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	'Birth defect risk' for diabetics 02/05/2012 07:10 PM
The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.
	Transplant jaw made by 3D printer 02/06/2012 07:07 AM
An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
	Campaign to cut smoking in cars 02/05/2012 07:17 PM
A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.
	Malaria toll 'is twice as high' 02/02/2012 05:07 PM
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
	Brains may be wired for addiction 02/02/2012 12:03 PM
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.
	Weekend hospital admission fears 02/03/2012 03:37 AM
Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.
	Legionella Britons die in Spain 02/03/2012 01:58 AM
Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says.
	Record 'legal highs detected' 02/03/2012 03:46 AM
A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors.
	Euro MPs reject new food labels 02/02/2012 10:10 AM
Euro MPs block changes to food labels that would have allowed claims such as "now contains 15% less sugar".
	Sugar tax needed, say US experts 02/01/2012 05:00 PM
Sugar added to processed foods is as damaging as alcohol and should be regulated, claim US health experts.

Associated Presss

	A push for family input to detect dementia earlier 02/06/2012 03:23 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store....
	Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC 02/05/2012 11:49 PM
CHICAGO (AP) -- Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list....
	Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget 02/04/2012 07:35 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer - "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. - she was so moved she sat in her car and wept....
	Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants 02/03/2012 02:28 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming - and couldn't withstand....
	Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing 02/03/2012 09:02 PM
To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see....
	Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity 02/03/2012 05:40 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger....
	Minnesota food company recalls eggs in 34 states 02/03/2012 12:31 PM
MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota food company said Friday it is recalling more than a million hard-cooked eggs distributed to 34 states after testing revealed some may be contaminated with listeria....
	Namaste, travelers! SFO opens airport yoga room 02/03/2012 05:14 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Stressed out by flying?...
	Contraception mandate outrages religious groups 02/03/2012 05:13 AM
The Obama administration's decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception....
	Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant 02/03/2012 06:38 AM
HOLLIS, Maine (AP) -- A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes - and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor....

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