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Facing criticism from religious-affiliated institutions, the Obama administration promised on Tuesday to explore ways to make a new health insurance requirement more flexible.
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Karen Handel’s resignation came just days after the cancer foundation reversed its decision to cut funds to Planned Parenthood.
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A concept based on Buddhist teachings encourages people to eat slowly, paying close attention to the sensation and purpose of each morsel.
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Lawmakers in both parties say they want to give doctors a small increase in Medicare payments, but they cannot agree on how to pay for it.
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As the published evidence for the source of chronic fatigue syndrome fell apart, a legal melodrama erupted, dismaying and demoralizing patients and many members of the scientific community.
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A surprising number of residents in assisted living facilities may be drinking alcohol, a new report finds.
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Perhaps too much emphasis is placed on looking for existing breast cancer when the search should focus on prevention and the possibility of finding a vaccine.
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An overhaul to Weight Watchers' diet plan has caused many longtime members to complain about slow weight loss.
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The authentic version of this Greek dish has a lot more olive oil, but its slimmer cousin doesn’t fail to satisfy.
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A drug that scientists had hoped would help prevent breast cancer has a significant side effect.
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Continued obstacles plague the effort to provide a reliable supply of technetium 99m, a radioisotope crucial to identifying heart and kidney disease and assisting in breast cancer surgery.
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The numbers are being quietly fought over in e-mails among malaria specialists at the World Health Organization and the University of Washington.
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On a low-protein diet, the body is forced to get its protein from lean body mass, a study shows.
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After the installation of cameras and boards announcing compliance rates, hand washing at an I.C.U. soared, a study shows.
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Fructose consumption may increase cardiovascular risk factors because it increases visceral fat, the kind that accumulates around internal organs.
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The president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Craig B. Thompson, is in a billion-dollar dispute with his former workplace over accusations that he walked away with research.
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The city health department’s campaign to jolt New Yorkers out of their bad habits has drawn some criticism for its negative approach.
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Researchers have found what happens to muscles when a masseur goes to work on them.
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On HealthTap, an interactive Web site, users can ask for medical advice, and doctors can gain whimsical “awards” for their answers.
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In the skirmish between Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Planned Parenthood that intensified over the past week, all roads led to Texas.
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In the job market, people with disabilities bring vast experience in coping and adapting — qualities that help them become valuable employees.
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The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation apologized for its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening and said it would restore the funding.
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Researchers combed through four years' worth of data about Harvard runners to produce the surprisingly controversial finding that how a person runs may affect whether he or she winds up hurt.
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Outspoken parents may be keeping good coaches away from youth sports.
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We must move breast cancer advocacy to the next level, beyond screening for cancers that are already there, even beyond the cure, to finding the cause, writes Dr. Susan Love.
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A recent trip to the neighborhood farmers' market inspired Martha Rose Shulman to spend the next six days cooking with kale.
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Readers solve the mystery of a 43-year-old healthy and active woman who suddenly falls asleep and can't be awakened.
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Safer road designs can slow motor vehicles and separate them from pedestrians and cyclists, and also enhance the physical activity and health of residents.
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Studies indicate that putting in extra hours at the office can elevate the risk of developing anxiety and depression.
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Coronary plaque and eye plaque are directly related, while oral plaque is a different entity — but all of them can cause problems.
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In fact, today's teenagers are misbehaving a lot less than their parents did.
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A golden retriever was the only thing that could reach a raging, disconnected boy.
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A pet trust offers owners some assurances that after they die, their pets will be cared for.
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Two new studies provide clues to how Alzheimer's disease spreads in the brain.
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"The Iron Lady" does not sidestep Margaret Thatcher's dementia.
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Shared rooms and a largely female population mean that men find it harder to find a bed in nursing homes.
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Letters 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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A letter to the editor.
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Three people living with hemophilia talk about how the condition affects their lives.
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A concept that didn’t seem to need naming until quite recently.
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A rising number of registered nurses rank "on-the-job assault" as one of their three greatest safety concerns.
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Researchers have found, once again, that weight gain and moderate to severe acne go hand in hand, particularly among young women.
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Changes to the way autism is diagnosed may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria to get health, educational and social services, researchers say.
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The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that a law outlawing the promotion of assisted suicide was unconstitutional, a decision likely to shape the national debate over the practice.
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Federal health officials recommended on Thursday that all boys be routinely vaccinated against infection with human papillomavirus, or HPV.
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Companies, governments and nonprofit organizations are releasing money, access to databases and outreach efforts to counter diseases such as leprosy and guinea worm.
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The Institute of Medicine, an independent group of doctors and researchers, issued findings on how contraception affected women’s well-being.
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The discovery in studies of mice solves a mystery surrounding the disease’s grim march and has immediate implications for developing treatments, researchers said.
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Mr. Cioffi’s scathing critique of Sigmund Freud’s work was one of the opening salvos in the bitter debate in recent decades over the legitimacy of psychoanalytic theories.
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Removing information from manuscripts describing experiments that made a lethal bird flu more likely to transmit among humans “maximized the benefits to society and minimized the risks,” the government’s biosecurity panel said.
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Differences in blood pressure readings between a patient's right and left arms could be a sign of vascular disease and a greater risk of dying from heart disease.
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Don’t toss out the barley cooking water: It adds flavor and texture to these sautéed vegetables.
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The vegetables in this dish are perfectly happy served with grains, or they can form the basis for a hearty Provençal-style gratin.
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The season’s sturdy roots, squash and greens need little more than a few turns in a hot pan to become appealing partners for a variety of grains.
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Despite what you may have heard about risotto, this colorful dish doesn’t require constant stirring.
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Thanks to a gap between discrimination laws and disability laws, it’s possible for a pregnant woman to be forced from her job.
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Accountable care organizations will shift the focus of medicine away from treating sickness and toward keeping patients healthy.
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Pharmaceutical companies have cut spending on television advertising by 20 percent over the last five years, according to a Nielsen study. Analysts expect drug advertising to continue to fall as more brand-name drugs face generic competition.
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On most days Giovanna Poli acts like a typical 12-year-old, but she is living with sickle cell disease.
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