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Meth use in pregnancy endangers mom and baby (Reuters)

Reuters - New research shows that babies born to methamphetamine-using moms face much higher risks of serious complications, compared to babies not exposed in the womb to this illegal street drug.

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Ants Save Mates Trapped in Sand (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Helpful acts, such as grooming or foster parenting, are common throughout the animal kingdom, but accounts of animals rescuing one another from danger are exceedingly rare, having been reported in the scientific literature only for dolphins, capuchin monkeys, and ants. New research shows that in the ant Cataglyphis cursor, the behavior is surprisingly sophisticated.

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Ants Save Mates Trapped in Sand
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Study: Weightlifting helps breast cancer survivors (AP)

AP - Breast cancer survivors have been getting bum advice. For decades, many doctors warned that lifting weights or even heavy groceries could cause painful arm swelling

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AP-GfK Poll: Parents like school swine flu shots (AP)

AP - Most parents like the idea of vaccinating children against swine flu at school, but they’re not so eager to roll up their own sleeves.

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AP-GfK Poll: Parents like school swine flu shots
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Nearly 10 percent of health spending for obesity (AP)

AP - Obesity’s not just dangerous, it’s expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who’s normal weight. Overall obesity-related health spending reaches $147 billion, double what it was nearly a decade ago, says the study published Monday by the journal Health Affairs.

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Migraines Linked to Reduced Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) — For women who suffer from migraines, here’s a bit of good news: New research shows that your risk of breast cancer may be reduced by as much as 26 percent.

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