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How Well Do You Rise From Sitting on the Floor

Ability to do this simple task may predict risk of dying, study suggests.

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Workplace Bullying Takes Toll on Witnesses Too, Study Finds

Exposure to aggression tied to more prescriptions for antidepressants among employees.

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Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix May Carry Heart Risks, FDA Warns

Smokers should talk with their doctor before taking the drug.

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UN launches new initiative to eliminate cholera in Haiti and Dominican Republic

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At a camp for displaced persons in Port au Prince, Haiti, residents get bleach and water purification tablets which are used in cholera prevention.

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Give Your Heart the Gift of a Stress-Free Holiday

Learn how to handle emotional, financial and physical pressures of the season, cardiologist suggests.

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Kids With Autism Common Users of ERs, Study Says

Findings suggest need for better outpatient psychiatric care.

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Kids May Be at Slightly Higher Asthma Risk If Parents Had Infertility Treatments

Study found elevated odds in children born after in vitro fertilization, but the research didn't prove cause-and-effect.

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Acute Kidney Injuries Up Sharply in U.S.

Data likely 'just the tip of the iceberg,' researcher says.

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How Long Should Men's Urinary Infections Be Treated

Extended course of antibiotics doesn't reduce repeat infections, study finds.

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100 millionth person receives lifesaving meningitis vaccine

A revolutionary meningitis vaccine will reach the 100 millionth person this week in a region of Africa that has been plagued by deadly epidemics for more than a century. The milestone will take place in northern Nigeria, part of Africa’s ‘meningitis belt’, where the country is conducting its second seasonal immunization campaign against the disease.