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New global killers: heart, lung disease and cancer
Forbes
What's killing us? For decades, global health leaders have focused on diseases that can spread - AIDS, tuberculosis, new flu bugs. They pushed for vaccines, better treatments and other ways to control ...
New global killers: heart, lung disease and cancerThe Associated Press
New Global Killers: Heart, Lung Disease and CancerABC News
UN to address threat that will kill 9 of 10 AmericansCatholic Online

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ThirdAge
Twins Joined at Spine Separated at Memphis Hospital
Fox News
Baby twins who were born joined at the spine have been successfully separated by doctors in Memphis, Tenn, MyFoxMemphis.com reported. The 13-hour procedure was discussed Wednesday at a news conference by surgeons at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. ...
Conjoined twins successfully separated in MemphisSacramento Bee

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ABC News
Data Is Power: Michigan Fights Childhood Obesity by Tracking It
ABC News
Michigan will now be tracking kids' weight through a state registry in hopes of combating the state's childhood obesity epidemic. (Getty Images) In an attempt to combat Michigan's childhood obesity epidemic, ...
Duration of obesity boosts diabetes riskModernMedicine
Risk for Diabetes Tied to Degree and Duration of ObesityMedscape
Lifetime 'dose' of excess weight linked to diabetes riskKTVN
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USA Today
Drug-resistant TB spreads in Europe
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content A resistant form of tuberculosis is spreading at an "alarming rate" in Europe, the World Health Organization says. The UN health agency said it is set to endorse an action plan to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis by ...
Drug-Resistant TB on the Rise in Europe, WHO SaysMedPage Today
Dangerous TB spreading at alarming rate in Europe: WHOReuters
TB: Plan to tackle rise in drug-resistant casesBBC News
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CTV.ca
FDA to Dr. Oz: Apple juice is safe after all
msnbc.com
The nationally-syndicated "Dr. Oz Show" on Tuesday revealed what it called the results of a comprehensive investigative report on arsenic levels in store-bought apple juice. Their findings? That the arsenic levels in some ...
Arsenic in apple juice? Dr. Oz and FDA square offCTV.ca
Liberty school pulls juice following Dr. Oz report on arsenicConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA
Arsenic or no arsenic, apple juice isn't idealWashington Post (blog)
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USA Today
Worldwide diabetes cases reach 366 million
Los Angeles Times
Diabetes isn't just a problem in the US--about 366 million people worldwide have the disease, says the International Diabetes Federation. In addition, 4.6 million deaths are attributed to diabetes, and healthcare spending has grown to a staggering $465 ...
Diabetes Epidemic Reaches 366 Million Cases - One Death Every Seven SecondsInternational Business Times
Diabetes "massive challenge" as cases hit 366 millionReuters
366 million people now have diabetesmsnbc.com
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Fox News
Colorado Cantaloupes Prompt Warning After Multi-State Listeria Outbreak
ABC News
Colorado cantaloupes are the latest food to go under the microscope after the melons were linked to four deaths and 16 cases of Listeria, a potentially deadly bacterial infection. While the FDA has not announced a recall on the fruit, ...
CDC Warns of Deadly Listeria in CantaloupeMedscape
Cantaloupe warning issued after Listeria outbreakmsnbc.com
CDC enters investigation of listeria outbreak in Colorado, TexasThe State Column
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Daily Mail
Latest In Breast Cancer Research
HealthyState.org
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among American women behind skin cancer. It's estimated that one in nearly every eight women will develop it in her lifetime. However, research reveals that routine mammograms can ...
Does a breast reduction lower the risk of breast cancer?CNN
Mammography Screening Ups Breast Cancer Surgery RatesMD News (press release)
To Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer, Opt for a Plant-Rich Diet: StudyJakarta Globe
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Kansas City Star
Teen driver restrictions a mixed bag
Los Angeles Times
A nationwide analysis shows that while the number of fatal crashes among 16- and 17-year-old drivers has fallen, deadly accidents among 18-to-19-year-olds have risen by an almost equal amount. Researchers found that states with the most restrictive ...
Restrictions on young teen drivers working: studyCBS News
Teen driver death rate is upKRCG
Teen restrictions fail to curb fatal crashesCNN
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USA Today
Insulin may slow Alzheimer's, study finds
Los Angeles Times
Inhaling it through the nose twice daily seems to slow symptoms of memory loss. More study is needed, but researchers are encouraged. Inhaling a concentrated cloud of insulin through the nose twice a day appears to slow -- and in some cases reverse ...
A Squirt of Insulin May Delay Alzheimer'sNew York Times
Insulin spray aided memory in Alzheimer's studyReuters
Cholesterol Levels Linked to Brain Changes of Alzheimer's DiseaseWebMD
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Daily Mail
Vampire bat rabies death prompts warning from health officials
CBS News
(CBS) Federal health officials are urging doctors to consider rabies in patients with severe headache, confused thinking, or other symptoms of the brain inflammation encephalitis. The caution comes after the 2010 death of a migrant worker in Louisiana ...
