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• Health Tip: What's Behind Nasal Congestion

  Things that can stuff up your nose

• Dopamine Levels in Brain May Determine Social Status

  Having more of it linked to greater social support, researchers say

• Spectators Need to Prepare for Olympic Games, Too

  Health experts urge travelers to take steps to prevent illness

• Handgrip Strength Helps Predict Death Risk in Elderly

  As grip declines, so does survival, study finds

• Government to Pay for More Than Half of U.S. Health Care Costs

  Recession is driving laid-off Americans from private to public plans, report notes

• Artificial Pancreas Helps Type 1 Diabetics During Sleep

  Study found device kept blood sugar of children, teens stable longer

• Too Few Adults Get Recommended Vaccinations

  Shots could save thousands of U.S. lives each year, report authors say

• Steroids May Be Overrated in Treatment of COPD

  But experts disagree over whether to continue using them or not

• Brain Scans Suggest Some Vegetative Patients May Be Aware

  But researchers caution against giving families false hope

• Organ Transplant Drug Keeps Immune System in Check

  In lab tests, it fights rejection and reduces need for immunosuppressive meds, study finds

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