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Now hear this: Don't remove your earwax
The gooey, golden stuff that builds up inside your ears should stay there, according to newly released national guidelines on earwax removal. Full story
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Farmers in “America’s Salad Bowl” are turning into hunters — stalking wild pigs, rabbits and deer — to keep E. coli and other harmful bacteria out of their fields. Full story
87 sick, one dead from salmonella outbreak
One person has died and 87 are sick with salmonella food poisoning from tainted cheese in Quebec, officials said. Story
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No pep? Eat for all-day energy
Certain foods can help fight fatigue. Here's what to eat and drink more of to stay focused and energized all day. Full story
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Calif. farmers use guns, poison to protect crops
Farmers in “America’s Salad Bowl” are turning into hunters — stalking wild pigs, rabbits and deer — to keep E. coli and other harmful bacteria out of their fields.
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Brain dysfunction tied to fibromyalgia
Dysfunction in a portion of the brain may explain some of the symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome, researchers suggest in a paper published in the Journal of Rheumatology
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Prostate test advice for elderly reignites debate
New advice that men over 75 should not be screened for prostate cancer won’t quell the long-standing controversy over the usefulness of the blood test for the disease, cancer experts said.
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It’s back-to-school time for bedbugs
Laptops, textbooks and new jeans are among the must-haves for college students heading back to campus, but the most common back-to-school item may well be the blood-sucking bedbug.
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In pursuit of hot spots, we often miss the point
In our blind obsession with erogenous spots are we missing the forest for the trees? Is technology ruining regular sex for women? Sexploration answer your queries.
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Half of college students consider suicide
More than half of American college students have considered suicide at some points in their lives, a new survey reveals.
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Doggie 'doctors' diagnose their owners' ills
Dogs are increasingly proving they're able to sniff out various types of cancer and other ailments in people - often before their owners even know they're ill.
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Want to boost kids’ grades? Get them moving
Want to help your kids do better in school this fall? Get them moving. That’s the message from a growing field of research linking physical activity with better academic performance.
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Mental skills fade earlier than thought
Simple tests of perceptual speed, spatial ability and verbal function showed that some cognitive skills begin rapidly fading nearly 15 years before death, said Valgeir Thorvaldsson, who worked on the study.
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Prophylactic mastectomies on the rise
Like Christina Applegate, more women are choosing prophylactic mastectomies when diagnosed with breast cancer. But does the radical procedure increase survival rates?
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U.S. probes possible Vytorin link to cancer
U.S. government drug safety regulators said Thursday they are investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin can increase patients' risk of developing cancer.
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Cruelty meets beauty for Pakistan burn victims
Saira Liaqat and Urooj Akbar are among Pakistan's many female victims of arson and acid attacks. Such tales tend to end in a life of despair for the woman. The two instead became beauticians.
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