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AP - Roughly a fourth of American women getting early abortions last year did so with drugs rather than surgery, statistics show, as a new study reported improved safety in using the so-called “abortion pill.”

Reuters - Avastin, a widely used cancer drug made by Roche AG, shrank tumors growing along the nerves leading to the ears, improving the hearing of patients with a rare tumor, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Reuters - Canadian officials don’t know how two Canadian hog farm workers contracted a new flu virus, as the pigs tested so far on the farm where they work have demonstrated a common flu strain, not the new virus.

Reuters - An experimental antibody treatment helped rabbits and monkeys survive a deadly dose of anthrax bacteria and proved safe in humans, too, researchers at Human Genome Sciences said on Wednesday.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Little else feels better than a good foot
massage or stretch.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Your body image describes your appearance
and the way you see yourself.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) — Not all vegetarian burgers and
hot dogs are alike. It seems that some, in fact, may not offer much at all
in the way of vegetables.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) — A mutation in a single gene
causes catastrophic epilepsy, U.S. scientists say. And that finding, they
say, could lead to treatments or a cure for the disorder.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say they have
discovered that one of the most common amino acids in vegetable protein
seems to lower blood pressure.

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
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