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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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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 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 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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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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Could a coach bring back the intellectual vibrancy from medical-school days for one doctor, the way a music teacher inspires constant growth?
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The military has removed dietary supplements containing the ingredient dimethylamylamine from stores on its bases, though the products are widely available elsewhere in the country.
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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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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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Federal health officials recommended this week that all boys be routinely vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV, and that people with diabetes be vaccinated against hepatitis B.
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Can you solve a medical mystery involving a 43-year-old woman who suddenly falls asleep and can't be awakened?
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The ability of exercise to speed the removal of garbage from inside our body's cells may be one of its most valuable, if least visible, effects, a new study suggests.
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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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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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A concept that didn’t seem to need naming until quite recently.
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Three people living with hemophilia talk about how the condition affects their lives.
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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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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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Many Catholic colleges are pushing back against a ruling by the Obama administration that the new health care law requires insurance plans at Catholic institutions to cover birth control.
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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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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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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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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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A new study of women ages 18 to 44 found that drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages can alter levels of estrogen.
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Despite what you may have heard about risotto, this colorful dish doesn’t require constant stirring.
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This satisfying dish, made with low-fat milk, puts stale bread to good use.
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When tomatoes are out of season, canned tomatoes are a good substitute in this Apulian-style meal.
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Using precut frozen fish makes this dish economical as well as delicious.
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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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The drug, Erivedge, made by Genentech, was approved for adults with basal cell carcinoma that has spread elsewhere in the body or those who are not candidates for surgery or radiation.
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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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