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New global killers: heart, lung disease and cancer

What's killing us? For decades, global health leaders have focused on diseases that can spread - AIDS, tuberculosis, new flu bugs. They pushed for vaccines, better treatments and other ways to control germs that were only a plane ride away from seeding outbreaks anywhere in the world....

 

Doctors testing warm, beating hearts in transplant

Doctors testing warm, beating hearts in transplant

Andrea Ybarra's donated heart was beating rhythmically by the time she awoke from the grogginess of her surgery. Lub-dub. Lub-dub. Lub-dub. In fact, it was warm and pumping even before doctors transplanted it.

 

Kids could suffer bone, heart damage later if lacking vitamin D

Kids could suffer bone, heart damage later if lacking vitamin D

Seven out of 10 children and young adults don't get enough vitamin D, which could increase their risk for bone and heart problems, ...

 

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