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Genome Maps Solve Medical Mystery For Calif. Twins

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The Beery family in 2010 on a visit to Baylor.

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Volunteer contributions on the rise as UN marks World Blood Donor Day

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A woman gives blood while her children watch

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An Air Ambulance Trip Can Leave You With A Sky-High Bill

Nobody plans on having a medical emergency so dire it requires getting airlifted to a hospital by helicopter or plane, yet it happens to more than 500,000 people every year.

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KENYA: Rural MSM too afraid to access HIV health services

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Too afraid to come ot of the closet

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New substances added to HHS Report on Carcinogens

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today added eight substances to its Report on Carcinogens, a science-based document that identifies chemicals and biological agents that may put people at increased risk for cancer.

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AID POLICY: Call for local manufacture of nutrition-rich foods

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Plumpy'Nut destined for Southern Sudan

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FDA: High Dose Of Popular Cholesterol Medicine May Damage Muscles

The Food and Drug Administration is beefing up the safety instructions for simvastatin, a cholesterol-lowering medication that was the second-most prescribed medicine in the U.S. last year.

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German Officials Conclude Sprouts Are The E. Coli Culprit

A-ha! It was the sprouts after all.

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COTE D'IVOIRE: Free health care window highlights challenges

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Some developing countries are trying to manage free care for women and children

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BANGLADESH: Anthrax threat to livelihoods, human health

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Livestock is big business in Bangladesh