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Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says (AP)
AP - Mississippi now has the nation's highest teen pregnancy rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, according to a new federal report released Wednesday.

Drug from genetically engineered goats a first (AP)
AP - You've heard of making cheese from goats' milk, but prescription drugs?

Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions (AP)

In this image released by Rogers & Cowan public relations, actor John Travolta, second left, poses with his daughter Ella Bleu, left, wife Kelly Preston, right, and son Jett in an undated family photo.  (AP Photo/Rogers & Cowan)AP - Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston.


Brain pacemaker helps Parkinson's, but with risks (AP)

Sharon Pederson poses for a photograph at a friend's house in Petaluma, Calif., Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Pederson is a study subject who got deep brain stimulation, or DBS, surgery for her Parkinson's disease. In DBS, a surgeon implants electrodes in the brain which are then connected to a pacemaker-like device that can be adjusted and turned off and on. The device sends tiny electrical pulses to the brain, disabling overactive nerve cells. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation. The study, which followed patients for six months, offers the most hopeful news to date for Parkinson's sufferers. The new technique reduced tremors, rigidity and flailing of the limbs and allowed people to move freely for nearly five extra hours a day.


CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post (AP)

In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2007 file photo, Dr. Sanjay Gupta attends a screening of the environmental documentary 'Planet in Peril,' in New York.  President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general, the cable news network said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)AP - President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn't had that much clout in decades.


Mississippi now has highest teen birth rate
Mississippi now has the nation's highest teen pregnancy rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, according to a new federal report.

Even guys cuddle their sweethearts' clothing

It's the scent of love: As many as three-fourths of women and two-thirds of men say they snuggle with shirts and other clothing worn by someone dear, but not near, researchers reported. As many as three-quarters of women and two-thirds of men say they snuggle with shirts and other clothing worn by someone dear, but not near, researchers reported.


Drug created from genetically engineered goats
In a scientific first, an anti-clotting drug made from the milk of genetically engineered goats is moving closer to government approval for humans.

Top dog and cat names of 2008

Move over, Fido and Fluffy. There's a new batch of pet names in town: "people" names!  See which  monikers were paws-down most popular — and most unusual, too (Fetch, Meatwad!).


Diet pills from Brazil pose big health risks
A new report highlights the potentially serious health risks of using imported Brazilian-made prescription diet pills that combine amphetamines and other prescription medicines.

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