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Burn Your Bra Doc Invents Internal Support System (23 November 10:51) |
| An Israeli plastic surgeon has developed an "internal bra" that will give women the kind of lift and shape they want without having to wear a bra, London's Daily Mail reported. |
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Suit Botched Diagnosis Led to Death of NY Teacher 30 (23 November 09:45) |
| Doctors at a Long Island hospital failed to properly diagnose a 30-year-old Queens teacher's head pain in the days leading up to her death from a brain hemorrhage, a lawsuit alleges. |
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Large Number of Cribs to Be Recalled Tuesday (23 November 09:42) |
| The Consumer Product Safety Commission is set to announce one of the largest crib recalls in United States history, involving cribs with dropdown sides, according to several news organizatio... |
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Kids Watching Hours of TV at Home Day Care (23 November 09:19) |
| Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover the... |
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Patients Get Overdose of Radiation From CT Scans (23 November 08:54) |
| A second hospital in Los Angeles County says patients received overdoses of radiation from CT scans. |
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Mom of 13 I Wont Stop Until I Have Twins (23 November 06:44) |
| A mother of 13, who costs taxpayers $83,130 a year, has said she won't stop having kids until she gives birth to twins. |
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Man in Coma for 23 Years Was Awake Whole Time (23 November 05:55) |
| An engineering student thought to be in a coma for 23 years was actually conscious the whole time, it has emerged. |
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Children Warned Dont Kiss Santa He May Have Flu (23 November 05:47) |
| Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary's state health authority said. |
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Cannabis Cafe Serves Up Medical Marijuana in Oregon (23 November 05:35) |
| Medical marijuana patients in Oregon have a new outlet in Portland's Cannabis Cafe. |
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Study Kids Watching Hours of TV at Home Daycare (23 November 04:32) |
| Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover the... |
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FoxSexpert Are You a Voyeur (23 November 02:00) |
| Getting your kicks watching someone who doesn't know you're watching her -- or him -- turns out to be more common than you might think. |
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College Requires Overweight Students Take Fitness Class (21 November 06:16) |
| A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal ... |
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Miracle as Second Formerly Conjoined Twin Wakes Up (21 November 06:05) |
| The weaker of two conjoined twins separated in a landmark surgery in Australia has woken up from a coma and blown a raspberry at her guardian. |
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5 Calorie-Counting Myths (20 November 10:19) |
| In order to achieve maximum results from your muscle-building or fat-loss program, taking in the right amount of calories is essential. |
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NY Man Sues City After Medics Throw Ear in Trash (20 November 08:18) |
| A man from the Bronx is suing New York City after emergency workers tossed his ear, which was ripped off by his son's bull terrier, in the trash, the New York Daily News reported. |
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Formerly Conjoined Twins Will Need Years of Care (20 November 07:29) |
| Formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins separated this week in a marathon surgery will remain in the care of a humanitarian group for at least two years, the organization's CEO said Friday. |
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Low-Carb High-Carb Diets Both Help Keep Weight Off (20 November 05:52) |
| Low-carb and high-carb diets work equally well for maintaining weight loss, Australian researchers report. |
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H1N1 Vaccine Program Plagued With Problems (20 November 05:42) |
| When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right. |
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Military Experiment Seeks to Predict PTSD (20 November 05:32) |
| Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images |
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FoxSexpert Has Female Viagra Finally Arrived (20 November 05:30) |
| A German drugmaker says it's developed medication to boost the female libido, but is the news too good to be true? |
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Female Health Care Under Attack for the 2nd Time in a Week (20 November 02:04) |
| For the second time this week, new guidelines on womens preventative health-care services have created a firestorm of controversy, as many question whether these are the first steps toward... |
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2-Year-Old Helps Mom Deliver Baby (19 November 07:50) |
| When emergency services personnel didn't arrive in time to help Bobbye Favazza deliver her baby, Favazza's 2-year-old son Jeremiha Taylor stepped in |
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Movie Popcorn Equivalent to 3 Burgers 12 Pats of Butter (19 November 07:19) |
| The food at movie theaters is scarier than "Nightmare on Elm Street," a frightening new study reveals. |
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Woman Gives Birth to Baby Boy After Having Tubes Tied (19 November 06:05) |
| A 43-year-old woman who had her fallopian tubes tied 13 years ago, recently gave birth to a healthy baby, London's Daily Mail reported. |
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Study Points to Possible Reversal of Down Syndrome (19 November 05:48) |
| Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits in Down syndrome that hinder learning and make it hard for the brain to develop... |
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Girl Talking After Being Surgically Separated From Twin (19 November 05:38) |
