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Newborns tested for genectic disorders
Jul 10 2007 11:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Good news for the nation's babies: Nearly 90 percent of newborns are getting tested for a host of rare but devastating genetic disorders.
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Female circumcision a problem in Britain
Jul 10 2007 7:28PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Female genital mutilation, commonly associated with parts of Africa and the Middle East, is becoming a growing problem in Britain despite efforts to stamp it out. London's Metropolitan Police, Britain's largest police force, hopes a campaign beginning on Wednesday will highlight that the practice is a crime here.
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FDA OKs high-tech arm brace for strokes
Jul 10 2007 5:49PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Federal regulators have granted clearance to market a robotic arm brace designed to help stroke survivors regain use of paralyzed limbs and relearn how to move affected muscles, the device's maker said Tuesday.
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Psychologists to review stance on gays
Jul 10 2007 4:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The American Psychological Association is embarking on the first review of its 10-year-old policy on counseling gays and lesbians, a step that gay-rights activists hope will end with a denunciation of any attempt by therapists to change sexual orientation.
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Obese survive heart attacks better
Jul 10 2007 4:30PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - While being fat increases your chances of a heart attack, some studies suggest a puzzling paradox: Obese people seem to have a better chance of surviving one. Scientists are stumped over why that seems to be the case and pose several theories.
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Anti-smoking pill may help curb drinking
Jul 10 2007 4:28PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A single pill appears to hold promise in curbing the urges to both smoke and drink, according to researchers trying to help people overcome addiction by targeting a pleasure center in the brain.
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2 scientists work to develop HIV vaccine
Jul 10 2007 4:27PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Two University of Oklahoma scientists are starting research that they hope will someday lead to the development of a vaccine to combat the HIV virus, which causes AIDS.
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