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Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube
89 mins ago
In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day.
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Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury
3 hours 20 mins ago
A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland's first face transplant.
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More doctors, hospitals using electronic records
8 hours 52 mins ago
The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tipping point" in America.
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Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls
16 hours 26 mins ago
The American Cancer Society _ one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups _ is 100 years old this week.
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Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation
16 hours 40 mins ago
The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water.
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More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows
1 day ago
A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:
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France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths
1 day ago
The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's safety.
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New rice contamination reported in China
1 day ago
Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal.
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Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled
An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.
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World
Argentine leader raises cash handouts 35 percent
Argentina's president has announced increases of as much as 35 percent in cash handouts to the poor, students, pregnant women and retirees.
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Finance
Tesla uses stock, note sale to repay government
Tesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S. government nine years early.
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Health
Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation
The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water.
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