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Implant 'traps' spreading cancer cells A small sponge-like implant that can mop up cancer cells as they move through the body has been developed by US researchers. So far tested in mice, it is hoped the device could act as an early warning system in patients, alerting doctors to cancer spread.
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20% of world's under-5 deaths occur in India One in every 21 children born in India is dying before the age of five, and one in every five under-five deaths in the world is an Indian's.
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More Teens Are Using E-Cigs For Pot -- Study "Vaping" pot (Photo : Reuters/David Becker) T-shirts on display at the Vape Summit 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada New research has found that young users say they consider the devices cool nd an increasing number of teens are using them for "vaping" pot.
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Study Finds Teens Using E-Cigarettes to Smoke Pot GUILFORD COUNTY -- A new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics reveals teens are using e-cigarettes to smoke marijuana. Yale University researchers conducted the survey that questioned more than 3800 students in 2014 at Connecticut high ...
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Harvard geneticist wins Lasker Award for DNA work Emmanuel Ording. Harvard geneticist Stephen Elledge won a Lasker Award. Harvard geneticist Stephen Elledge started his scientific career trying to figure out how to tinker with the DNA of human cells.
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Lasker Prizes Given for Discoveries in Cancer and Genetics, and for Ebola Response The Lasker awards, among the most respected prizes in medicine, will go to three scientists who made groundbreaking discoveries in cancer and genetics, and to the aid group Doctors Without Borders, the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation announced ...
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Research shows whooping coughs in infants are more transmittable from siblings ... A new study has discovered a shift in the method pertussis that we more commonly refer as the whooping cough is transmitted, disclosing the way infants are most probable to catch this condition from their siblings.
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Geneticist Stephen J. Elledge receives Lasker Award For discoveries that have illuminated the DNA damage response, Stephen J. Elledge, the Gregor Mendel Professor of Genetics and of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, is being recognized with the Lasker Award.
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Stroke brain damage could reveal key to treating addiction New research has found that smokers who had a stroke in a brain region called the insular cortex were more likely to quit smoking than those who had strokes in other regions of the brain.
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New Study Reexamines Whooping Cough Infection Among Pregnant Mothers and Newborns Updated statistics now indicate that when babies come down with whooping cough it is quite likely that they contracted it from a sibling.
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50 Percent Of Adults In US Have Diabetes Or Pre-Diabetes, Study Finds A national wake up call to intensify efforts to control the obesity crisis with added focus on diet, exercise and monitoring blood sugar.
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Brain region that plays central role in addiction identified Scientists have identified a region of the brain that may hold the key to helping people quit smoking and to treating other forms of addiction.
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Corpse of squirrel near Lake Tahoe in western US tests positive for PLAGUE The corpse of a squirrel found near the popular California vacation spot Lake Tahoe has tested positive for plague. It was found dead in South Lake Tahoe in mid-August, El Dorado County Health Department officials said after test results were released ...
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Smoke-free workplace laws may decrease youth smoking (Reuters Health) - Although teens rarely spend time in offices, smoke-free laws affecting those venues may have a ripple effect that deters youth from taking up the habit, a new study suggests.
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Teens find creative and potentially dangerous use for e-cigarettes: smoking pot A study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics shows an alarming new trend among teens: using e-cigarettes -- marketed by the tobacco industry as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes -- to smoke marijuana.
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FDA staff says errors likely in administering Purdue's fast-acting painkiller Sept 8 Errors in administering Purdue Pharma's fast-acting oxycodone painkiller are likely and could result in insufficient pain relief as the drug must be given every 4-6 hours on an empty stomach, U.S.
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FDA staff flag likely dosing errors with Purdue's opioid painkiller U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff have expressed concerns over likely errors in administering Purdue Pharma's fast-acting oxycodone painkiller that could result in inadequate relief.
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Key Snake Antivenom Is Running Out, Doctors Without Borders Warns <span class='image-component__caption' itemprop="caption">Puff Panache Productions via Getty Images Puff adders like this one are thought to kill more people than any other venomous snake in Africa.
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New Class of Cholesterol Drugs Should Cost Much Less, Report Says A powerful new class of cholesterol-lowering injections should cost about 85% less than what is charged per patient for the treatments in the U.S.
