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memory Study finds a connection between fructose and Alzheimer's disease Mark Frauenfelder

Bird flu suspected in California child who drank raw milk Ellsworth Toohey

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wikipedia Wikipedia's 7-year yogurt spelling war was longer than three Shakespeare plays Mark Frauenfelder

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medicine UPDATED: If your surgery runs long, Anthem will stop paying for the anesthesia Allan Rose Hill

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animals California teacher dies from rabies after a wild bat bites her in the classroom Carla Sinclair

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