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Liver disease plagues obese adolescents

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TRENTON, N.J. - In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver...

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FDA orders stronger warnings for 4 arthritis drugs

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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is ordering stronger warnings on four medications used to treat rheumatoid...

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Study: New way to spot breast cancer shows promise

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MILWAUKEE - A radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first...

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Smoking riskier to women’s hearts than men’s

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MUNICH, Germany - Women typically get heart disease much later than men, but not if they smoke, researchers said...

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Doctors say Vytorin-cancer link can’t be ruled out

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MUNICH, Germany - Results from three studies of the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin are not enough to prove or...

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Study links bipolar disorder with older fathers

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CHICAGO - Children born to older fathers face a greater chance of developing bipolar disorder, according to one...