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Mobile Dental Clinic Brings Care to Poor Children

After the preventable death of a 12-year-old boy, a new mobile clinic in Maryland hopes to provide the kind of basic dental care that can save lives.

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New Health Care Company Provides 24/7 House Calls Via Webcam

The Doctor is in... your computer.

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Look to the Future for Health-Care Solutions

A new report on the future of health focuses on high tech solutions.

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A Look Inside a Hospital on the Front Lines in Afghanistan

As opposed to just treating war wounds, this is one of the few fully functional hospitals currently operating in rural Afghanistan.

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Are Hospitals So Noisy that They're Killing People?

New evidence has found that all the sounds hospital machines make may be causing doctors and nurses to make mistakes.

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In Honduras, You Can Call the Cops if Your Dad Is Smoking

A new law proposed in Honduras would make it possible to call the cops on smoking family members.

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Exercise More, Remember More: Exercise Improves Memory

Just another part of your body that exercise makes better.

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A Methadone Clinic Opens in Tanzania

The clinic is part of the legacy of President Bush's anti-AIDS campaign in Africa.

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Science: Faking Being Happy Makes You Miserable

But positive memories can cure all ills.

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Video: This is Your Brain on Cell Phone

Breaking news: Cell phones may or may not harm your brain.

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Can Zinc Really Cure a Cold?

Zinc works, if only somewhat, to cure the common cold.

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The Placebo Effect Is Really a Great Thing

A new study finds that pessimists might feel more pain.

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Training Non-Doctors to Treat Patients: A Suprisingly Simple Global Health Solution

Another look at how community health workers can impact the developing world, and potentially the United States, as well.

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Video: Lady Gaga Helps Raise $34 Million for AIDS

Gaga is the 2011 spokesperson for Viva Glam Lipstick, which gives 100 percent of its sales directly to charity. She sells a lot of lipstick.

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Venomous Creatures Might Be a Cure for Cancer

There are health benefits to the bites of all the scary crawly things.

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Will Increasing Food Prices Lead to More Revolution?

An upcoming food crisis could spread instability.

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The Pakistani Flood Is Still Causing Devastation

Six months later, Pakistan hasn't recovered from the disaster. You can help.

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