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Health & MedicineHerpes simplex viruses dip in prevalence
Two viruses that cause genital herpes decreased in prevalence in the United States during the past 2 decades.
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Health & MedicineOld drug can stop clots as well as newer drug does
A decades-old form of the anticlotting drug heparin is as safe, as effective, and potentially as convenient to use as recent derivatives that are many times more expensive.
By Ben Harder -
EarthAre pollutants shrinking polar bear gonads?
New research links persistent pollutants with reproductive impairment in polar bears.
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High-protein diets boost hunger-taming hormone
Eating protein appears to boost blood concentrations of a hormone recently found to restrict appetite.