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Extreme preemies make survival gains, 20-year study finds

Sunday, 27 September 2015, 16:26 Last update: about 10 years ago

Odds have improved that many extremely premature U.S. infants will survive without major problems, although prospects remain poor for the smallest and youngest, born nearly four months too soon, a...

NY Fashion Week: The weird and wonderful moments

Sunday, 27 September 2015, 16:10 Last update: about 10 years ago

New York Fashion Week always has its share of memorable moments, the weird and the wonderful and everything in between. Here are some highlights of eight jam-packed days: A CHANT OF...

London Fashion Week: Jasper Conran goes green

Saturday, 26 September 2015, 16:09 Last update: about 10 years ago

London Fashion Week is emphasizing downtown chic this year over British tradition, abandoning its home in the venerable Somerset House on the River Thames for a converted parking garage in...

Updated: Concessions from Europe's leaders as migrant numbers grow

Saturday, 26 September 2015, 12:27 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Conciliation replaced confrontation among European nations which have clashed over their response to a wave of migration, as thousands of asylum seekers streamed into Croatia on Saturday in pursuit of...

Study backs more aggressive treatment of high blood pressure

Friday, 25 September 2015, 16:28 Last update: about 10 years ago

Aiming lower saves more lives when it comes to controlling high blood pressure, says a major new U.S. study that could spur doctors to more aggressively treat patients over 50. Patients who got...

Diagnosis wrong too often, urgent improvement needed

Friday, 25 September 2015, 16:21 Last update: about 10 years ago

Most Americans will experience at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis at some point in their lives, a blind spot in modern medicine that can have devastating consequences, says a new U.S. report that...

Diane von Furstenberg highlights supermodels at joyous show

Friday, 25 September 2015, 16:07 Last update: about 10 years ago

Karlie Kloss opened it, Gigi Hadid closed it, and sprinkled in between Diane von Furstenberg's New York Fashion Week show Sunday was a who's who of the latest crop of supermodels, including...

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