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Malaria death toll possibly twice as high as experts estimated
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Malaria may be killing around twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults - long considered the least susceptible - a new study suggests.Malaria cases and deaths have...
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Fox News Projects Romney Winner of Nevada Caucuses
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Despite about-face, Komen funding conflict far from over
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When the nation’s pre-eminent breast cancer advocacy group, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, decided to stop most of its financing of Planned Parenthood in December, Komen’s leaders hoped to quietly distance the foundation from a...
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Latest Illnesses Point to Raw Milk's Popularity
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An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger. Even presidential candidate Ron Paul has joined the cause of consumers...
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Brains may be wired for addiction
BBC
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC NewsAbnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge. They found the same differences in the brains...
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9 Super Bowl snacks made healthy
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The Super Bowl is one of the biggest calorie fests of the year for many Americans. The average football fan eats about a day's worth of calories during the game, and the U.S. Calorie Control Council estimates that...
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Cooked eggs recalled in 34 states for possible listeria
MSNBC
MINNETONKA, Minn. — A Minnesota company is recalling cooked eggs distributed in 34 states because of possible listeria contamination.Michael Foods, of Minnetonka, is recalling eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails for institutional use under the...
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Maine Girl Bouncing Back After 6-Organ Transplant
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A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes — and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being...
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Patients 'more likely to die' if admitted at weekends
BBC
Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend has been backed up by a major study. The study, in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine,...
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Everything you wanted to know about dreams
FOX News
A dream is a collection of images and ideas that occur involuntarily during certain periods of repose. When you first drift off, your heart rate slows, your temperature drops, and your brain is busy processing the day's events....