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How to prevent food-borne illnesses
According to the CDC, each year one in six Americans become sick from food-borne illnesses, 128,000 need to be hospitalized and 3,000 people lose their lives.

March 10, 2013 1 Photo
More gun laws = fewer deaths, 50-state study says
States with the most gun control laws have the fewest gun-related deaths, according to a study that suggests sheer quantity of measures might make a difference.

March 7, 2013 1 Photo
Cops: No charges after home's refusal to give CPR
Police said Wednesday that no criminal charges will be filed after a care worker's attention-grabbing refusal to perform CPR on a resident of a Central California independent-living facility.

March 7, 2013 1 Photo
Myriad languages, cultures challenge health reform
Set on a gritty corner of Oakland's International Boulevard, the nonprofit Street Level Health Project offers free checkups to patients who speak a total of 22 languages, from recent Mongolian immigrants seeking a doctor to Burmese refugees in need of a basic dental exam.

March 4, 2013 1 Photo
Advanced breast cancer edges up in younger women
Advanced breast cancer has increased slightly among young women, a 34-year analysis suggests.

February 27, 2013
Panel questions value of calcium, vitamin D pills
Popping calcium and vitamin D pills in hopes of strong bones? Healthy older women shouldn’t bother with relatively low-dose dietary supplements, say new recommendations from a government advisory group.

February 26, 2013
Childhood bullying linked to adult psychological disorders
Researchers were surprised by the results of a significant study from Duke, out this week, which provides the best evidence we've had thus far that bullying in childhood is linked to a higher risk of psychological disorders in adulthood.

February 24, 2013 1 Photo
Health coalition lists dozens of medical 'don'ts'
Don't use feeding tubes in patients with advanced dementia. Don't use drugs to aggressively treat diabetes in those older than 65. Don't automatically use imaging technology for minor head injuries in children and headaches in adults. And don't give antacids to babies with reflux.

February 21, 2013
Under new health law, alternative birth control gains renewed interest
Changes in health-care laws and the introduction of the first new intrauterine device in 12 years may make long-acting birth-control methods more attractive.

February 20, 2013 1 Photo
Study questions kidney cancer treatment in elderly
In a stunning example of when treatment might be worse than the disease, a large review of Medicare records finds that older people with small kidney tumors were much less likely to die over the next five years if doctors monitored them instead of operating right away.

February 12, 2013
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