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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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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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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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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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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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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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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: Recognize Early Signs of Autism
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM May 03, 2012 CommentIncluding no babbling or pointing by age 1
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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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Wash. mayors get started on weight-loss campaigns
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:02PM May 02, 2012 CommentWASHOUGAL, Wash. (AP) — Sean Guard watched other people exercising from the window of his car or his office in City Hall, as the pounds piled on slowly, a little bit at a time. The Washougal mayor left his city's bike trails and foot paths to those more inclined to exercise while he made short work of chicken-fried steaks.
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Like: Facebook feature spurs organ donor signups
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:56PM May 02, 2012 Comment (1)ATLANTA (AP) — Thousands of Facebook users have signed up to be organ donors this week, thanks to a new feature on the social networking site that makes it easier to register.
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15 million of world's babies are born prematurely
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:15PM May 02, 2012 Comment (1)WASHINGTON (AP) — About 15 million premature babies are born every year — more than 1 in 10 of the world's births and a bigger problem than previously believed, according to the first country-by-country estimates of this obstetric epidemic.
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Dengue Fever a Major Cost Burden in Puerto Rico
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM May 02, 2012 CommentStudy suggests that yearly millions could be better spent on disease surveillance, prevention
