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CDC: 20 percent of kids have a mental disorder

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the most common mental health problem diagnosed in American kids.

The CDC says four million kids have been diagnosed with ADHD.

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A Pinch of salt? Not so fast...

Cutting back on salt too much may not be good for people with some forms of heart failure. The Institute of Medicine says that could increase their risk for more problems.

However, the group stressed that more research is needed.

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Jolie reveals she had double mastectomy

Angelina Jolie revealed that she had a preventive double mastectomy.

The actress wrote in a New York Times op-ed that she had the surgery in February after learning that she carries a gene that significantly increases her chances of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

Her mother died of breast cancer in 2007. In the op-ed, she wrote: "My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don't need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer."  She goes on to say: "I choose not to keep my story private because there are many women who do not know that they might be living under the shadow of cancer. It is my hope that they, too, will be able to get gene tested, and that if they have a high risk they, too, will know that they have strong options." Other celebrities have chosen double mastectomies after learning they had the gene, too. In 2008, Christina Applegate did it after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. And Sharon Osbourne had the surgery last year.
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Info to go: Fast food still not good for you

Don't kid yourself into thinking fast food is a lot healthier these days.

New research says menus showed just a slight improvement in nutrition than 14 years ago.

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Same surgery, wildly different costs – Why?

How much does it cost to have a life-saving pacemaker operation, or treat a case of pneumonia?

The cost for those treatments can vary by tens of thousands of dollars, hospital to hospital, and one group wants to know why.

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Yolk may egg-aggerate heart attack risk

There's a new reason to choose an egg white omelet for breakfast.

Researchers say when egg yolks mix with bacteria in your stomach, it helps release a chemical called TMAO, which is linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

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It takes HOW LONG to burn off a cheeseburger?

Adding calories to fast-food menus may not change what you order.

But apparently, adding how long it takes to burn off those French fries does.

New Dove ad challenges beauty assumptions

New Dove ad challenges beauty assumptions

What do you see when you look in the mirror? You’re probably far more beautiful than that. That's the point a new ad is trying to make to women.

Dove is on a mission. Ever since their Real Beauty campaign launched in 2004, the personal care brand has been saying one thing loud and clear: Women are fine just the way we are.

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FDA brings back morning sickness drug

Expecting moms with morning sickness -- A medication your mom might have taken to treat it is coming back.

The FDA has approved Diclegis.

A federal judge in Brooklyn has ordered the FDA to make the morning-after birth control pill available over the counter to people of any age without a prescription. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended lin 2012 that oral contraceptives be sold over the counter without a prescription

Judge: No prescription for 'morning-after pill'

The so-called "morning-after pill" could soon be available, over-the-counter, to anyone, no matter what age.

On Friday, a federal judge in Brooklyn, New York, ordered the Food and Drug Administration to stop requiring prescriptions for girls under 17.  

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