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• 4 Tips for a Healthier Home

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• 5 Health Tips to Promote Back-to-School Success

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• A Fatty Meal Might Affect How You Absorb CBD

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• A Prescription for Medicating Your Child Safely

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• Acne Drug Accutane May Not Depress Mood After All

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• ADHD Meds Help Keep Kids Out of Trouble

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• ADHD Meds Safe With Epilepsy, Study Finds

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• Aging Narrows Gender Gap in Flu Vaccine Response

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• AHA News: Bacteria in Your Spit Might Play a Role in Heart Disease

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• AHA News: Flu Prevention Strategies Beyond Getting a Shot and Washing Your Hands

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• AHA News: Flu Shot May Aid Heart Bypass Recovery

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• AHA News: Mouth Bacteria Found in Stroke Patients' Brains

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• AHA News: Quitting Smoking Could Lead to Major Changes in Gut Bacteria

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• AHA: Taking Medicine for a Cold? Be Mindful of Your Heart

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• 'Alarming' Number of Lupus Patients Use Opioids for Pain: Study

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• Americans Aware of Antibiotic Resistance, but Don't Always Follow Rx: Poll

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• An Antibiotic Alternative? Using a Virus to Fight Bacteria

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• An HIV Med Is Tied to Too-Small Heads in Newborns

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• Animal Study Suggests Ritalin Won't Harm the Heart

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• Another Climate Change Threat: More 'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria?

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• Another Use for Beta Blockers? Curbing A-fib

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• Anthrax Is a Risk on Every Continent

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• 'Antibiotic Envelopes' Could Cut Infections After Pacemaker Implant

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• Antibiotics Not Recommended for Most Toothaches, New Guideline Says

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• Antibiotics Pollute Rivers Worldwide: Study

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• Antibiotics Still Misused in Babies With Viral Lung Infections

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• Anxiety Meds Like Valium, Xanax Could Raise Miscarriage Risk

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• Are Forests Now Playing a Role in Pollution?

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• Are 'Inactive' Ingredients in Your Drugs Really So Harmless?

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• Are You Overdoing Antibiotics?

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• As Disease Outbreaks Tied to 'Anti-Vaxxers' Rise, States Take Action

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• Bacteria Could Be Weapon Against Mosquito-Borne Dengue

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• Bad Info May Be Scaring Patients Away From Heart-Healthy Statins

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• Bald Eagles Across U.S. Infected With Newly Identified Virus

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• Bats Are Biggest Rabies Danger, CDC Says

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• Bedtime May Be Best Time for Blood Pressure Meds

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• Big Gains Against Hep C Possible With Big Investment

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• Bladder Drug Can Cause Eye Damage: Study

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• Breast Milk Combats Growth of Bad Bacteria

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• Can Medical Pot Ease Mental Ills? Study Says Probably Not

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• Can You Predict Your Common Cold Risk?

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• Cancer Patients May Face Greater Risk of Shingles

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• Cardiologist Groups Say Newer Blood Thinners Best Against A-Fib

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• CDC Warns of Drug-Resistant Salmonella in Beef, Cheese

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• Certain Blood Pressure Meds Tied to Suicide Risk in Study

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• Cervical 'Microbiome' Could Help Predict Cancer Risk

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• Changes to Flu Shot Supply Chain Could Save Lives: Study

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• Chickenpox Vaccine Shields Kids From Shingles, Too

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• Chickens Help Scientists Pinpoint Origin of Rare, Deadly Virus

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• Chinese Scientists Cut Local Numbers of Dangerous Mosquito by 94%

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• Cleaner Teeth, Healthier Heart?

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• Climate Change Hiking Danger of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections

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• Cluster of Dangerous Antibiotic-Resistant E. Coli Infection Spotted in NYC

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• Common Antidepressants May Work in Unexpected Way: Study

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• Common Infant Vaccine May Also Shield Kids From Type 1 Diabetes

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• Construction Workers at Very High Odds for Opioid and Drug Abuse

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• Cooking Food Changes Makeup of Gut Bacteria

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• Could Common Heart Meds Lower Prostate Cancer Risk?

