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Democrats get last of 60 votes to advance health bill
Two moderate lawmakers announced their support to begin debate on health care legislation. Full story
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Senate Dems win key vote to advance health bill
A sweeping health care overhaul narrowly clears its first hurdle in the Senate, with Democrats casting 60 party-line votes to open debate.
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H1N1 mutation found in some flu fatalities
Norwegian health authorities said Friday they have discovered a potentially significant mutation in the H1N1 influenza strain that could be responsible for causing the severest symptoms among those infected.
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6 celebrity fad diets you won’t believe
Vinegar shots. Cookie meals. Baby food. Many stars are embracing strange new diets — and it seems the crazier the better.
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New guidelines: Pap smears can start at 21
Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.
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Biggest child-killers: pneumonia and diarrhea
Diarrhea and pneumonia kill an estimated 3.5 million kids under 5 each year globally — more than HIV and malaria combined.
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Sex infections still rising, especially in teens
American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday.
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Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.
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Cats are trainable — and that’s not a punchline
Training cats isn’t just for professionals — human or feline. The Michigan Humane Society has a Pawsitive Start program that uses volunteers to train cats in their shelter in useful and fun behaviors like the high-five and walking into a carrier.
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Heavy college students must pass fitness class
A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.
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Clearing up cancer screening confusion
Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges.
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