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Breastfeeding may expose babies to toxic chemicals: New study Breastfeeding may expose babies to a widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and interference with immune function, a new study has claimed.
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Heart Drug Linked to Extra Years for Cancer Patients A common heart drug called a beta blocker was associated with a striking increase in survival for women with ovarian cancer in a study that suggests a possible new strategy for treating a variety of tumors.
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Splitting child care augments sex life, says study New York: Couples who split childcare duties enjoy quality relationship and sex lives than those who do not, says a study. Researchers from the Georgia State University (GSU) found that when women were responsible for most or all of the childcare, men ...
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Your doctor knows best when it comes to weight loss Physician-guided weight loss programs offer serious health benefits to overweight people looking to slim down. Photo: iStock. To lose weight, take your doctor's help.
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Improvement in Living Conditions, Health Care and Lifestyle helped stabilizing ... It was being predicted that Alzheimer's will become an epidemic, but a new research provided comfort by unveiling that it has not turn out true and dementia rates have been stabilizing in the UK and other parts of Europe.
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NCCN Publishes a Resource-Stratified Framework of Clinical Practice Guidelines ... The NCCN Framework™ guides evidence-based adaptation to available clinical treatment resources. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) are used widely around the world, including in a number of low and middle income ...
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New drug may protect against deadly nuclear radiation In a breakthrough, scientists have discovered a drug that may combat the deadly effects of nuclear radiation even after 24 hours of exposure.
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Study finds significant decline in CT usage at children's hospitals for common ... A study published online Aug. 24 by the journal Pediatrics finds a significant decrease in the use of computed tomography (CT) scans at children's hospitals for 10 common childhood diagnoses including seizure, concussion, appendectomy and upper ...
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Missouri likely can't cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood JEFFERSON CITY • A Republican state lawmaker took the Legislature's Planned Parenthood investigation one step further last week by asking if the state could strip its Medicaid funding provided for services.
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Mixed smoke signals on e-cigarettes Long-term impact still not known, but a big U.K. study trumpets lower health risks. 23/8/15 10:31 AM CEST. Migrants rush the Macedonian border.
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SEE IT: Ohio hero whose sister was paralyzed in car crash chases alleged ... A hero driver who didn't want to see history repeated chased and stopped a drugged driver swerving on an Ohio highway. Sam Haynes, a 26-year-old construction worker, filmed a car swerving dangerously on Interstate 275 on his way home from work Friday ...
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Smoke health advisory issued for northeastern Colorado continues As haze and smoke from Pacific Northwest wildfires infiltrate northern Colorado, a health advisory has been issued for those who might be sensitive to the air quality.
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Breastfeeding can expose babies to toxic chemicals They found that children who were exclusively breast-fed experienced an increase in PFAS blood concentrations of as much as 30 percent each month, with lower increases among children who were partially breast-fed.
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Crowd packs former President Carter's Sunday school after his cancer spreads ATLANTA Larger-than-usual crowds of well-wishers meant former President Jimmy Carter had to teach an extra Bible class at his rural Georgia church and a local schoolhouse on Sunday, after he announced on Thursday cancer had spread to his brain.
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Second cancers are on the rise; 1 in 5 US cases is a repeat Second cancers are on the rise. Nearly 1 in 5 new cases in the U.S. now involves someone who has had the disease before. When doctors talk about second cancers, they mean a different tissue type or a different site, not a recurrence or spread of the ...
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MERS Cases Increasing in Saudi Arabia, And The Hajj Is Coming When last we checked in on the elusive disease MERS—Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, caused by a virus related to the cause of the worldwide SARS epidemic in 2003—it had been brewing in the Gulf states for three years, but was triggering ...
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How working long hours is hitting your health According to a new medical study published in UK-based medical journal Lancet, people who work 55 hours or more per week have a 33% greater risk of stroke, and a 13% greater risk of coronary heart disease, than those who work 35 to 40 hours per week.
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Official: Woman in I-275 video admits to heroin, meth use The woman captured on camera while driving erratically on Interstate 275 Friday evening has admitted to using heroin and meth use before she was pulled over, according to Hamilton County officials.
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Saudi Arabia Reports 6 New Cases of MERS RIYADH—Saudi Arabia reported Sunday six new cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome, the latest sign of a spreading viral disease ahead of an annual religious pilgrimage that brings millions of visitors to the country.
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The start of school, and a growing resistance to pesticides, mean an uptick in ... The tiny, wingless critters that crawl quickly from head to head have developed genetic mutations that fend off the pesticides that are the active ingredients in over-the-counter shampoos and rinses such as Rid and Nix.
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For Some, Being Single Brings Most Happiness The number of single people has risen by three million in a decade, with increasingly numbers choosing not to marry, or getting divorces, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Single people just as happy as couples, study shows Up in the club, just broke up - maybe for the best if you don't like conflict. Singles, you can be just as happy as those who are coupled-up.
