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Boy, 13, 'Dead' for 15 Minutes Regains Consciousness (10 October 08:19) |
| A 13-year-old British athlete is being hailed a "miracle" by doctors after he collapsed and died for 15 minutes and survived. |
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Study: Drinking Red Wine May Prevent Lung Cancer (10 October 07:49) |
| Drinking red wine not only reduces your risk for cardiovascular disease, but it may also reduce your risk for lung cancer especially if you are a current or ex-smoker, Reuters reported Th... |
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Boy, 4, Growing Second Skeleton (10 October 07:21) |
| A 4-year-old boy in Watertown, N.Y., is growing an extra skeleton due to a rare genetic condition, the Watertown Daily Times reported Thursday. |
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Agency: Energy-Saving Light Bulbs May Redden Skin (10 October 07:12) |
| They may be good for the environment, but some energy-saving light bulbs may be damaging, a U.K. health agency has found. |
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8 Women Blame Dead Doc for Shoddy Breast Ops (10 October 06:12) |
| Eight patients are suing Greenwich Hospital in tony Greenwich, Conn., accusing officials there of allowing a drug-addicted doctor to perform surgeries. |
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105-Year-Old Virgin Says Celibacy Key to Long Life (10 October 05:48) |
| A 105-year-old virgin has revealed her secret to long life celibacy. |
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Boy, 3, Died From Tonsillitis, Doc Refused to See Him (10 October 12:56) |
| Tonsillitis is a common childhood ailment that in most cases can be treated with over-the-counter medicines. But, the condition turned deadly for a British toddler after a doctor told his pa... |
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Former 1-Pound Baby Head Home at Hefty 5 Pounds (09 October 11:25) |
| A premature baby boy who weighed just 1 pound, 3 ounces at birth has gone home from a Colorado Springs hospital, tipping the scales at a relatively hefty 5 pounds. |
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State: Boy, 6, Died After Wrong Acid Reflux Diagnosis (09 October 10:22) |
| New York State Health Officials say a 6-year-old boy died last year after a hospital misdiagnosed a heart defect as acid reflux disease. |
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Back From the Brink of Death, Boy, 9, Gets New Heart (09 October 08:15) |
| A 9-year-old boy gets a new heart and a second chance at the life he almost lost. |
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Mom Has Not 1, But 3 Babies While on the Pill (09 October 07:33) |
| A 22-year-old woman gave birth to triplets even though she was taking the birth control pill when she became pregnant. |
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Herbal Remedy Kills 3, Sickens Half Dozen Others (09 October 07:18) |
| China has suspended the sale and use of an injectable herbal remedy after six people suffered adverse reactions, including three who died. |
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Hospital Gives Boy Medicine Contaminated With Skin (09 October 06:50) |
| A hospital in Hong Kong admitted it gave a 1-year-old boy medicine that was contaminated with pieces of human skin, Asia One Health reported Thursday. |
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It's All in Your Poo: New Test Better at Finding Cancer (09 October 06:11) |
| Scientists have discovered a new, less invasive way to screen for colon cancer, HealthDay News reported Wednesday. It simply involves looking at your poo and your DNA. |
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Baby Dies During Operation From Bungled Anesthesia (09 October 05:42) |
| An inquest determined that a 20-month-old child died after emergency surgery because the doctor was inexperienced and he botched the procedure, Londons Daily Mail reported Wednesday. |
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CDC: 1 in 4 Teens Have Been Vaccinated Against HPV (09 October 03:37) |
| About one in four teen girls last year got the groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, federal health officials reported Thursday. |
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FOXSexpert: You're the Best and Other Sex Lies We Tell (09 October 02:55) |
| Is your lover lying? Here are some of the tips you'll need to know to figure out what's true and what isn't. |
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1 in 4 U.S. Teen Girls Got HPV Vaccine Last Year (09 October 12:55) |
| About one in four teen girls last year got the groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, federal health officials reported Thursday. |
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Sperm Free-for-All: 30 Pregnancies by Same Man (08 October 10:10) |
| Unregulated sperm donation has led to a situation where children from the same community are potentially at risk for incestuous relationships. |
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First Double-Arm Recipient Shows Off New Limbs (08 October 08:15) |
| The world's only transplant recipient of two full arms appeared at a news conference Wednesday and said his new limbs have become increasingly mobile. |
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35 Babies Die in Four Days at Run-Down Hospital (08 October 08:03) |
| Officials in India are probing the deaths of 35 newborns within a four-day period at a rundown hospital in the eastern part of the country. |
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12 Diseases Global Warming May Spread, Worsen (08 October 07:10) |
| Bird flu is just one of 11 diseases that may worsen with global warming, scientists have warned. |
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Rabies Shots for 90 Kids After Mom Lets Them Touch Bat (08 October 05:57) |
| About 90 elementary school students in Montana have started a series of rabies shots after a parent let them touch a dead bat that was later confirmed to be diseased. |
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Study: Testicle Stem Cells Comparable to Embryonic (08 October 11:54) |
| Cells taken from men's testicles seem as versatile as the stem cells derived from embryos, researchers reported Wednesday in what may be yet another new approach in a burgeoning scientific f... |
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Woman Declared Dead, Still Breathing in Morgue (07 October 10:14) |
| A heart attack victim was declared dead and sent to the morgue, but luckily, someone at the morgue noticed she was still breathing. |
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Drug Companies: No Cold Medicines for Kids Under 4 (07 October 09:00) |
