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Safety experts have advice on ways to germ-proof your food, and still save money.
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Donors have not yet committed enough money for studies needed to confirm a promising South African trial of a microbicide and to get the product to women.
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After being flooded with complaints, the agency said it would continue to allow the sale of the drug midodrine.
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The assessment makes it more likely that the fish will become the first genetically modified animal to enter the American food supply.
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Employers passed all of the increases in insurance premiums this year to their employees, a survey found.
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Just getting to work is an ordeal for staff members, who have also had to face chanting protesters in their emergency room.
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Steamed and grilled leeks are paired with romesco sauce, a nut-thickened pepper purée.
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Powerful drugs are given to young children despite a lack of study on how they affect development.
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New York City’s hospital system wants to renegotiate longstanding contracts that allow medical schools to manage physicians.
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Dr. Ruth Berggren was among a team of nurses and doctors that stayed with patients during Hurricane Katrina.
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A discovery by Paul Greengard, an 84-year-old scientist and Nobel winner, has illuminated a new direction.
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Doctors say frequent headaches and migraines are among the most common childhood health complaints, yet the problem gets surprisingly little attention from the medical community.
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Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier’s work has debunked preconceived notions and revealed some deep truths about the predictors of longevity, the organization of health care and the workings of the medical mind.
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For those who are not just infected on the inside but also infested on the outside our state-of-the-art treatment includes a direct carryover from the Middle Ages.
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The criminal division of the Internal Revenue Service is looking into the finances of Planned Parenthood Golden Gate in Oakland, CA, which has also begun its own investigation.
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Buyers in secondhand stores are concerned about bedbugs coming along with the clothing or furniture.
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A clinical trial found that the controversial drug increased the risks of heart attacks and strokes while doing little to slim their waists.
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Allergan agreed to pay $600 million to settle charges that it illegally promoted and sold Botox for unapproved uses.
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Drugs have a competitive advantage over natural rewards and can hijack the brain’s reward system.
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The idea that your mother tongue shapes your experience of the world may be true after all.
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At a boutique practice at Tufts Medical Center, retainer fees support the general practice, teaching and free health care.
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In stereotyping patients, physicians may be diminishing them.
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Fear of lawsuits often keeps doctors from talking to patients when mistakes are made, but a University of Michigan study argues for open disclosure of medical errors.
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If your Labor Day plans include a picnic or barbecue, be sure to check out Martha Rose Shulman's latest installment of Recipes for Health, which offers flavorful options for vegetarian eaters.
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If the traditional day of rest and worship has become your day to shop, it may be taking a toll on your happiness.
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Food scares, such as the latest contaminated egg problem, often trigger a rethinking in cooking and shopping habits. In today's Patient Money column, Walecia Konrad explores the costs and options consumers face on their quest for germ-free kitchens.
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For Dr. Ruth Bergren and her colleagues taking care of HIV patients in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina presented the ultimate test of the doctor-patient relationship.
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Many people who suffer from migraines believe fluorescent lights are the culprit.
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New Web sites aim to connect those in need with friends and acquaintances willing to provide rides and meals, do chores or pay visits.
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Can exaggerated anxiety about falling -- even if tests show your risk to be low -- increase the probability that you'll actually fall?
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Why muscles wither with age is captivating a growing number of scientists, drug and food companies and aging baby boomers.
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Body mass index may be useful for identifying obesity in large populations, but in individuals it doesn’t differentiate between fatty and lean tissue.
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Lymph nodes are often removed as treatment. The concern is that changes in cabin pressure might influence the movement of fluid in the lymphatic system.
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Dr. Mary Margaret Gleason answers some readers' questions.
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Are drugs appropriate for toddlers to take when they exhibit troubled behavior?
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The annual Kaiser survey of employer health benefits shows employers managed to keep costs down, but employees' premiums went up.
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A letter to the editor.
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A letter to the editor.
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A letter to the editor.
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Letters to the editor.
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A move of some of 186 chimpanzees to a research center in Texas has spurred outrage among animal rights advocates, primate experts and politicians.
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A Bristol-Myers drug shows promise in treating a heart rhythm disorder, and others combat postsurgical clotting and deep vein thrombosis.
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Motor vehicle accidents cost the nation almost $100 billion dollars a year, about $500 for each licensed driver, according to government data.
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The drugs are aimed at people who have a higher than normal risk for clotting or stroke, like patients undergoing hip replacement surgery or those with an irregular heartbeat.
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Prepare these packets at home, then toss them on the grill at a cookout.
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This fragrant bean salad requires far less olive oil than the traditional version.
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This dish may resemble a traditional potato salad, but it does not rely on mayonnaise.
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Skip the veggie burgers and tofu “hot dogs.” Here are some excellent vegetarian dishes for end-of-summer picnics and barbecues.
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The deal, if completed, would end a yearlong impasse that has come to symbolize the health care plight of the country’s uninsured immigrants and the hospitals that end up caring for them.
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The French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis disclosed its $18.5 billion bid for the American biotechnology firm Genzyme.
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The head of the National Institutes of Health said a judge’s decision would most likely force the cancellation of dozens of experiments in diseases ranging from diabetes to Parkinson’s.
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The two researchers whose claims of injury led to the judge’s decision have a history of disputes with colleagues as well as ethical objections to embryonic stem cell research.
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