While the salaries and lifestyles of big-name athletes are often fodder for front-page news, there is a subset of pros…
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Atlanta mom of 2 dies of mysterious illness after day at pool
An Atlanta mom who came down with a fever after a day at the pool with her two children died…
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Covidien agrees to settle some cases over transvaginal mesh devices
Medtronic Plc’s Covidien unit has agreed to settle some of the more than 11,000 claims involving its transvaginal mesh devices,…
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Combining two drugs from Novartis and Pfizer to treat post-menopausal women with a certain type of advanced breast cancer more…
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CDC: More Women Taking Calcium Supplements
Approximately half of all American adults take vitamins or some form of dietary supplements, according to new statistics from the…
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Longer Supply May Help Women Stick With the Pill
Women who get several months’ worth of birth control pills at once are more likely to stick with the contraceptive…
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The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation decided to pull its funding this week from Planned Parenthood, claiming the…
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Mom Hopes to Transplant Uterus Into Daughter
A 56-year-old mother hopes to have her uterus implanted into her daughter by next year so the 25-year-old can have…
Read MoreCalifornia Insurer Won’t Pay for Breast Cancer Drug
Health insurer Blue Shield of California has decided not to pay for Roche Holding’s drug Avastin to treat breast cancer…
Read MoreImplant boss says France ‘criminal’ in recommending removal
The founder of a French company at the heart of an international health scandal acknowledged on Wednesday that he had…
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