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Cholesterol test for 1-year-olds? Study says it could help

AP Health News - Fetched: October 26th, 2016, 6:00pm UTC

What if a blood test could reveal that your child is at high risk for early heart disease years in the future, giving you a chance to prevent it now? A big study in England did that - screening thousands of babies for inherited risk - and found it was twice as common as has been thought....

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The kids are all right: Children with 3-way DNA are healthy

AP Health News - Fetched: October 26th, 2016, 4:00pm UTC

More than 15 years ago, 17 babies were born after an experimental infertility treatment that gave them DNA from three people: Mom, Dad and an egg donor....

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Experts hope mosquito-borne bacteria can beat the Zika virus

AP Health News - Fetched: October 26th, 2016, 3:00pm UTC

LONDON (AP) -- Researchers are trying to infect mosquitoes in Brazil and Colombia with a type of bacteria that could prevent them from spreading the Zika virus and other dangerous diseases....

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The kids are all right: Children with 3-way DNA are healthy

AP Health News - Fetched: October 26th, 2016, 2:00pm UTC

More than 15 years ago, 17 babies were born after an experimental infertility treatment that gave them DNA from three people: Mom, Dad and an egg donor....

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Experts hope bacteria can beat Zika

AP Health News - Fetched: October 26th, 2016, 2:00pm UTC

LONDON (AP) -- Researchers are trying to infect mosquitoes in Brazil and Colombia with a type of bacteria that could prevent them from spreading Zika virus and other dangerous diseases....

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