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Dad's Ethnicity May Influence Baby's Birth Weight

Infants born to foreign-born fathers weighed less at birth, Canadian study finds.

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Adults stop anti-rejection drugs after partial stem-cell transplant reverses sickle cell disease

NIH trial success suggests a new treatment option for older, sicker patients

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NIH names new clinical sites in Undiagnosed Diseases Network

Four-year, $43 million initiative engages broad expertise in study of mystery conditions

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The Undiagnosed Diseases Network spans the U.S.

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HHS grants bolster health care and public health disaster preparedness

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FY2014 PHEP and HPP Funding

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Opioid painkiller prescribing varies widely among states

Where you live makes a difference

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Health care providers in some states prescribed far more painkillers than those in other states.

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Health spending starts to rise but remains weak in Europe, says OECD

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Childhood Malnutrition Linked to High Blood Pressure Later in Life: Study

Preventing childhood hunger might help protect heart health, researchers say.

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NIH-funded researchers extend liver preservation for transplantation

Livers successfully stored for three days in animal study

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The liver is perfused with a solution in this pump system before and after supercooling preservation. The blue color is caused by antifreeze that surrounds the components of the system to regulate the temperature.

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Lead in kids’ blood linked with behavioral and emotional problems

Emotional and behavioral problems show up even with low exposure to lead, and as blood lead levels increase in children, so do the problems, according to research funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health.

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FDA Approves Inhaled Diabetes Medication

Afrezza is taken at mealtimes, along with long-acting insulin or standard diabetes pills.

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