| Some former Komen supporters can’t forgive, forget |
When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer _ "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. _ she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.
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| Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing |
To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.
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| Latest illnesses point to raw milk’s popularity |
An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.
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| Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants |
For leaders of the nation’s pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn’t see coming _ and couldn’t withstand.
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| New map pinpoints Lyme disease risk areas |
Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.
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| Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant |
A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes _ and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.
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| Contraception mandate outrages religious groups |
The Obama administration’s decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception.
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| Mass hysteria rare, but usually seen in girls |
Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong.
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| Malaria death toll possibly twice as high |
Malaria may be killing around twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults _ long considered the least susceptible _ a new study suggests.
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| Highest level of drug-resistant TB found in Europe |
The World Health Organization says the highest levels ever of drug-resistant tuberculosis have been found in Russia and Moldova.
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| Vietnam reports 2nd bird flu death in a month |
A Vietnamese official on Thursday confirmed the country’s second human death from bird flu in less than a month, after it went nearly two years with no reported fatalities.
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| Pfizer recalls 1M birth control packs after mix-up |
Birth control pills are known to be nearly 100 percent effective when taken properly, but a recall of the drugs could send a shudder through women of childbearing age.
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| Fed judge considers if pharmacies must sell Plan B |
A federal judge is considering whether Washington state can require pharmacies to stock and sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, even in the face of religious objections by druggists who believe they destroy human life.
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| UK suicide rates fell where prevention increased |
British researchers say parts of England and Wales with more suicide prevention programs had bigger drops in deaths than regions with fewer services.
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| New European pill works against uterine fibroids |
New research offers hope for the first pill to treat a common problem in young women: fibroids in the uterus. The growths can cause pain, heavy bleeding and fertility problems, and they are the leading cause of hysterectomies.
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| First lady promotes healthy food in California |
First lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday said the campaign to bring healthy food to all Americans is happening neighborhood by neighborhood.
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| W.R. Grace proposes $19.5M asbestos settlement |
A proposed settlement in the W.R. Grace and Co. bankruptcy case would pay $19.5 million into a trust for people sickened by asbestos exposure from the company’s now-shuttered vermiculite plant in Libby, Mont.
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| Study questions proton therapy for prostate cancer |
A warning to men considering a pricey new treatment for prostate cancer called proton therapy: Research suggests it might have more side effects than traditional radiation does.
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| Drug approved to treat cystic fibrosis’ root cause |
The first drug that treats the root cause of cystic fibrosis won approval Tuesday, offering a life-changing treatment for a handful of patients with the deadly illness and broader hope for thousands more patients with the inherited disease.
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| Mexico health sec: Swine flu way up after low year |
Swine flu is back in Mexico, the epicenter of a world pandemic three years ago that panicked people around the globe.
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