Winged intruder on morning jet prompts rabies concern and belated search for ...Washington Post
First death by vampire bat in USAFP
First Person in US Dies from Vampire Bat Bite, CDC ReportsInternational Business Times
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Moneycontrol.com
Food Industry Urged to Lighten Up on Salt
MedPage Today
A global effort is needed to cut dietary salt intake to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and engaging the food industry is a must, leading epidemiologists said. ...
Cutting salt 'should be global priority'BBC News
Global policies urged for cuts in dietary saltTheHeart.Org
Less salt means less stroke says new studyMoneycontrol.com
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Telegraph.co.uk
Hi-tech 'tattoos' can monitor patients' health
Digitaltrends.com
Life-saving tattoos could be coming to an arm near you. Researchers at the University of Illinois are developing 'rub-on electronics' that can be applied like a temporary tattoo and used to monitor vital signs such as heart rate and brain activity. ...
Epidermal Electronic System Monitors Heart, Brain ActivityDoctors Lounge
Sticky News: Electronic Skin Patch Promises Simpler MonitoringMedgadget.com
Electronic "smart skin" would simplify vital sign monitoringCBS News
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Reuters
Woman mauled by chimp gets face transplant
The State Column
A woman mauled by a chimp has received a full-face tranplant, showing it off to the world on Thursday. Charla Nash, who was mauled by a chimpanzee, revealed her new face to the world Thursday through the hospital where she underwent the transplant ...
Chimp attack victim reveals her new facemsnbc.com
Face transplant a big emotional adjustment: psychologistCTV.ca
Woman mauled by chimp shows new face in first photoReuters
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Fox News
Regulators Grapple With Outbreaks As Salmonella, E. Coli Illnesses Grow
NPR (blog)
Enlarge Paul Sakuma/AP Ground turkey packages like this one are part of a nationwide recall and are blamed for sickening 107 people so far. Paul Sakuma/ASSOCIATED PRESS Ground turkey packages like this one are part of a nationwide ...
Government Knew About Bacteria at PlantWall Street Journal
107 sickened in ground turkey salmonella outbreakUSA Today
CDC updates details of ground turkey-linked salmonella outbreakLos Angeles Times
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USA Today
Health Buzz: Depressed Women Face Higher Stroke Risk
U.S. News & World Report
Depressed women may be more likely than others to have a stroke. That's according to a new study by Harvard researchers, who found that women with a history of depression have a 29 percent higher stroke risk than women who aren't ...
Depression may increase stroke risk in womenmsnbc.com
Depression Tied to Moderately Higher Stroke Risk in WomenDoctors Lounge
Depressed women are more likely to have strokesABC2 News
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Kansas City Star
Cholera Scourge Now Ravaging Somalia, UN Says
New York Times
NAIROBI, Kenya —A cholera epidemic is sweeping across Somalia, the United Nations said on Friday, as thousands of starving people flee famine zones and pack into crowded camps in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. ...
Famine-hit Somalia could face cholera epidemic: WHOCTV.ca
UN warns cholera epidemic in Somalia may spreadAFP
UN says cholera epidemic in SomaliaSacramento Bee
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Ghana News Agency
Heterosexual HIV Rates Higher Among Poor, Jobless
MedPage Today
Explain that a survey of heterosexuals found that low socioeconomic status was independently associated with an increased rate of HIV infection. Note that the survey was conducted in 24 ...
US Scientists Expand Scope of HIV Vaccine StudyVoice of America
San Francisco slashes HIV prevention budget for Asian AmericansTimes of India
Poor Urban Heterosexuals at High Risk of HIV: CDCU.S. News & World Report
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BBC News
MS genetic discovery casts doubt on vein theory
CTV.ca
Scientists have discovered 29 new genetic variations linked to multiple sclerosis, with many involving genes relevant to the immune system – a finding that they say bolsters the theory that MS is a primarily an autoimmune disease. ...
Scientists Unravel Genetic Clues to MSHealthNews
Genetic clues to what triggers MSBBC News
Scientists unravel genetic clues to multiple sclerosisReuters
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The Guardian
Female Smokers At Higher Risk Of Heart Disease
Medical News Today
Women who smoke have a 25% higher risk of heart disease than men who smoke, and the longer they smoke, the bigger this risk becomes relative to men who smoke for the same number of years, according to a new pooled data study published today, ...
Heart disease risk 25 percent higher for women smokers: StudyCBS News
Study: Women Smokers at Higher Risk of Heart Disease Than MenFox News
Women May Face Greater Heart Risk From Smoking Than MenHealth.com
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