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A BIT SLIMMER: CHRISTIE HAS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Gov. Chris Christie, who once famously called himself "the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen," disclosed Tuesday he had secretly undergone weight-loss surger...

OBAMA PROPOSES $100M FOR BRAIN MAPPING PROJECT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress to spend $100 million next year on a new project to map the human brain in hopes of eventually finding cures for...

DRUG MAKER NOVARTIS LOSES INDIA PATENT BATTLE
NEW DELHI (AP) -- India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that health activis...

CRITICS SEEK TO DELAY NYC SUGARY DRINKS SIZE LIMIT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Opponents are pressing to delay enforcement of the city's novel plan to crack down on supersized, sugary drinks, saying businesses shouldn't have to spend millions...

2 NEW VIRUSES COULD BOTH SPARK GLOBAL OUTBREAKS
LONDON (AP) -- Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials - a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bir...

St. Louis' polluted atmosphere makes air quality foreca…
Air quality forecasting officially begins Wednesday for the 2013 summer season, and St. Louis residents will want to pay attention in order to protect their health. Offici...
NPS HANTAVIRUS RESPONSE FOLLOWED POLICY
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) -- Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design cha...

CATHOLIC HOSPITAL TAKES SURPRISE STANCE IN LAWSUIT
DENVER (AP) -- It was a startling assertion that seemed an about-face from church doctrine: A Catholic hospital arguing in a Colorado court that twin fetuses that died in its care ...