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Emergency plan launched for endgame of polio eradication

Thu, May 24 2012 at 12:52 PM EST
Aside from the health benefits, it also estimated savings of $40-50 billion by 2035 by taking into account cash spent on campaigns and treatments.
 

Long-term birth control more effective than the pill

Wed, May 23 2012 at 5:51 PM EST
Intrauterine devices and implants placed under the skin of the arm were found to be 20 times more effective in preventing unplanned pregnancy than birth control pills, skin patches, or vaginal rings.
 

How special contact lenses can help monitor diabetes

Wed, May 23 2012 at 4:32 PM EST
A brilliant innovation may work to replace blood-monitoring for some patients and help uncover others' prediabetes conditions.
 

Should we get paid to get healthy?

Wed, May 23 2012 at 4:21 PM EST
Rewarding people with money for healthy behaviors could be effective for the short-term, but not necessarily the long-term.
 

Brain tapeworms: More common than you thought

Wed, May 23 2012 at 12:46 PM EST
When pork tapeworm larvae take a wrong turn, they can end up in the human brain with devastating effects.
 

Lab uses skin cells to repair heart muscle

Wed, May 23 2012 at 4:39 AM EST
Scientists have taken skin cells from patients who had suffered heart failure and turned them into cells that can repair damaged cardiac muscle.
 

Old drug for arthritis is effective against killer parasites

Sun, May 20 2012 at 1:20 PM EST
The oral arthritis treatment is effected against dysentery-causing parasites, a discovery made by a computer program.
 

The supplement everyone needs to take

Fri, May 18 2012 at 12:39 PM EST
Finally, researchers have found a way to counteract the dangerous side effects of dirty air pollution.
 

Common antibiotic boosts death risk

Wed, May 16 2012 at 5:32 PM EST
A popular antibiotic used for treating bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections and sexually transmitted diseases may boost the risk of death.
 

New colonoscopy test eliminates probing, laxative

Tue, May 15 2012 at 12:49 PM EST
If virtual colonoscopies become a common option for colon cancer screening, it could increase the number of people willing to get screened, and thus reduce the number of deaths from the disease.
 
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