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Almost two in five people who drink to excess lie to their doctor about how much alcohol they really consume, says a survey. read more »
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Cancer is the disease most often associated with cigarettes. Yet there is something far more common, more lethal , and more avoidable linked to cigarettes — the heart attack. If you want a better chance at a healthy heart, there is no safe amount of smoking.

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U.S. officials opened the first overseas Food and Drug Administration office in Beijing on Wednesday as they gear up for a long battle to ensure the quality of food, drug and feed imports from China. read more »
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AFP - Pfizer has dropped its bid to market its potency pill Viagra over the counter in Europe, the US pharmaceutical giant announced Thursday.

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AP - Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. "This technique has great promise," said Dr. Eric Genden, who did a similar transplant in 2005 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. That operation used both do read more »
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(Society for Research in Child Development) A new study found that children who are very distressed when their parents fight have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Distress, hostility, and level of involvement parental arguments were measured in 208 six-year olds. Cortisol levels were m read more »
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(Southern Methodist University) Scientists from two Texas universities have identified promising lead chemical compounds for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, major and growing health problems as the human life span increases. read more »
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A 15-year-old boy in Brazil recovered from a normally deadly rabies infection, becoming one of a handful of survivors of the virus worldwide and the first in the country. read more »
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The exercise that babies get while suckling at the breast may be an essential component of the respiratory benefits associated with breastfeeding, new research shows. read more »
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