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Planned Parenthood protest draws crowd in Seattle Pro-life activists around the country gathered outside 320 Planned Parenthood clinics Saturday for protests. (Photo: KING 5 News).
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Michigan Teen Caught in Rip Current: 'I Thought I Was Going to Die' A 13-year old girl said she thought she would die when she found herself caught in an apparent rip tide in Lake Michigan. "It was like someone had a rope around my waist.
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Yonker's high school reports Legionnaire's bacteria Yonkers officials have announced that they found bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease in a Riverside High School cooling tower.
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Wheeling Health Officials Still Urge Caution as River Algae Levels Subside WHEELING - A health advisory issued this week urging residents to use caution while doing recreational water activities in the Ohio River this weekend is no longer necessary for most of the area.
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Algae blooms at Lake Shawnee not a concern In coves around Lake Shawnee, a yellow-green filament has formed on the water over the past month that looks "slimy." The algae may look odd, but it isn't dangerous to plants and animals, park and state officials said.
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Winnipegger traveled to New York for Lyme disease treatment A Winnipeg man says he travelled to New York State to get treatment for his chronic Lyme disease. Richard Underwood joined the Canadian Forces in 2007 as a teen.
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Westchester Offers Tips To Combating West Nile Virus ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Pinellas County officials are repeating warnings to residents about West Nile virus, saying they have had 19 cases of the mosquito-borne illness in chickens so far this year.
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Heartwarming video of therapy dog working with hospice patient goes viral JJ, a hospice therapy dog, is getting high praise through social media after a video of the golden retriever conducting a bed visit with a patient went viral.
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Autistic traits linked to creative problem-solving People with autism may be more likely to think outside the box than people without the disorder, a British study suggests. Researchers surveyed 312 people online, asking if they had autism and assessing whether they might have some traits of the ...
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Heartwarming video of therapy dog working with hospice patient goes viral Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. JJ, a hospice therapy dog, is getting high praise through social media after a video of the golden retriever conducting a bed visit with a patient went viral ...
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Ohio River health advisory lifted after algae levels drop WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - Health officials have lifted an advisory for the Ohio River in the Wheeling area following a decline in algae levels.
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Virus from Nile Wreaking Havoc on Pinellas County Chickens It looks like chickens are not getting some slack after the Bird Flu outbreak a few months back. In recent weeks, about 19 chickens from Pinellas County have been tested for the West Nile virus and are found to be positive.
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Poll: half of British youth aren't "exclusively" heterosexual Most people are used to thinking of sexual demographics as pretty clear: the overwhelming majority of people are straight, and small minorities identify as, for examples, gay or bi.
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Obesity Breakthrough Research Finds The Metabolic Master Switch That Pushes ... Many countries in the world face an obesity "epidemic" (Photo : Reuters/David Gray) A man crosses a main road as pedestrians carrying food walk along the footpath in central Sydney, Australia.
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Adopted Katie Doak of Phoenix and sister Kelsey find each other through Facebook Thanks to Facebook and the help of other concerned social media users, an adopted Arizona teenager was able to find her missing half-sister in just a few hours.
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Saudi Arabia reports fresh MERS fatality, 6 new cases As camels are the species primarily thought to be the reason how humans have been infected by the MERS virus, this result offers hope that the transmission cycle for the disease can be broken by the vaccine.
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Coffee May Reduce Risk for Colon Cancer Recurrence Daily consumption of caffeinated coffee may prevent the return of colon cancer after treatment, research from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has shown.
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Car wash chemicals to be dangerous for workers, study finds Washington - A report published by the Centers for Disease Control based on a study conducted by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries, pointed out new evidence that chemicals commonly used in car washes are dangerous for workers.
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Some Health Systems In Illinois Oppose Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana supporters (Photo : Reuters/Alvin Baez) Demonstrators gather during a protest outside the Capitol building in San Juan as legislators are debating to decriminalize small amounts of medical marijuana and its cultivation, according to ...
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Marijuana Commerce Blossoms, But Challenges Abound As marijuana prohibition falls in one state after another, cannabis sales are shifting from street corners to storefronts as opportunists line up to cash in on what optimists say is the biggest investment opportunity since the dot-com boom of the turn ...
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Legionnaire's Found in Yonkers The bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease has been found in Riverside High School in Yonkers, according to News 12 Westchester, marking the first discovery at a Westchester facility.
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Local Red Cross nearing shortage of blood supply Jerry Garrett, right, prepares to give blood at a mobile unit of the Arkansas Blood Institute during a 2014 blood drive in the Walmart Supercenter parking lot in Malvern.
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Intel Hopes to Find Targeted Cancer Cure in 24 Hours through Collaborative Cloud Cancer is one of the most dreaded diagnoses in the United States and around the globe, yet at least a million Americans will hear it.
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Va. records second case of eastern equine encephalitis The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says the 3-year-old Tennessee Walker mare from Chesapeake had been bought by the owner three weeks ago.
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