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FDA Warns Antipsychotic Drug Can Cause Compulsive Behaviors

MSNBC.com: Health - Posted: May 6th, 2016, 6:51pm UTC

The use of aripiprazole, which is found in medications like Abilify, may lead to "uncontrollable urges to gamble, binge eat, shop, and have sex," the FDA is warning.

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One Has Birth Defect. One Doesn't: Twins May Offer Zika Clues

MSNBC.com: Health - Posted: May 6th, 2016, 3:26pm UTC

Scientists struggling to understand a Zika epidemic hope they can learn from cases of twins when only one is affected by birth defects.

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Yellow Fever Kills 277, Infects 2,000+ in Angola: WHO

MSNBC.com: Health - Posted: May 6th, 2016, 10:22am UTC

There's a global shortage of vaccine to protect people against the virus, which is a close cousin of Zika but much more deadly.

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