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• Bird flu has not affected people yet, but precautions are being taken

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• Apr 30, 2015 03:41 AM EDT

• Farm workers at large Midwestern chicken farms are being offered antiviral medications as a precaution against the bird flu is spreading.

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• Teens May Be Sold Supplements Meant for Adults

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• Apr 30, 2015 03:31 AM EDT

• Employees at healh stores recommended bodybuilding and weight loss supplements to teens despite labels saying they are for adults.

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• Joni Mitchell Is Still In A Coma

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• Apr 30, 2015 12:38 PM EDT

• Folk singer Joni Mitchell's friend has issued a public announcement that the singer-writer is still unconscious and unable to make medical decision for herself. Mitchell, 71, was found unconscious in her home on March 31.

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• Amnesia Patient Recovers Through Instagram

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• Apr 30, 2015 12:28 PM EDT

• A man from Nebraska has proved that Instagram has more to it than what meets the eye. After suffering from a stroke, Joseph Miller lost his long-term memory. But thanks to Instagram, his memories were reignited and he recovered easily.

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• Tyson joins push to phase human antibiotics out of livestock operations

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• Apr 28, 2015 07:23 PM EDT

• Tyson Foods has announced that it will stop using human antibiotics in its flocks of chickens by the fall of 2017. The company also said that it will work to cut down on the amount of antibiotics used in its pork and beef operations.

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• Women under 50 may not need mammograms, but get them anyway

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• Apr 28, 2015 07:17 PM EDT

• Despite the fact that some health organizations suggest that women start getting routine mammograms at age 50, many women still start them at age 40.

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• Fluoride level recommendations lowered by HHS

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• Apr 28, 2015 07:11 PM EDT

• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is lowering its recommendation for the optimal concentration of fluoride in drinking water.

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• First HIV Self-Test Kit Now Available In UK

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• Apr 29, 2015 02:10 AM EDT

• Britain has released the very first legally-approved HIV self-testing kit on sale on Monday.

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• An Hour Of TV A Day May Lead To Childhood Obesity

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• Apr 28, 2015 02:57 PM EDT

• Childhood obesity risk rises by 60% when kids watch one hour of TV a day.

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• Childhood Obesity’s Two Phases

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• Apr 27, 2015 11:17 PM EDT

• Obesity is one of the growing and complex health problems in the world today, affecting millions of children. A new research, however, suggests that the epidemic is prevalent in two childhood phases.

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• Nepal Earthquake: Casualties, Injuries Overwhelm Hospitals

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• Apr 28, 2015 02:56 PM EDT

• Hospitals are overwhelmed with the intensity of the casualties and injuries as they struggle to treat thousands of earthquake survivors.

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• Bogus boxes of Botox have been distributed across the country

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• Apr 27, 2015 06:02 PM EDT

• The FDA is warning that fake Botox is being distributed across the country.