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MORE DISAPPOINTMENT: Two major studies of an experimental Alzheimer's drug show it doesn't stop... More

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An experimental drug that failed to stop mental decline in Alzheimer's patients also signaled... More

• MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Acupuncture gets a thumbs-up for helping relieve pain from chronic headaches,... More

• LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is urging a new focus on preventing suicides,... More

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BOSTON (AP) -- Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning... More

• MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
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BOSTON (AP) -- Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning... More

• MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
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The "bugs" of late summer are biting. The nation is having its worst West Nile virus season in a... More

• MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A study of former NFL players finds they were unusually prone to dying from... More

• MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really... More

• LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Don't call today's young doctors slackers. True, they may shun a 24/7 on-call... More

• LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer
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West Nile virus cases are up 40 percent since last week and may rival the record years of 2002... More

• MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Head of the hospital bed raised? Check. Patient's teeth brushed? Check. Those... More

• LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
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CHICAGO (AP) -- The nation's most influential pediatricians group says the health benefits of... More

• LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer
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Researchers have identified a mysterious new disease that has left scores of people in Asia and... More

• MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
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ATLANTA (AP) -- An outbreak of infected tattoos has led to an unlikely source: the ink. With the... More

• MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Over six frightening months, a deadly germ untreatable by most antibiotics... More

• LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
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Doctors are reporting a new benefit from weight-loss surgery -- preventing diabetes. Far fewer... More

• MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
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ATLANTA (AP) -- The current West Nile outbreak is one of the largest in the U.S., with four times... More

• MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Last year a deadly superbug spread through the nation's leading research... More

• LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
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ATLANTA (AP) -- U.S. health officials reported Wednesday three times the usual number of West... More

• MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- More women are getting the word that they may have breasts too dense for... More

• LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Paul Ryan works out and watches his diet, but a new study shows that clean... More

• MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
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ATLANTA (AP) -- All baby boomers should get a one-time blood test to learn if they have the... More

• MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
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DALLAS (AP) -- Here's another reason to know your blood type -- it might be a clue to your risk... More

• JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press
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ATLANTA (AP) -- A new government survey shows 12 states now have very high obesity... More

• MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
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