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Govt stops study seeking to prevent type of stroke

Govt stops study as invasive therapy to prevent rare bleeding stroke appears riskier than meds

Monday - 05/13/2013, 08:40pm EDT

Utah to be first to use dual-model health exchange

Feds approve Utah to become first state to use dual-model health insurance marketplace

Monday - 05/13/2013, 07:34pm EDT

Texas teacher's cancer fight inspires students

Suburban Dallas middle school teacher who has cancer inspires students while teaching science

Monday - 05/13/2013, 06:39pm EDT

All you need to get ready for bathing suit season is a beach towel

Dr. Oz, The Daily Dose

Monday - 05/13/2013, 05:31pm EDT

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You can't lose weight from an isolated body region

Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic

Monday - 05/13/2013, 05:29pm EDT

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder

Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic

Monday - 05/13/2013, 05:28pm EDT

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Hospital to probe East German medical trials

Hospital to probe alleged medical trials on unwitting East German patients

Monday - 05/13/2013, 04:20pm EDT

Kettlebells: The Good, the bad and the (potentially) dangerous

One of the newer exercise tools on the market is the kettlebell, a weight in the shape of a ball with a handle on the top.

Monday - 05/13/2013, 11:50am EDT

Bold turkey: woman hits cop to kick smoking habit

Stop smoking plan: Calif. woman who slapped deputy to go to jail to quit smoking gets 63 days

Monday - 05/13/2013, 11:20am EDT

2 new diseases could both spark global outbreaks

2 new diseases _ 1 related to SARS and 1 new bird flu _ could both spark global outbreaks

Monday - 05/13/2013, 11:05am EDT

40 patients escape Kenya's psychiatric hospital

Search under way for 40 patients who escaped Kenya's psychiatric hospital, police say

Monday - 05/13/2013, 09:40am EDT

AP IMPACT: Cars made in Brazil are deadly

AP IMPACT: Global automakers' deadly cars drive up Brazil's traffic fatalities

Monday - 05/13/2013, 07:56am EDT

Preventing and treating poison ivy

It's the time of year when everyone starts heading outside. And it is also the time of year when doctors see an uptick in poison ivy cases.

Monday - 05/13/2013, 07:21am EDT

Fluffy and Fido are good for your heart

Owning a pet, particularly a dog, could lower your risk of heart disease.

Monday - 05/13/2013, 05:17am EDT

Mom of sick baby asks federal workers to donate their leave

An employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs is asking federal employees to donate their vacation leave so she can stay with her sick baby in the hospital.

Monday - 05/13/2013, 03:49am EDT

Flaws in Medicare prescription oversight

The 10-year-old Medicare prescription drug benefit is popular with seniors, but there's an apparent downside.

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 08:42pm EDT

Judge in NYC refuses to suspend his Plan B ruling

On eve of Plan B ruling taking effect, NY judge refuses to delay access to morning-after pill

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 03:20pm EDT

IMS: US medicine spending shows rare dip in 2012

IMS analysis finds new generics cut 2012 medicine spending, while pinched patients delay care

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 03:20pm EDT

AP Exclusive: Calif. exchange granted secrecy

AP Exclusive: Lawmakers granted Calif. health exchange unusual secrecy in contracting records

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 03:20pm EDT

Tenn. hospital treats drug-dependent babies

Tenn. hospital on front lines of US pill epidemic, treating babies born dependent on drugs

Sunday - 05/12/2013, 02:28pm EDT
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