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Since 2002, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has given out $12B; Economic woes cause new grants to cease
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Have acid reflux? You might want to think twice before feasting too freely
Read More »Video: Tailor-made cancer treatment finds results
Researchers have identified hundreds of different genetic defects that help make each cancer unique. Dr
Read More »New therapy targets a patient’s unique cancer
Identifying a specific mutation and finding a targeted drug shows promise
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Dangers of Thanksgiving dinner?
Read More »Bottom line: Doc explains mysteriously massive butt
News that Oneal Ron Morris was arrested for injecting a woman's buttocks with a combination of cement, Fix-A-Flat and Superglue stunned readers.
Read More »Video: HealthPop: Turkey troubles, chemical cans, burning boxers
A special Thanksgiving edition of HealthPop - Doctors discover that in the first hour after eating a big meal, you're ten times more likely to have a heart attack; Also, new tests reveal troubling levels of BPA in canned foods; And, a Japanese company develops a pair of undies that promise to help you lose weight.
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Forty percent of kindergarteners found to have high BMIs, with Hispanic children and black girls at highest risk
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Dolls that choke? Toxic books?
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Exceeding dose by few pills could lead to liver transplants, death, study found
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Levels of controversial hormone-disrupting chemical in urine found to spike more than 1,000 percent after soup is consumed
Read More »Can eating too much make your stomach burst?
How much would you have to eat in order for your stomach to actually burst? Is that even possible? The answers: A whole lot, and yes
Read More »Washington DMV offers free HIV tests: More to come?
Since pilot program began last October, more than 5,000 people have been tested
Read More »Vitamin risks? Study ties supplements to bad health decisions
People who take vitamin supplements tend to be less cautious about protecting their health, Taiwanese study shows
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