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Rising Obesity Rates Might Mean More Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Researchers suggest weight gain precedes the painful condition

Germs Behind Urinary Tract Infections Becoming More Resistant to Drugs

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Common antibiotics are not as effective as they used to be, researchers warn

Got the Munchies? A New Pot Eatery Opens in Ore.

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an opened container of medical marijuana

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — After scraping together a mound of zucchini, broccoli, beef, pineapple and noodles on a big round Mongolian grill, Kevin Wallace measured out a shot of grapeseed oil infused with hashish and poured it over the steaming food, setting off a sizzle.

High Blood Pressure Risk Factors That May Surprise You

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Keep blood pressure in the normal range to prevent strokes, experts say

Prenatal Smoking Linked to High-Functioning Autism in Kids

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But study only found slight association, not a cause-and-effect relationship

Older Lung Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be Treated

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Researchers say doctors shouldn't be so quick to write off older people

Health Highlights: May 4, 2012

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A Heart Disease Veteran at Just Age 12

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Survivor stresses importance of asking questions and pushing for answers

Today's Kids May Be Destined for Adult Heart Disease

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Solution lies in instilling healthy habits, not adding medication, experts say.

Screening for Other Health Problems May Aid COPD Survival

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Cancers, heart conditions, diabetes among the diseases that were linked to study patient deaths

Making TV Time Exercise Time

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Walk around during commercials

Health Tip: Managing a Hammertoe

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Wear loose-fitting shoes

Positive Thinking, Persistence Pay Off in Job Search

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Staying focused on finding employment is most important factor, researchers say

CDC links eye infections to troubled Fla. pharmacy

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MIAMI (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.

Feds to put up $1.9B for Oregon health overhaul

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PORTLAND, 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.

CA lab revisits safety steps after researcher dies

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SAN 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.