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Aspirin, Warfarin Fare Equally for Heart Failure Patients – 2/3/2012

Each of these anti-clotting drugs had similar effectiveness in preventing deaths, study found.

Asthmatic Moms Who Breast-feed May Help Their Children's Lungs – 2/3/2012

At age 12, those kids had better lung function than formula-fed kids.

Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer – 2/3/2012

Study suggests no reduction in tumor risk, but one expert says more research may be needed.

Why Human Brains Are Smarter Than Chimp Brains – 2/3/2012

Synapses in key brain region continues to develop much longer in babies than in primates, study finds.

Hard Drug Use in Middle Age Could Prove Fatal, Study Finds – 2/3/2012

Those who continue to 'dabble' into their 50s tend to be at greater risk for bad outcomes in general.

Smaller Plate Won't Help Your Diet, Research Shows – 2/3/2012

People eat until full regardless of the dinnerware, researcher says.

Map Shows Where in U.S. to Beware of Lyme Disease – 2/3/2012

Northeast and parts of the Midwest are hotbeds of the tick-borne disease.

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