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Immune system-suppressing medications add to risk, authors said
Read More »Can a celeb crush spice up your relationship?
Experts say that fantasizing about celebrities may heat things up in your own bedroom.
Read More »Exercise shown to curb effect of "obesity gene"
Large-scale study shows that regular workouts can help block obesity-promoting DNA
Read More »"Freshman 15" a myth? What college student study shows
Average freshman gained only 2.5 to 3.5 pounds, study showed
Read More »Melanoma detector okayed by FDA: How reliable is new device?
MelaFind device designed to help dermatologists tell harmless lesions from deadly skin cancer
Read More »Conjoined twins separated in Calif.: How are they doing?
Nine-hour operation involved more than 40 hospital staffers
Read More »Fatal painkiller overdoses soar in U.S., CDC says
Deaths attributed to drugs like drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin up more than three-fold between 1999 and 2998
Read More »Painkiller deaths: 15 states with highest rates
New government report shows tripling of fatal overdoses in recent years, but death rates vary widely from state to state
Read More »Video: J&J’s baby shampoo a cancer risk?
Johnson and Johnson's baby shampoo is being boycotted by a coalition of health groups because it contains trace amounts of cancer causing chemicals. Betty Nguyen reports.
Read More »Preschool Tests Take Time Away from Play–and Learning (preview)
On a perfect Southern California morning not long ago, a gaggle of children gathered in the backyard of a million-dollar home in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood to celebrate the birthday of twin four-year-old girls. The host parents had rented a petting zoo for the day, and kids jumped gleefully in a bouncy castle out in the driveway. On the terrace, a few parents chatted beside an alluring spread of bagels, coffee and fruit
Read More »Ga. men arrested for allegedly plotting ricin attack: What’s ricin?
Men allegedly discussed making 10 pounds of ricin, dispersing in Atlanta
Read More »Video: Alcohol increases risk for breast cancer: study
A new study reveals a link between women who drink just three to six alcoholic beverages a week and a slightly higher risk for developing breast cancer. Dr. Holly Phillips discusses the study and whether women should stop drinking alcohol
Read More »Light drinking linked to breast cancer risk
Study: Women who drink as few as three alcoholic drinks a week face slightly higher odds than those who abstain
Read More »Autism’s Fight for Facts: A Voice for Science
By Meredith Wadman of Nature magazine The e-mail that ended one career for Alison Singer, but started another, arrived as she was cooking dinner for her daughters one evening in January 2009. [More]
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