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Sierra Leone Ebola Death Toll Doubles

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Koindu, Sierra Leone

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Hormone treatment restores bone density for young women with menopause-like condition

NIH study reveals way to improve bone health for young women with POI

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Researchers at the NIH examined scans of the hip and lower spine to determine the effects of hormone treatment on bone mineral density of women with primary ovarian insufficiency.

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Sizing Up Your Options for Hay Fever Relief

Newly approved meds dial down your immune system's reaction to allergens.

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Use Your 'ABCDE' to Spot Deadly Skin Cancer

Tried and true checklist is best for warning signs of melanoma.

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New Clues to Why Older Women are More Vulnerable to Breast Cancer - See more at: http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2014/06/05/breast-cancer/#sthash.JHvfM2El.dpuf

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These fluorescent images of human mammary epithelial cells show the effects of aging. In the left image, multipotent progenitor cells from a 19-year-old young woman respond to a tumor-mimicking stiff surface by differentiating into red-colored tumor-suppressing myoepithelial cells. In the right image, progenitor cells from a 66-year-old woman fail to launch this putative cancer-fighting response when exposed to a stiff surface.

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UN officials urge greater commitment, investment, innovation to end HIV/AIDS epidemic

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Testing and treating adolescents is becoming a critical part of Lesotho’s campaign to fight the third highest HIV prevalence in the world.

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Too-Clean Homes May Encourage Child Allergies, Asthma: Study

Exposure to a little dust, dander in infancy might prime tots' immune systems, research finds.

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Liberia’s immunization programme gets a 15-generator boost from UNICEF and GAVI

New equipment will help government expand vaccine coverage nationwide

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Knee Replacement Surgeries Rising With Obesity Rates

Total knee replacements more than tripled between 1993 and 2009, study shows.

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Could Fitter Kids Be Smarter Kids, Too?

Children who are physically fit might do better with reading, language skills, researchers report.

http://healthfinder.gov/News/Article/688494/could-fitter-kids-be-smarter...

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