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New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB (AP)

AP - Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it’s resistant to the main drug for treating it.

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Prognosis guarded for Medicare and Social Security (AP)

AP - Medicare and Social Security — the foundation of a secure retirement — are facing strains from an aging population and an economy that can’t seem to get out of low gear.

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NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations (AP)

AP - One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort.

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Microneedles may make getting flu shots easier (AP)

AP - One day your annual flu shot could come in the mail.

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New genes found in ‘Cantonese cancer’ (AFP)

AFP - Flaws in three genes could help explain why parts of southern China have extraordinarily high rates of a type of nose-and-throat cancer, scientists said on Sunday.

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Violent video games touted as learning tool (AP)

AP - You’re at the front lines shooting Nazis before they shoot you. Or you’re a futuristic gladiator in a death match with robots.

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APNewsBreak: More kids’ jewelry recalls in works (AP)

AP - Federal regulators are expanding their investigation into children’s jewelry that contains the toxic metal cadmium, promising that a recall announced Monday of “Best Friends” charm bracelets will not be the last.

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Egypt announces find of ancient cat goddess temple (AP)

AP - Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old temple that may have been dedicated to the ancient Egyptian cat goddess, Bastet, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said Tuesday.

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Hubble photo shows galaxies from toddler universe (AP)

AP - The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a snapshot of when the universe was just a toddler, 600 million years after the Big Bang, the earliest image yet.

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Child abuse may shorten cell lifeline: study (AFP)

AFP - Beaten or sexually abused children are more likely to show accelerated ageing of cells later in life, a condition linked to higher rates of cancer and heart disease, according to a study released Friday.

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