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Young Adults with Autism Face Difficult Time Getting Into College, Finding a Jo

By UCN on May 14, 2012 3:29 AM

In this March 2011 photo provided by Jeff Martin, Ian Wells sits on a bicycle in North Hanover, N.J. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Jeff Martin)

One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study finds. That's a poorer showing than those with other disabilities including those who are mentally disabled, the researchers said.

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Once-a-Day Pill Expected to Prevent Infection with AIDS Virus

By UCN on May 12, 2012 2:48 AM

In this Thursday, May 10, 2012 photo, Dr. Lisa Sterman holds up a Truvada pill at her office in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Condoms and other safe-sex practices have accomplished only so much. Now the 30-year battle against AIDS is on the verge of a radical new phase, with the government expected to endorse a once-a-day pill to prevent infection with the virus.

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Staggering Number Of Americans Predicted To Be Obese By 2030

By UCN on May 7, 2012 1:50 PM

More bad news about Americans' waistlines: They're only going to get bigger.

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Exercising, Eating Healthier May Help Cancer Patients Keep Disease from Returning

By UCN on April 27, 2012 9:40 PM

In a Wednesday, April 25, 2012 photo, cancer survivor Hastine Reese, 50, of Stockbridge Ga., talks after an exercise class, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there's strong evidence that both habits may help prevent the disease from coming back.

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New Case of Mad Cow Disease Surfaces In California

By UCN on April 24, 2012 4:50 PM

Cattle are seen in Chino, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. (Walter Richard Weis / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

A new case of mad cow disease has surfaced in a dairy cow in California, but the animal was not bound for the nation's food supply and posed no danger, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday.

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Number of Measles Deaths Worldwide Drops Over a Decade

By UCN on April 24, 2012 10:07 AM

A boy receives a measles vaccination at a temporary clinic in Lalomanu, a village on the eastern coast of Upolu, one of Samoa's two main islands. (UNICEF/NYHQ2009-2042/David Youngmeyer)

The number of measles deaths worldwide has apparently dropped by about three-quarters over a decade, according to a new study by the World Health Organization and others.

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Being Happy May Protect Your Heart from Disease

By UCN on April 19, 2012 6:37 AM

Be happy -- it seems to be good for your heart.

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Cholera Cases On the Rise In Haiti Again

By UCN on April 4, 2012 4:08 AM

Nadia Pier, a girl suffering cholera symptoms, rests as she is treated at a cholera clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Dec.6, 2010. (AP / Guillermo Arias)

Haiti is seeing a jump in the number of cholera cases as the Caribbean nation heads into the annual rainy season, a United Nations humanitarian agency said Tuesday.

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Report: Cancer Rates in the U.S. Continue to Fall

By UCN on March 29, 2012 2:55 PM

Cancer rates in the U.S. continue to fall, according to a report released Wednesday.

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New Studies Say Taking Aspirin Can Help Prevent Cancer

By UCN on March 21, 2012 3:42 PM

Three new studies published on Wednesday added to growing scientific evidence suggesting that taking a daily dose of aspirin can help prevent, and possibly treat, cancer.

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