| Children under 4 should not be given cough and cold medicines, companies that make those products said Tuesday in announcing new guidelines for their use. |
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Doctors Remove Woman's Ovary Instead of Appedix (07 October 07:31) |
| A Swedish woman woke up from surgery and found that instead of having her appendix removed, surgeons instead took one of her ovaries and a Fallopian tube, Sweedens The Local reported Tuesd... |
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World's Tallest Man Welcomes Not-So-Tall Baby Boy (07 October 07:23) |
| China's Bao Xishun, considered to be the world's tallest man, became a father this week with the birth of his first child. |
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Knee, Hip Replacements Have 3-Year Life Span (07 October 06:59) |
| One in 75 patients who gets a knee or hip replaced must get it replaced again within three years, new research finds, although the studies underscore a question: Just how much pounding can a... |
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Circulating Fan Reduces SIDS Risk (07 October 06:42) |
| Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday. |
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Girl, 5, With Half a Brain Continues to Thrive, Amaze (07 October 06:10) |
| A 5-year-old who was forced to have half her brain removed has amazed her parents and doctors with her recovery. |
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Scientists Answer Kids' Drug Questions in Online Chat (07 October 04:11) |
| Students these days often have ready access to marijuana, alcohol and tobacco but they don't feel comfortable talking about the ramifications. So, some of the nation's government scientists ... |
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Dealing With Acid Reflux During Pregnancy (07 October 02:30) |
| On the outside you are glowing from impending motherhood but on the inside, you are burning from heartburn. |
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Get Active: Adults Need 2.5 Hours of Exercise a Week (07 October 01:29) |
| The nation's new exercise guidelines set a minimum sweat allotment for good health. For most adults, that's 2.5 hours a week. |
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The Parenting Page: The Sharing Struggle (06 October 10:49) |
| Sharing is one of the toughest lessons for a toddler to learn. In fact, they have their own set of rules about it. |
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Study: Your Daily Energy Drink Might Be Killing You (06 October 07:22) |
| Your daily caffeine blast from "energy" drinks might be killing you. A new study says the high-powered drinks have so much of a jolt that the government should put warning labels on them. |
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CDC: More Kids Dying From Combo Flu, Staph Infection (06 October 05:56) |
| More children have died from flu because they also had staph infections, according to a new government report that urges parents to have their kids get the flu shot. |
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Docs: Hamsters, Turtles May Spread Disease to Kids (06 October 05:49) |
| Warning: young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter because of risks for disease. |
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FOXSexpert: Are You Having Trouble Finishing? (06 October 02:24) |
| We hear a lot about finishing too soon, but taking too long may be just as big of a problem for some men. |
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200 Students Sickened With Stomach Virus at USC (06 October 12:40) |
| The number of students sickened by a contagious gastrointestinal virus at the University of Southern California has grown to about 200. |
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Man, 58, Dies After 19-Hour Emergency Room Wait (06 October 11:59) |
| Your daily caffeine blast from "energy" drinks might be killing you. A new study says the high-powered drinks have so much of a jolt that the government should put warning labels on them. |
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990-Lb. Man Gets Diet Help From World's Fattest Man (05 October 05:35) |
| A 700-pound man once considered the world's most obese person is helping a 990-pound man lose weight. |
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Warning Issued After 32 Sickened by Salmonella in 12 States (05 October 01:34) |
| The U.S. government is urging consumers to thoroughly cook frozen chicken dinners after 32 people in 12 states were sickened with salmonella poisoning. |
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Mom Brings Dead Bat to School, Causes Rabies Scare (03 October 10:28) |
| A parent brought a dead bat to Stevensville Elementary School earlier this week, and now health officials are evaluating which students may need rabies shots. |
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Man Struggles With Very Rare Male Breast Cancer (03 October 08:48) |
| Eight years ago, Gary Fiscus, a music appreciation instructor at Iowa Western Community College in Sioux City, developed breast cancer in his right breast a disease most commonly associat... |
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Smells Fishy: Washington State Bans Carp Pedicures (03 October 07:05) |
| Washington state officials have banned a procedure that uses tiny fish to nibble dead skin off the feet of customers getting pedicures. |
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FDA Official Rejects Calls to Ban Kid's Cold Medicines (03 October 06:35) |
| A top government health official Thursday rejected pediatricians' calls for an immediate ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children, saying it might cause unintended... |
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Economy, Faces Sag as Plastic Surgery Rates Fall (03 October 06:25) |
| The economy isn't the only thing that's sagging -- so are faces, breasts and bellies as would-be cosmetic surgery patients increasingly opt against costly nips and tucks because of tough fin... |
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Finding of Coke as Spermicide Wins Mock Nobel Prize (03 October 06:09) |
| Groups of researchers who discovered that Coca-Cola makes sperm "explode," and that people are more than happy to eat stale potato chips if they crunch loudly enough are two of the winners o... |
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Lab Tech Suffers Severe Injuries From Monkey Bite (03 October 02:22) |
| A University of Pittsburgh laboratory technician spent several days in the hospital after an 18-pound macaque monkey mauled her hand last week, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Friday. |
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