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  Laparoscopic Surgery for Colon Cancer May Benefit Seniors

  Patients who had the less-invasive procedure were less likely to need nursing home care, study finds

  • Posted October 8, 2013
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  Smog, Stressed Mom May Raise Risk of Behavior Woes in Kids

  Exposure to a combination of the two in the womb is worse than either alone, study suggests

  • Posted October 8, 2013
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  Tom Hanks Has Type 2 Diabetes

  He'd been dealing with elevated blood sugar levels for more than 20 years

  • Posted October 8, 2013
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  First Effective Malaria Vaccine May Be Near, Experts Say

  Latest trial of candidate shot shows big drop in cases for kids; drug company hopes to market by 2015

  • Posted October 8, 2013
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  More Deaths Among Older People During Economic Upswings: Study

  Effect seen in both middle age and retirement in analysis of 19 nations

  • Posted October 8, 2013
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  A Link Between Gum Disease and Alzheimer’s?

  Study doesn't prove cause and effect, but researchers note that bacteria travels easily from mouth to brain

  • Posted October 8, 2013
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  Black Medical Students in U.S. Have Heaviest Debts, Study Finds

  This discrepancy may explain enrollment declines

  • Posted October 8, 2013
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  Health Highlights: Oct. 8, 2013

  Salmonella Outbreak Traced to Chicken From California Plants Turkey Hill Ice Cream Recalled W. Virginia Has Highest Rate of Fatal Drug Overdoses: Report

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  Study Aging, Not Disease, for Real Benefits, Scientists Say

  Increase in healthy years would save $7.1 trillion over five decades, study claims

  • Posted October 8, 2013
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  Second Dose of Vaccine Cuts Chickenpox Cases Even More, Study Finds

  Kids and adults benefit from children receiving both recommended immunizations, researcher says

  • Posted October 8, 2013
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