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CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella (AP)

March 11, 2010

AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopp

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Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given (AP)

AP - A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.


Vitiligo skin graft 'effective'

Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US researchers.


Obesity risk

Why extra fat can turn you into a killer behind the wheel


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Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years (AP)

AP - Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring.


Smear test 'bettered by HPV test'

Cervical cancer deaths could be cut if a different screening test was used for over-35s, according to researchers.


7 Tips on Fighting Off a Cold

Want to raise your immunity? Start by getting more sleep.