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• — Which Type of Long-Term Birth Control is Best for You?

     (Friday, 30 January 2015 18:01)

  Tired of taking birth control pills? There are lots of other contraception choices that need less action on your part and that you can stop at any time.

• — Lead Exposure May Be Bigger Threat to Boys Than Girls

     (Friday, 30 January 2015 17:20)

  Hormones may offer young females some protection from toxic effects, study says

• — Researchers Learning More About Deadly Pancreatic Cancer

     (Friday, 30 January 2015 13:25)

  FDA hopes targeted drug research will lead to 'big break'

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• — Welcome to The Island Where People Forget to Die

     (Sunday, 01 February 2015 13:08)

  One day in 1976, Stamatis Moraitis of Boynton Beach, Florida, felt short of breath. Climbing stairs was a chore; he had to quit working midday. After reviewing his X-rays, his...

• — When Patients Read What Their Doctors Write

     (Sunday, 01 February 2015 13:08)

  The woman was sitting on a gurney in the emergency room, and I was facing her, typing. I had just written about her abdominal pain, when she posed a question I’d...

• — Roald Dahl’s Heartbreaking Lesson About Childhood Vaccinations

     (Sunday, 01 February 2015 13:08)

  November 23rd marks the anniversary of the death of Roald Dahl, the beloved British storyteller. During his illustrious and prolific career Dahl penned several screenplays, nine collections of poetry, works...

USATODAY - Health Top Stories

USATODAY - Health Top Stories

• — Surgeon general urges new focus on suicide prevention

     (Monday, 10 September 2012 16:59)

  The Obama administration is urging a new focus on preventing suicides and is beefing up the nation's crisis hotline to help.

   

  — Company seeks more approval for clot blocker

     (Friday, 07 September 2012 17:27)

  Johnson & Johnson gave the FDA additional data on its new anti-clotting drug, in a second attempt to get approval for more uses.

   

• — My Semicolon Life: Setting new goals

     (Friday, 07 September 2012 16:26)

  USA TODAY music writer Brian Mansfield chronicles his life with colon cancer.

    

Natural Health

• — The Hidden Health Benefits of Walking

     (Wednesday, 28 January 2015 16:21)

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  The Hidden Health Benefits of Walking

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• — The Ultimate 15-Minute Workout

     (Wednesday, 28 January 2015 15:24)

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  The Ultimate 15-Minute Workout

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• — The Healthiest Airport Food in America

     (Wednesday, 28 January 2015 15:23)

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  The Healthiest Airport Food in America

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• — As Ebola Ebbs in Africa, Focus Turns From Death to Life

     (Saturday, 31 January 2015 19:40)

  New cases in Liberia, where streets were littered with the Ebola dead just a few months ago, now number in the single digits, according to the World Health Organization.

• — Medical Costs Rise as Retirees Winter in Florida

     (Saturday, 31 January 2015 16:57)

  Data suggests that many doctors, especially those in states known as winter getaways, increase their revenues by expanding the volume of diagnostic exams.
  
  
  

• — Opinion: Onward, Christian Health Care?

     (Saturday, 31 January 2015 16:29)

  In our new Gilded Age, mutual aid societies revive.