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Facebook Users Really 'Liked' Organ Donor Option: Study

State transplant registries saw massive influx of donors in a single day after social media giant tweaked profiles.

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Canine Research Sheds Light on OCD in Humans
Scientists found same areas of brain were changed in dogs and people with compulsive disorder
Many Stop Taking Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Too Soon: Study
Greatest benefit seen within first 2 years of treatment, but half quit earlier
Xgeva Approved for Rare, Non-Malignant Tumor
Giant cell tumor of the bone
Did Men's Yen for Younger Women Cause Menopause?
Study found bias may have sidelined older women sexually, prompted changes that led to infertility
Supreme Court Rules That Human Genes Can't Be Patented
Decision should have profound impact on medicine, gene-testing industry
Early, Severe Flu Season Caused Big Rise in Child Deaths: CDC
Senior hospitalizations also up during 2012-13 onslaught, U.S. health officials say
Global Population Could Hit 11 Billion by 2100: UN Report
Projected increase now even higher than predicted in 2011, mainly due to birth rates in Africa, experts say
Health, Not Age, Affects Benefits of Implanted Heart Device: Study
Issue is important to growing number of elderly living with heart disease, researcher says
Volunteering May Be Good for the Heart in More Ways Than One
Time spent helping others linked to lower blood pressure in older adults, study finds
Baldness Drug Propecia May Put Some Men Off Alcohol: Study
Men with sexual side effects appear to drink less, even after they stop taking the drug

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