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Sound could be the cat's meow... for your health

According to new research, the calming sound of a cat's purr may lower your risk of a heart attack by nearly 40 percent. That's not the only evidence that says certain sounds can make us healthier.

Dr. Peter Lin has been looking into this and tells us more on how certain sound frequencies could prolong life.

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Dr. Lin: Accuracy of medical information online

Put your symptoms in the search bar. Coming up, we'll find out just how accurate Dr. Google is... and how effectively the Internet's medical information is policed. Dr. Lin tells us more.
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Dr. Lin on swine flu

Just two short years after the H1N1 scare of 2009, swine flu appears to be making a comeback. The World Health Organization says a new flu virus is jumping from pigs to people in parts of the United States.

Our medical contributor Dr. Peter Lin tell us more about the new strain, H3N2 and whether we need to be worried.

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