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Workers sickened by new virus
Two health care workers in Saudi Arabia were sickened while treating patients with a dangerous new virus, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
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Trust your memory? Maybe you shouldn't
You probably feel pretty attached to your memories -- they're yours after all. But one conversation with Elizabeth Loftus may shake your confidence about everything you think you remember.
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Cloning stem cells: What does it mean?
Earlier this week we saw a breakthrough in this field: A group of researchers published in the journal Cell proof that they had created embryonic stem cells through cloning.
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Her vision: Better, clearer sight
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'Lose weight or die' prompts 130-lb loss
After his gastric bypass surgery, Dale Benzine's life changed drastically. It wasn't easy, he says, but it was definitely worth it.
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Fighting for gene monopoly
Angelina Jolie's news of a preventative double mastectomy brings a company, and a test into the limelight.
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Triathlete conquers first time in the ocean
Being outside of her comfort zone has helped Rae Timme conquer her fears and self-doubt as she trains for her first triathlon.
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5 things to know about dangerous, SARS-like virus
A new virus in the same family as SARS -- found for the first time in humans in recent months -- has infected 40 people, most of them in the Middle East.
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Yuck! What's in your pool water
Chlorine is supposed to take care of most of the microbes floating around in pools, but human waste, it seems, is stubbornly resistant to being sanitized.
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