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<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug commissioner has written Congress that the agency needs an immediate infusion of $275 million to ensure that imported foods, drugs and medical devices are safe.    
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<title>Exercise May Protect Girls From Future Breast Cancer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[New research shows exercise during the teen years — starting as young as age 12 — can help protect girls from breast cancer when they’re grown.    
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<title>Mammogram With Ultrasound Improved Detection of Cancers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The study was designed to see whether ultrasound might improve the chances of finding breast cancer in high-risk women with dense breast tissue, which makes cancer harder to see on a standard mammogram.    
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<title>Rough Transition to a New Asthma Inhaler</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For many people with asthma, the transition to CFC-free inhalers will not be a easy one.    
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<title>A Child, a Bizarre Tumor and a Perilous Operation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A little girl, a rare tumor and a new surgical procedure that may make everything normal again.    
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<title>Court Hears More Claims of Vaccine-Autism Link</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The United States Court of Federal Claims is considering whether the government should pay millions of dollars to the parents of some 4,800 autistic children.    
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<title>Cases: In Delusions of Romance, Genuine Comfort</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Schizophrenia offers a unique relief from the rigors of cancer.    
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<title>Engineering by Scientists on Embryo Stirs Criticism</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Researchers in New York have created what is believed to be the first genetically engineered human embryo, which critics immediately branded as a step toward “designer babies.”    
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<title>Oral Cancer in Men Associated With HPV</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Researchers are discovering that a large percentage of oral cancers in men as associated with HPV.    
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<title>Brain: For a Sharp Brain, Stimulation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Research suggests that staying active, physically and mentally, may help the aging brain remain fit, too.    
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<title>Eyes: Care of the Eyes Demands Diligence</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Regular exams are essential for uncovering glaucoma and other diseases that may otherwise remain undetected until they cause serious vision problems.    
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<title>Skin: Applying a Balm to the Years</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dermatologists say there are simple and inexpensive ways to stave off premature aging and its attendant wrinkles and loss of collagen.    
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<title>Bones: How Well Will Your Bones Hold Up?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Scans and other tests can help determine who is at risk for osteoporosis, hip fractures and other bone problems.    
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<title>Mouth: Dental Calamities That Can Truly Hurt</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cavities are one thing, but gum disease and oral cancer are dental problems that can have even more serious consequences.    
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<title>Back: Back Pain Eludes Perfect Solutions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The sudden onset of back pain can be the start of a long and confusing medical journey for some people.    
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<title>Waist: Watch Your Girth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Many studies suggest that for both men and women, it’s not how much you weigh that matters most, but where you carry those pounds.    
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<title>Muscles: More Than an Exercise in Vanity</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bulky isn’t necessarily better when it comes to muscles. What’s important is keeping them fit so they’ll provide power and strength as the body ages.    
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<title>Vital Signs: Nutrition: Breast-Feeding Tied to Intelligence</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/health/13nutr.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers have found evidence that prolonged breast-feeding is associated with improved scores on some intelligence tests in childhood.    
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<title>Personal Best: For Peak Performance, 3 Is Not Better Than 1</title>
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<description><![CDATA[To run faster, triathletes need to stop swimming and cycling.    
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<title>Citywide: The Lost Supermarket: A Breed in Need of Replenishment</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/nyregion/05citywide.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Millions of New Yorkers are having trouble finding fresh and affordable food within walking distance of their homes, according to a recent city study.    
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<title>Cigarette Bill Treats Menthol With Leniency</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A ban of most flavored cigarettes would exempt menthol cigarettes, popular among African-Americans.    
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<title>Disclosing Drug Makers Payments to Doctors Gets Boost</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Eli Lilly and Co. broke ranks with the industry and endorsed a bill that would require prescription drug makers to disclose payments to doctors.    
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<title>That Must Be Bob. I Hear His New Hip Squeaking.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Some patients’ noisy artificial hips are interrupting daily life and raising questions about more serious problems.    
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<title>Hard Sell to Medicare Insurance Buyers Would Get Softer Under New Rules</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Bush administration proposed on Thursday to crack down on the aggressive marketing of private Medicare insurance plans.    
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<title>Group Asks Government to End Use of Birth Control Patch</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A consumer advocacy group petitioned the government Thursday to pull the birth-control patch off the market, calling it far riskier than the pill.    
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<title>Personal Health: Mosquito Thrives; So Does Dengue Fever</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dengue fever has increased rapidly in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide in recent years, thanks to factors both natural and man-made.    
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<title>Really?: The Claim: If You&#x2019;re Hyperventilating, Breathe Into a Paper Bag</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Like a bandage for a cut or a crutch for a broken leg, the brown paper bag is a symbol for hyperventilation. But does it help?    
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<title>Well: A Guided Tour of Your Body</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Changes in our health are inevitable as we get older. What do we need to know about staying well as we age?    
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<title>A Conversation With Alfredo Qui&#xF1;ones-Hinojosa: A Surgeon&#x2019;s Path From Migrant Fields to Operating Room</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dr. Quiñones-Hinojosa, 40, was an illegal immigrant working in the vegetable fields of the Central Valley in California before becoming a neurosurgeon.    
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<title>&#x2018;Mad Pride&#x2019; Fights a Stigma</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Just as gay-rights activists reclaimed the word queer as a badge of honor rather than a slur, mental illness advocates are proudly calling themselves mad.    
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<title>Chronicle of a Death Foretold</title>
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<description><![CDATA[After learning of a possibly fatal mutation lurking in her genes, Masha Gessen went in search of answers medical and moral.    
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<title>Essay: Forcing Sobriety, However Imperfectly</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Alcohol-monitoring bracelets can help people get over substance abuse problems, but they are not perfect.    
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<title>For Physician Assistant, Empathy Goes Two Ways</title>
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<description><![CDATA[John C. Welton, 60, who atrophied from the chest down after contracting polio as a boy, sees to dying patients at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.    
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<title>Five mistakes women make at   the doctor&#x27;s office</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For 10 years, Barbara's gut told her she needed to get a new doctor for her daughter, and for 10 years, she didn't listen, even as her daughter got sicker and sicker.

    
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<title>How to break your kids of 4 bad habits</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Despite our best efforts -- or sometimes not -- our precious children can develop really annoying habits. But kids are flexible, and if we go about changing their ways correctly, they learn and adjust quickly. Parenting has strategies for tackling four today.

    
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<title>O&#x27;Connor presses for Alzheimer&#x27;s research</title>
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<title>Adults can now take president&#x27;s fitness test</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you didn't get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award in school, the government is giving you another chance to prove you're in shape.

    
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<description><![CDATA[The death toll in China's outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease has risen to 42 children, with the capital Beijing reporting its first case Wednesday, state media said.

    
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