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• Last of three West African countries hardest hit by Ebola is now clear

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• Dec 29, 2015 06:15 PM EST

• Guinea, the last of the three countries in West Africa that were hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic, has been declared free of the infection.

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• British study finds that simply being unhappy won’t kill you

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• Dec 28, 2015 07:39 PM EST

• A large British study has found that women who were unhappy tended to be those who were unhealthy, but that unhappiness by itself was not linked to higher mortality.

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• World Cup skiers are seeing fewer knee injuries due to equipment restrictions

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• Dec 28, 2015 07:09 PM EST

• Rules restricting use of "aggressive" deeply curved skis appear to have reduced the number of injuries in World Cup skiers.

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• Air pollution hits hard in Rome and Milan

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• Dec 28, 2015 04:06 PM EST

• Air pollution has reached toxic levels in cities in Italy because of extended warm and dry weather. Periodic bans on cars have been enacted.

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• Many think Marijuana helps glaucoma, but it doesn’t

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• Dec 28, 2015 06:21 AM EST

• A survey found that people have misconceptions of how well marijuana can treat glaucoma.

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• New generation of anticoagulation drugs can be quickly reversed

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• Dec 28, 2015 06:11 AM EST

• The problem with newer blood thinners is that there is no way to reverse their action in an emergency. Now there is.

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• Study finds low levels of vitamin D linked with irritable bowel syndrome

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• Dec 28, 2015 05:54 AM EST

• New British study finds that many with IBS are vitamin D deficient and that vitamin levels correlate with quality of life.

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• "Rare" Diseases Are Back

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• Dec 26, 2015 10:39 PM EST

• What were previously thought to have been "wiped out" diseases are now back.

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• HIV Man Sent to Prison due to Non-Disclosure

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• Dec 26, 2015 10:38 PM EST

• A man from Pennsylvania is about to spend time behind bars after having unprotected sex with women without disclosing his HIV infection.

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• Study: IVF Isn't Easy

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• Dec 25, 2015 11:07 PM EST

• In IVF, more tries means more chances of succeeding.

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• Gum Disease, Breast Cancer Linked among Postmenopausal Women

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• Dec 25, 2015 11:06 PM EST

• A new study suggests a connection between gum disease and breast cancer among postmenopausal women.

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• Twin Birth Highest It's Ever Been in the US

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• Dec 24, 2015 10:11 PM EST

• The United States is producing more twins. In fact, the rate in which they’re born is the highest so far since 1980.