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Fighting HIV/AIDS in the Washington area
Advocates for HIV and AIDS are urging local health departments and non-profits to make it easier for residents to get testing, prevention and care, no matter where they live.
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Woman received lung transplant through new UMD procedure
In August, a 65-year-old woman became the first person in the U.S. to receive a lung transplant through a new procedure at UMD.
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Working vs. Stay-at-home Moms: Who's happier?
A new study claims working mothers are healthier and happier than stay-at-home moms.
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Study reveals breast cancer treatment side effects
A new report exposes the side effects from breast cancer treatments that are not always immediate and not always physical.
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Giant Food Stores recalling Uncle Ben's rice
Giant Food Stores is voluntarily recalling Uncle Ben’s Whole Grain White Rice Garden Vegetable packages because they contain a milk allergen.
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VOTE: Should teens have access to the morning-after pill without consent?
The government is weighing whether or not teenagers under 17 should be able to buy an over-the-counter version of morning-after contraception without a prescription. What do you think? Take our poll.
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Formerly conjoined toddlers leave Va. hospital
Two formerly conjoined toddlers from the Dominican Republic have left a Richmond hospital after recovering from separation surgery.
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Rockville High School rallies around cancer-fighting student
Students of Rockville High School are rallying around a young girl battling a rare form of cancer.
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Restaurants plan DNA-certified premium seafood
An expert says restaurants around the world will soon use new DNA technology to assure patrons they are being served the genuine fish fillet or caviar they ordered.
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Dad treats 5-year-old with medical marijuana
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The reality TV show "Weed Wars" recently sparked the medical marijuana debate when the show featured a father who turned to the drug to cure his son's seizures.
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Is public breastfeeding in public indecent exposure?
A lawyer breastfeeding in a D.C. government building was told by security guards that what she was doing was indecent exposure. She's now filed a complaint with the D.C. Office of Human Rights.
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NJ woman charged in penis silicone injection death
A New Jersey woman who police say injected a man's penis with silicone, resulting in his death, has been charged with manslaughter.
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Study shows low number of patients have breast reconstruction
A just-released study finds only one-third of breast cancer patients have breast reconstruction after mastectomies. Patients under age 50 and being treated at teaching hospitals are more likely to have reconstruction.
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Over-the-counter Plan B pill purchases restricted
The nation's health secretary says young teenagers cannot buy the Plan B morning-after pill without a prescription - a surprise move overruling her own experts, who were preparing to let it be sold on drugstore shelves like condoms.
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Congress aims to crack down on prescription price gouging
Sen. Charles Schumer says he'll propose a bill that would allow authorities to crack down on drug companies who sell small amounts of pivotal prescription drugs at huge markups.
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Obama on AIDS: 'We can beat this disease'
President Barack Obama set an ambitious goal Thursday for significantly increasing access to life-saving AIDS drugs for people in the U.S. and around the world.
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Ohio officials take 200-pound boy from mother
The case of an 8-year-old Cleveland Heights boy taken from his family because he weighs more than 200 pounds has renewed a debate on whether parents should lose custody if a child is severely obese.
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Was a fitness instructor fired for a tweet gone bad?
An instructor at a Life Time Fitness in Rockville says he was fired Tuesday after sending a tweet that his superiors didn't take kindly to. The company says he was fired for "operating a business that was in violation of our conflict of interest policy."
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