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• Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines

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• Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study

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• MS Need Not Preclude Pregnancy

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• Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure

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• Could Plastics Chemicals 'Feminize' Boys' Play?

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• Biotech Soybeans Good Source of Omega-3

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