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Colombia's president has cancer

Zinc deficiency linked to multiple diseases, says a new study

Internet addiction will soon be classified as mental illness

HIV made deadly strain of Salmonella, researchers say

Meningitis outbreak in HIV-positive men in New York

Chicago tylenol murders 30-year-anniversary marked by mystery

Fearful memories can be erased from the brain, say scientists

A woman has successfully grown a new ear on her arm

FDA warns consumers against using online pharmacies

German children sick with mysterious vomiting outbreak

Gout attack risk reduced by cherry consumption, says study

New virus strains expected in 2012 flu season

Canada declares BPA safe to use in food packaging

India: Cops plan to use pregnant women to make busts

Overcoming fear is difficult for teens, leading to issues later

George Tiller's Kansas abortion clinic set to reopen

Australia: Sydney teenager survives bite by world's deadliest snake, the inland taipan

Abortion cocktails and condom wars in the Philippines

African spiny mouse may help in developing skin regeneration techniques

Fecal transplants can save lives....really

Study links IQ to level of happiness

Leaders suffer from less stress than their subordinates, new study finds

Military obesity report: Most young Americans still too fat to fight

Marijuana may slow cancer growth: Study

Childhood asthma may be more closely linked to traffic fumes than previously believed

New study of rare disease provides clues on aging

Denmark: Shock after sperm donor gives 5 babies rare genetic disease

Peanut butter recall expands after salmonella outbreak at Trader Joe's

Eunuchs live longer than men who have testicles, study finds

New York public schools give students access to emergency contraception, birth control pills

Breast cancer study offers 'road map' for a cure

Doctors want ban on children playing on trampolines

New SARS-like virus detected in Middle East

Swiss voters strike down tougher smoking laws

Suspected salmonella in Trader Joe's peanut butter

Suicide kills more Americans than car crashes, new data shows

Teens should use IUDs, hormonal implants as birth control, doctors group says

Does soda make you fat? More scientific evidence for link between soda and obesity released

Inmates sue Westchester County for access to dental floss

US life expectancy drops sharply for some women

India: Dead last in nutrition

Peru: Barrick gold mine protest leaves one person dead

Obese people have weaker taste buds, study says

6,500-year-old tooth stuffed with beeswax is evidence of ancient dentistry

Poor smokers spend a quarter of income on cigarettes, study says

Yogurt reduces high blood pressure, says a new study

Arsenic found in rice, new study finds

Monsanto corn causes tumors in rats, new study finds

Weight loss surgery has long-term benefits for obese people, Utah study shows

Chronic fatigue syndrome not caused by virus, study says

Cancer number one killer of Latinos, replacing heart disease

Starbucks diet credited for woman's 75-pound weight loss

Report: 50 percent of Americans will be obese by 2030 at current rate

Swedish doctors claim first mother-to-daughter uterus transplant

Three-parent babies could become legal in UK

Superbug kills 7th person at Maryland hospital

Painless laser needles may replace the hypodermic kind

Norway court deals a blow to tobacco companies

Work stress linked to increased risk of heart attack, says study

Richard Keller, an Andover pediatrician and Phillips Academy head, held over child porn

Alzheimer's is type 3 diabetes and caused by junk food, some researchers say

Human stem cell treatment restores hearing in gerbils

WHO: Ebola outbreak in DR of Congo getting out of control

Up in fizz: New York soda ban approved

Global childhood mortality rate halves in two decades, report says

Kathy Bates, Oscar winner, tweets that she had double mastectomy

India's new Muslim baby boom

Bootlegged alcohol kills at least 14 in Czech Republic

VIDEO: Katy Hayes first woman to have double arm transplant

Omega 3 fatty acid supplements may not stave off heart troubles, says study

Calorie counts pop up on McDonald's menus nationwide

India: 1 in 4 patients in Indian ICUs suffer severe sepsis

Acupuncture does work for pain relief, says study

Ovarian cancer screenings don't save lives, US Preventive Services Task Force says

Bubonic plague sufferer, Sierra Jane Downing, 7, released from Colorado hospital

Presidential psychopaths? Worrisome personality traits tied to success in office

Short kids come from depressed moms, says study

Verghese Kurien, father of India's "white revolution" and Amul dairy brand, dies

Acupuncture not without risks, says study

Third death reported from Yosemite hantavirus outbreak

US health care wastes $750 billion each year, Institute of Medicine says

Herceptin breast cancer drug poses heart risks

Fit and fat? Researchers say yes, it's possible

US prison inmate Michelle Kosilek to get taxpayer-funded sex change operation

Bubble tea tapioca "pearls" contain carcinogens, says German health authorities

New and larger questions about Lance Armstrong

Thalidomide maker apologizes for causing gruesome birth defects

Smoking hookah is no better than cigarettes, Iranian study says

CDC advises whooping cough booster shots for adults, older kids

Study: restricted calorie diet may not fight aging