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Democrats in the House passed a rule allowing the House counsel to intervene in the Texas lawsuit that seeks to overturn the Affordable Care Act. (Washington Examiner)
Diet? Exercise? No tobacco use? They all play a role in good health, but respect might top all of them for promoting longevity. (CNN)
Initial findings from a big study about the potential benefits of screening newborns for genetic disorders amounted to a big “maybe.” (NBC News)
Two years removed from a tick bite while teaching in Nepal, a British school teacher still has problems with memory loss and fatigue. (Fox News)
A law that went into effect Jan. 1 required hospitals to post the cost of procedures online, but there’s a catch to the prices you see. (ABC News)
Citing production issues and difficulty raising money to develop its $1,000 breast pump, start-up Naya Health announced that it’s shutting down. (CNBC)
An outbreak of virulent African swine fever hit a modern Chinese hog farm with supposed enhanced protection against the disease. (Reuters)
A British woman claims that a homeopathic “black salve” she bought online to treat skin cancer dissolved her nasal passages and left her with a “bulbous, pointy, and red nose” that required extensive plastic surgery repair. (Daily Mail)
Take your pick: The easiest diet for fast weight loss, for a healthy heart, or the ones that are just plain easy. U.S. News & World Report has them all.
Ever see something that makes you feel like you could squeeze the life out of it? You’ve experienced “cute aggression.” (Newsweek)
Can genetic engineering solve a defect in arguably the world’s most important catalyst for converting carbon dioxide into energy sources? (Ars Technica)
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