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• Court rejects links to autism
  LOS ANGELES -- The federal "vaccines court" ruled Friday in three separate cases that the mercury-containing p...
• Expert says even Obama may get too many tests
  CHICAGO -- Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. Maybe even President ...
• Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating
  Nepal, March 12 -- Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. The PSA test ...
• Court: Autism not linked to MMR vaccines
  A special U.S. "vaccine court" ruled Friday there is no evidence supporting a causal link between thimerosal-c...
• Gay couples marry in Mexico City
  Five same-sex couples married in Mexico City on the first day they were legally able to do so. Gay and lesbian...
• New FDA warning for Plavix
  U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials added a boxed warning Friday to the anti-blood clotting drug Plavi...
• Women taking pill 'have longer lives'
  WOMEN who have taken the pill can expect longer lives than those who have never been prescribed the oral contr...
• Doctors review cesarean deliveries / Panel: Women should have chance to avoid repeated procedures
  Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a ...
• Doctors debate C-section options: Many agree that vaginal delivery is OK after surgery
  Her first child, Abriana, who is now 3, was a breech baby, and a C-section was the only option. Many women wh...
• Vaginal birth after C-section gets boost by NIH-convened expert panel
  Mar. 11--Vaginal birth after Cesarean section is safe for most women and more practitioners should encourage i...