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Virus probed in paralysis cases in 9 US kids

Monday, 13 October 2014, 14:25 Last update: about 11 years ago

Health officials are investigating nine cases of muscle weakness or paralysis in Colorado children and whether the culprit might be a virus causing severe respiratory illness across the...

Viagra ads target women for 1st time

Sunday, 12 October 2014, 14:24 Last update: about 11 years ago

The maker of the world's top-selling erectile dysfunction drug on Tuesday will begin airing the first Viagra TV commercial in America that targets the less-obvious sufferers of the sexual condition:...

US: Heroin deaths doubled in much of the country

Saturday, 11 October 2014, 14:22 Last update: about 11 years ago

Deaths from heroin overdose doubled in just two years in much of the United States, a new government study says. The annual number of U.S. drug overdose deaths has been growing for more than 20...

US issues new rules for university germ research

Friday, 10 October 2014, 14:21 Last update: about 11 years ago

The Obama administration is tightening oversight of high-stakes scientific research involving dangerous germs that could raise biosecurity concerns, imposing new safety rules on universities and other...

Gluten timing does not prevent celiac disease

Thursday, 9 October 2014, 14:20 Last update: about 11 years ago

Two studies give disappointing news for parents looking for a way to prevent celiac disease in babies at higher risk for it because of family history. Neither breast-feeding nor timing the start of...

Clues to how people bounce back from surgery

Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 14:19 Last update: about 11 years ago

One of the big frustrations of surgery: There's little way to know if a patient will be a fast or slow healer, someone who feels back to normal in a week or is out of work for a month with lingering...

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