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• Could Germs in Your Gut Send You Into Depression?

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• Could Gut Bacteria Be Linked to Dementia Risk?

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• Could MS Have Links to the Herpes Virus?

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• Could Red Wine Boost Your 'Microbiome'?

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• Could Treating Gut Bacteria Help Ease Autism Symptoms?

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• Deadly Meningitis B Targets College Students

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• Dentists Prescribe Antibiotics Far Too Often: Study

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• Dermatologists Cut Back on Antibiotics But Still Prescribe the Most

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• Disinfectants Can't Stop This Dangerous Hospital Germ

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• Dispensing Opioid Antidote Without a Prescription Might Save Lives

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• Do Hospitals Have Flu's Spread Under Control?

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• Do Your Gut Bacteria Affect Your Diabetes Meds?

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• Docs Prescribe More Opioids at Certain Time of Day

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• Drier Winter Air May Propel Flu's Spread

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• Drug May Help Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

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• Drug Trio Could Give Patients With Cystic Fibrosis a New Option

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• Dual-Drug Therapy May Boost Odds Against a Tough Breast Cancer

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• Ebola Survivors Continue to Suffer Years After Recovery

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• Epilepsy DrugTied to Higher Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Young Users

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• Everyday Medications That Can Ruin Your Sex Life

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• Fish Slime Could Hold Key to Beating 'Superbug' Infections

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• Flu Has Arrived for the Holidays, CDC Head Says

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• Flu May Be a Factor in Many Kidney Failure Deaths

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• Flu May Up the Odds of Stroke, Neck Artery Tears

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• Flu Rides the Subway, Too

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• Flu Season Is Coming: Here's How to Protect Yourself

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• Flu Season Starting to Ramp Up in the South

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• Flu Shot Crucial for Those With COPD

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• Flu Vaccine Safe During Pregnancy

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• Flying Insects in Hospitals Carry 'Superbug' Germs

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• For Insomniacs, Sleep Aids Can Ease a Troubled Mind

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• For Many With Mild Asthma, Popular Rx May Not Work: Study

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• For Many, Pot Is Now an Alternative to Opioids or Sleep Meds

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• For Men, Living Alone May Mean Poorer Control of Blood-Thinning Meds

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• Germ Transplant Helps Women With Tough-to-Treat Vaginal Infections

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• Get Vaccinated Before Flu Takes Hold: CDC

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• Getting Flu Shot During Hospital Stay Is a Safe Bet

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• Got High Blood Pressure? Get Your Flu Shot

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• Got the Flu? You Probably Shouldn't Head to the ER

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• Got Unused Meds? Saturday Is National Drug Take Back Day

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• Gum Disease Shows Possible Links to Alzheimer's

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• Gut Bacteria Supplements Might Boost Obese People's Health

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• Gut Microbes May Help Drive Lupus, Study Finds

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• Hands Don't Spread HPV, Study Finds

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• Have Heart Failure? Flu Shot May Save Your Life

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• Health Tip: Causes of Swollen Lymph Nodes

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• Health Tip: Cold, Flu or Allergy?

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• Health Tip: Dealing With a Stomach Virus

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• Health Tip: Getting Rid of a Runny Nose

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• Health Tip: Getting the Flu If You Have Cancer

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• Health Tip: Prevent Rotavirus

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• Health Tip: Protect Your Body's Bacteria

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• Health Tip: Protecting Children from the Flu

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• Health Tip: Recognizing a Staph Infection

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• Health Tip: Seasonal Flu Vaccine Fast Facts

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• Health Tip: Treating Post-Nasal Drip

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• Health Tip: What You Should Know About Antibiotics

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• Health Tip: Your Child's Runny Nose

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• Heart Failure Hospitalizations Spike When Flu Season Peaks

