Historic Manhattan hospital closes

After 161 years of treating survivors of catastrophes, from the sinking of the Titanic to the attacks of September 11, New York’s St. Vincent’s Hospital closed Friday.
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Experts: Suspect’s behavior not typical on Ambien

A man accused of disrupting a trans-Atlantic said he had taken the popular sleep aid Ambien, known to cause extreme side effects.
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Eat the chicken skin! Nutrition myths debunked

CookingLight.com debunks 10 myths so you can enjoy many once-forbidden foods without that old familiar twinge of guilt.
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‘Landmark’ cancer vaccine gets FDA approval

A vaccine treatment for prostate cancer has become the first therapy of its kind to win approval for use in U.S. patients.
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Italy investigates report baby lived through abortion

Italian officials are investigating reports that an infant survived an abortion, living for “a whole day” after having been left to die by hospital staff, the Italian Ministry of Health said.
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Space shuttle a ‘microbial factory’

New research on the most recent shuttle mission may help astronauts cope with space sickness and lead to better treatments for Earth-bound ailments including salmonella poisoning.
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Space experiments may aid earthly ailments

New research on the most recent shuttle mission may help astronauts cope with space sickness and lead to better treatments for Earth-bound ailments including salmonella poisoning.
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Red flags in your medical bills

Billing experts say simply knowing common billing mistakes can help save you money. Here’s a guide.
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Medical bill danger zones

Billing experts say simply knowing common billing mistakes can help save you money. Here’s a guide.
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Australia moves to ban logos on cigarette packs

Australia could become the first country in the world to require cigarette packages to be stripped of logos and designs.
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