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Q&A: Obama and the birth control controversy
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What birth control debate? A half-century after the introduction of the pill, acceptance of birth control by American women is virtually universal.
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Hungarian home birth advocate looses appeal
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A Hungarian obstetrician known for promoting home births lost an appeal Friday against her two-year prison sentence for malpractice.
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For pregnant women with cancer, chemo possible
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Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus.
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Russians alarmed by rash of teenage suicides
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A rash of teenage suicides in Russia has set off alarm bells and experts are urging the government to take immediate action.
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India's global pharmacy role threatened by EU pact
2 days ago
Efforts by India and the European Union to strengthen trade are threatening India's ability to deliver lifesaving medicines to the world's poorest, analysts say as the two sides push through protracted negotiations on a free-trade pact.
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Hold the mystery meat: Military food gets upgrade
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Hold the mystery meat: Military mess halls soon will be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards across the armed services.
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Lawyer: 6 Austrians were injected with malaria
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The number of people claiming they were injected with the parasite causing malaria at a Vienna psychiatric ward while teenagers grew to seven Thursday, with the lawyer representing six of them saying their accounts, given separately, are credible because they are similar.
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Doctors telling more adults: Get out and exercise
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More and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get out and exercise, according to government survey released Thursday.
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Pakistani man fights police over 40-foot shark
Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22 cents each to see a roughly 40-foot whale ...
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