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Health officials offer strategies for minimizing risk from infectious microbes blamed for three recent deaths
Read More »Video: Melanoma drug treatment approved by FDA
Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer -- 70,000 new cases and nearly 9,000 deaths are expected in the U.S. this year
Read More »Brain-eating amoeba: How to stay safe from Naegleria fowleri
Worried about infectious microbes blamed for three recent deaths? Here's all you need to know
Read More »Video: Brain-eating amoeba kills teen, 9-year-old
A rare but deadly brain infection that occurs after swimming in warm fresh water has killed two children this month.
Read More »Drink away your dementia risk? Maybe so, study suggests
Moderate drinking reduced dementia risk by 23 percent, according to study
Read More »Video: Freeze your fat off
A new procedure which promises to freeze fat away is taking Chicago-area doctors' offices by storm. WBBM-TV's Susan Carlson reports.
Read More »14 celebrity noses: Whose schnoz do you share?
Israeli scientist analyzes photos to pick 14 nose types that encompass all human honkers
Read More »FDA approval of melanoma drug called "huge step" in cancer care
Agency takes quick action to approve drug shown to boost survival in patients with melanoma, which has been notoriously hard to treat
Read More »Video: Biggest calorie myths
Erica Hill talks to Cynthia Sass, registered dietitian and author of "Cinch! Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds and Lose Inches," about a new study that says to lose weight, it's more about the quality of the food and less about the quantity.
Read More »Prostate cancer gene finding could mean better treatments
Five genes raise risk of prostate cancer death by 50 percent compared to those that possess two or fewer, says study
Read More »8 unsafe car booster seats: Is your child at risk?
Booster seat tests by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show not all keep kids safe
Read More »Video: Athletes and eating disorders
Ben Tracy profiles a 24-year-old former gymnast at UCLA, who battled eating disorders for two years after she was no longer doing gymnastics.
Read More »Four biggest myths about calories
Dietician busts them and explains why counting them isn't considered as important as it once was for losing weight
Read More »Amoeba deaths spotlight "brain-eating" microbes
In wake of recent deaths of two children, expert warn against danger of swimming in stagnant water
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