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  Microbes on International Space Station Are Familiar From Earth

  Scientists have been cataloging bacteria and fungi inside the International Space Station (ISS), and...

  • Posted April 8, 2019
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  Heart Attacks Fall By One-Third Among Older Americans

  A groundbreaking new study holds heartening news for older Americans. Since the mid-1990s, the...

  • Posted March 15, 2019
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  Blood Test to Diagnose Heart Attacks May Not Be Foolproof

  A blood test used to detect a heart attack may often provide some misleading...

  • Posted March 14, 2019
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  Dangerous Bacteria May Lurk in Hospital Sinks

  Hospital germ detectives say the sinks next to toilets in patient rooms may harbor...

  • Posted February 7, 2019
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  Delaying Baby’s First Bath May Bring Benefits

  If you want breastfeeding to go smoothly, you might want to ask the hospital...

  • Posted January 24, 2019
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  Disrupted Sleep Plagues Hospital Patients, But New Program Might Help

  Anyone who has cared for a hospitalized loved one knows that frequent nighttime sleep...

  • Posted January 18, 2019
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  Many Female Health Care Workers Make Poverty-Level Wages: Study

  Every day they help feed, bathe and care for the frailest Americans. But female...

  • Posted January 10, 2019
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