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Surgeons use stem cells to repair windpipe

Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs.

Stress may reshape the brain
By Robert S. Boyd | McClatchy Newspapers | November 20, 2008

Scientists have discovered how stress physically reshapes the brain and causes long-lasting harm to humans and animals.

SC teen lives 4 months with no heart
By RASHA MADKOUR | Associated Press Writer | November 19, 2008

D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest.

Panel: Warn of wrinkle shot risks
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | Associated Press | November 19, 2008

Hundreds of thousands of baby boomers looking for an antidote to aging in cosmetic facial fillers must be better informed of possible risks, government health advisers said Tuesday.

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Psychologist Susan Newman offers tips to help families solve relationship problems. The simple word “no” eliminates the need to push yourself to the max or to spend the holidays somewhere other than where you want to be, she says.

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