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Meet the critters inside your mattress

3 hours 55 min ago
The mattress can be a jungle of dust mites and bedbugs, milling around among dried remnants of blood, saliva, sweat and basically all the other bodily fluids.
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Calcium supplements may boost heart attack risk

6 hours 26 min ago
The millions of people who take calcium supplements to strengthen aging bones and ward off osteoporosis may be putting themselves at increased risk of a heart attack, a new study has found.
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Lou Gehrig's victim: Kill me for my organs

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 20:15
A Georgia man suffering from Lou Gehrig's Disease says he wants to die by having his organs harvested rather than wait for his degenerative nerve ailment to kill him.
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Hands-only CPR equally effective

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 18:36
As compression-only CPR has grown in use, the question has remained whether it's as effective as the traditional form that includes mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Two new studies say yes. FULL STORY | WATCH: CPR in 2 minutes
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Government has your baby's DNA

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 13:27
When Annie Brown's daughter, Isabel, was a month old, her pediatrician asked Brown and her husband to sit down because he had some bad news to tell them: Isabel carried a gene that put her at risk for cystic fibrosis.
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Hoarding called a public health issue

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 04:20
In extreme cases, hoarders' obsession has led to fires, attracted vermin, endangered their families, that experts describe it as a growing public health problem.
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Dispersant concerns remain

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 11:42
Little is known about the effects of the chemicals added to the Gulf of Mexico to break up oil flowing from the Deepwater Horizon's ruptured well.
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Clone farm goal: Disease-resistant animals

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 10:00
Cloning has been a controversial issue since German embryologist Hans Spemann first made a pair of adorable, genetically identical salamander twins out of a single egg, way back in nineteen-dickety-two.
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Cell phones save lives in Rwanda

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 07:46
The Rwandan government is giving out hundreds of cell phones in an attempt to save pregnant women and babies.
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Alcohol may fight rheumatoid arthritis

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 18:30
Drinking alcohol may ease the pain of -- and lower the risk of developing -- rheumatoid arthritis, a potentially crippling autoimmune disorder, a new study finds.
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Oil's invisible toll: Divorce, abuse, suicide

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 10:44
Tom Steber's friend was the first to take his own life as a second disaster looms in the Gulf. The emotional toll of the massive oil slick will linger long after the skimmers and cleanup crews leave. FULL STORY | VIDEO| FULL COVERAGE
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Wanna look like a celeb? Not so fast

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 04:37
Nicole Kidman's nose. Angelina Jolie's lips. Plastic surgeons say they get these very specific requests regularly and usually oblige.
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Can a mother's affection prevent anxiety in adulthood?

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 18:07
Babies whose mothers are attentive and caring tend to grow into happy, well-adjusted children. But the psychological benefits of having a doting mother may extend well beyond childhood, a new study suggests.
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Extreme stress for autism parents

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 16:55
Parents of children with autism say the challenges are daunting and often isolating as the kids can have outbursts, meltdowns and intense needs.
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Success fueled by discrimination

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 13:33
When asked what the Americans with Disabilities Act means to him on its 20th anniversary, Gary Talbot pauses and says it's tough to put in words.
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Shopping smart for groceries

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 11:12
If you load your shopping cart with the same foods every time you visit the grocery store, it's time to shake things up.
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20 years later, ADA debate rages

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 10:43
When President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990, he addressed concerns the sweeping civil rights law would be ''too vague or costly, or may lead endlessly to litigation.''
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What helps back pain?

Sat, 07/24/2010 - 07:18
Trent Northcutt, 42, a corporate executive in New York City, had been suffering from lower back pain and leg pain for about three years, to the point that he was "cautious about picking up the simplest thing," he remembers.
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30 years with HIV: 3 men reflect

Fri, 07/23/2010 - 15:42
It was nearly impossible to imagine in the early days of HIV/AIDS: Men who've had the disease 30 years are still alive and active. Hear from three of them.
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At-risk mothers find mentors

Fri, 07/23/2010 - 12:51
When she was a public health administrator for the state of California, Kathryn Hall-Trujillo found that her greatest challenge was paying for babies who were born sick.
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