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Oral Sex Cause of Throat Cancer Rise

July 29th, 2009 Comments off

Changing sexual practices have led to a dramatic rise in throat cancer in the United States over the past two decades, and experts say they fear an epidemic of the disease.

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Oral Sex Cause of Throat Cancer Rise

Pregnant Women First to Get Swine Flu Vaccine

July 29th, 2009 Comments off

Pregnant women and people living with infants would be the first Americans to get the swine flu vaccine. Next would come 6-month-olds to 4-year-olds, first responders, and high-risk kids.

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How Common Is Tourette’s Syndrome?

June 4th, 2009 Comments off

Tourette’s syndrome afflicts three out of every 1,000 children between 6 and 17 in the United States, the CDC says.

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Who Influences Kids’ Eating Habits?

June 4th, 2009 Comments off

The widely held belief that kids learn eating habits from their parents may not be true, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health.

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Who Influences Kids’ Eating Habits?