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Beans and rice are a classic combination throughout the western hemisphere, but a study in Costa Rica finds that the…
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Pop guru Simon Cowell carries pocket-sized inhalable oxygen shots, “Mad Men” actress January Jones favors dried placenta pills, and British…
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Flu season has officially started, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Flu activity around the country…
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Australia’s first outbreak of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus in 15 years should be contained by a cull of…
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Scientists, stymied for decades by the complexity of the human immunodeficiency virus, are making progress on several fronts in the…
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Every year, more than 37 million Americans suffer from at least one episode of sinusitis. Typically, the symptoms include nasal…
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