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By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have developed a blood test that they say could help neurologists detect Parkinson’s ...
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(HealthDay News) — A little jogging is good for your health, researchers say, but too much might not be. “In this study, the dose of ...
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