A new study from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) found that vitamin B12 may alter the facial bacteria…
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Nearly half of Hispanics with high cholesterol don’t realize it
Nearly half of Hispanic adults with high cholesterol are unaware they have the condition, and only a third of them…
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South Korea hospitals to monitor emergency room visitors in battle on MERS
SEOUL – South Korea has ordered hospitals to track all emergency ward visitors, after a large outbreak of Middle East…
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Ebola returns to Sierra Leone capital after three-week gap
FREETOWN – Sierra Leone has recorded two new cases of Ebola in Freetown in the past few days, disproving the…
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Skinny jeans blamed for woman’s collapse
An Australian woman became seriously ill, collapsed and was unable to walk after wearing a pair of skinny jeans, news.com.au…
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Family instability, stress tied to mental function for poor children
In a new study of low-income children in the U.S., those with more family instability and an emotionally unavailable mother…
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Specialized fitness studios draw restless exercisers with passes, discounts
Small, specialized fitness studios are changing the way people work out, fitness experts say, as young, peripatetic exercisers prize variation…
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A North Carolina toddler who was born deaf was able to hear her parents for the first time Monday after…
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Medical marijuana laws don’t increase teen use, study suggests
Teen use of marijuana doesn’t seem to change when states pass laws legalizing the drug for medical purposes, a new…
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Cigarettes linked to half of deaths from 12 common cancers
Roughly half of deaths from 12 smoking-related cancers may be linked directly to cigarette use, a U.S. study estimates. While…
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