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Healthier men want more sex for more years
CNN
Healthier men, no matter their age, are going to have better sex more frequently and desire it more often than healthier women.And a healthier sex life could mean a longer life.That's according to a paper written by University...
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International Women's Day call for labour deaths action
BBC
By Jane Dreaper BBC News health correspondent Pregnant women in developing countries face the same risk of death as women in the UK did 100 years ago, according to a coalition of campaign groups. They are using International...
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Experiment seeks blood test for breast cancer
1 RelatedReuters
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science EditorWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental approach that looks for the DNA leaking out from dead and dying cells may provide a route to a blood test for breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported...
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NYT: Flu shots in kids provide ‘herd immunity’
1 RelatedMSNBC
An unusual study done in 49 remote Hutterite farming colonies in western Canada has provided the surest proof yet that giving flu shots to schoolchildren protects a whole community from the disease. Although previous studies have demonstrated what...
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FDA: Pringles Shipped Despite Salmonella
1 RelatedABC News
A nationwide seasoning recall that started with dips has expanded to include popular Pringles potato chips as FDA investigators report the company behind the recall kept shipping products even after finding them tainted with salmonella. Proctor & Gamble...
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MLB Dead Weight: Fatness, Mortality Up
CBS News
Mocking the fat physiques of baseball players is a time-honored tradition. In 1925, Babe Ruth's penchant for devouring hot dogs was blamed for the slugger's ailment, which became known as the "bellyache heard 'round the world." In 1985,...
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Anyone Remember What's In The Health Care Bill?
NPR
Since the Senate passed its version of a health overhaul on Christmas Eve, most of the debate has focused on the politics of the effort. By now, many people have forgotten — if they ever knew — what...
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'Drowning in Alzheimer's': Minorities struggle with dementia
CNN
Francisca Terrazas could not be left alone.She burned her foot pouring boiling water over an ant hill in her driveway. She would wander for hours searching for aluminum cans. The effects of Alzheimer's disease had taken hold.Minorities such...
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Obama Chides Insurers In Health Overhaul Pitch
1 RelatedNPR
In a direct appeal to cash-strapped Americans, President Obama on Monday ripped into insurance companies for instituting double-digit rate increases — part of his 11th-hour effort to build public support for a health care overhaul and spur Congress...
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New Ultrasound Gadget Fits in Palm of Doctor's Hand
FOX News
When Dr. Manny Alvarez, managing health editor of FoxNews.com, first took a look at GE's new Vscan device, he was doubtful the pocket-size ultrasound would give him a clear and accurate image.But Alvarez, who is also chairman of...