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Swine flu cases are down, but health officials say the disease’s cumulative impact has grown to 57 million U.S. illnesses, 257,000 hospitalizations and 11,690 deaths.
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People who eat chocolate don’t have strokes as often as those who do not, a study finds.
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The World Health Organization will hold an expert meeting later this month to consider whether the swine flu pandemic’s peak has passed, a senior official said Thursday.
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A mumps outbreak among Orthodox Jews in New York and New Jersey has now surpassed 1,500 cases and shows no sign of ending soon, health officials said Thursday.
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A TV station finds some recalled pain relievers despite safety concerns.
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How well you use your brain may be tied to how likely you are to have heart problems.
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In the autism world, “Aspies” are sometimes seen as the elites, the ones who are socially awkward, yet academically gifted and who embrace their quirkiness.
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A new discovery seems to show that stuttering is sometimes hereditary . The news could lead to new treatments.
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First lady Michelle Obama isn’t the first national leader to try to get America’s kids off the couch. President Dwight D. Eisenhower tried more than 50 years ago, and it’s been a losing battle since.
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The maker of Vioxx makes changes meant to prevent another safety scandal.
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