Mobile app helps doctors diagnose strokes

When a patient suffers an acute stroke, the outcome often rests on how quickly they receive expert care.

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FDA approves two new drugs to treat hepatitis C

By the end of this week, adult hepatitis C patients will have access to two new drugs, to add to their arsenal in battling the viral disease that causes inflammation of the liver that can lead to liver failure.

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Following Cancer Prevention Guidelines Lowers Risk of Death from Cancer, Heart Disease, All Causes

A study of more than 100,000 men and women over 14 years finds nonsmokers who followed recommendations for cancer prevention had a lower risk of death from cancer, cardiovascular disease, and all-causes. The study appears early online in Cancer Biomarkers, Epidemiology, and Prevention, and was led by American Cancer Society epidemiologists.

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Brain Enlargement in Autism Due to Brain Changes Occurring Before Age 2

In 2005, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that 2-year-old children with autism have brains up to 10 percent larger than children of the same age without autism.

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