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  New Study Reveals Best Overall Diets

  Below are 5 of the top diets (and a 3-way tie!) as ranked by US News and World Report.

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  Health Alert 12-13: Weight and IQ

  Children whose moms begin pregnancy overweight may have slightly lower scores on verbal and numbers tests when they get older.

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  Health Alert 12-13: Dogs Helping Relieve Stress

  Dogs are helping college students on one Florida campus relieve stress during finals' week.

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  Health Alert 12-12: Using HIV to Treat Cancer?

  Doctors in Philadelphia gave a young cancer patient HIV to treat her leukemia.

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  Health Alert 12-12: Curb Coughing With Chocolate

  Eating chocolate could curb your cough.

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  Health Alert 12-12: Coffee and Cancer

  Drinking more than four cups of coffee each day may be beneficial to your health.

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  Health Alert 12-11: Using Porcupine Quills as Needles

  Porcupines might be animals most people try to avoid, but the spiked creature's quills may have medical benefits.

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  Health Alert 12-11: Overeating, Children and Drug Abuse

  Researchers studying overeating in children and teens found what they call a strong link to drug use.

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  Health Alert 12-10: Children and Salt

  Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the U.S., and health experts are looking for ways to cut down on the number of calories kids have on a daily basis.

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  Health Alert 12-10: Bed Bugs in Books

  Some students at a college in Seattle found bed bugs in a very unusual place. They found the insects inside some of their text books.

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  Health Alert 12-10: The Effects of Dating Violence Among Teens

  Teenage victims of dating violence feel the effects for years to come according to a new study in the latest issue of the journal Pediatrics.

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  Health Alert 12-7: Cutting Out Fat

  Dieting isn't just about watching calories, it's also about watching the amount of fat you consume.

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  Health Alert 12-7: Fruits, Veggies and Breast Cancer

  Eating fruits and veggies could reduce your chance of getting breast cancer.

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  Health Alert 12-7: Cancer and The Sexes

  Are men or women more likely to be diagnosed cancer? An analysis of cancer cases says men.

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  Health Alert 12-6: Detecting Colon Cancer

  Could your breath be an indicator of colon cancer? A new study says yes.

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  Health Alert 12-6: Smoking + Drinking = Hangover??

  Smoking while drinking alcohol may make hangovers worse.

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  Health Alert 12-6: Cell Phone Addiction?

  Can an obsession with your cellphone rise to the level of an addiction?

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  Health Alert 12-6: Flossing and Sex?

  Can flossing your teeth affect your sex life? A Turkish study says it can.

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  Health Alert 12-6: Synthetic Marijuana Growing in Popularity

  A man-made take on a natural drug is sending thousands to the emergency room.

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  Health Alert 12-4: Food Allergies and Chemicals

  Could there be a connection between food allergies and chemicals? A new study looked at the possibility.

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  Health Alert 12-4: More Sleep; Less Pain

  Some extra sleep could help you avoid pain.

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  Health Alert 12-3: Supporting a Young Man Battling Cancer

  An Alabama town showed one of its young residents how much they love and appreciate him. They put him in the Christmas Parade as the Grand Marshal.

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  Health Alert 12-3: Diabetes and Hearing

  A new study links diabetes with hearing loss.

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  Health Alert 11-30: Baby Boys!

  One hospital saw a string of baby boy births longer than they ever had before. Nineteen baby boys were born all in a row.

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  Health Alert 11-30: New Procedure

  A new advancement is keeping thousands of patients from going under the knife.