West Nile Virus has killed 15 people in northern Greece and sickened 158 others, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.

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West Nile virus kills 15 in Greece, health officials say

For women carrying multiple fetuses, a medical argument for reducing that number is clear. But the decision isn’t always clear-cut.

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Would you get selective reduction?

He’s designed everything from upscale hotels and restaurants to the sets for Broadway plays and the Academy Awards ceremony.

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Build-it-yourself playground helps kids imagine

All those late nights spent trolling Facebook, texting friends, and cramming for tests may be taking a toll on teenagers’ diets, a new study suggests.

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For teens, too little sleep may equal too many snacks

I come from a small-ish town in Oklahoma where we’ve never met a vegetable we couldn’t fry and the only things more super-sized than our portions are the huge church complexes that alternate with fast-food restaurants along our roads.

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She drops 100 pounds, gains new world

West Nile Virus has killed 13 people in northern Greece and sickened another 143, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

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West Nile virus kills 13 in Greece

Ohio State offensive lineman Andrew Miller wants to be first in line for a vaccine this year. Here are five things you should know.

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Flu 2010: 5 things you should know

Federal agents visited Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg, which have recalled more than half a billion eggs in the wake of the salmonella outbreak, a U.S.

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FDA agents visit Iowa farms that recalled eggs

Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Weight-loss drug boosts heart, stroke risks for some

The health of 33 trapped Chilean miners is authorities’ top priority as crews this week began drilling in an effort to free them.

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In mine’s confines, survival instincts prevail

Michael Douglas knows he has a tough road ahead — but he’s ready to face it.

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Michael Douglas: Radiation, chemo ‘knocks you out’

The Justice Department moved Tuesday to block a court ruling preventing the use of federal funds for embryonic stem-cell research, warning that the decision could shut down life-saving research if allowed to stand.

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Justice appeals ruling that halted stem-cell research

Women who have gene mutations that increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer can substantially reduce their chances of developing — and dying from — those cancers if they have their breasts or ovaries removed preemptively, according to a new study.

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Breast, ovary removal cuts cancer risk in high-risk women

The patient, in his late 70s, had survived prostate cancer and had a new diagnosis of leukemia. A few days before, he’d been healthy and fine, but now his white blood cell count was so high that it was clogging his circulatory system, making it hard for him to breathe.

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A dying patient is not a battlefield

If you cross your eyes, they’ll stay that way. If you have wet hair, you’ll catch a cold

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The truth about 12 health myths

Facing a sharp increase in bedbug cases, New York became the latest state Monday to require landlords to disclose an apartment building’s bedbug infestation history within the previous year to potential tenants, according to a release from New York State Assemblywoman Linda B.

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Law requires New York landlords to tell tenants about bedbugs

Rodents, leaking manure, uncaged birds and flies too numerous to count were found by investigators at Iowa farms at the heart of the recall of more than half a billion eggs, the Food and Drug Administration reported Monday.

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FDA reports numerous violations at egg farms

In a rare interview, Fidel Castro gives new details about his health four years ago when emergency surgery forced him out of power, saying he didn’t think he would make it and still has difficulty walking.

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Castro was ‘at death’s door’

The number of babies born in the United States dropped 2.6 percent last year, according to a recent study, the latest in a long list of falling indicators.

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U.S. birth rate falls for second year in midst of recession

People with chronic pain who aren’t getting enough relief from medications may be able to ease their pain by smoking small amounts of marijuana, a new study suggests.

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Study: Smoking pot may ease chronic pain