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New Cholesterol Drugs Are Vastly Overpriced, Analysis Says Two powerful new drugs that can sharply lower cholesterol are vastly overpriced based on the value they provide, according to a new analysis by an independent organization that evaluates pharmaceutical costs.
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Expert group says embryo genetic modification should be allowed WASHINGTON Research involving genetic modification of human embryos, though controversial, is essential to gain basic understanding of the biology of early embryos and should be permitted, an international group of experts said on Wednesday.
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Call for research into genetically modified human embryos An international group of scientists has said research involving genetic modification of human embryos is essential and should be allowed.
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Gene modification research 'essential' GENETIC modification of human embryos is "essential" and should be allowed so scientists can better understand basic biology, according to a new report.
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Study Finds Warning Signs of Diabetes Can Show Up in Just a Few Days With nearly 10 percent of the U.S. population fighting diabetes, researchers are learning more about how quickly a person can start to exhibit the warning signs of Type 2 diabetes.
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Lung cancer researchers offer hope that disease is not death sentence The faces of lung cancer victims are changing. They're getting younger. They're more likely to be women and less likely to smoke cigarettes.
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Siblings are likeliest source of whooping cough infection among babies, study says A 2-year-old receives a vaccination against whooping cough, also known as pertussis. (The Oregonian/OregonLive file photo). Print Email · The Associated Press By The Associated Press The Associated Press Follow on Twitter on September 08, 2015 at ...
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New York City Health Board Repeals Rule on Consent Forms for Circumcision Ritual The New York City Board of Health voted on Wednesday to ease regulations on a controversial circumcision ritual practiced in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, fulfilling a priority of Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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New blood test helps detect cancer early A blood test that was scarcely heard of two years ago is quickly emerging as an alternative to the often painful practice of using needles or surgery to sample a patient's tissues for signs of cancer.
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Simple blood test could one day diagnose all cancers A simple blood test could mean all cancers could be diagnosed by GPs in a matter of days, research suggests. Experts said the test could be a "real game changer" in diagnosis of disease, helping to ensure quicker diagnosis without invasive procedures.
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2 new Legionnaires' cases at state veterans home in Quincy This undated file image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a large grouping of Legionella pneumophila bacteria (Legionnaires' disease).
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Implants To Stop Cancer Spread In a new developmental research scientists have created an implant that captures cancer cells in mice. Scientists have created a tiny implant which has successfully captures cancer cells spreading and has been tested and proved effective on mice.
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Scientists create implant that captures cancer cells in mice Paris, France - Scientists in the United States said Tuesday they had created a tiny implant which, in mice for now, captures cancer cells spreading through the body.
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Circulating Tumor Cells (CTC) - Set to Become a Regular Screening Test for Cancers Just as common as colonoscopies and mammograms, Circulating Tumor Cells (CTC) Screening may become a regular affair for many types of cancers.
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Scientists Create Implant That Captures Cancer Cells In Mice Scientists in the United States have developed an implant in mice that captures cancer cells, a new study shows. The study, published in the journal Nature Communication, suggests that capturing CTCs would prevent their spread and help halt disease ...
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Risk of Chagas disease in Texas higher than thought Sixty-one percent of kissing bugs collected near the Texas-Mexico border carry the parasite that causes the disease. By Stephen Feller | Sept.
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Salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers contained in AZ The director and chief medical officer of the Pima County Department of Health: No further cases of salmonella there. Loading… Post to Facebook.
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Study: Alzheimer's pathology might be transmittable via medical procedures A new study suggests that the precursor of an abnormal protein that triggers Alzheimer's disease could perhaps be transmitted from person to person through the transfer of tissue or certain specialized medical or surgical procedures, its authors said.
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Staff should start work at 10am to avoid 'torture' of sleep deprivation Forcing staff to start work before 10am is tantamount to torture and is making employees ill, exhausted and stressed, an Oxford University academic has claimed.
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Second death reported in nationwide salmonella outbreak SAN DIEGO (AP) - A second person has died in a salmonella outbreak that U.S. health officials believe stems from tainted cucumbers sold by a California company.
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50% of US Adults Have Diabetes or Prediabetes The number of people with pre-diabetes, characterized by abnormally elevated blood sugar levels that could eventually lead to full-fledged disease without intervention, was especially high in 2012 - making up around 40% of U.S.
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'Seeds' of Alzheimer's disease may have spread in banned medical procedure British scientists have found evidence that the biological seeds of Alzheimer's disease could be passed on through medical procedures.
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Alzheimer's 'seeds' might be transferred SEEDS of Alzheimer's disease can potentially attach to surgical instruments and be transferred from one person to another during certain medical procedures, a study suggests.
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Apple peel prevents muscle wasting, new research finds An apple a day can keep ageing at bay according to new medical research which could help prevent muscles wasting away in older people.
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Eat apples and green tomatoes for never-say-die muscles While discovering a protein that causes muscle weakness and loss during ageing, scientists from University of Iowa have also stumbled upon two natural compounds, one found in apples and one in green tomatoes, which reduce the protein's activity in aged ...
