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At monthly cost of $7,000, costly new medicine aimed at estimated 20,000 Americans who have myelofibrosis
Read More »Video: Heartburn? Try a low acid diet
Erica Hill and Chris Wragge talk to registered dietitian Keri Glassman about low acid diets and how they're used to treat heartburn.
Read More »Drunk driving: 14 states flagged for lax laws
New report from Mothers Against Drunk Driving shows places that make it easy on drunk drivers
Read More »Self-harm shown common in teens: Why do they do it?
One in 12 teens say they cut, burn, or otherwise injure themselves, according to new study from Australia
Read More »Video: Broken hearts a real risk in women: study
A new study suggests that women are seven to nine times more likely than men to suffer so-called broken heart syndrome. Jeff Glor reports.
Read More »Great American Smokeout spotlights smoking cessation: What works best?
46 million Americans smoke which leads to preventable deaths, White House said
Read More »Broken heart syndrome more common in women
Emotional stress in wake of big breakup or death of loved one can trigger cardiac problems
Read More »Amazing Neptune’s Cup Sponge Rediscovered in Singapore
More than 100 years after it was last seen, the giant Neptune’s cup sponge ( Cliona patera ) has been rediscovered off the coast of southern Singapore. First discovered in 1822, the sponges grew so large a meter or more in both height and diameter that their cup-like structures were sometimes used as tubs for babies. But their size made them valuable to collectors around the world and they were overharvested until they disappeared from Singapore in the 1870s
Read More »Blood type shown to affect stroke risk
New study shows elevated risk for stroke in men and women who have type AB blood and women who have type B
Read More »Obama hits Big Tobacco over labels opposition
On 36th "Great American Smokeout," says cigarette cos. fighting new warning labels because they "don't want to be honest"
Read More »Video: Experimental breast cancer vaccine shows promise
A new treatment for cancer has had promising results in early trials and is now being studied in humans. Dr. Jon LaPook spoke with one of the first patients trying the vaccine that may not just cure cancer, but could also prevent it.
Read More »There’s hope for a breast cancer vaccine
Scientists are learning to engineer the immune system to attack cancer cells, breakthroughs that could lead to cancer vaccines
Read More »Vitamin D warning: Too much can harm your heart
New research shows that higher than normal levels of vitamin D can cause the heart to beat too fast and out of rhythm, a condition called atrial fibrillation.
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