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1.	Health Tip: Before Your Mammogram
	How to prepare for the test

2.	Health Tip: Prevent Bath Time Injuries
	Keep baby safe

3.	Compression Stockings Often Incorrectly Used
	29% of patients had problems with size of devices used to prevent deep vein clots, study finds

4.	79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills
	New numbers show the problem is getting worse, not better, even for middle class

5.	Health Highlights: Aug. 20, 2008
	Minorities More Likely to Suffer Corporal Punishment in Schools Better Method Found to Make Red Blood Cells From Stem Cells Genetic Testing Companies Cleared to Operate in California Christina Applegate Has Double Mastectomy Vioxx Study Was 'Stealth' Marketing: Report Most West Nile Patients Recover Within a Year

6.	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 20, 2008
	Multiple Sclerosis Psoriasis Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial

7.	Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats
	Findings offers hope of new treatments for severe obesity in humans

8.	Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect
	Tweaking tongue receptors could encourage people to consume more of the vital nutrient

9.	Bone Growth Protein Also Promotes 'Good' Fat
	Stimulation of brown globules helps burn calories, hints of new ways to treat obesity

10.	Underaged, Inebriated Easily Get Drinks at Stadiums
	Vendors working the stands most likely to illegally sell alcohol, study finds

11.	Women's Alcohol Use Tied to Delayed Childbearing
	Abuse postponed reproductive onset in teen, adult females, but not in men, study finds

12.	Modified MRI Spots Early Osteoarthritis
	Known biomarker easier to identify, so permanent joint damage may be avoided, study says

13.	Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer
	New analysis shows no effect from statin meds, which include Lipitor, Crestor

14.	Skin Cancer Carries Its Own Scent
	Researchers hope to develop noninvasive test to detect malignancies

15.	Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study
	But authors admit the data is sketchy and the shot proves more expensive for older women

16.	Preeclampsia Raises Risk of Serious Kidney Disease
	Rate can be 5 times higher than for women without pregnancy complication, study finds

17.	Health Tip: Take a Healthy Hike
	Make sure you're prepared

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