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Four common bad habits combined — smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet — can age you by 12 years, sobering new research suggests.
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The Supreme Court said Tuesday that investors who lost millions when Merck & Co. pulled its blockbuster pain drug Vioxx off the market can go ahead with a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical giant.
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A team of surgeons has carried out the world’s first full-face transplant on a young Spanish farmer unable to breathe or eat on his own since accidentally shooting himself in the face five years ago.
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Some people think that smoking cigarettes helps them stay thin. A new indicates that might not be the case.
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A Massachusetts company is recalling tracheostomy tubes used to help patients on ventilators breathe after receiving reports that three people died while using them.
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South Africa’s president says his most recent HIV test result was negative.
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Animals given grapes in their diets have better health, researchers say.
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Letting young people watch grown-up movies may make them more likely to try alcohol, researchers say.
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Are you not getting desired results from your current workout program? Maximize your time in the gym by incorporating these six must-do exercises into your routine.
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A hospital in Spain says it has carried out the world’s first full-face transplant, giving a man a new nose, skin, jaws, cheekbones, teeth and other features after he lost his face in an accident.
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