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Gonorrhea Superbug: Scientists Find Strain Resistant to All Antibiotics

The sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea may be turning into a superbug. Researchers have discovered a strain of gonorrhea that is resistant to all antibiotics currently available to treat ...
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Detecting Down Syndrome: New Test Diagnoses Disease in Utero

Moms-to-be may soon have a method of detecting Down syndrome before birth, thanks to a new genetic test that could be safer, faster and more cost-effective than existing ...
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6 Infertile Women Get Pregnant After Weight-Loss Surgery

Weight-loss surgery may treat infertility in some obese women, a new study says. Six women in the study who were infertile due to polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS ), ...
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Symptoms and Treatment

The most prevalent hormonal disorder of women of child-bearing age, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can lead to infertility as well as serious complications such as diabetes, heart disease ...
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Want to Get Healthy? Try Switching to ‘Right’ Fats

While the recommendation to remove fat from your diet was standard medical advice for years, a new review of published studies shows that changing the types of fats ...
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Children’s Mood Rings and Necklaces Recalled Due To Risk of Lead Exposure

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with D&D Distributing-Wholesale Inc., of Tacoma, Wash., announced a voluntary recall of about 19,000 “Love Tester” Rings and 4,000 “Love ...
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New Therapy Could Boost Kidney Transplant Survival Rates

A treatment to filter out antibodies from kidney patients’ blood before their transplant surgery could double survival rates in certain hard-to-match transplant patients, a new study says. These ...
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Lung Cancer Deaths Unchanged by Annual Chest X-Rays

Patients at high risk for lung cancer who are screened annually with chest X-rays are no less likely to die from the disease, a large trial has found. ...
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Vitamin D Prevents Fractures, But Role in Cancer Remains Unclear

Taking vitamin D, along with calcium supplements, may reduce your risk of breaking a bone, but there’s not yet enough evidence to say whether it may lower your ...
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Autism 5 Times More Common Among Low Birth Weight Babies

Babies born with low birth weights are five times more likely than the general population to be diagnosed with some form of autism, new research suggests. The study ...
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