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BBC's Andrew Marr appears 3 months after stroke

'Lucky to be alive:' Andrew Marr appears on BBC, needs extensive physical therapy after stroke

Sunday - 04/14/2013, 09:00pm EDT

Safe is sexy; defensive stocks lead gains

Defensive stocks lead this year's gains for the S&P 500

Sunday - 04/14/2013, 05:40pm EDT

Boy triplets a sensation at top Cuba ballet school

Identical brothers a triple threat at Cuba ballet school; all have talent to make the stage

Sunday - 04/14/2013, 03:56pm EDT

FDA reviewing heart risks of Glaxo diabetes pill

FDA will reevaluate heart risks of Avandia, former blockbuster diabetes drug from Glaxo

Sunday - 04/14/2013, 03:30pm EDT

Marlins' Kearns out because of irregular heartbeat

Marlins OF Austin Kearns taken to hospital after complaining of irregular heartbeat

Sunday - 04/14/2013, 01:30pm EDT

Jonathan Winters, man of many faces, dead at 87

Jonathan Winters, groundbreaking comic who influenced generations, dead at 87

Sunday - 04/14/2013, 01:08pm EDT

US says preemie study didn't fully disclose risks

US: Researchers in study of oxygen for premature babies didn't fully disclose risks to parents

Sunday - 04/14/2013, 10:40am EDT

Implanted 'bracelet' helps treat chronic heartburn

Hope for heartburn: 'Bracelet' implant for the throat can help treat severe acid reflux

Sunday - 04/14/2013, 09:40am EDT

Mexico City tries to get salt shakers off tables

Lime, chili and salt: Mexico's capital targets the restaurant salt shaker in health campaign

Sunday - 04/14/2013, 09:40am EDT

FDA finds safety issues at specialty pharmacies

FDA inspectors find unsanitary conditions at 30 compounding pharmacies across the US

Sunday - 04/14/2013, 07:58am EDT

China WHO chief: Beijing H7N9 case not surprising

China WHO chief says new bird flu was expected to spread after 1st case reported in Beijing

Sunday - 04/14/2013, 04:52am EDT

Boston mayor recovering after broken-leg surgery

Boston's 70-year-old mayor recovering in hospital after surgery to fix fractured leg bone

Saturday - 04/13/2013, 04:31pm EDT

Medication nation: Study shows antibiotic overuse

Too much? US doctors prescribe enough antibiotics to treat 4 out of 5; study suggests overuse

Saturday - 04/13/2013, 04:00pm EDT

Budget: cover uninsured, trim Medicare, tax cigs

Obama health care budget: cover uninsured, trim Medicare, hike tobacco taxes

Saturday - 04/13/2013, 04:00pm EDT

W. Va. top state for antibiotic prescription rates

Highest antibiotic use found in the South; diabetes, which invites infection, may be a reason

Saturday - 04/13/2013, 04:00pm EDT

Dutch recall 50,000 tons of meat across Europe

Dutch recall 50,000 tons of meat sold as beef across Europe; say it may contain horse meat

Saturday - 04/13/2013, 04:00pm EDT

Doctors use brain scans to 'see' and measure pain

Doctors use brain scans to 'see' and measure pain and tell whether medicine is relieving it

Saturday - 04/13/2013, 02:52pm EDT

IVF pioneer Robert Edwards dead at age 87

British Nobel laureate and IVF pioneer Robert Edwards dies at age 87

Saturday - 04/13/2013, 02:52pm EDT

Low bone density can be prevented, reversed

Good news for women with low bone density: osteoperosis is a disease that can be prevented, stabilized and, at times, reversed.

Saturday - 04/13/2013, 07:25am EDT

Health issues caused by lack of sleep are eye-opening

Fitness Magazine compiled a list of syndromes related to sleep patterns and deprivation, with eye-opening results.

Saturday - 04/13/2013, 06:54am EDT
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