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1. 'Good' cholesterol doctrine may be flawed: study -

   Researchers on Thursday challenged a tenet of modern medicine that higher levels of "good" cholesterol automatically boost cardiovascular health.

   
   
2. Minorities overtake whites in US births -

   For the first time ever, white births in the United States are no longer in the majority, according to US Census Bureau estimates Thursday that underscored the growth of the Hispanic population.

   
   
3. Common antibiotic boosts death risk: study -

   A popular antibiotic used for treating bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections and sexually transmitted diseases may boost the risk of death, a US study said Wednesday.

   
   
4. Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer -

   One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf doesn't matter.

   
   
5. Antibiotic linked with rare but deadly heart risk - An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.
6. TB patient charged in Calif for not taking meds -

   Armando Rodriguez was warned several times to continue taking his tuberculosis medicine.

   
   
7. Mary Kennedy's Death Attributed to Hanging - Mary Richardson Kennedy, wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., died of asphyxiation by hanging, reports the Westchester County Medical Examiner's office.
8. Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds - WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- A new targeted drug therapy may help treat certain advanced cancers in children, a new preliminary study indicates.
9. Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage - WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- A drug approved to treat advanced prostate cancer appears to help men who have localized high-risk prostate cancer if given before surgery.
10. Many Primary Care Docs Don't Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo: Survey - WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Many primary care doctors don't know the long-term side effects of the chemotherapy treatments that cancer survivors under their care may have been given, a new survey found.

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1. Very Sugary Diet Makes You Stupid - Medical News Today -

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   Very Sugary Diet Makes You Stupid Medical News Today As we near the final year exams for schools and universities, students should be wary of powering up on buckets of soda and pocketfuls of candy bars. A UCLA study on rats suggests that fructose slows down the brain and memory functions. Sugar Makes You StupidMen's Fitness Sugar Makes You Stupid, But Omega-3s Will Smarten You Back UpForbes Does Sugar Make You Stupid?LiveScience.com UC Los Angeles -24 Medica -AFP all 174 news articles »

2. Doubt Cast on the 'Good' in 'Good Cholesterol' - New York Times -

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   Doubt Cast on the 'Good' in 'Good Cholesterol' New York Times The name alone sounds so encouraging: HDL, the “good cholesterol.” The more of it in your blood, the lower your risk of heart disease. So bringing up HDL levels has got to be good for health. Or so the theory went. Now, a new study that makes use of ... Good Cholesterol May Not Lower Heart Risk, Study SuggestsBusinessWeek Brain Twister: Study Showing Good Cholesterol Isn't So Good Could Still Be ...Forbes Antibiotic linked to deaths; raising HDL may not help heartUSA TODAY Doctors Lounge -Daily Mail -WebMD all 82 news articles »

3. Research: Coffee lowers death rates - The Keene Sentinel -

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   Research: Coffee lowers death rates The Keene Sentinel LOS ANGELES — Researchers have some reassuring news for the legions of coffee drinkers who can't get through the day without a latte, cappuccino, iced mocha, double-shot of espresso or a plain old cuppa joe: That coffee habit may help you live longer. Study: Coffee drinkers might live longerKXLF Butte News Java drinkers respond to coffee studyOmaha World-Herald Coffee may help you live longer, study suggestsToronto Star Los Angeles Times -Fox News all 609 news articles »

4. Scientists find brain damage in vets similar to trauma disorder seen in ... - Boston.com (blog) -

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   Scientists find brain damage in vets similar to trauma disorder seen in ... Boston.com (blog) By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff The same type of brain damage identified in 14 deceased professional football players has been pinpointed in veterans who endured bomb blasts in Iraq and Afghanistan - a finding that raises concerns that numerous other ... Brain Ailments in Veterans Likened to Those in AthletesNew York Times New study links exposure to even a single bomb blast to serious lifelong brain ...Stars and Stripes Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletesFox News USA TODAY -CBS News -Kbps all 315 news articles »

5. Azithromycin May up Chance of Sudden Cardiac Death - Medscape -

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   Azithromycin May up Chance of Sudden Cardiac Death Medscape May 16, 2012 (Nashville, Tennessee) — During a five-day course of azithromycin, patients had a small, increased risk of sudden cardiac death compared with those receiving amoxicillin or no antibiotics, in an observational study [1]. Popular Antibiotic May Raise Risk of Sudden DeathNew York Times Common antibiotic boosts death risk: studyVancouver Sun Popular Antibiotic May Be Responsible For Sudden Cardiac DeathRedOrbit Forbes -MedPage Today -U.S. News & World Report all 120 news articles »

6. Study unpicks gene changes behind breast cancer - Reuters -

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   Study unpicks gene changes behind breast cancer Reuters By Kate Kelland | LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have mapped the complete genetic codes of 21 breast cancers and created a catalogue of the mutations that accumulate in breast cells, raising hopes that the disease may be able to be spotted earlier and ... Mutations 'storm' may drive cancerThe Press Association Breast cancer evolves years before detected, two scientific studies findToronto Star Breast cancer study reveals vast genetic differencesCollege Times Medical Xpress all 26 news articles »

7. No Tears as Ga. Woman Sees Bacteria-Ravaged Hands - ABC News -

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   No Tears as Ga. Woman Sees Bacteria-Ravaged Hands ABC News A Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection has been looking at her ravaged hands and asking about the damage, all without tears, her father said Wednesday. What Aimee Copeland still doesn't know is that doctors plan to amputate ... Flesh eating bacteria affects second victim as GA student continues her battleCollegeNews How common is flesh-eating bacteria?New York Daily News Flesh-eating condition caused by common bacteriaCNN International msnbc.com -USA TODAY all 864 news articles »

8. New Drug Trial Seeks to Stop Alzheimer's Before It Starts - New York Times -

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   New Drug Trial Seeks to Stop Alzheimer's Before It Starts New York Times In a clinical trial that could lead to treatments that prevent Alzheimer's, people who are genetically guaranteed to develop the disease — but who do not yet have any symptoms — will for the first time be given a drug intended to stop it, ... New Bid to Prevent Alzheimer's EarlyWall Street Journal Scientists hunt ways to fight Alzheimer's earlierWashington Post Study to test antibody crenezumab for preventing Alzheimer'sUSA TODAY Los Angeles Times -The Associated Press -Fox News all 1,103 news articles »

9. Sunscreen confusion won't end soon: FDA gives makers 6 more months to comply ... - Washington Post -

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   Sunscreen confusion won't end soon: FDA gives makers 6 more months to comply ... Washington Post WASHINGTON — Sunscreen confusion won't be over before summer after all. The government is bowing to industry requests for more time to make clear how much protection their lotions really offer. The Food and Drug Administration ordered changes to ... Avoid sunscreens with potentially harmful ingredients, group warnsCNN Consumers caught in middle of sunscreen debateUSA TODAY New Sunscreen Guide: 1 in 4 Products Deemed SafeWebMD Reuters -CBS News all 190 news articles »

10. US lowers cutoff for lead poisoning in young children - OCRegister -

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    US lowers cutoff for lead poisoning in young children OCRegister The CDC announced the change Wednesday, adopting recommendations made in January by an advisory panel of experts. $119 for Two Hour Sea Doo Rental in Newport Beach! THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA – For the first time in 20 years, US health officials have ... U.S. lowers threshold for lead poisoning in childrenHealthNews Lead poisoning guidelines revised; more considered at riskUSA TODAY CDC Lowers Recommended Lead-Level Limits in ChildrenNew York Times Washington Post -Los Angeles Times all 340 news articles »