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Calcium Supplements May Be Bad for Your Heart: Study
5/24/2012 - Review says getting mineral from food is safer, but expert disagrees ...

C-Section May Hike Risk for Toddlers Obesity, Study Suggests
5/24/2012 - By age 3, Caesarean babies are more likely to be overweight, researchers found ...

FDA Panel Votes Against New Use for Blood Thinner Xarelto
5/24/2012 - Agency advisers say there's not enough data in company trials on benefit for high-risk patients ...

Flesh-Eating Bacteria No Cause for Panic, Experts Say
5/24/2012 - Cases of illness are relatively rare and treatable with antibiotics if caught early, they stress ...

Some Heavy Kids at Risk of Blindness, Study Says
5/24/2012 - Brain condition that can steal sight more common among overweight girls, researchers report ...

Babies Vulnerability to Colds Tied to Immune Response at Birth
5/24/2012 - Small study found some infants had up to 10 colds in their first year ...

Efficient Disease Risk Prediction a Long Way Off, Experts Say
5/24/2012 - Considering genes plus environment improves accuracy by just 1% to 3%, study shows ...

Autism Often Not Diagnosed Until Age 5 or Older: U.S. Report
5/24/2012 - But earlier interventions make a big difference, experts say ...

Work-Related Asthma a Significant Problem: CDC
5/24/2012 - 9 percent of all asthma cases are caused or worsened by job exposures, agency says ...

States Use Only Fraction of Tobacco Revenues to Fight Smoking, Study Finds
5/24/2012 - Just $8 billion was spent on prevention out of almost $244 billion received, CDC says ...

Surgical Residents Often Fatigued, Study Confirms
5/24/2012 - Although not startling, findings may have implications for patient safety ...

Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery
5/24/2012 - Study found almost doubled risk after spinal fusion ...

Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC
5/24/2012 - Little decline seen in past 5 years, minorities hardest hit ...

Japanese-American Men With Low Vitamin-D Diet Face Higher Stroke Risk
5/24/2012 - Long-term study followed participants for nearly 35 years ...

High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids Heart Health
5/24/2012 - Preeclampsia bodes ill for offspring, study says ...