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• Heart Patients Pay the Price When Nearby Pharmacy Closes

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• Heartburn Drugs Again Tied to Fatal Risks

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• Heartburn Drugs Might Bring Allergy Woes

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• Hepatitis C Screening Can Help Prevent Liver Disease

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• High-Deductible Health Plans Can Harm COPD Patients: Study

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• High-Fat Diets Do No Favors for Your Gut Bacteria

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• Hospital Privacy Curtains Could Be Breeding Ground for Germs

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• How Getting a Flu Shot Could Save Your Life

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• How to Decide When You're Too Sick to Work

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• How to Fight Norovirus, the 'Cruise Ship' Germ

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• Incontinence Drug May Cut Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors

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• Infants May Not Be as Immune to Measles as Thought

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• Insurers' Denials of Opioid Coverage Spurs CDC to Clarify Guidelines

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• Is a New Remedy for Body Odor on the Horizon?

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• Is That Statin Doing You Any Good?

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• Just How Clean Is That Stethoscope?

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• Kids of Opioid-Using Parents May Be More Likely to Attempt Suicide

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• Long-Term Antibiotic Use May Up Women's Odds for Heart Trouble

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• Many Americans Take Antibiotics Without a Prescription

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• Many Cancer Patients Have Undiagnosed Hepatitis

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• Many Common Meds Could Alter Your Microbiome

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• Many E-Cigs Loaded With Germs, Study Finds

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• Many Health Care Workers With Flu, Colds Still Go to Work: Study

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• Many Heart Failure Patients Might Safely Reduce Use of Diuretics

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• Many Parents Conflicted About Opioids for Their Teens' Pain

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• Many Parents Wrong About What Prevents Colds in Kids

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• Many Pneumonia Patients Get Too Many Antibiotics

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• Measles Leaves People More Vulnerable to Future Infections

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• Med Students' Smartphones Loaded With Staph, Other Germs

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• Medical Marijuana Use Rising Among Cancer Patients

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• Medical Marijuana Won't Help Ease Opioid Crisis: Study

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• Microbes in Diabetic Foot Ulcers May Help Predict Treatment Success

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• Microbes on International Space Station Are Familiar From Earth

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• Middle Age Now a High-Risk Time for Bad Falls

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• More Americans Mixing Opioids With Sedatives

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• More Antibiotics, Higher Odds for Colon Cancer?

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• More Evidence HPV Vaccine Cuts Cervical Cancer Rate

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• More Evidence That Abuse of Xanax, Valium Is on the Rise

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• Most Nations May Be Rid of Cervical Cancer By 2100

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• New Cholesterol Drug's High Price May Not Be Worth It: Study

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• New Drug on the Horizon for Flu's Ills?

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• New Hepatitis Meds Are Saving Lives: Study

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• New Role for Modern Family's Julie Bowen: Flu Fighter

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• Newborn's 'Microbiome' Could Give Clues to Weight Later

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• Newer Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Kids, Teens

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• Newer Drug Extends Lives of Young Breast Cancer Patients

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• Nose Holds Clues to Baby's First Cold

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• Nurse Practitioners Often Restricted From Prescribing Opioid Treatments

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• Ocean Swimming Causes Skin Changes: Study

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• One Key Step Can Help Cancer Patients Quit Smoking

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• One-Third of Heart Patients Skip Their Flu Shot

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• Only a Third of Pregnant Women Getting Vaccinations They Need

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• Only Thing Certain About Flu Season: You Need to Get Your Shot

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• Opioid Misuse, Binge Drinking Often Go Hand in Hand

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• Opioid Prescriptions for Eye Surgery Patients Surge

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• Opioids May Help Chronic Pain, But Not Much

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• Opioids Prescribed in Hospital Often Tied to Long-Term Use

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• Organic Chicken Less Likely to Harbor a Dangerous 'Superbug'

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• OxyContin Maker Purdue Offering Up to $12 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims

