
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Health Tip: Help Prevent Chronic Ear Infections
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM May 09, 2012 CommentChildren should avoid secondhand smoke
