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Sen. Schumer seeks crackdown on "academic doping"

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Studies indicate up to 35 percent of college students use ADHD drugs as study aids ...

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Neonatologist celebrates Father's Day with his 10 sons

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Texas Children’s Hospital neonatologist recalls raising 10 boys and the joy of having one of his sons’ follow in his doctor footsteps ...

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Video: Cancer treatments carry unique health risks for children

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A new study shows many children who undergo chemo, radiation, or bone marrow transplants to treat cancer develop heart and lung problems during adulthood. Dr. Jon LaPook reports. ...

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Video: Man receives liver transplant in time for Father's Day

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Kevin Pugh is celebrating his first Father’s Day as a dad with his baby daughter after receiving a liver transplant which saved him from a life-threatening disease weeks before she was born. ...

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Japanese "eyeball licking" trend carries blindness risk

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Eyeballs contain a lot of nerve endings, but are also a prime area for bacterial infections including pink eye, chlamydia ...

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CDC: 99 cases of hepatitis A may be linked to Townsend Farms product

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Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend was voluntarily recalled on June 3 after the product was linked to liver-damaging disease ...

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Study: NYC soda ban would affect overweight people more than poor

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Overweight Americans found to buy more large sugary drinks than general population, while consumption by people on food assistance matches that of those with higher incomes ...

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Pennsylvania court case on organ donation guidelines put on hold

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Girl at center of lawsuit over adult organ transplant rules, Sarah Murnaghan, received a set of adult lungs on Wednesday ...

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Grower says world's hottest pepper may be the answer to cancer

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Cancer survivor donates some of his famous super-hot peppers to researchers; active ingredient in peppers has been show to kill cancer cells ...

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Video: Can hot peppers knock out cancer?

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Super hot peppers can make you sweat and tear up, but CBS News’ Mark Strassmann reports how they also may fight cancer. ...

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