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Study: Low heart rate may predict criminal behavior In analyzing the data, researchers accounted for various factors that might influence the men's heart rate or their risk for criminal behavior.
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Immune therapy researcher wins Lasker-Debakey Award James P. Allison, a pioneer in the development of immune therapies for cancer and other diseases and an immunologist at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has won the 2015 Lasker-Debakey Award for Clinical Medical Research.
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Child mortality drops but still high According to A Unicef report, South Africa has reduced its child mortality rate from 60 deaths per every 1 000 live births in 1990 to 41 in 2015.
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The biology of crime: Low heart rate may predict criminal behavior, study says What if a test could identify young men who were nearly 50% more likely than their peers to become violent criminals? Scientists say they have found such a test - and you can take it with two fingers and a clock.
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Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton on How Mental Illness Led Her to Become an Escort ... From the outside, Suzy Favor Hamilton's life had a golden hue. She was a three-time track and field Olympian who had been featured in magazines and who also had a loving family - so fans were shocked in 2012 when she was outed as a high-end escort in ...
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Quit-Smoking Pill Won't Trigger Heart Attack, Depression London: An anti-smoking pill that was earlier thought to increase the risk of heart attack and depression is actually safe, researchers say.
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Cost of just-approved class of potent cholesterol lowering drugs too high Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, which has partnered with Sanofi to make Praluent, said it had not yet had time to review the new report.
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New anti-cholesterol drugs are too expensive: Report Washington: The high price of two new anti-cholesterol drugs limits the benefits patients may see from them, according to a draft report released Wednesday by a US nonprofit examining drug cost-effectiveness.
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New Cholesterol Drugs Are Too Expensive, Report Says Two new cholesterol drugs called Repatha and Praluent are over-priced for what they do, a new report argues. In the report, published Tuesday by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, researchers looked at the two recently approved drugs and ...
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Genetically modified chickens could beat bird flu In the battle to fight the bird flu virus that has decimated chicken flocks across the Midwest, much of the attention has been on creating a vaccine to protect the poultry.
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E-cigarettes new smoking gateway for teenagers Young people who smoke electronic cigarettes are considerably more likely to start smoking traditional cigarettes within a year than their peers who do not smoke e-cigarettes, new research shows.
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Survival Rates Improve for Extreme 'Preemie' Babies TUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Advances in treatment are boosting survival and lowering complication rates for babies born extremely premature in the United States, a new study shows.
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E-cigarettes: Teens who vape are more likely to smoke later, study says Could e-cigarettes be a gateway drug toward smoking traditional cigarettes? For teens and young adults, the answer may be yes, according to a new paper published by JAMA Pediatrics.
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Photos show Gastonia hair donations for kids tossed in Dumpster The manager of a hair salon franchise is speaking out after social media outrage sparked when a box of hair donations was seen tossed in the Dumpster behind the store.
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Interest in therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs on the rise, says research review Research in Vancouver on psychedelic drugs as a possible treatment for mental illness is part of a worldwide renaissance of the formerly sidelined area.
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Tennessee mom calls Henrietta Lacks book 'pornographic,' seeks to have it ... A bestselling book about science, race and the family of a woman whose cells were the source of some of the most important medical innovations of the 20th century is "pornographic," according to one Tennessee mom.
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Did You Just Eat a Day's Worth of Salt in One Fast-Food Meal? Chain restaurants in New York City will have to highlight extra-salty servings by adding a salt-shaker icon to their menus, under rules approved today by the city's Board of Health.
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Barbershop fined $750 for refusing to cut a woman's hair WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania barbershop has been fined $750 for refusing to cut a woman's hair. Barbiere advertises itself as a high-end gentlemen's barbershop and offers complimentary beers and spirits.
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City Council votes to ban smokeless tobacco at all sports venues in LA Los Angeles City Council members took a strong first step Tuesday toward striking smokeless tobacco out of all sports venues in the city.
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Third West Nile death reported in Illinois A West Nile virus death in St. Clair County has brought the death toll from the mosquito-borne illness in Illinois to three this year.
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Frisco 6-Year-Old Gets Stuck in Arcade Game FRISCO (CBS11) - Arcade games are irresistible by design, and so is that dare: especially when delivered by big sister. "Cause I wanted to get my sister a ball," explains six-year-old Juliette Grimes, when asked why she climbed into one of those 'claw' ...
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Wildfire prompts air alert for Valley Smoke from the Rough Fire is affecting air quality throughout the San Joaquin Valley prompting air officials to issue a health cautionary statement.
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One-On-One Tutoring Can Relieve Math Anxiety In Kids Math, Indian-origin researchers has found that a one-on-one math. Indian-origin researchers has found that a one-on-one math tutoring programme can relieve anxiety about doing math problems in your kids, says a study by Indian-origin researchers.
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'Sex was the biggest high,' Suzy Favor Hamilton says in new book Three-time Olympic runner Suzy Favor Hamilton has written a book about her post-athletics foray into the world of high-priced escorts.
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LA Moves Forward With Snuffing Out Smokeless Tobacco At Ballparks LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) —The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance that will ban smokeless tobacco from stadiums, fields and other sports venues.
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