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| Vaccine Keeps Breast Cancer at Bay Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:16 -0400 A vaccine may be able to keep an aggressive type of breast cancer from returning in women who have a history of the disease, according to early results of a new study. 
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| A Java Fountain of Youth? Wed, 16 May 2012 17:57:57 -0400 A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that coffee drinkers are less likely to die from several common health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, accidents and infections than non-coffee drinkers.
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| Z-Pak Antibiotic Raises Death Risk for Some, Says Study Wed, 16 May 2012 17:06:45 -0400 By MURTAZA AKHTER Patients prescribed the antibiotic azithromycin are more likely to die than those prescribed a different antibiotic, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday. These results were especially pronounced for those who died from heart attacks,...
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| The Pliosaurs' Modern Malady Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:27 -0400  The pliosaur, a prehistoric whale-like animal, may have been menacing to other creatures of the sea in the Jurassic Era, but at least one had a very modern-sounding malady. Judyth Sassoon, a paleontologist at the University of Bristol in the UK, found that one...
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| Skin Cancer Prevention Tips: How to Spot the Signs Early Wed, 16 May 2012 06:59:28 -0400 Taking care of your skin might be the most important thing you do all summer. Skin cancer is now an epidemic with a record 2 million cases diagnosed each year in the U.S., according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. One in five Americans will develop...
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| Woman Moves Robotic Arm With Mind Wed, 16 May 2012 14:45:49 -0400 Cathy Hutchinson, who is paralyzed from a stroke, used a mind-controlled robotic arm to drink from a bottle. It is a system called BrainGate, which used a tiny implanted sensor in the brain to send signals to the muscles, bypassing damaged nerves.
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| Head Lag May Be Sign of Autism Wed, 16 May 2012 20:00:59 -0400 Weak head and neck control in babies may be a sign of Autism Spectrum disorders and other developmental delays, new research exclusive to ABC News revealed. A simple "pull-to-sit" test for babies may help in early detection of delays, according to the findings from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore.
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| Fish Pedicures: Bacteria Pose Low Risk Wed, 16 May 2012 16:01:21 -0400 British scientists have found that the fish used in fish pedicures may carry several types of disease-causing bacteria, although few people have reported infections.
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| Woman With Flesh-Eating Disease Celebrates Small Victories Wed, 16 May 2012 10:42:06 -0400 Aimee Copeland, who lost her leg to a flesh-eating infection after a zip-line injury, is smiling, laughing and mouthing, 'love you.'
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| FDA Approves Home HIV Test Kit Wed, 16 May 2012 14:25:40 -0400 Americans are a step closer to being able to quickly determine in the privacy of their own homes whether they’re infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday voted 17-0 in favor of approving the...
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| Watch: Improved Primary Care For Cancer Survivors Wed, 16 May 2012 18:26:16 -0400 Dr. Ann Partridge discusses new efforts for improved survivorship care.
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| Watch: Can Coffee Lower The Risk of Death? Wed, 16 May 2012 17:35:27 -0400 Dietitian, Denise Cole, says drinking coffee in moderation lowers mortality.
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| Watch: Dwarf 'Princess' Joins 'Toddlers' Wed, 16 May 2012 16:01:11 -0400 Lacy-Mae, 8, was born with achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism.
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| Watch: Can Junk Food Tax Reduce Obesity? Tue, 15 May 2012 17:36:23 -0400 Dr. Joseph Skelton says the U.S. is ready for a "Fat-Tax".
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| Watch: Progress In The Fight Against Alzheimer's Tue, 15 May 2012 17:40:02 -0400 Dr. John Trojanowski says progress fighting Alzheimer's rests on funding.
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| Watch: Paralyzed Woman Moves Robotic Arm With Mind Wed, 16 May 2012 13:01:07 -0400 A paralyzed woman uses a mind-controlled robotic arm to drink from a bottle.
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| Watch: Boy, 9, Wants to End Cancer Treatments Mon, 14 May 2012 19:45:36 -0400 Ryan Kennedy fights rare brain cancer, becomes a trending topic on Twitter.
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| Watch: Rising Sleep Deficiencies Mean More Sleepwalking Mon, 14 May 2012 16:28:20 -0400 Dr. Richard Castriotta gives helpful advice on sleep walking management.
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| Watch: Quadriplegic Moves Fingers After Nerve Surgery Tue, 15 May 2012 10:03:46 -0400 Spinal cord injury patient can use his hand thanks to rewired nerves.
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| Watch: Battery Ingestion On The Rise Mon, 14 May 2012 11:20:31 -0400 Health educator, Shannon DePatto, warns parents against button batteries.
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| Medical Tests You May Not Need Sun, 06 May 2012 06:41:44 -0400 Physician groups across the country are crying foul over 45 tests they say are overused. What does it mean for you?
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| Tips to Tackle Exhaustion Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:24:55 -0400 How to revive yourself.
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| How to Avoid Prescription Sleep Drugs Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:07:58 -0400 New research means you may want to consider these natural remedies before popping pills.
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| What Kind of Angry Are You? Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:05:59 -0400 Experts say we can all learn to handle our anger more effectively. Here, discover the tempo of your temper -- and find yourself a better rhythm.
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| 8 Things Your Doctor's Not Telling You Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:40:17 -0400 Even if your doctor isn't intentionally out to mislead you, we'll bet a box of tongue depressors that he is keeping you in the dark about certain things.
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| Allergies Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:35:11 -0400 Get a grip on your allergies with expert advice.
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| Arthritis Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:36:46 -0400 Top experts answer your questions about arthritis.
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| Mind and Mood Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:39:48 -0400 Everything you need to know about mind and mood from the nation's top experts.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:
maffick • \MAF-ik\ • verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior
Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.
"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." — From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011
Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.