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Fungus From Tainted Steroid Shots Migrated to Base of Brain, Study Shows

Once there, it could help spur the meningitis that killed 58 in last year's outbreak.

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Only half of U.S. youth meet physical activity standards, NIH study shows

Few consume recommended daily amounts of fruits and vegetables

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NIH researchers charted patterns of physical activity, screen time and diet after surveying 10,000 students between 11 and 16 years old. The researchers classified these patterns as typical, unhealthful and healthful.

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Black Medicaid Recipients Less Likely to Get Living-Donor Kidney: Study

Not one such patient got kidney from living donor over 2.5 years covered by U.S. study.

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Vietnam vets with PTSD more than twice as likely to have heart disease

NIH-funded study finds PTSD is a risk factor for heart disease among Vietnam vets

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Computer-generated map of the heart of a twin without PTSD (left) and with PTSD (right).

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FDA Allows Two New Cigarettes to Hit Market

It's first such action since agency was given regulatory control over tobacco in 2009.

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Many Kids Missing Out on Healthy Lifestyle

Report finds only half exercise enough, only a third eat fruits and vegetables every day.

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New HIV infections among children have been reduced by 50 per cent or more in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa

New report also shows that access to treatment remains unacceptably low for children––only 3 in 10 children in need of treatment have access in most of the ‘Global Plan’ priority countries

A new report on the Global Plan towards elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive has revealed a marked increase in progress in stopping new infections among children across the Global Plan priority countries in Africa.

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Liver Disease May Raise Risk of Heart Problems: Study

People with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease should undergo coronary screening, researcher says.

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Chinese Warn of Possible Re-Emergence of Bird Flu

H7N9 deadlier than 2009 H1N1 swine flu, researchers say.

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Improved Maternal Care in Malawi Reduces Newborn, Infant Mortality

A combination of strategies aimed at improving the quality of care for mothers in rural Malawi has dramatically reduced newborn mortality. Experts say it could be a model for similar programs in other countries with poor pre- and post-natal care.