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Raw Milk Causes Most Dairy Illnesses, Study Finds

8:36 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Unpasteurized milk, is 150 times more likely to cause food-borne illness outbreaks than pasteurized milk, and such outbreaks had a hospitalization rate 13 times higher than those involving pasteurized dairy products, a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds.

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FDA To Ease Cancer Drug Shortage

7:26 AM, Feb 22, 2012

(CBS/AP) The federal government is stepping in to help ease the shortage of two life-saving cancer drugs, Doxil and methotrexate, regulators announced Tuesday.

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Women Less Likely to Get Immediate Heart Attack Treatment

4:28 PM, Feb 21, 2012

Women having heart attacks are less likely than men to get immediate treatment and more likely to die in the hospital, says a groundbreaking new study that tracked more than 1.1 million patients.

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Healthy Skepticism is Good For Heart

9:36 AM, Feb 21, 2012

While consumers have access to more information about heart disease, much of it is incorrect or even dangerous

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Boomers More At Risk for Hepatitis-C

1:42 PM, Feb 20, 2012

Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed - they are most at risk.

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Sex-Change Treatment for Kids on The Rise

10:31 AM, Feb 20, 2012

 A small but growing number children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors 

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Do Seniors Really Want to Know Life Expectancy?

7:39 AM, Feb 20, 2012

"How long do I have, doc?" That may not be a question many elderly adults come right out and ask their doctors.

Recall Issued for Some Infant Tylenol

11:12 AM, Feb 17, 2012

(AP) - A Johnson & Johnson consumer health unit plagued by product recalls says it is pulling some versions of infant Tylenol off store shelves due to problems with a device that helps measure doses.

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Critics See Federal Overreach in School Lunch Swap

9:30 AM, Feb 17, 2012

It was a tale of government meddling that outraged radio talk show hosts and a pair of Congress members: A 4-year-old was forced to dump her packed lunch and eat a state-dictated cafeteria lunch of chicken nuggets. 

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Chip Implant Delivers Bone Drug

3:51 PM, Feb 16, 2012

Medication via remote-control instead of a shot? Scientists implanted microchips in seven women that did just that

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States Weigh Vaccine Opt-Out Laws

8:39 AM, Feb 16, 2012

Lawmakers in seven states are considering legislation that would make it easier for parents to opt out of mandatory immunization requirements for their children, 

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1st Voice Box Surgery Gives Woman Her Life Back

8:39 AM, Feb 15, 2012

It is the first time this type of surgery has been done successfully.

Fight Against Health Care Fraud Recovers $4.1 Billion

7:06 AM, Feb 15, 2012

WASHINGTON - Investigators recovered a record-breaking $4.1 billion in health care fraud money during 2011, a reflection of the Obama administration's increased focus on fighting fraud, Justice Department officials announced Tuesday.

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Stem Cells Help Regrow Heart Tissue

8:54 AM, Feb 14, 2012

Stem cells harvested from a patient's own heart can be used to help repair muscle damaged during a heart attack

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High Calorie Intake Linked to Mild Memory Loss

4:26 PM, Feb 13, 2012

Here's another reason not to overeat: It may increase your risk of memory loss.

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