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MIDLAND, Mich. - The government has spent many millions of dollars in recent decades cleaning up sites contaminated with dioxin and, in extreme cases, relocating residents of entire neighborhoods tainted by the toxin. Full Story »

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Hundreds of protesters who blame U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal for Haiti's widening cholera epidemic marched on a rural military base Friday to demand the soldiers leave the country. Full Story »

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LONDON - Eliminating malaria, the mosquito-borne scourge that kills more than 860,000 people a year, would be a dream come true for millions — but medical experts say right now that goal remains completely unrealistic. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Federal health regulators have decided not to approve an experimental diet pill called Qnexa, which had been touted by many experts as the most promising weight-loss drug in more than a decade. Full Story »

A brain region in charge of controlling impulsively is smaller in obese teens than in lean ones, according to a new study. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you believe the ads from drugmakers such as Solvay Pharmaceuticals, you might well think that getting a testosterone prescription is the key to save a faltering sex life in middle age. Full Story »

ZURICH (AFP) - Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis said Saturday that the US Food and Drug Administration had approved a drug for treating certain benign brain tumours which previously required surgery. Full Story »

(HealthDay News) -- Going on even a quick errand can be a daunting prospect when you've got kids in tow. Full Story »

After years of disappointing vaccine and drug trials, researchers are finding new ways to interrupt the memory-robbing disease of Alzheimer's, just in time for an anticipated explosion in cases Full Story »

THURSDAY, October 28 (HealthDay News) -- Women with female relatives who have had breast or ovarian cancer are often acutely aware of their own increased risk and may seek genetic counseling. Full Story »

FRIDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Research in mice reveals that a small number of cancer cells escape from chemotherapy by hiding out in the thymus, the organ where immune cells mature. Full Story »

SEOUL (AFP) - A ban on corporal punishment went into force in all schools in Seoul on Monday, South Korean officials said, despite protests from some teachers who fear the move will encourage indiscipline. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Groups developing a gel to protect women from the AIDS virus say they are moving ahead to develop the product that was hailed as "groundbreaking" after a study on its effectiveness was released in July. Full Story »

THURSDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The rate of new cases of end-stage kidney disease requiring dialysis among Americans diagnosed with diabetes fell 35 percent between 1996 and 2007, a new study has found. Full Story »

In 2008 I posted a story here on Associated Content titled Seven Children - Nineteen Food Allergies. I feel it's time to do a follow up on that article because the number of food allergies between those seven children have more than doubled. Full Story »