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Researchers say older drinkers consume significantly more alcohol than younger drinkers.
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Brazilian doctors have decided not to immediately remove nine of the 31 needles found in a toddler’s body because his life is no longer in danger.
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Israeli drug developer Compugen Ltd. said Monday it discovered a potential cancer treatment target using its RNA sequence technology.
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A study finds that people with dementia are less likely to get cancer, and those with cancer are less likely to get Alzheimer’s disease.
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Washington is one of four states where measures to legalize and regulate marijuana have been introduced, and about two dozen other states are considering bills ranging from medical marijuana to decriminalizing possession of small amounts of the herb.
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House Democrats aren’t optimistic that a government insurance plan, a central element of health care legislation passed in their chamber, will survive negotiations with the Senate.
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Two House Democrats who favor a government insurance plan, a central element of health care legislation passed in their chamber, acknowledge it might have to be sacrificed as negotiators work out a final agreement with the Senate.
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A 19-year-old Peruvian visiting the United States is America’s first case of a contagious, aggressive, especially drug-resistant form of tuberculosis. Only a handful of other people in the world are thought to have had it.
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Insurers constantly caution seniors that their Medicare Advantage perks such as hearing aids, dental payments and even gym memberships will fizzle if Democrats get their way and cut government subsidies for them.
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A controversial policy that put pregnant soldiers in war zones at risk of discipline will be rescinded under an order from the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
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