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• Paperwork, High Costs Could Mean Worse Survival for Lung Cancer Patients

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• Penicillin Allergy Less Common Than Thought: Study

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• Persistent Cough May Mean See Your Doctor

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• 'Poop Transplants' May Help Ease Painful Colitis

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• Poor Whites Bear the Brunt of U.S. Opioid Crisis, Studies Find

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• Popular Heartburn Drugs May Up Odds of Stomach Bug

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• Postpartum Opioid Rx May Lead to Persistent Use: Study

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• Potentially Blinding Shingles of the Eye on the Rise

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• Prescription Opioids Linked to Poor Outcomes in Kidney Patients

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• Prescription Opioids May Raise Pneumonia Risk

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• Pumped Breast Milk Falls Short of Breastfed Version

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• Q Fever? A Bigger Threat to Humans Than Thought

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• Quantity, Not Type of Opioid Matters for Post-Op Dependency

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• Regular Vaccines Advised With Multiple Sclerosis

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• Reworked Nasal Flu Vaccine Looks Good for Kids, Pediatricians' Group Says

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• Risk of Psychosis Varies With ADHD Meds, But Still Small: Study

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• Routine Use of Antibiotics May Help After Complicated Vaginal Birth: Study

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• Science Puzzling Out Differences in Gut Bacteria Around the World

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• Scientists Creating Gene Map of Human 'Microbiome'

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• Scientists Develop an Antibiotic Alternative Against 'Superbugs'

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• Scientists Spot Signs of Virus Behind Disease Paralyzing Kids

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• Seniors With UTIs Need Antibiotics ASAP, Study Says

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• Severe 'Mono' Infection May Raise Risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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• Sick Americans Turning to Medical Pot for Help

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• Smartphone App Gets Heart Patients to Follow Their Rx

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• Space Travel Won't Turn Germs Into Superbugs

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• Special Bag Helps Patients Get Rid of Unused Opioids

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• Statins Won't Harm Aging Brains, and May Even Help

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• Study Points to Herd Immunity Against HPV in Unvaccinated U.S. Adults

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• Study Reaffirms Safety of Hepatitis C Meds in Liver Cancer Patients

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• Sudden Death Can Occur Even in Well-Controlled Epilepsy

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• 'Superbugs' Hang Out on Hospital Patients

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• Tainted Fecal Transplant Killed One Patient -- More Vigilance Needed

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• Tamoxifen at a Lower Dose Might Still Prevent Breast Cancer's Return

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• Teens Are Getting Hooked on Leftover Prescription Meds

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• Teens' Opioid Abuse May Be Gateway to Heroin

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• The Safer Way to Ease Post-Surgical Pain

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• The Secret Behind Chicken Soup's Medical Magic

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• Three-Drug Inhaler May Be an Advance for Asthma Patients

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• Too Few Heart Patients Getting Good Results From Medicines Alone

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• Tougher Rules on Opioids After Surgery Doesn't Mean More Pain for Patients

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• Treatment for Very-Preterm Infants May Lead to Antibiotic Resistance

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• Trying to Avoid a Second Stroke? Blood Pressure Control Is Key

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• 'Two Wave' Flu Season Unusually Long: CDC

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• U.S. Dentists Prescribe 37 Times More Opioids Than in England: Study

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• U.S. Flu Activity Low Right Now, but Rising: CDC

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• U.S. Flu Season Ebbing, but Cases Still Widespread: CDC

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• VA Doctors Prescribing Unnecessary Antibiotics, Study Says

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• Vaping Habit Might Make You More Prone to Flu

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• What Works Best to Treat Depression?

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• When Your Medications Are the News

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• Which Misused Prescription Meds Send Americans to the ER?

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• Why Some Kids With Eczema Are at Higher Allergy Risk

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• Your Gut Bacteria Could Affect Your Response to Meds

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• Your Washer Might Be Breeding Drug-Resistant Germs