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Between schoolwork, homework, standardized tests and test anxiety, after-school activities and bullying, kids are super stressed out. In fact, more…
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Robotic prostate removal tied to surgical changes, costs
NEW YORK – The introduction of robotic surgery for prostate cancer may have led to changes in the number of…
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Study: Wide hospital quality gap on maternity care
WASHINGTON – Where a woman delivers her baby can make a major difference to her own health – a quality…
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Scientists involved in fighting the first outbreak of Ebola in 1976 are pointing to a crucial difference between that outbreak…
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Novartis sued over alleged kickback scheme
NEW YORK – Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. paid kickbacks to a specialty pharmacy in exchange for recommending refills of a blood…
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Nigerian health minister says nurse died of Ebola
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s health minister says a nurse died of Ebola and the country has five additional confirmed cases…
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Scientists seeking a cure for AIDS say they have been inspired, not crushed, by a major setback in which two…
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Common antidepressant may halt plaque growth associated with Alzheimer’s
A commonly used medication could hold the key to treating or preventing Alzheimer’s disease. New research published in the journal…
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