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Cuban man has condition known as polydactyly, which doctors say is surprisingly common
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Special inflatable "boots" help curb increased risk for potentially deadly blood clots, obstetricians group says
Read More »Man with 12 fingers, 12 toes vs. boy with 34 digits
Extra digits are fairly common, but lead to uncommon lives in some with polydactyly
Read More »Boxing too risky for children, pediatricans say
Leading pediatricians group says boxing puts kids and adolescents at risk for brain injuries and facial cuts
Read More »5 Taiwan patients given HIV-infected organs
Hospital staffer mishears test results for organs of man who turned out the be HIV positive; Patients very likely to contract virus after transplant error
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ShoulderFlex Massager kills woman and nearly strangles another after necklace, clothing caught in rotating fingers
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Experts give the skinny on quick tricks to shed pounds
Read More »New blood thinner outperforms warfarin in study
Experimental anticoaguant apixaban cuts stroke risk, mortality while doing away with regular blood tests
Read More »Chocolate tied to big drop in heart disease risk
Studies in which participants ate most chocolate were linked to 37 percent heart disease reduction, compared to studies in which participants ate least amount
Read More »Bird flu could be returning, U.N. warns
Mutant strain of H5N1 virus spreading in Asia, raising possibility of human epidemics
Read More »Do black women prize good hair over good health? What surgeon general says
Worries that sweat will ruin costly hairdos called major barrier to exercise for many women
Read More »Are social networking sites turning teens into substance abusers?
Daily social networking teens three times as likely to drink alcohol, twice as likely to use marijuana, than teens who don't, survey finds
Read More »Elderly Calif. man stung by bees more than 400 times, survives
Ninety-five-year-old Louis Todero hospitalized after walking into swarm of killer bees
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