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Ebola Dead Body

A healthy gut could help combat mental illness

Healthy Gut

FDA issues warning for cumin spices

1 in 5 millennials think vaccines cause autism: Survey

Vaccines

Health revolution hits the candy industry

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Report: Penn needs to address 'destructive perfectionism'

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Doctors turn away unvaccinated children

Graphic highlights just how deadly heart disease is

Heart Health

Some 11.4 million Americans have enrolled in Obamacare

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

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Blood type linked to brain health

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Blood type could correlate with poor cognitive health

An avocado a day may help keep the doctor away

Nutter urges uninsured to enroll in federal healthcare exchange

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Obsession with healthy eating can actually threaten health

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CHOP opens specialty care center, with more to follow

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Study: Alcohol health benefits exaggerated in other studies

How meditation changes your body, brain

Meditation

Raccoons killed in S.J. test positive for rabies

Study: Complaining can be good for your health

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Teen HPV vaccine does not spur riskier sex

New Jersey in Top 5 for preschooler measles vaccination rate

Measles

Wolf announces Medicaid expansion for Pennsylvania

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Philly company gets FDA approval on blood-draw tech

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Montco teen cleared of measles, possible Lancaster County case

Measles

Mothers' pain pills endanger healthy babies

Study: Dying in America getting more painful

Beer hops may prevent Alzheimer's: Study

Beer Hops

A new number to watch with diabetes: your zip code

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Measles vaccine becomes topic of latest political debate

Philadelphia autism report released

Three health food spots en route to Philly

MOM's Organic Market

Snugglers find purpose in their work

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Study: negative tweets, heart disease linked

Jefferson invests in virtual medical care

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Will medicine give launch to augmented reality?

Temporary tattoo measures blood sugar without needles

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Scientists link rare brain tumor and birth control

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