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US' FDA approves female Viagra with health warnings The US' Food and Drug Administration has approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success of impotence drugs for men.
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FDA approves female sex pill in US Federal health officials have approved the first prescription drug to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by the pharmaceutical industry.
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Doctors Should Prescribe E-Cigarettes to Smokers: UK E-cigarettes should be prescribed to smokers to help them quit the habit, British public health experts recommended in a study on Wednesday.
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E-cigarettes could be prescribed by the NHS to help smokers quit, report says E-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than tobacco and could be prescribed on the NHS in future to help smokers quit, a review of their use has concluded.
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Teens Who Try E-Cigarettes More Likely to Start Smoking: US Study US teens who try electronic cigarettes may be more than twice as likely to move on to smoking conventional cigarettes as those who have never tried the devices, researchers from the University of Southern California said on Tuesday.
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Yosemite National Park campground to be closed while officials try to wipe out ... A campground at Yosemite National Park will be closed starting at noon Monday for flea treatment after two plague-infected squirrels were found there.
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Yosemite linked to another plague case YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - California health officials are investigating another possible case of plague in a tourist from Georgia who fell ill after visiting Yosemite National Park, the second case in less than a month.
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Vaginal Bacteria Could Increase Risk Of Preterm Birth The bacteria in a pregnant woman's body could provide clues to her risk of going into labor early, according to a new study. Researchers found that the pregnant women in the study with lower levels of bacteria called Lactobacillus in the vagina had an ...
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Yosemite sees second case of plague A second visitor to Yosemite National Park has contracted the plague, state health officials said Tuesday, just a few weeks after a Los Angeles County child also tested positive for the disease.
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Newly developed technique delivers wireless power for optogenetics A miniature device that combines optogenetics - using light to control the activity of the brain - with a newly developed technique for wirelessly powering implanted devices is the first fully internal method of delivering optogenetics.
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Second Plague Case Traced to Yosemite National Park A second tourist who had been visiting California's Yosemite National Park has been diagnosed with plague, California officials said Tuesday.
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Even moderate drinkers are at high cancer risk Even light to moderate drinking - up to one a day for women and up to two a day for men - may increase your risk of contracting cancer, especially if you are a smoker, says a new study.
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Side effects may lead breast cancer patients to skip drugs (Reuters Health) - Breast cancer patients who report more side effects of their hormone therapy drugs and less confidence communicating with their doctors are more likely to intentionally or unintentionally miss a dose, according to a new study ...
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Give up alcohol if cancer runs in your family, Harvard study warns People with a family history of cancer should consider giving up alcohol, an expert has said, after a Harvard study linked even moderate drinking to increased cancer rates.
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Researchers create cyborg mice that could change science Scientists may have just completely changed the experiments will be done in the future - and it's all thanks to a tiny, implantable device that will allow scientists to create little cyborg mice armies.
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Amazing wireless and implantable device stimulates nerves in mice In a big breakthrough, scientists have figure out a way to wirelessly stimulate the nerves in the brain of mice using light. Scientists may have just revolutionized the way experiments will be done in the future by finding a way to implant a wireless ...
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Advance Optogenetics: Wireless Technology Utilizing Light to Manipulate Brains A new device has allowed scientists to wirelessly stimulate the nerve of a mouse's brain, limbs, or spinal cord with the use of light.
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Women working too much may find getting pregnant difficult A new study reveals a connection between physical labor and the chances of pregnancy among working women. The research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harvard T.H.
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De Blasio signs cooling tower legislation in fight against Legionnaires ... In a one-two punch aimed at preventing another Legionnaires' outbreak, Mayor de Blasio Tuesday signed into law strict new legislation to regulate cooling towers - and dispatched an army of firefighters to scour rooftops.
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Medicine's Dark Side: Docs' Bad Behavior Exposed Two shocking accounts of doctors behaving inappropriately while their patients were under anesthesia came to light in an essay published today in a respected medical journal.
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Do video games make people violent? More than 200 academics have signed an open letter criticising controversial new research suggesting a link between violent video games and aggression.
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Anonymous essay details 'heavy overtones' of sexual assault in operating room A anesthesiologist prepares a kidney donor in the operating room for a kidney transplant at Johns Hopkins Hospital on June 26, 2012, in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Violent Video Games Linked to Aggression: Study More than 200 academics are criticizing a controversial new research which is suggesting a link between aggression and violent video games.
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Kite Pharma: Trial Patient Death Unrelated To Drug KITE Last week shares of Kite Pharma dropped after a person died getting treatment and it was rumored the trial for CAR-T drug KTE-C 19 could be delayed.
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Kite Pharma Provides Update, Death Not Related to KTE-C19 shares, which were under pressure following rumors of a patient death in an ongoing study on KTE-C19, bounced back after the company issued a reassuring press release and held a conference call to allay concerns.
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Kite Pharma clarifies Clinical Trial Patient's death unrelated to its ... During a conference call, Kite Pharma Inc. clarified that its promising blood cancer treatment is not responsible for the death of a patient who died during the clinical trial.
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Head Lice Developing Resistance to Common Treatments Scientists report that lice populations in at least 25 states have developed resistance to over-the-counter treatments still widely recommended by doctors and schools.
