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Risky sex returns syphilis to Europe
Dec 20 2007 11:23PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Syphilis is back: The sexually transmitted disease long associated with 19th Century bohemian life is making an alarming resurgence in Europe.
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Study says foster care benefits brains
Dec 20 2007 11:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Toddlers rescued from orphanages and placed in good foster homes score dramatically higher on IQ tests years later than children who were left behind, concludes a one-of-a-kind project in Romania that has profound implications for child welfare around the globe.
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Salmonella fears prompt basil recall
Dec 20 2007 8:26PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Some 5,500 pounds of basil grown in Mexico and sold in the United States has been recalled because of fears it may be infected with salmonella, a spokesman for the importer said Thursday.
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Green tea may cut prostate cancer risk
Dec 20 2007 6:20PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Drinking several cups of green tea every day may help keep prostate cancer from spreading, according to a study funded by the Japanese government.
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Very obese wait longer for transplant
Dec 20 2007 6:12PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Very obese people who need a kidney transplant are far less likely to get one than normal weight people, and when they do, their wait is an average of a year to 18 months longer, a new study found.
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Study: Insured cancer patients do better
Dec 20 2007 6:11PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Uninsured cancer patients are nearly twice as likely to die within five years as those with private coverage, according to the first national study of its kind and one that sheds light on troubling health care obstacles.
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Generic antidepressant may affect Wyeth
Dec 20 2007 6:42AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The difference between a pill and a capsule might not seem big, but it could result in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost sales for Wyeth's top drug.
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