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Mother of child with Tay-Sachs challenges Santorum about prenatal testing
Mother Emily Rapp is asking Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum to meet her 1-year-old son who suffers from the genetic disease Tay-Sachs and challenging his stance on prenatal testing.
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POLL: Would you share intimate details anonymously online?
As part of Planned Parenthood's “Where Did You Wear It?” campaign, condom users will report the location of their most recent sexual encounter and describe the experience. Would you be willing to share intimate details about your sexual past online?
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New allergy research shows early exposure may help
There is now cutting edge new research challenging conventional wisdom about how to treat and prevent food allergies. A prominent study shows peanut allergy risk is 11 times higher for children who aren't exposed to peanut products early in life.
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Does your commute negatively affect your health?
The area commute is so bad, one local traffic reporter called it "a nightmare." How can hours on the road affect your health?
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Women have different symptoms for heart attacks, study says
The classic sign of a heart attack is crushing chest pain, but the study finds women--especially younger women--can have very different symptoms.
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The dangers of concussions and young people
Isaac Levine should be out on the ice at the Cabin John Ice Rink with his teammates and in school with his classmates. Instead, concussions have knocked him out of hockey and out of a normal school schedule.
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Safe sex 'check-ins' promoted by Planned Parenthood
In a new, "plugged-in" attempt to promote safe sex, a Seattle-area Planned Parenthood chapter is encouraging people to share their trysts in a whole new way.
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Flu season arrives late in Virginia
The flu season is making a late arrival to Virginia.
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Virginia Senate keeps HPV requirement on the books
The Virginia Senate has rejected legislation that would have repealed a requirement that girls receive a vaccine to prevent a virus that can cause cervical cancer.
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Experts tout new weight loss 'silver bullet'
Qnexa, which is made by Vivus Inc., cleared a major hurdle toward FDA approval Wednesday when an independent group of medical experts recommended that the weight loss drug be brought to the market.
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Deaths from Hepatitis C up, especially for baby boomers
Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed — they are most at risk.
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