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• Repeated Anesthesia May Hamper Children's Learning Ability

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• Hope for Inherited, Dangerously High Cholesterol

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• 2 Drugs Fail to Prevent Diabetes in the Overweight

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• More Evidence That Swings in Blood Pressure Raise Stroke Risk

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• Are Stock Market Woes Bad for the Heart?

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