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	Feet home to more than 100 fungi 05/22/2013 10:00 AM
Fungi live all over the human body but their favourite spots are the heel, under toenails and between the toes, according to a US study.
	Deadly virus kills Tunisian man 05/21/2013 07:43 AM
A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa.
	Vitamin C can kill drug-resistant TB 05/22/2013 02:58 AM
Vitamin C can kill multidrug-resistant TB in the lab, scientists reveal.
	Iodine lack 'may lower UK baby IQs' 05/21/2013 11:53 PM
Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers who studied 1,000 families.
	Bed-sharing 'raises cot death risk' 05/21/2013 04:47 AM
Sharing a bed with your newborn baby increases the risk of sudden death syndrome - commonly known as cot death - fivefold, research suggests.
	Sunshine vitamin 'may treat asthma' 05/19/2013 05:39 PM
The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on their health, researchers have suggested.
	NHS urged to improve use of drips 05/20/2013 04:57 PM
The lives of hospital patients who are put on a drip are being placed at risk by poor attention by staff to intravenous fluid care, experts warn.
	Cancer risk gene testing announced 05/20/2013 07:42 AM
A pioneering programme to test cancer patients for nearly 100 risk genes is to start in London and could represent the future of treatment in the NHS.
	Flu drug bill 'shocking waste' 05/21/2013 07:16 AM
The government squandered taxpayers' money on a drug to treat flu, a public spending watchdog says.
	Premature babies have 'brain arrest' 05/21/2013 04:07 AM
Premature birth may interrupt vital brain development processes, medical scans reveal.

Associated Presss

	Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube 05/22/2013 03:08 PM
In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day....
	Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury 05/22/2013 01:17 PM
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland's first face transplant....
	Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls 05/22/2013 12:12 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- The American Cancer Society - one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups - is 100 years old this week....
	Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation 05/21/2013 11:57 PM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water....
	More doctors, hospitals using electronic records 05/22/2013 07:45 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tipping point" in America....
	After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead 05/21/2013 12:09 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts....
	Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy 05/20/2013 09:10 PM
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) -- Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials....
	Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death 05/21/2013 06:49 AM
RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported....
	Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device 05/20/2013 04:16 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling....
	Measles surges in UK years after flawed research 05/20/2013 07:34 AM
LONDON (AP) -- More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease....

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