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ABC NewsFlesh-eating illness has woman fightingNewsOK.comBy JEFF MARTIN | Published: May 20, 2012 Leave a comment ATLANTA — Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of flesh-eating bacteria that has already claimed one leg ...Father: 'I have never seen such a strong display […]

Zee NewsA Healthy Diet During Pregnancy Reduces Risk of Pregnancy ComplicationsDaily DisruptionBy Lori Morgan | @dailydisrupt Pregnant women, including those who are obese or overweight, should be encouraged to minimise weight gain through diet, according to major new research from Queen Mary, University of London. Piling on excess weight during ...Weight ma […]

College MisericordiaCancer survivor shares her storyKPCnews.comBy Bob Buttgen bbuttgen@kpcnews.net LIGONIER — It's not easy to get up in front of hundreds of people, most of them strangers, and talk about a very personal aspect of your life. But for Albion resident Judy Middleton, her short speech at Saturday's ...Relay organizers expect to reach f […]

BloombergStudy: 'Good cholesterol' may be overstatementPittsburgh Post GazetteBy Gina Kolata / The New York Times The name alone sounds so encouraging: HDL, the "good cholesterol." The more of it in your blood, the lower your risk of heart disease. So bringing up HDL levels has got to be good for health.Doubt Cast on the 'Good' […]

ForbesHow One Flawed Study Spawned a Decade of LiesForbesIn 2001, Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, psychologist and professor emeritus of Columbia University, presented a paper at a meeting of the American Psychiatric Association about something called “reparative therapy” for gay men and women.Psychiatry Giant Sorry for Backing Gay 'Cure'New York TimesPsych […]

The GuardianJamie Oliver urges MPs to end academy junk food exemptionThe GuardianAn exasperated Jamie Oliver has written to every MP demanding a U-turn over nutrition rules in schools after education secretary Michael Gove refused to act on a report that found nine out of 10 academies were selling junk food.Food Revolution Day: Jamie Oliver hits 488 citiesNe […]

Boston GlobeEx-Mass. Speaker DiMasi diagnosed with cancerBoston.comBOSTON—The wife of convicted former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi says he has been diagnosed with cancer in his tongue and lymph nodes while serving an 8-year federal prison sentence in Lexington, Ky. Debbie DiMasi says the family was ...Wife says former Mass. House speaker, se […]

My Fox 8Family hangs hope for boy on unproven therapy in IndiaCNNBy David Fitzpatrick and Drew Griffin, CNN Special Investigations Unit For more of CNN correspondent Drew Griffin's investigation of India's experimental embryonic stem cell therapy, watch "CNN Presents: Selling a Miracle," at 8 and 11 pm ET Sunday on ...Madison family to be […]

USA TODAYCDC urges Boomers to get tested for hepatitis CUSA TODAYATLANTA (AP) – For the first time, the government is proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C. Aynsley Floyd, AP Rock Legend Gregg Allman has battled chronic Hepatitis C and is raising awareness of the virus by partnering with Merck ...US baby boomers urged to take hepatitis C […]

New York TimesPopular Antibiotic May Raise Risk of Sudden DeathNew York TimesA new study finds that a widely used antibiotic, azithromycin, may increase the likelihood of sudden death in adults, especially those who have heart disease or are at high risk for it. The increased odds of death are small, but significant enough that ...Common antibiotic boosts de […]