COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk said it could launch obesity treatment liraglutide in the United States by the end of next year and rejected some analyst..

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not only through direct contact but also through airborne ..

Bring back PE: Exercise should be 'core' class, report says
Children need a full hour of exercise in schools every day, and not just in physical education classes, the Institute of Medicine recommended on Thursday.Schools that have dum..

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When a devastating tornado touched down in Moore, Okla., on Monday afternoon, Shayla Taylor was on the upper floor of the local hospital, in active labor with her second child..

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Dirty dogs: Homes with pooches loaded with bacteria
A dog may not only fill a home with joy, it fills a home with a whole lot of bacteria, new research suggests.  But that doesn't mean you have to kick your pooch out of the bed..

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Doctors print up a splint for baby's blocked throat
Kaiba Gionfriddo turned blue again and again as his little airways collapsed and kept air from reaching his lungs. But doctors were able to use a device based on an inkjet pri..

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