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AP - Leave it to the Dutch to help demonstrate the health benefits of
 chocolate. A study of older men in The Netherlands, known for its
 luscious chocolate, indicated those who ate the equivalent of one-third
 of a chocolate bar every day had lower blood pressure and a reduced
 risk of death.

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AP - The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed Monday in birds in
 a third African country, deepening experts' fears that the disease may
 be far more widespread than reported on the continent.

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AP - For years, millions of Americans have spent billions of dollars on
 alternative remedies with unproven effects. Now, rigorous science is
 starting to test those treatments and mostly finds them lacking.

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AP - The Labor Department reduced the acceptable levels of workplace
 exposure Monday to a cancer-causing metal, hexavalent chromium, but
 critics said the new standard still leaves thousands of workers at
 risk.

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AP - Forget the low-fat diet and toss out the calcium pills? Rethink
 estrogen in your 50s? Women might get that impression from a trio of
 confusing studies published this month.

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KidsHealth.org - Pubic lice (often called "crabs" because of their
 crab-like appearance under a microscope) are six-legged creatures that
 infest the hair in the pubic area. They can also infest other body
 hair, but they prefer the pubic region. Although pubic lice
 infestation, called pediculosis, is considered a sexually transmitted
 disease (STD), it can be contracted in other ways.

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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials,
 courtesy of CenterWatch:

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HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have long looked
 upon hemorrhage in a child's retina as potential evidence of child
 abuse. But a new study suggests this strategy may be flawed.

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HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Because prostate cancer
 can be a very slow-moving disease, older men diagnosed with the
 condition are often slated to "watchful waiting," rather than
 aggressive treatment.

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