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People With Chronic Hepatitis B Often Do Not Know It

Study of Paralyzed Man May Offer Hope for New Treatment

Chronic Diseases an ‘Impending Disaster’ for Some Nations

How Early Treatment Can Limit the Spread of HIV

What Do You Know About the Common Cold?

Travelers May Spread Drug-Resistance Gene From South Asia

Why Sleep Apnea Raises Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack

Nuclear Crisis in Japan Raises Worries About Radiation Risks

Doctors Lack Many Ways to Treat Radiation Exposure

Why Hands-Free Faucets May Be a Risk to Some Hospital Patients

A New Reason for Why the Deaf May Have Trouble Reading

After Brain Study, New Questions About Mobile Phones

Are People Who Speak More Than One Language Smarter?

Breast Cancer Study Could Change How Early Growths Are Treated

A Possible Safe New Way to Kill Mosquitoes That Spread Malaria

A Fatter World, Yet Fewer Cases of High Blood Pressure

When a Cut Finger Is More Serious Than It Might Seem

Why Doctors May Not Always Try to Save a Fingertip

WHO Says Alcohol Abuse a Leading Cause of Death, Disability

Iron, Vitamin D May Lead to Smarter, Healthier Children