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WHO says single yellow fever shot is enoughMay 17th, 2013GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary. The U.N.'s global health agency said Friday that its expert group on immunization... |
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Saudi health workers sickened by SARS-like virus
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Health care workers sickened by SARS-like virusMay 15th, 2013NEW YORK (AP) — Global health officials say a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS has apparently spread from patients to two health care workers in eastern Saudi Arabia. They say the virus has likely already spread... |
Shrinks, critics face off over psychiatric manualMay 15th, 2013This undated image shows the cover of the revised American Psychiatric Association's guidebook of mental disorders being released in May 2013. It is the manual's first major update in nearly 20 years, but prominent critics say the APA is out... |
Jolie: From girl with tattoo to woman with a causeMay 15th, 2013FILE- In this Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 file photo, actress Angelina Jolie poses for a portrait to promote her directorial debut of the film "In the Land of Blood and Honey" in New York. Jolie authored an op-ed for Tuesday’s... |
St. Louis doctor with cerebral palsy offers hopeMay 15th, 2013In this photo made Monday, April 29, 2013, Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez, left, works with cerebral palsy patient Sam Ward, 15, at St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis. Brunstrom-Hernandez, who founded the Cerebral Palsy Center at St.... |
Turkish womb transplant patient loses babyMay 15th, 2013ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A hospital says a Turkish woman who was the first to get pregnant with a transplanted donor womb has had her pregnancy terminated. Derya Sert was born without a womb and had one transplanted in August... |
Jolie admired for bravery in mastectomy revelationMay 14th, 2013FILE - This Feb. 26, 2012 file photo shows actress Angelina Jolie, right, and actor Brad Pitt at the 84th Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she... |
Study questions how sharply US should cut the saltMay 14th, 2013An advisory on salt shakers location in seen on a table at a Boston Market restaurant in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Boston Market has removed the salt shakers from the tables in their restaurants nationwide. A surprising new... |
Women have more options for breast cancer surgeryMay 14th, 2013Rose Ragona is photographed in Chicago on May 1, 2013. Ragona was diagnosed with breast cancer and recently had a mastectomy where surgeons saved much of her skin and started reconstruction during the same surgery. Treating breast cancer... |
Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy: Q&AMay 14th, 2013FILE- In this Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 file photo, actress Angelina Jolie poses for a portrait to promote her directorial debut of the film "In the Land of Blood and Honey" in New York. Jolie authored an op-ed for Tuesday’s... |
Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy: Q&AMay 14th, 2013FILE- In this Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 file photo, actress Angelina Jolie poses for a portrait to promote her directorial debut of the film "In the Land of Blood and Honey" in New York. Jolie authored an op-ed for Tuesday’s... |
Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy: Q&AMay 14th, 2013FILE- In this Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 file photo, actress Angelina Jolie poses for a portrait to promote her directorial debut of the film "In the Land of Blood and Honey" in New York. Jolie authored an op-ed for Tuesday’s... |
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