Date rape cases still hard to win
Despite all the legal advances of the past three decades, little has changed for women who report a date rape.
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Autumn babies face greater risk of asthma
Babies born four months before the peak cold and flu season have a 30 percent higher risk of developing asthma, U.S. researchers said on Friday, suggesting that these common infections may trigger asthma.
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EpiPens emerge as life-saving kid accessory
As allergies to peanuts, milk, eggs and gluten have risen, a cult-like following has emerged around the EpiPen, a single-shot of medication that can halt a potentially deadly reaction.
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Organ policy leaves some with subpar livers
An organ allocation policy that puts the sickest patients first in line to receive available donor livers has created unintended consequences for those low on the organ wait list.
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Pet store chain linked to puppy mills
After an eight-month investigation, the Humane Society of the United States accused Petland, the national pet store chain, of selling dogs bred under appalling conditions.
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Retirement dreams give way to despair, anger
A rising number of people have seen their retirement plans evaporate. As 401(k)s dwindle, their dreams of golden years are being replaced by feelings of hopelessness and anger.
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Pill as good as chemo against lung cancer
Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead.
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Vegas doctor convicted of using Botox knockoff
A doctor and his wife have been convicted of treating patients with a Botox knockoff at their Las Vegas clinic.
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Docs on alert during meningitis shot shortage
U.S. health officials asked doctors on Thursday to be alert for possible cases of meningitis and other illnesses in children caused by Hib bacteria amid an ongoing vaccine shortage.
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Opinion: Cancer's not the only smoking risk
Cancer is the disease most often associated with cigarettes. Yet there is something far more common, more lethal , and more avoidable linked to cigarettes — the heart attack.
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