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• Aug 14

  • New 'zombie' gene found in elephants could help humans fight cancer

    This "zombie" gene has evolved to return from the dead and slay damaged cells.

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Suicide risk nearly double for traumatic brain injury sufferers: Study

    The study was conducted by researchers in Denmark and published Tuesday.

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Sleep loss can make people more isolated and lonely: Study

    People have shaved off about an hour of sleep per night, the study said.

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• Aug 14

  • Sleep loss can make people more isolated and lonely: Study

    People have shaved off about an hour of sleep per night, the study said.

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Congo's health ministry says Ebola spreads to 2nd province

    Response to the outbreak is hampered by several armed groups in the region.

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Gabrielle Union speaks out about adenomyosis diagnosis

    The actress has spoken candidly about her struggles with infertility for years, and revealed in a new interview that she was diagnosed with a certain...

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• Aug 14

  • Black boys more fearful in whiter neighborhoods, study finds

    Research shows young black men experience more anxiety in whiter neighborhoods.

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Celery juice is the latest wellness trend: Is it one you should follow?

    Nutritionists weigh in on the buzz around celery juice and its benefits.

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Celery juice is the latest wellness trend: Is it one you should follow?

    Celery provides fiber and vitamin K, but experts say drinking celery is no more nutritious than eating it raw.

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• Aug 13

  • Multi-gene test may find risk for heart disease and more

    New way to track millions of genetic variations promises better forecasting of people's risk for heart attacks, four other disorders

    Aug 13

• Aug 13

  • Gabrielle Union reveals adenomyosis diagnosis, here's what to know about it

    The actress opened up about her struggles with infertility in her memoir.

    Aug 13

• Aug 13

  • Positive thinking can be healthy, but reality checks are important: Study

    Optimism can help connect parts of the brain,

    Aug 13

• Aug 13

  • Young children talking back and forth with adults strengthens brain language region

    Adults who hold back-and-forth conversations with young children rather than just talking to them may be helping to strengthen connections between the...

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• Aug 13

  • Young children talking back and forth with adults strengthens brain language region

    Dialogue with adults may lead to stronger pathways between two brain regions.

    Aug 13

• Aug 13

  • White House called toxins contamination 'PR nightmare'

    Toxins used in nonstick cookware, fast-food wrappers and much more are turning up in public water systems in dozens of states

    Aug 13

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• Aug 13

  • FDA approves marketing for a contraception app for the 1st time

    The app, Natural Cycles, calculates when a woman is most likely to be fertile using their daily body temperature data and their menstrual cycle...

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• Aug 13

  • Physician convicted of improper prescribing gets 4 years

    A physician in Kentucky convicted of improperly prescribing drugs to patients who died of overdoses has been sentenced to four years and two months in...

    Aug 13

• Aug 12

  • FDA approves marketing for a contraception app for the 1st time

    Can an app be more effective than the pill?

    Aug 12

• Aug 12

  • Founder of The Good Earth restaurant chain dies at age 89

    The founder of The Good Earth restaurant chain who was considered a health food pioneer has died at age 89

    Aug 12

• Aug 12

  • Founder of The Good Earth restaurant chain dies at age 89

    The founder of The Good Earth restaurant chain who was considered a health food pioneer has died at age 89

    Aug 12

• Aug 12

  • Rent control fuels costliest fight on California 2018 ballot

    Los Angeles-based health care nonprofit known for funding controversial ballot measures wages expensive battle with real estate industry over rent...

    Aug 12

• Aug 12

  • Rent control fuels costliest fight on California 2018 ballot

    Los Angeles-based health care nonprofit known for funding controversial ballot measures wages expensive battle with real estate industry over rent...

    Aug 12

• Aug 12

  • Rent control fuels costliest fight on California 2018 ballot

    Los Angeles-based health care nonprofit known for funding controversial ballot measures wages expensive battle with real estate industry over rent...

    Aug 12

• Aug 12

  • Congo's latest Ebola outbreak taking place in a war zone

    Congo's latest Ebola outbreak taking place in a war zone; new attack kills 7 as residents flee

    Aug 12

• Aug 12

  • Congo's latest Ebola outbreak taking place in a war zone

    Congo's latest Ebola outbreak taking place in a war zone; new attack kills 7 as residents flee

    Aug 12

• Aug 11

  • Jury awards $289M to man who blames Roundup for cancer

    Lawyers say a jury's $289 million award to a California man who claims Monsanto's Roundup weed killer gave him cancer may open the floodgates for...

