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Aspirin shows promise in treating colon cancer
10/25/12 10:20 AM
Aspirin, one of the world's oldest and cheapest drugs, has shown remarkable promise in treating colon cancer in people with mutations in a gene that's thought to play a role in the disease.
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The key to a youthful glow: Getting your face slapped?
10/24/12 10:25 AM
People will go to great lengths to hold on to youth, but paying $350 to get your face slapped is a bit much.
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Cancer death rate among blacks in D.C. exceeds national rate
10/23/12 6:20 PM
Blacks in the District are 54-percent more likely to get cancer than whites, much higher than the 4-percent difference nationwide.
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New guidelines: Women can wait 3-5 years for cervical cancer tests
10/23/12 6:59 AM
Most women can wait three to five years between checks for cervical cancer, depending on their age and test choice, say guidelines issued Monday.
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Earlier puberty seen in boys, just like in girls
10/21/12 9:35 AM
Researchers have found signs of puberty in American boys up to two years earlier than previously reported - age 9 on average for blacks, 10 for whites and Hispanics. Other studies have suggested that girls, too, are entering puberty younger.
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Local cancer patient helps other families going through childhood cancer
10/17/12 6:04 PM
One local 9-year-old boy is doing all he can to help families dealing with cancer - even as he is going through treatment.
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FDA: Meningitis-linked pharmacy's other drugs may be causing illnesses
10/16/12 6:13 PM
Two more drugs from a specialty pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak are now being investigated, U.S. health officials said, as they urged doctors to contact patients who got any kind of injection from the company.
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Face transplant patient doing well after 7 months
10/16/12 2:50 PM
Thirty-seven-year-old Richard Lee Norris of Hillsville, Va. received the transplant in a 36-hour in March. It included the replacement of both jaws, teeth, tongue, and skin and underlying nerve and muscle tissue from scalp to neck.
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Easy meals and tasty snacks
10/15/12 1:19 PM
Registered Dietitian Rebecca Scritchfield joined Natasha and Melanie to talk about easy meals and tasty snacks that are both healthy and convenient.
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One family's fight with breast cancer
10/24/12 12:49 PM
One in eight women will get breast cancer—the leading cause of death among women—in their lifetime. It is rare to find anyone that has not been touched in some way by the dreadful disease.
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Suspected meningitis cases rise in Va.
10/24/12 5:19 AM
The number of suspected meningitis cases in Virginia linked to a tainted steroid has risen to 41.
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Are organic foods better for your kids?
10/23/12 10:55 AM
Science hasn't proven that eating pesticide-free food makes people any healthier, the American Academy of Pediatrics said.

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Report: Most women need Paps every 3 or 5 years
10/22/12 6:30 PM
Most women can wait three to five years between checks for cervical cancer, depending on their age and test choice, say guidelines issued Monday.
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Four flu cases confirmed; vaccinations encouraged
10/20/12 7:36 AM
With four confirmed cases of the flu in Maryland, doctors are putting out another pitch to residents to get vaccinated against the bug.
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Multivitamins lower cancer risk in healthy men, study shows
10/17/12 11:23 AM
America's favorite dietary supplements, multivitamins, modestly lowered the risk for cancer in healthy male doctors who took them for more than a decade, the first large study to test these pills has found.
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The smaller the better! Microgreens are the new super veggie.
10/16/12 6:05 PM
Microgreens might be smaller than regular veggies and herbs, but their benefits can pack a nutritional punch.

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Va. eliminates waiting list for AIDS drug aid
10/16/12 9:23 AM
In less than two years, Virginia has eliminated the waiting list for a program that helps low-income residents obtain AIDS medication.
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Walking for a cure in D.C.
10/14/12 9:52 PM
You may have noticed a sea of pink descending on the Key Bridge Friday and along the Georgetown waterfront. It's all part of the Susan G. Komen 3-day walk in D.C.
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