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N.Y. town still baffled by mysterious tics

8 hours 22 min ago
In the New York town of LeRoy, more than a dozen people have suddenly developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics.
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The 'forbidden fruit' of medicinal mushrooms

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:33
Paul Stamets was shy as a child; he couldn't look people in the eyes, so he stared at the ground. That's where he found mushrooms.
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Exclusive: Doctors cheating in dermatology exams

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:18
Doctors studying to become dermatologists have, for years, shared exam questions by memorizing and writing them down after the test to become board certified, CNN has confirmed.
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Komen's blow to Planned Parenthood and women

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 21:14
Laura Stepp: Komen Foundation's decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood is a blow to poor women, who have no other option for reproductive health services.
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Why I became a triathlete

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:07
Senior executive producer Roni Selig's personal and professional problems led to her eventually start the Fit Nation program at CNN.
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General anesthesia in infancy linked to higher risk of ADHD

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 07:12
Infants who undergo surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia in their first two years of life may be at increased risk of developing ADHD.
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Health officials search for source of stomach bug

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 22:44
A series of viral outbreaks causing diarrhea and vomiting has affected scores of people in North Carolina in recent weeks, sickening them, but causing no fatalities, health officials there said Wednesday.
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Are your friends making you overeat?

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 17:02
People sitting at the table with us have a subtle yet powerful influence on our eating habits, especially if we're trying to be agreeable or make a good impression, new research suggests.
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Should we regulate sugar like alcohol?

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 13:12
Many of the health hazards of drinking too much alcohol are the same as eating too much sugar, researcher Laura Schmidt says -- that's why we should regulate them the same way.
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Opinion: Are we sure our drugs are safe?

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 10:51
Rep. John Dingell: A lot of our prescription drugs come from overseas. The FDA needs the authority to monitor foreign suppliers to prevent counterfeit or contaminated drugs from entering our market.
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Panel: Bird flu data should be kept under wraps

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 10:11
Details of a genetically altered strain of the deadly avian flu virus are "a grave concern" to public safety, a federal advisory board says.
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Changes in medicine should prompt new limits on abortion

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 08:36
Mark Osler says the landscape of abortion has changed in a way that should trouble even those who consider themselves pro-choice
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Doctor fights mental health stigma

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 09:27
As Kenya's leading psychiatrist, Frank Njenga has been championing the cause of better mental health care for more than three decades.
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Gold medal formula: Mind over matter?

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 08:17
Mind over matter? Or nature over nurture? What is it that separates Olympic legends like Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps from the millions of enthusiastic amateurs around the world?
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Opinion: How our doctors do harm

Mon, 01/30/2012 - 09:57
The cold hard reality is that America does not need to reform health care, it needs to transform health care, Dr. Otis Brawley says.
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Is your yoga teacher being safe?

Sun, 01/29/2012 - 10:32
There isn't a government oversight committee dedicated to yoga practice. And that's because many practitioners prefer it that way.
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N.Y. school to review environmental tests in medical mystery

Sat, 01/28/2012 - 22:57
A school system in upstate New York, where more than a dozen female high school students are suffering from uncontrolled verbal outbursts and twitching, said it has hired a company to review environmental testing within the school and community.
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Maker recalls 2,200 tubes of Aveeno baby lotion

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 20:57
Johnson & Johnson announced Friday it is voluntarily recalling a single lot of Aveeno Baby Calming Comfort Lotion after a test by the Food and Drug Administration found it contained more of a form of bacteria than specifications allow.
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Brain bank examines hard hits

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 07:04
The world's largest collection of athletes' brains is being used to understand exactly what hits on the field are doing to the brain.
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Warren's church tackles obesity

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 10:41
Rick Warren shed 60 pounds on a religious diet-lifestyle program. Now the pastor is helping his congregation at Saddleback Church lose weight too.
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