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HIV travel ban may be lifted for infected visitors
Foreigners with HIV soon may be allowed to travel and immigrate to the U.S. under a plan by federal health officials to lift a 22-year ban on infected visitors Full story
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EPA fileCircumcision doesn't cut HIV
Circumcision doesn't cut HIV
in women, study shows
Circumcision may help protect men from the AIDS virus but it does not protect the wives and female partners of infected men, researchers reported on Thursday. Full story
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If belly bulge is sapping your summer-body confidence, don't despair. The reason for your puffy midsection may well be bloat, not fat. Full story
Swine flu tally halted as new fears loom
Following the lead of global health officials, the CDC plans to stop counting cases of H1N1, but warns the virus will likely surge when school starts. Full story
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House Dems move to vote on health reform bill
House Democrats pushed ahead with legislation that would deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to remake the health care system and cover some 50 million uninsured, despite concerns from their own party's moderate and conservative lawmakers.
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Bulging belly? Foods that shrink your stomach
If belly bulge is sapping your summer-body confidence, don't despair. The reason for your puffy midsection may well be bloat, not fat.
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Bulging belly? Foods that shrink your stomach
If belly bulge is sapping your summer-body confidence, don't despair. The reason for your puffy midsection may well be bloat, not fat.
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Ready for school? Time to start planning
Start planning for back to school now so you can avoid the inevitable nervous breakdown that comes with waiting until the last minute on absolutely everything.
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Hair here, then there: Odd transplants take root
Thanks to advances in technology, hair transplant procedures are sprouting up all over. Doctors can harvest and replant hair follicles into eyebrows, mustaches, beards and beyond.
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Yes! Yes! Oh, no! Coming oh so close to orgasm
What's a woman to do who can't quite attain the Big O? Also, a man fears his wife will leave him for a vibrator. Sexploration answers your queries.
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Suicides decline among Army soldiers
Suicides reported among soldiers have tapered off from extreme highs of early this year amid intense Army efforts to stem the deaths, but officials are not yet ready to say they have turned a corner on the problem.
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9 true ‘tails’ of survival
From a ham that went on the lam to a Chihuahua that blew away, meet nine amazing animals that survived a brush (or flush!) with death to reunite with their owners.
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Want to get fit? Walk or bike to work
Walking or biking to work, even part way, is linked with fitness, but very few Americans do it, according to a study of more than 2,000 middle-aged city dwellers.
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Genes key to brain cancer survival identified
Scientists have found seven key genes in the type of brain tumor affecting Sen. Edward Kennedy that together can predict how aggressive a patient's cancer will be.
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Popular heart bypass technique may pose risk
A common method used in heart bypass surgery spares patients pain and problems upfront but seems to raise their risk of death or heart attack over the next three years, a study finds.
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Legal immunity set for swine flu vaccine makers
The last time the government embarked on a major vaccine campaign against a new swine flu, thousands filed claims contending they suffered side effects. This time, the government has already taken steps to head that off.
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