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Per-patient cost of Provenge, a new anti-cancer vaccine that has been shown to prolong life in prostate cancer patients by four months. On Wednesday, a federal committee offered support for the treatment, which makes it likelier that Medicare will cover its cost. [via Wall Street Journal]
A new study found that the single biggest influence on kids’ physical activity levels was the exercise habits of their six closest friends.
How to eat your fill of summer fruits and vegetables without getting sick from a food-borne illness.
Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new drug-resistant cases threaten an even bigger resurgence.
