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        "uri": "/2012/12/13/people-worldwide-living-longer-but-sicker/",
        "title": "People worldwide living longer, but sicker",
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        "prettyDate": "December 13, 2012",
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        "summary": "Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases and disabilities of modern life, according to the most expansive global look so far at life expectancy and the biggest health threats.",
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        "uri": "/2012/10/30/mammograms-for-every-life-saved-3-overtreated/",
        "title": "Mammograms: For every life saved, 3 overtreated",
        "byline": "Maria Cheng",
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        "prettyDate": "October 30, 2012",
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        "summary": "Breast cancer screening for women over 50 saves lives, an independent panel in Britain has concluded, confirming findings in U.S. and other studies. But it comes at a cost.",
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        "uri": "/2012/10/17/tb-numbers-drop-worldwide/",
        "title": "TB numbers drop worldwide",
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        "prettyDate": "October 17, 2012",
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        "summary": "The number of people who caught tuberculosis last year inched downward according to an estimate by the World Health Organization, but the agency warned that drug-resistant strains are still spreading.",
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        "uri": "/2012/09/06/british-health-chief-dubbed-minister-for-magic/",
        "title": "British health chief dubbed ‘minister for magic’",
        "byline": "Maria Cheng",
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        "prettyDate": "September 06, 2012",
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        "summary": "He supports homeopathy, a practice that many experts liken to snake oil. He opposes late-term abortion, falling afoul of this mostly pro-choice nation. During the London Olympics, he offended many Britons with a jab at the cherished National Health Service. This is Jeremy Hunt Britain's new health minister.",
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        "uri": "/2012/02/10/for-pregnant-women-with-cancer-chemo-possible/",
        "title": "For pregnant women with cancer, chemo possible",
        "byline": "Maria Cheng",
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        "prettyDate": "February 10, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2011/07/11/from-the-crib-to-the-gym/",
        "title": "From the crib to the gym",
        "byline": "Maria Cheng",
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        "prettyDate": "July 11, 2011",
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        "summary": "In a new campaign against obesity, the British government issued guidelines on Monday saying that children under the age of 5 — including those who can't even walk yet — should exercise every day.",
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