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  1. Health & Medicine

    Sunshine vitamin diminishes risk of colds, flu

    A study of nearly 19,000 adults shows that people with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to develop colds, flu and pneumonia.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Breast cancer drug gets boost

    Natural protein could make the most aggressive breast cancers vulnerable tamoxifen, and may even prevent the cancer’s spread.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Taking age stereotypes to heart

    A long-term investigation indicates that young and middle-aged adults who hold negative attitudes about the elderly are more likely to have heart ailments and strokes later in life.

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  4. Space

    Satellite collision: brief update on Hubble and debris

    In an unprecedented collision, two large satellites crashed into each other in low-Earth orbit on February 10.