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CNN.com - Health CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. In mine's confines, survival instincts prevail 2 Sep 2010 at 2:40pm The health of 33 trapped Chilean miners is authorities' top priority as crews this week began drilling in an effort to free them. FDA agents visit Iowa farms that recalled eggs 2 Sep 2010 at 1:50am Federal agents visited Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg, which have recalled more than half a billion eggs in the wake of the salmonella outbreak, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said Wednesday. Weight-loss drug boosts heart, stroke risks for some 1 Sep 2010 at 9:40pm Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. West Nile virus kills 13 in Greece 2 Sep 2010 at 5:51pm West Nile Virus has killed 14 people in northern Greece and sickened 142, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Justice appeals ruling that halted stem-cell research 31 Aug 2010 at 11:00pm The Justice Department moved Tuesday to block a court ruling preventing the use of federal funds for embryonic stem-cell research, warning that the decision could shut down life-saving research if allowed to stand. Breast, ovary removal cuts cancer risk in high-risk women 31 Aug 2010 at 9:02pm Women who have gene mutations that increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer can substantially reduce their chances of developing -- and dying from -- those cancers if they have their breasts or ovaries removed preemptively, according to a new study. FDA reports numerous violations at egg farms 31 Aug 2010 at 3:06pm Rodents, leaking manure, uncaged birds and flies too numerous to count were found by investigators at Iowa farms at the heart of the recall of more than half a billion eggs, the Food and Drug Administration reported Monday. A dying patient is not a battlefield 31 Aug 2010 at 2:30pm The patient, in his late 70s, had survived prostate cancer and had a new diagnosis of leukemia. A few days before, he'd been healthy and fine, but now his white blood cell count was so high that it was clogging his circulatory system, making it hard for him to breathe. Flu 2010: 5 things you should know 2 Sep 2010 at 12:18pm Ohio State offensive lineman Andrew Miller wants to be first in line for a vaccine this year. Here are five things you should know. The truth about 12 health myths 31 Aug 2010 at 12:06pm If you cross your eyes, they'll stay that way. If you have wet hair, you'll catch a cold. Some adages -- about nutrition, home remedies, and more -- need an update. Newsfeed display by CaRP