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Cancer Test for Women Raises Hope, and Concern
An ovarian cancer test prompts questions on regulation and risk, and experts worry it may mean unneeded surgery.

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Well: Regrets After Prostate Surgery
Many men may have unrealistic expectations about life after prostate surgery, leading to high levels of regret.

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Thomas H. Weller, Whose Work on Tissue Led to Nobel Prize, Is Dead at 93
Dr. Weller was a tropical-medicine specialist whose tissue-culture research in 1949 made development of the Salk and Sabin polio vaccines possible.

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Diabetes Drug Tied to New Deaths
The diabetes drug Byetta was linked to four more deaths in patients with pancreatitis, adding to two deaths announced by federal regulators last week.

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War Veterans’ Concussions Are Often Overlooked
The complications from concussions, a signature injury of the Iraq war, often are not recognized in singular ways.

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Britain’s Thatcher Has Dementia
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been suffering from dementia for at least the past eight years, according to a memoir published by her daughter.

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Stanford to Limit Drug Maker Financing
Stanford University is concerned about the practice that has led drug makers to pay for the annual refresher courses of most of the country’s doctors.

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Recipes for Health: Yogurt: Not Just for Breakfast
Yogurt is a bona fide superfood with live bacterial cultures that make it unique. Today’s recipe for drained yogurt makes a great spread or dip.

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Global Update: Virus That Infects Mosquitoes Could Lead to Weapon Against Disease
A new virus that infects the world’s most dangerous mosquito could one day be manipulated to kill it or prevent it from transmitting malaria.

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Vital Statistics: Teenagers Changing Sexual Behavior
Compared with their peers in 1991, high school students today are less likely to be sexually active, and when they are, more likely to use condoms.

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Vital Signs: Prognosis: Chewing Gum May Help After Surgery
Chewing gum after abdominal surgery may help in recovery, British researchers found in a review of several small studies.

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Vital Signs: Nutrition: MSG Use Is Linked to Obesity
Consumption of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, the widely used food additive, may increase the likelihood of being overweight, a new study says.

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Cases: In Prostate Cancer, Pick a Number, Any Number
A diagnosis of prostate cancer comes with a flow of percentages and test figures, but precision is still elusive.

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Vitamin D Deficiency May Lurk in Babies
Exclusive breast-feeding may be associated with vitamin D deficiency and rickets, recent research suggests.

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Really?: The Claim: Manipulating Your Neck Could Lead to a Stroke
Years ago neurologists noticed a strange pattern of people suffering strokes shortly after seeing chiropractors.

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The New Old Age: Goodbye Rabbit Ears
A public service advertisement about the impending transition from analog to digital TV is targeting the elderly.

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There Are No Points for Style in the Marathon
In the Olympic men’s marathon, there is no way to tell by looking at a runner whether he will win, place or come in last in a race.

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