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July 20, 2010 06:51 PM

Melanoma is on the rise among certain groups of dark-skinned Floridians, new research shows.
Source: Reuters Health
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July 20, 2010 01:00 PM

Medicaid patients experience more problems after cochlear implant, report shows

Source: HealthDay
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July 20, 2010 06:00 PM

The drug failed to live up to preliminary promise, experts contend

Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Breast Cancer, Cancer Chemotherapy

July 20, 2010 10:00 AM

Suggestions for how to cut back

Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Carbohydrates, Nutrition

July 20, 2010 10:00 AM

Suggestions for 'upgrading' to a cup
Source: HealthDay
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July 20, 2010 10:50 AM

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Related MedlinePlus Pages: Heel Injuries and Disorders, Leg Injuries and Disorders, Women's Health

July 20, 2010 05:00 PM

Whites also increased their drinking, while blacks and Hispanics did not, researchers find
Source: HealthDay
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July 20, 2010 01:00 PM

Analysis more clearly establishes link between remedy, side effect

Source: HealthDay
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July 20, 2010 05:00 PM

Only half got minimal dose at clinics studied; expanded global programs urged

Source: HealthDay
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July 20, 2010 06:00 PM

Study finds that outcomes are worse for daughters of affected women, vs. other parent-child pairings

Source: HealthDay
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July 20, 2010 08:00 PM

Industry-funded research also finds the shot helps protect against precancerous growths

Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Genital Warts, HPV, Immunization

July 20, 2010 06:51 PM

Routine HIV screening at a Colorado hospital identified only six more new cases than standard, targeted testing, according to a two-year study.
Source: Reuters Health
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July 20, 2010 04:00 PM

Process safer, cheaper than using donated blood, study authors say

Source: HealthDay
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July 20, 2010 10:00 AM

Emergency surgery, co-existing illness, age over 60 linked to deadly blood infection, study found

Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: After Surgery, Health Screening, Sepsis

July 20, 2010 01:00 PM

More years spent in profession meant higher chances of developing disease

Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Bladder Cancer, Occupational Health

July 20, 2010 05:23 AM

The World Health Organization's emergency committee will not meet this week to review data on the H1N1 swine flu pandemic nor will it declare for now an end to the pandemic, a WHO spokesman said.

Source: Reuters Health
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July 19, 2010 07:00 AM

Infections in British Columbia cut in half since regimen introduced in 1996, study finds
Source: HealthDay
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July 19, 2010 10:00 AM

Slower, pickier eating can arise in infancy, but growth tends to be unimpaired, study finds

Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Autism, Child Nutrition, Toddler Nutrition

July 19, 2010 08:43 PM

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Related MedlinePlus Page: Cholesterol

July 19, 2010 10:00 AM

Teens twice as likely to try smoking if they frequent stores plastered with cigarette ads, study shows

Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Page: Smoking and Youth

July 19, 2010 05:00 PM

Data gleaned from first try can help gauge odds of pregnancy the next time, researchers say

Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Page: Infertility

July 19, 2010 03:00 PM

'Entire networks of gene interaction' affected by such exposure, researchers find

Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Genes and Gene Therapy, Smoking

July 19, 2010 05:16 PM

Soldiers may develop epilepsy from a head injury as many as 30 years down the road, hints a new study of Vietnam veterans.
Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Epilepsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Veterans and Military Health

July 19, 2010 01:00 PM

Study suggests a link, but cause and effect remains unclear, experts say

Source: HealthDay
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