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Some brands of vaginal lubricants commonly recommended to couples undergoing fertility treatments may actually damage sperm and reduce the chance of conception. A new study shows three brands of vaginal lubricants, FemGlide, Replens, and Astroglide, damaged sperm integrity and activity (motility) in laboratory tests. But a fourth brand of vaginal …

SAN FRANCISCO – Workers may face new tradeoffs in their 2006 health-care decisions as high-deductible plans take their place among traditional programs offered by employers. Conventional coverage such as health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and preferred provider organizations (PPOs) are still the dominant plan types. But more employers for the first …

WASHINGTON – Outside the blind trusts he created to avoid a conflict of interest, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (search) earned tens of thousands of dollars from stock in a family-founded hospital chain largely controlled by his brother, documents show. The Tennessee Republican, whose sale this summer of HCA Inc. …