America’s favorite birth control method turns 50
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AP – A world without “the pill” is unimaginable to many young women who now use it to treat acne, skip periods, improve mood and, of course, prevent pregnancy. They might be surprised to learn that U.S. officials announcing approval of the world’s first oral contraceptive were uncomfortable.
1 Chinese baby born with syphilis every hour
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AP – Every hour a baby is born in China with syphilis, as the world’s fastest-growing epidemic of the disease is fueled by men with new money from the nation’s booming economy, researchers say.
Study: Stomach cancer up in young, white adults
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AP – Scientists are puzzling over a surprising increase in stomach cancer in young white adults, while rates in all other American adults have declined. Chances for developing stomach cancer are still very low in young adults but the incidence among 25 to 39 year old whites nonetheless climbed by almost 70 percent in the past three decades, a study found.
Those with severe asthma offered radical treatment
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AP – People with severe asthma are getting a radically different treatment option: A way to snake a wire inside their lungs and melt off some of the tissue that squeezes their airways shut.
Rosalynn Carter pens new book about mental health
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AP – Standing outside an Atlanta cotton mill campaigning for her husband’s bid to become governor of Georgia, Rosalynn Carter came upon a stooped and weary woman heading home to care for a mentally ill daughter.
Rosalynn Carter pens new book about mental health
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AP – Standing outside an Atlanta cotton mill campaigning for her husband’s bid to become governor of Georgia, Rosalynn Carter came upon a stooped and weary woman heading home to care for a mentally ill daughter.
FDA investigating recall of children’s medicine
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AP – The Food and Drug Administration said Saturday it was investigating a health-care company for possible other problems following its recall of more than 40 over-the-counter infant’s and children’s liquid medications.
Adult death rates lowest in Iceland, Cyprus
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AP – Men in Iceland and women in Cyprus have the lowest risk of dying worldwide, a new study says.
FDA approves new drug for advanced prostate cancer
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AP – The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body’s immune system to fight the disease, offering an important alternative to decades-old approaches.
5-minute colon cancer test could save thousands
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AP – A five-minute colon cancer test could reduce the number of deaths from the disease by about 40 percent, a new study says.
