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The doctor linked diseases to specific genes, established one of the nation's first departments of medical genetics and was one of the first to propose sequencing the human genome. He was 86.
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In a small study, 72% of those on SSRIs -- which can have debilitating sexual side effects -- reported improvement when taking the male impotence drug. >>
The survival rate more than doubles among most of the men with aggressive cancers. A second, wider test shows similar results. 'Spectacularly effective,' a researcher says. >>
FOOD SAFETY
Markets act after Salmonella Saintpaul is found in a pepper at a Texas facility. >>
The board instructs auditor-controller's office to identify those responsible for not properly monitoring workers who had county discipline records or criminal histories, and to recommend reform. >>
The strain blamed for an outbreak that has sickened thousands shows up in a Mexican-grown pepper in Texas. Officials warn against eating fresh jalapenos. >>
Kevin Brown, who is the son of the premier of Bermuda, faces 19 felony counts and is being held on $4-million bail. >>
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As an Earthwatch Institute fellow, David Hong did hands-on animal research. He's hoping for grant money to help his students do the same. >>
A study of 203 pregnant women finds a connection, but experts caution that the group is too small to draw definitive results. Still, they say they aren't surprised. >>
A discovery leads to questions about whether the odds of people sharing genetic profiles are sometimes higher than portrayed. Calling the finding meaningless, the FBI has sought to block such inquiry. >>
California's last Mexican governor had grotesque features that a neurologist thinks were caused by a metabolic disorder known as acromegaly. >>
ON CALIFORNIA: Essays from the Golden State
In the delta that is the state's water well, ecology vs. usage rises to the fore. >>
A man and woman are hospitalized with the disease, authorities say. Blood donations reveal two others with infections but no symptoms. >>
Researcher Rusi P. Taleyarkhan, who says he produced tabletop fusion, falsely claimed that his findings had been independently replicated, a university panel finds. >>
As deaths increase, drill instructors and chaplains are teaching warning signs and prevention strategies. >>
A diet supplemented with folic acid, vitamin B-12 and other additives appears to block a gene and prevent successive generations of mice from getting fatter, researchers report. >>
Those infected with Helicobacter pylori, a leading cause of ulcers and stomach cancer, were 59% less likely to have the breathing disorder, a study finds. >>
A congressional committee will investigate health insurers' practice of canceling coverage when policyholders get sick, its chairman said Thursday. >>
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield also agree to restore coverage to patients whose coverage was canceled after they became ill. >>
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