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Health Tip: Create an Escape Plan at Home
Devise exit routes in case of fire

Health Tip: Surviving With Cancer
Learn to accept a new 'normal'

A Deadly Form of Diabetes That Doctors Sometimes Miss
Common signs of type 1 diabetes often resemble symptoms of other illnesses

Many U.S. Adults Under-Vaccinated Against Whooping Cough, Survey Finds
Only 20 percent got shot within last 10 years

Health Highlights: June 19, 2013

Character Counts When It Comes to Organ, Blood Donations
Patients prefer getting both from people with personality, behavior traits similar to their own, study finds

U.S. Doctors' Group Labels Obesity a Disease
Advocates say AMA's move will boost resources to fight weight-gain epidemic, but others question decision

Stronger Statins Don't Up Kidney Injury Risk, Study Finds
Higher doses of cholesterol-fighting drugs did not increase threat among heart attack patients, researchers say

Gene-Based Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise
Early trial supports accuracy of the screening, which could be a boon in preventing the disease

New Clues to Cancer Resistance From Long-Lived Rodents
A substance outside their cells may inhibit spread of the disease, researchers report

HPV Vaccine Lowering Infection Rates Among Girls: CDC
Extent of protection from sexually transmitted virus higher than expected, suggesting 'herd immunity' is at work, experts say

Even 'Silent' Strokes Can Harm Memory, Thinking
Study found many older patients showed signs of damage, even without full-blown stroke diagnosis

Another Study Finds Colonoscopy Can Save Lives
Earlier stage of diagnosis, better survival for patients whose cancer was spotted via routine screening

Day Care May Help Kids of Depressed Moms
They showed fewer signs of emotional problems if they weren't cared for solely by their mother

Flu Vaccine Protects Millions Annually: CDC
40,000 hospitalizations prevented in just one year, researchers estimate

Scientists Use Brain Scans to 'Read' People's Emotions
Aided by a computer, researchers say they can identify how people are feeling

Study Reveals How New Respiratory Virus Spreads
Infectious-disease experts went to Middle East to gather information on often deadly MERS virus

1 in 4 Stroke Survivors Suffers From PTSD, Study Finds
And that can pose serious psychological challenges, researcher says

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