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| Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening
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 AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
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| Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow
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| AP - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease. |
| WHO: over 85M African kids get polio vaccination
(AP)
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 AP - The World Health Organization says more than 85 million children under 5 in west and central Africa will be vaccinated against polio.
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| Gene test claims to show what diet works best
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| AP - Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan. |
| Appetite may be partly linked to germs in the gut
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| AP - Germs in the gut may help drive appetite, says new research into the link between obesity and bacteria. |
| Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood
(AP)
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| AP - The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday. |
| Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis
(HealthDay)
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| HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who
are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following
treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study
reveals. |
| As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex
(HealthDay)
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| HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates
into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex
(and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research
finds. |
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