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  New Diet Shocks Patients Into Losing Weight

(NBC) -- A new weight-loss shock therapy treatment is currently being tested at Scripps Clinic Nutrition and Metabolic Research Center in California.
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  Group Asks Government To End Use Of Birth-Control Patch

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A consumer advocacy group petitioned the government Thursday to pull the birth-control patch off the market, calling it far riskier than the pill.
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  Diet Drug Pulled Off The Market Could Make A Comeback

(NBC) -- Phen-Fen, a blockbuster diet drug pulled off the market a decade ago amid reports of heart valve problems, could be making a comeback.
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  New Machine Uses 3D Scanning To Detect Breast Cancer

TEXAS (NBC) -- Doctors are careful to emphasize that the technology doesn't take the place of the mammogram but it supplements the screening.
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  • Heart Tests Recommended For Kids Prescribed ADHD Drugs  
  • Too Much, Too Little Sleep Linked To Obesity  
  • Nurse Fights Cancer Battle With Patients  
  • Study: Smoking Damage Not As Long Term As Thought  
  • Doctors Release Pandemic Priority Lifesaving List  
  • Company Claims Urine Test Detects Bipolar Disorder  
  • Robotic Doctors Make The Rounds  
  • 'Pocket CPR' Coaches Users Through  
  • New Heart Valve Replacement Surgery Avoids Open Heart Procedure  
  • Study Finds Cramming & Caffine Don't Work  
  • CDC: Many Children Don't Meet Immunization Guidelines  
  • Study Finds Health Insurance Costs Outpace Income  
  • Number Of Pregnant Women With Diabetes Doubles   
  • Pregnancy Hormone May Halt Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms  
  • Maine Health Care Efficiency Under The Microscope  
  • The Reasons Weight Loss Surgery Doesn't Always Work  
  • Life Expectancy Dropping For Some Americans  
  • British Study Says Healthy Lifestyle Adds 14 Years To Life  
  • Nalgene Bottles To Be Pulled, Replaced With Safer Materials  
  • Doctors Test New Heart Surgery Procedure Using Stem Cels  
  • CDC: This Year's Flu Vaccine Didn't Work Well  
  • Study Finds Nearly 1 In 5 Vets Reports Mental Problems  
  • Maine Medical Center Recognized For High Organ Donation Rates   
  • Study Shows Health Care System Isn't Ready For Flood Of Baby Boomers  
  • Study Finds Lack Of Sleep Increases Children's Risk Of Obesity Threefold  
  • Study: Mumps Shots Didn't Work In 2006  
  • Researchers Study Promising New Migraine Drug  
  • Study Finds 1 In 15 Children Victim Of Hospital Mixup  
  • Study Claims Not All Health Foods "Healthy"  
  • Acupuncture Used To Boost Fertility  
  • Smile! Doctors Say For Pregnancy, It Couldn't Hurt  
  • Women Aged 40+ Getting Safer Birth Control Choices  
  • Health Benefits Of Drinking Lots Of H2O Doesn't Hold Water  
  • Doctors: Beware The Silent Heart Attack  
  • Report Finds 1 In 50 Infants Victims Of Abuse Or Neglect  
  • Experts Recommend Hands-Only CPR   
  • Study Finds MRSA, Other Deadly Bacteria Common On Some Beaches  
  • Website Tracks Restaurant Menu Items  

     
  • Funeral Underway For Portland Police Officer  
  • Portland School Budget Vote Scheduled For Tuesday  
  • Maine Schools Feel Pinch Of Rising Food Costs  
  • Troop Greeters Restore Stephen King Display  
  • Maine's Aging Workforce Putting Off Retirement  
  • Belfast Student Arrested After Incident With Knife  
  • Police Charge Two In Attempted Copper Theft  
  • Convicted Politician Hopes To Sell Phone Jamming Story  
  • Chemical Spills After Train Derailment In Lawrence  
  • ISO-New England Lifts Power Watch  
  • NH Senate Sends New School Funding Plan To Governor  
  • Conservation Urged Due To Grid Troubles In Boston, Northeast Mass.  
  • Myanmar Agrees To Allow 1 Aid Shipment From United States Government  
  • Myanmar Military Seizes All Incoming Aid Materials  
  • UN Blasts Myanmar For Holding Aid Workers Back  
  • Housing Bill Advances On Hopes Of Compromise  
  • Investigation At Death Valley Ranch Where Charles Manson Hid  
  • Convicted Murderer Shot Hikers On Appalachian Trail  
  • Back To Work For Pirates  
  • Inside The Locker Room  
  • Preparing For Providence  
  • Pirates Continue To Shock Bruins  
  • Roger Clemens Apologizes For "Mistakes In Personal Life"  
  • Tragedy Overshadows Unbeaten Big Brown's Kentucky Derby Win   
       
     
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