Health authorities scrambled on Monday to identify more cases of a rare form of meningitis, including enlisting local police to…
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Breast cancer is rare in men, but they fare worse
Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don’t survive as long as women, largely because they don’t…
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More Active Middle-Agers Having Joint Replacement Surgery
Joint-replacement patients these days are younger and more active than ever before, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, noting that…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Grimaces at Happy Meal Lawsuit
A lawsuit seeking to stop McDonald’s Corp from offering toys with Happy Meals must be dismissed because parents can always…
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Medical Prize Honors Discoverer of Malarial Drug
A scientist who discovered a powerful malaria drug and two others who illuminated how proteins fold within cells have won…
Read MoreFDA: Kids’ medical tests need child-size radiation
The government is taking steps to help ensure that children who need CT scans and other X-ray-based tests don’t get…
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Brain study finds what eases pain of financial loss
Financial market traders and keen gamblers take note. Scientists have found that a chemical in the region of the brain…
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Aerobics may ease menopause symptoms
In a small study of Finnish women who had recently entered menopause, those who stuck to an aerobic exercise program…
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FDA Orders Lowering Pain Reliever in Vicodin
Federal health regulators are limiting a key ingredient found in Vicodin, Percocet and other prescription painkillers that have been linked…
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Probiotics may help prevent diarrhea, report finds
Taking probiotics on top of a course of antibiotics may help ward off the diarrhea that often comes along with…
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