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Children who want to be vegetarians need to “fill in the blanks” of their low-protein diets by eating alternatives to red meat, fish and poultry, experts say.

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LONDON – A mother who is the first woman in Britain to have a baby selected free of a gene which causes breast cancer has given birth succesfully, doctors said on Friday.

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LONDON - Playing Tetris, rated one of the greatest video games of all time, immediately after traumatic events appears to reduce flashbacks that plague sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a British study.

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BOSTON - More than half of all Cesarean deliveries are done by choice and more than a third are done too early, putting the babies at risk of breathing and other difficulties, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

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WASHINGTON – A dangerous type of snoring known as sleep apnea can cause stroke by decreasing blood flow, raising blood pressure and harming the brain's ability to modulate these changes, researchers reported on Tuesday.

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CHICAGO – A single gene appears to play a crucial role in deadly breast cancers, increasing the chances the cancer will spread and making it resistant to chemotherapy, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

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WASHINGTON - Childhood trauma, including sexual abuse, emotional abuse and emotional neglect, was linked to a six-fold risk increase for chronic fatigue syndrome in adults, in a study published Monday in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

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MARBURG, Germany - If a patient thinks he or she has an unnatural fear of dental treatments, the dentist should be given prior notice, the German Green Cross (DGK) recommends.

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COLOGNE - Many people may believe that they are allergic to certain foods, but a new study shows they may be mistaken.

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