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Worst US bird flu outbreak in history expands to Michigan
Michigan on Monday said Canadian geese in the state tested positive for a lethal strain of bird flu,…
Kids’ survival rates improve as cancer treatments become gentler, study finds
The move to make cancer treatments gentler for children has paid a double dividend: More kids are surviving…
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Smokers who quit may have brains hard-wired for success
Smokers who kick the habit could be hard-wired for success, thanks to greater communication between two regions of…
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Dynamic MRI helps scientists study over 100 muscles involved in sound
Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study how muscles collaborate to produce song and speech has proved challenging…
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Man in need of transplant builds 7-foot kidney out of snow to raise awareness
A Minnesota man in need of a kidney transplant has constructed a 7-foot-tall replica of the organ made…
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Warming up can slim you down
Getting warm can also fire up winter weight loss: Steamy soup Soup can be a satisfying and slimming…
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4 ways to make the switch to daylight savings time less miserable
You’ve made it through the endless winter of 2014-15 (almost), and spring is around the corner. The first…
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Dirt Eaters and Other Pica Cases Nearly Double in Decade
The number of people hospitalized with pica, the disorder in which people eat non-edible substances including dirt and…
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Having kids after age 30 may lower cancer risk
Women who have children in their 30s and 40s may have a decreased risk of endometrial cancer, which…
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Faulty sex gene behind high rates of male bowel cancer, experts say
Men have higher rates of bowel cancer than women because of a genetic fault in the female sex…