| A Bangladeshi toddler separated this week from her conjoined twin sister was talking and behaving normally Thursday after waking from a medically induced coma |
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Experts Radical Measures Wont Stop H1N1 (19 November 05:32) |
| Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu have failed to contain the disease. |
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Hair Dye Causes Teens Eyes to Glue Shut Head Swells (19 November 05:24) |
| A teenager's eyes swelled shut after she had an allergic reaction to hair dye. |
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Brain-Eating Tribe Enriches Understanding of Mad Cow Disease (19 November 01:44) |
| A cannibalistic ritual in which the brains of dead tribes people were eaten by their relatives has triggered one of the most striking examples of rapid human evolution on record, scientists ... |
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Chaz Bono Sex Change Is His Best Decision (19 November 01:40) |
| Chaz Bono says beginning the sex-change process to turn him from a woman to a man is "the best decision I've ever made." |
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800-Lb SC Man Stuck in Recliner for 8 Months Dies (19 November 01:39) |
| Authorities say a severely overweight South Carolina man stayed in his recliner without moving for eight months until shortly before his death. |
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Vicks Nasal Spray Recalled for Bacteria Contamination (19 November 12:43) |
| The Procter & Gamble Co. is recalling some 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after the company found bacteria in some samples during routine testing. |
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How to Drink Without Gaining Weight (18 November 09:03) |
| You can't resist having a few beers during happy hour, but those drinks add up to extra calories. Here's what to do |
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Accident Victim Fitted With Bionic Bottom (18 November 08:56) |
| An man with injured abdominal muslces was fitted with a device that allows him to control his bowel via remote control |
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First US Face Transplant Patient Can Taste Breathe (18 November 07:45) |
| Connie Culp, the gunshot victim, who underwent the first face transplant in the U.S. is now able to smell, taste food and breathe through her nose, her surgeons reported in the November/Dece... |
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Twins Formerly Joined at the Head in Stable Condition (18 November 05:56) |
| An aid worker who helped bring formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins to Australia where doctors managed to separate them spoke of her relief Wednesday over their successful surgery, as the gi... |
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Potential New Cold Virus Mimics H1N1 Hospitalizing Kids (18 November 05:47) |
| Runny nose, fever, cough, even pneumonia the symptoms sound like swine flu but children hospitalized at one U.S. hospital in fact had a rhinovirus, better known as a common cold virus, do... |
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Sleepwalker Killed Wife During Nightmare Prosecutors Say (18 November 05:42) |
| A British man with a history of sleepwalking strangled his wife because he was convinced that she was an intruder who had broken into their camper van. |
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Sebelius Women Should Get Mammograms by Age 40 (18 November 03:18) |
| Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, moving to douse confusion caused by a task-force re... |
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Dont Blame Fast Food Mummies Had Heart Disease (18 November 02:56) |
| You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies. |
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Pickup Tips From Mad Men (18 November 02:02) |
| The popular characters from AMC's "Mad Men" offer tips to picking up women |
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A 10 Year Milestone for Autism (18 November 01:16) |
| Autism Asperger's Digest has been a champion for children, parents and educators who are affected by autistic spectrum disorders. Dr. Manny speaks to Veronica Zysk about where the ASD commun... |
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Had the Flu You May Have Some H1N1 Protection (17 November 06:33) |
| People who have had repeated flu infections or repeated flu vaccines may have some protection against the new pandemic swine influenza |
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Conjoined Twins Separated in Historic 25-Hr Op (17 November 06:25) |
| A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and ... |
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Baby Survives 11 Blood Transfusions in Womb (17 November 06:11) |
| Doctors saved the life of an unborn child by giving her 11 blood transfusions while she was still inside the womb, London's Daily Mail reported. |
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Attractiveness Based Partly on Skin Color (17 November 05:59) |
| When it comes to an attractive face, color can make all the difference, suggests a new study. |
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New Chocolate Will Help You Lose Weight (17 November 05:55) |
| It's the news all chocolate lovers have been waiting for a type of chocolate that helps you lose weight is about to go on sale. |
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Advocacy Group Finds High Lead Levels in Some Popular Toys (17 November 04:46) |
| Children's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos have turned up with high levels of lead in them, according to a California-based advocacy group a finding that may give consumers paus... |
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Desperate Housewives Star Fights Lung Cancer Stigma (17 November 02:56) |
| A star of the hit show "Desperate Housewives" fights her second battle with lung cancer while raising awareness about the "stigma" behind the disease. |
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Vaccines in Sight for AIDS Alzheimers TB Herpes (17 November 01:26) |
| Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. |
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