As of 12:25 EST, these are the five most popular health-related articles on washingtonpost.com:
1) Suspect Peanuts Sent to Schools: A front page article (2/6) by Lyndsey Layton
Peanut Corporation of America sold 32 truckloads of roasted peanuts and peanut butter to the federal government for a free-lunch program for poor children even as the company's internal tests showed that its products were contaminated with salmonella bacteria.
2) In colon cancer drug study, more wasn't better: By Stephanie Nano of The Associated Press (2/4)
NEW YORK -- Doctors thought that combining two newer drugs that more precisely attack cancer would help people with advanced colon cancer. Instead, it made the cancer worse and made the patients more miserable, a study found.
3) It's Not the Heat, It's the Tranquillity: By Sindya N. Bhanoo (2/3) from Page HE01 (Special to The Washington Post)
It was a hot, air-conditioner-worthy day last summer when Chester Marl came home from the hospital. The newborn slept remarkably well through the night.
4) A Headache That Didn't Go Away: By Sandra G. Boodman (2/3) from Page HE01 (Special to The Washington Post)
Valerie Novak fervently wished doctors would stop telling her the intense headache she'd endured for several weeks was a migraine. For one thing, neither the Georgetown University senior nor her close relatives had headaches, and migraines are frequently familial.
5) Few get surgery for grim pancreatic cancer: By Lauran Neergaard of The Associated Press (2/5)
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg got a shot at survival that unfortunately few people with pancreatic cancer do: not just care from a celebrated specialist but the chance to have surgery at all.
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