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With costs skyrocketing, efforts are underway to raise the cap on lifetime maximums.
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Tests show exercise slows the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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US fentanyl deaths topped 1,000 over 2 years
More than 1,000 people died over two years from an illegal version of the painkiller fentanyl, the government reported Thursday in its first national tally of those deaths.Write Comment (0 comments)
Officials: Search for HIV vaccine needs overhaul
Scientists will have to take "enormous intellectual leaps" to develop an AIDS vaccine in the coming years, say researchers clearly frustrated by the failure of a once-promising shot.Write Comment (0 comments)
Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks
The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.Write Comment (0 comments)
Statin study could lead to test for gene variant
Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world.Write Comment (0 comments)
ADHD increasingly common in older kids, CDC says
More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12, according to a government report released Wednesday.Write Comment (0 comments)
A hot (pepper) lead in hunt for salmonella source
It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's outbreak.Write Comment (0 comments)
Polygamist sect leader Jeffs, 5 others indicted
A grand jury has indicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and five of his followers. Jeffs, who was indicted Tuesday, is accused of sexual assault. The charges and identities of the others were being withheld until authorities can arrest them, said Schleicher County clerk Peggy Williams.Write Comment (0 comments)
Foreign-born TB cases need better control, US says
Tuberculosis cases continue to fall in the United States, but some immigrants have disturbingly high rates of the disease, according to a study released Tuesday that called for more aggressive action.Write Comment (0 comments)
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