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Scarlet fever probably didn't blind Mary Ingalls from "Little House on the Prairie"

Health care beyond 2015: Highlights from a conversation with UNDP's Helen Clark

Egypt's top court upholds female genital mutilation ban

Alcohol in excess has lasting effects on brain, study says

Chilean researchers to conduct human trials of alcohol vaccine in India

Burger King caught in horse meat scandal

Triaminic and Theraflu syrups recalled after child-resistant caps fail

Yoga may help your heartbeat

Hops may help yield new drugs, says study

Heart disease risk dramatically lowered in vegetarians

France suspends sales of Bayer acne drug Diane-35 also used as contraceptive

Op-Ed: On FDR's birthday, a celebration of polio champions

Afghans left out in cold as temperatures plummet

Leafy greens leading cause of food-borne illness, CDC says

Soldier receives rare double arm transplant

Suicide rates rise sharply with economic recession, UK study says

Suicide rates rise sharply with economic recession, UK study says

Suicide rates rise sharply with economic recession, UK study says

Suicide rates rise sharply with economic recession, UK study says

Suicide rates rise sharply with economic recession, UK study says

Suicide rates rise sharply with economic recession, UK study says

Venezuela: ‘Just imagine Chavez’s triumphant return’

Barbara Walters recovering from chicken pox (VIDEO)

New action plan could be a turning point in global mental health

Ariel Sharon showing signs of brain activity

Rumors and myths harm effort to eradicate polio

Baby born with heart outside body leaves Texas hospital

Horse meat burgers saddle UK with menu of problems

Global norovirus stomach bug sweeping across US: CDC

Nearly 2,000 patients at Olean General Hospital may have been contaminated by reused insulin pens

Antibiotic apocalypse is bigger threat than global warming, British health chief says

Slim men more likely to find overweight female defendants guilty, study finds

Migraine triggers may not cause the splitting headaches, study says

Women now die at same rate as men from smoking, study says

Drinking before bed means bad sleep, says study

Bird flu research moratorium lifted

Stem cell research: Japanese scientists grow human kidney tissue out of stem cells

Flu vaccine backlash: 800 children in Europe develop narcolepsy after swine flu vaccine

ADHD diagnoses jump over the last decade

Vaccine against deadly meningitis strain approved for use in Europe

Foul-smelling cloud from gas leak wafts over Europe

Hearing loss takes real toll on mental cognition, study says

Hearing loss takes real toll on mental cognition, study says

Aspirin linked to macular degeneration in study

Couples that sleep longer get along better, study says

'Beijing cough' an insult to China's capital, doctor says

Where is the worst place for abortions?

Hugo Chavez is 'gaining strength,' says VP Nicolas Maduro

Latin America takes action to decriminalize abortion

Obesity in poor children is down in New York City, up in Los Angeles, study says

Pew study: Roe v Wade decision on abortion should stand

Smartphone apps help drive skin cancer awareness

Dengue getting worse, but progress being made on other tropical diseases, reports WHO

Romanian orphans face challenges decades after adoption

Sugar causes excess body weight, study shows

Miracle of childbirth, especially in war

Coca-Cola will address obesity in new ads

Buffalo VA hospital investigates possible HIV and Hepatitis exposure

Beijing's air pollution reaches hazardous levels (UPDATES)

Chavez lived, Chavez lives and Chavez will live

Major flu outbreak threatens to slow US economy

Pakistan also has a rape problem

Flu reaches epidemic level in US, says CDC (UPDATE)

Diet soda leads to depression, new study shows

Bilingual people have sharper brains than their monolingual peers

Suicide: 1 in 25 teens attempt suicide each year

Boston declares public health emergency over flu

Biocon gets approval to sell psoriasis drug in India

Incurable gonorrhea found in North America

Focus on rape in India ignores gender violence as a global tragedy

Nelson Mandela has recovered, government says

Congress passes Sandy relief aid for flood insurance claims

Venezuela on the verge of crisis over Chavez’s health

Fake braces trend takes Asia by storm

Falling asleep behind the wheel is more common than thought, says CDC

Cancer-killing cells grown by Japanese scientists in major breakthrough

China and the worst-ever, man-made gender gap

China's ghost brides

Toxic rice in China

Switzerland named best place to be born; US falls far from first place

Being moderately overweight may prevent early death: study

Fructose found to cause obesity by making people hungry

First new tuberculosis drug in 40 years approved by FDA

Recession babies more likely to be teenage delinquents, study says

Pakistan: Record child measles deaths in 2012

Hillary Clinton has a medical history of blood clots (UPDATES)

Ban on Planned Parenthood funding okayed by Texas judge

Contraception mandate: Domino’s Pizza founder exempt from new rule for now

Quit smoking a New Year's resolution? Watch this ad from England (VIDEO)

Washington and Colorado as precedent for cannabis legalization?