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White House launches plan to counter explosion in heroin use EDGARTOWN, Mass. The White House announced a new strategy on Monday to tackle the explosion in heroin use in a collection of eastern states, focusing on treating addicts rather than punishing them and targeting high-level suppliers for arrest.
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At Least 25 American States Are Facing Lice Resistant To Common Treatments -Study Male lice (Photo : Wikipedia Common creatives) Scientists have found genetic mutations in lice populations in 25 American states. Lice has become resistant to the common treatments.
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White House spending millions to combat heroin As the new program will involve both public health personnel and law enforcement officers to work together, the place where the modified heroin originates will be known as it happens, thereby enabling authorities to react as appropriate.
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White House launches initiative to combat heroin use EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) - The White House is launching a new $5 million initiative to combat heroin use and trafficking of the drug, particularly in states along the East Coast.
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West Virginia to receive more than $845000 from Multi State Drug Settlement CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his Office has participated in a $71 million multi-state settlement with Amgen Inc. to resolve allegations it unlawfully promoted the biologic medications Aranesp and Enbrel.
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White House will address $2.5 million to reduce Heroin use Washington - The White House recently revealed a new plan that aims to attack the growing use of heroin in the US. The objectives are to reduce heroin traffic and increase support on prevention efforts.
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$71 Million Consumer Settlement with Amgen Over Biologic Medications Phoenix, Arizona - Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Attorneys General in 48 other states have reached a $71 million settlement with pharmaceutical company Amgen Inc. The settlement resolves allegations that Amgen harmed consumers by ...
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Research confirms Native American use of sweetgrass as bug repellent Western science has caught up with Native American wisdom in uses for sweetgrass as researchers identify compounds in the aromatic herb that can keep mosquitoes at bay.
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First marijuana commercial hits Portland TV airwaves TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO - Anthony Johnson of the Oregon Cannabis Industry Association, says a new Portland is about to break new ground on marijuana television advertising.
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Oregon newspaper is looking for a marijuana critic Writing high. In a move that is perhaps signifying the continuing mainstreaming of pot culture, The Oregonian, a major daily newspaper based in Portland, is seeking a marijuana enthusiast to be its cannabis critic, reports AdWeek.
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Maryland governor says 95 percent of his cancer gone: Washington Post WASHINGTON Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said on Tuesday that 95 percent of his cancer was gone after eight weeks of intensive medical treatment, the Washington Post reported.
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Md. Confirms First 2015 Case Of West Nile Virus In State BALTIMORE (WJZ) - For the first time this year, a person in the Baltimore area has West Nile virus. Now health officials have issued a warning about mosquito-borne illnesses.
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Maryland resident contracts West Nile Virus, first case in the state this year A Maryland resident has come down with West Nile Virus, the first case of the mosquito-borne illness being transmitted to a human in the state this year.
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Biogen to study ALS, with help from ice-bucket pledges Money raised through the famous Ice Bucket Challenge to fund research into ALS is going to use in Massachusetts. The Cambridge drug company Biogen is putting up funds and partnering with the Columbia University Medical Center and the ALS ...
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KATU pulls marijuana commercial that would have been first in the country Andrew Shenker, an owner of Uplift Botanicals, a Northeast Portland dispensary, hoped to pay for ads promoting his shop on TriMet.
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Sweet-smelling secrets of mosquito-repellent grass US scientists have identified the chemicals responsible for the mosquito-repelling activity of sweetgrass, a plant traditionally used by some Native Americans to fend off the bugs.
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Medical Marijuana Arrests: When Will It End? Some people try to forget the day they were arrested for marijuana possession but, with the hindsight of four decades, I can say it was one of the best things that ever happened to us.
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Florida Mom Searches for Mystery Child in Heartwarming Photo With Her Disabled Son One mom experienced a touching moment last week when she witnessed an unknown boy interacting with her 18-month-old son, who is wheelchair-bound, at a local science center.
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Toddlers with bigger vocabs are better prepared for kindergarten later (Reuters Health) - Two-year-olds who can say more phrases tend to have better math and language skills and fewer behavioral problems when it's time for them to start kindergarten, according to a new study.
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Sweetgrass oil repels mosquitoes as well as DEET Sweetgrass is a key herb in some Native American traditions. On Tuesday morning, the American Chemical Society announced a scientific breakthrough that wasn't much of an innovation at all: it simply confirmed traditional Native American medicine that ...
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'Forrest Gump'-inspired run raises thousands for charity Photo by: Kim Lincoln Barclay Oudersluys, 23, of Birmingham, Mich., completed a cross-country run Aug. 15. He ran from the Santa Monica Pier to the Marshall Point Lighthouse - a run inspired by the movie 'Forrest Gump' - to raise money for the Hall ...
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Federal scrutiny to follow Parkland hospital to new location Steven Roe (left) and J.C. Buswold pushed Ashley Simpson on a gurney during a recent rehearsal for moving patients from the old Parkland Memorial Hospital building to the hospital's new location.
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John Kasich explains the part of Obamacare he'd keep Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, has a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, but there's one part of the controversial health care law that he'd keep.
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