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Animal Testing

Penn Vet student aims to revolutionize animal testing industry

Pain causes sleep issues for more than half of all Americans

Insomnia

Study: Smokers more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression

Placenta research secures NIH funding

03.02.15_NIHplacenta

Music therapy program aids patients with Alzheimer's

03022015_Alzheimers_AP

YouTube 'drunk fail' videos may lead to risky teen behavior: Study

YouTube

Ebola survivor Nina Pham plans lawsuit against Texas hospital

Nina Pham

Scientists develop zooming contact lenses

Telescopic contact lenses

Study: Slow music can be just as motivational for runners

02262015_Runner

Study: lots of pesticides in produce

Apples

An eye for a wisdom tooth: dental stem cells tested for blindness treatment

03.01.15_eye

What was your name again?

02272015_Memory

WHO: 1.1 billion young people at risk of hearing loss

02272015_Music

Skin test could detect Alzheimer's, Parkinson's early

Study: Marijuana 114 times safer than alcohol

Study: Highly processed foods are most addictive

02252015_Pizza

Nutritional panel urges Americans to eat greener

Vegetarian

Clear mind, clear skin

Skin scan

Bucks County releases PSA about heroin

02232015_HeroinKills

Animation breaks down progression of Alzheimer's disease

Obesity could threaten the liver more than alcohol

02.21.15_liver

The science of color

USDA: Drink more coffee

Ebola bodies infectious a week after death: Study

Ebola Dead Body

1 in 5 millennials think vaccines cause autism: Survey

Vaccines

FDA issues warning for cumin spices

A healthy gut could help combat mental illness

Healthy Gut

Health revolution hits the candy industry

Chocolate

Some 11.4 million Americans have enrolled in Obamacare

Report: Penn needs to address 'destructive perfectionism'

Penn

Graphic highlights just how deadly heart disease is

Heart Health

Doctors turn away unvaccinated children

CHOP announces gift from Disney, ABC

Kate Middleton launches mental health PSA

Kate Middleton

Why 'everything's fine' should worry doctors

White Death Gap

Lawsuit says celiac disease is a disability

P.F. Chang's Mongolian Beef

Blood type linked to brain health

Brain

Blood type could correlate with poor cognitive health

An avocado a day may help keep the doctor away

Obsession with healthy eating can actually threaten health

02092015_Diet

Nutter urges uninsured to enroll in federal healthcare exchange

02112015_healthcare.gov_AP

CHOP opens specialty care center, with more to follow

Buerger Center CHOP

Study: Alcohol health benefits exaggerated in other studies

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Breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug approved by the FDA

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Rheumatoid arthritis drug also may help people with hair loss caused by severe alopecia

NFL Brain Disease

At least 1 in 4 NFL players develop CTE — and that's likely an undercount, new study finds

Sal Paolantonio Sirianni

Sal Paolantonio prides himself on living healthy, and offers a playbook for other men to follow

Physical Activity Work

New dementia study reiterates the physical activity paradox — that not all exercise is beneficial

Protein Muscle Building

More protein in your breakfast or snacks won’t give you more muscle without more work

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