CHICAGO (AP) -- An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to... More

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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of... More

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Coffee seems to be good for you. Or at least it's not bad, say researchers who led the... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain... More

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ATLANTA (AP) -- For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of the... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's one of the country's biggest... More

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Alzheimer's disease is a growing threat as the population gets older. Already, more than 5... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer's Plan sets a deadline of... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration adopts a landmark national strategy to fight... More

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ATLANTA (AP) -- Aimee Copeland, a Georgia grad student, is fighting for her life because of the... More

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CHICAGO (AP) -- One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or... More

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Two molecular biologists have been awarded the annual Albany Medical Center... More

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ATLANTA (AP) -- The warnings about skin cancer from too much sun don't seem to be getting... More

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Roughly half of young adults under 30 say they've had a sunburn in the past year. Not a big... More

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ATLANTA (AP) -- Half of U.S. adults under 30 say they have had a sunburn at least once in the... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- When your child's doctor orders a CT scan, X-ray or similar test, there are... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is taking steps to help ensure that children who need CT scans... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fighting obesity will require changes everywhere Americans live, work, play... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The obesity epidemic may be slowing, but don't take in those pants yet. Today,... More

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elaine Vlieger is making some concessions to Alzheimer's. She's cut back on... More

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Test-tube babies have higher rates of birth defects, and doctors have long wondered: Is it... More

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as... More

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ATLANTA (AP) -- More teen girls now use the best kinds of birth control, a new government study... More

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