    Aug 11

• Aug 11

  • Jury awards $289M to man who blames Roundup for cancer

    Lawyers say a jury's $289 million award to a California man who claims Monsanto's Roundup weed killer gave him cancer may open the floodgates for...

    Aug 11

• Aug 10

  • Mayo Clinic names head of Florida campus as new CEO

    Mayo Clinic will get a new president and chief executive at the end of the year when Dr. Gianrico Farrugia takes over from Dr. John Noseworthy

    Aug 10

• Aug 10

  • Mayo Clinic names head of Florida campus as new CEO

    Mayo Clinic will get a new president and chief executive at the end of the year when Dr. Gianrico Farrugia takes over from Dr. John Noseworthy

    Aug 10

• Aug 10

  • 5th lawsuit filed against EPA over 2015 mine waste spill

    A fifth lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a mine waste spill the agency inadvertently triggered in 2015,...

    Aug 10

• Aug 10

  • 5th lawsuit filed against EPA over 2015 mine waste spill

    A fifth lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a mine waste spill the agency inadvertently triggered in 2015,...

    Aug 10

• Aug 10

  • Congo's latest outbreak more challenging than ever, WHO says

    Congo's latest outbreak more challenging than ever, WHO says; multiple armed groups a threat

    Aug 10

• Aug 10

  • Congo's latest outbreak more challenging than ever, WHO says

    Congo's latest outbreak more challenging than ever, WHO says; multiple armed groups a threat

    Aug 10

• Aug 10

  • Jennifer Aniston's workout secrets revealed

    Celebrity trainer Leyon Azubuike says Aniston uses boxing and core work to tone her famous figure.

    Aug 10

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• Aug 10

  • Work out like Jennifer Aniston with these 10 moves from her trainer

    Aniston recently said boxing is her new favorite workout.

    Aug 10

• Aug 10

  • Are the new guidelines on salt intake too extreme?

    Dr. Jennifer Ashton explains the new health advice on sodium.

    Aug 10

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• Aug 10

  • Japan queries all medical schools on gender discrimination

    The Japanese government has launched an investigation into whether the nation's medical schools have discriminated against female applicants,...

    Aug 10

• Aug 10

  • Destructive Indonesian quake leaves injured waiting for help

    One of Indonesia's deadliest earthquakes in years left so much destruction, the injured are having to wait for days to get help

    Aug 10

• Aug 10

  • Appeals court tells EPA to stop sales of harmful pesticide

    The Environmental Protection Agency has been ordered to stop sales of a widely used pesticide within two months

    Aug 10

• Aug 10

  • Expectation to check work email after hours is hurting our health and relationships

    Staying connected to work could be affecting personal relationships.

    Aug 10

• Aug 9

  • Immigrants cost the health care system less than US-born Americans: Study

    Health expenditures were particularly low for undocumented immigrants.

    Aug 9

• Aug 9

  • Abortion activists vow to press fight despite Argentina loss

    Women's groups across Latin America are vowing to keep fighting for a right to abortion despite the Argentina Senate's rejection of a bill that would...

    Aug 9

• Aug 9

  • Judge won't bar public from refuge that was once a nuke site

    A judge has turned down a request to bar the public from a wildlife refuge in Colorado that was once part of a nuclear weapons plant

    Aug 9

• Aug 9

  • How using fish skin to heal burn wounds actually works

    Recently, a young bear with third-degree burns was treated with tilapia skins.

    Aug 9

• Aug 9

  • KFC incident with deaf woman leads to sensitivity training

    Management company of 270 KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell franchises nationwide agrees to sensitivity training after incident in which a deaf woman said...

    Aug 9

• Aug 9

  • Why I decided to give up all my favorite foods for the Whole 30 Challenge

    I was intrigued -- but also terrified.

    Aug 9

• Aug 9

  • Nevada death-row inmate on legal delays: 'Just get it done'

    A Nevada death-row inmate whose execution has been postponed twice said a legal fight over the drugs to be used in his lethal injection is taking a...

    Aug 9

• Aug 9

  • Doctors nudged by overdose letter prescribe fewer opioids

    In a novel experiment, doctors started prescribing fewer opioids after getting a letter from the medical examiner's office telling them of a patient's...

    Aug 9

• Aug 9

  • Report: Jump in deliveries involving moms hooked on opioids

    Health officials seeing jump in opioid-using pregnant women coming to hospitals

    Aug 9