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Physicians of the Year: Best and Worst
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January 2012
China says latest bird flu virus doesn't jump between humans
January 02, 2012 01:42 AM ET
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WHO "deeply concerned" by mutated birdflu research
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Sanofi rebuffs renewed Lantus cancer worries
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New review questions benefit of cutting down on salt
Kate Kelland
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Just a few drinks a week tied to breast cancer
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Nobel prizewinner dies before announcement
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Listeria outbreak kills 13, infects 72: CDC
Julie Steenhuysen
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Can eating fish lower the risk of strokes?
Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:32pm EDT
Reuters Health Care
Smokers don't make better lovers: study
NEW YORK | Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:15pm EDT
FDA Approves Centrally Acting Synthetic Analgesic for Chronic Pain
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CME Author: Laurie Barclay
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The “Million Hearts” Initiative — Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes
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NEJM, September 13, 2011
Astra's Crestor drug fails to beat Pfizer's Lipitor
Paul Hoskins and Ben Hirschler
Reuters Health
LONDON/ZURICH | Fri Sep 2, 2011 4:57am EDT
15 minutes of exercise a day can extend life by three years
Tan Ee Lyn
Reuters Health
HONG KONG | Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:37am EDT
Once-daily AIDS pill can slash HIV infection risk
Ben Hirschler
Reuters Health
LONDON | Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:20pm EDT
Injection Without Infection
Spotlight, July 2011
Scientists find first superbug strain of gonorrhea
Kate Kelland
Reuters Health Care
LONDON | Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:35am EDT
Copper kills 97 percent of hospital ICU bacteria: study
Reuterrs Health
NEW YORK | Fri Jul 1, 2011 10:51am EDT
Weight loss surgery may cure diabetes in many cases
Kerry Grens
Reuters Health
NEW YORK | Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:32pm EDT
Germany says bean sprouts likely source of E.coli
Brian Rohan
Reutes Health
BERLIN | Fri Jun 10, 2011 1:27pm EDT
Germany defends E.coli response as death toll rises
Eric Kelsey and Brian Rohan
Reuters Health
BERLIN/HAMBURG|Wed Jun 8, 2011 11:58am EDT
Killer E.coli strain described as deadliest yet
By Kate Kelland
Reuters Health
LONDON | Thu Jun 2, 2011 7:24pm EDT
WHO says cell phone use "possibly carcinogenic"
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent
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Special Report: An end to AIDS?
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Lewis Krauskopf
NEW YORK | Thu May 19, 2011 6:36pm EDT
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Australian woman first to be transfused with cow's blood
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6 May 2011
Eating less salt doesn't cut heart risks: study
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Paramedics must avoid too much injury care
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No evidence coffee ups risk of high blood pressure
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Prophylactic Antibiotics Lower Bacterial Resistance in ICU
Medscape Medical News, 29 March 2011
Yes, sex can kill you, U.S. study shows
Julie Steenhuysen
Reuters Health
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