A Vietnamese man who had an infected head injury may have been saved by maggots that ate the dead tissue,…
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Breast milk may block HIV transmission
While breastfeeding is attributed to a significant number of HIV infections that occur in infants, the majority of infants who…
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A Phoenix, Ariz., woman who sustained an internal decapitation – and survived – met the firefighters who saved her life…
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Urine-soaked eggs a tasty, healthy treat?
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FDA: Gulf seafood safe despite oil spill concerns
Photos of fish with sores may raise concern about long-term environmental effects of the massive BP oil spill – but…
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A woman in Australia fighting an aggressive form of cancer who does not match with any registered bone marrow donor…
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Newborn Madden Hebert became his own uncle when his grandmother gave birth to him last week, the Portland Press Herald…
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Meningitis outbreak spreads to 19 states with case in Rhode Island
The deadly meningitis outbreak tied to steroid injections from potentially tainted medications spread to a 19th state on Monday with…
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A thief has caught the deadly Ebola virus after stealing a mobile phone from a patient with the disease, an…
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