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UPDATE 1-Independent group finds new cholesterol drugs far too costly (Adds Regeneron comment, approval details). By Bill Berkrot. Sept 8 (Reuters) - An independent non-profit organization that evaluates clinical and cost effectiveness of new medicines said announced prices for a just-approved class of potent cholesterol ...
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Work stress can kill you as much as secondhand smoke Massachusetts - A study by Stanford University and the Harvard Business School suggests that people exposed to high levels of work stress may have the same health issues as people exposed to secondhand smoke.
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| Pacira sues FDA over pain drug marketing restrictions NEW YORK Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking a court order allowing it to promote its post-surgery pain drug, Exparel, for a wide range of surgeries, which the U.S.
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Sleep scientists' wake-up call for later school starts As they prepare a major study to test the idea, UK scientists have said that starting school at 10:00 could have huge benefits for teenagers.
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Diabetes nation? Half of Americans have diabetes or pre-diabetes About half of all Americans have either diabetes or pre-diabetes, according to a new report. And experts in the field say that's good news.
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Child mortality falls by 50% since 1990 - report Child mortality has fallen by more than 50% since 1990, a report by the World Health Organization and UN children's agency Unicef says.
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Psychedelic drugs might help treat mental health disorders study says LSD, magic mushrooms and ecstasy are well known street drugs not usually associated with medical treatment. But that could be changing.
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Psychedelics Promise a 'Paradigm Shift' in Treating Mental Illness Magic mushrooms contain psilocybin, a substance shown to have promise in treating anxiety and depression. Jerry Lampen / REUTERS. Filed Under: Tech & Science, Drugs, Psychedelics, mental illness, mental health.
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Coverage in Affordable Care Act health plans wanes since winter Nearly 1 in 4 of the Americans who picked a health plan this year through the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplaces have dropped or lost their coverage, according to new federal data.
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Minnesota woman sick with salmonella sues produce company MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota woman who became sick after eating cucumbers that may have contained salmonella is suing a California company.
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Cucumbers recalled in the US over salmonella concerns after 300 get sick and ... Contamination ... one person is dead and hundreds sick after a salmonella outbreak in cucumbers. Picture: AP. AN elderly woman is dead and more than 300 people are ill after eating cucumbers contaminated with salmonella, forcing a massive recall in the ...
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West Nile is found at Wildcat Ridge in Rockaway Township Donatoni Park in Rockaway Borough and Wildcat Ridge in Rockaway Township have been treated with Scourge, a resmethrin-based insecticide that is recognized as effective in mosquito control, following positive test results in those areas for West Nile ...
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ACA options narrow for 2016 Wisconsin consumers who rely on the Affordable Care Act to obtain health insurance will have fewer providers to choose from next year, and those providers will be offering fewer policies, according to data from the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner ...
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Cucumber recall expanded to stores in BC and Alberta OTTAWA - A cucumber recall in Canada triggered by a suspected salmonella outbreak in the United States is being expanded. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says B.C.
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NC health officials report first death from West Nile virus RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Health officials from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services are reporting the state's first death from the West Nile virus.
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First lawsuit hits over salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers California distributor Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce has been hit with a lawsuit from a woman who said she was sickened after eating cucumbers sold by the company, which have been linked to a multi-state salmonella outbreak.
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Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated After 16-Hour Surgery A team of 30 specialists at Nationwide Children's hospital in Ohio have successfully separated Acen and Apio Akello, 11-month-old twins who were conjoined at the hip and spine.
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Ohio hospital separates Ugandan conjoined twins Conjoined 11-month-old twin girls were successfully separated after a 16-hour surgery last week in a hospital in Columbus, Ohio, the hospital said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Vitamin C can reduce heart disease Daily vitamin C supplements could be as beneficial as walking in improving the heart health of obese people, a new study claims. Scientists have found that taking the equivalent of one Berocca tablet a day can have similar cardiovascular benefits as ...
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Some parents face steep increases in Healthy Kids premiums The Healthy Kids Program coverage includes doctor visits, immunizations, dental care, emergency care, hospital stays and vision services.
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Wolf Officials: Pa. Medicaid Expansion Transition Complete PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The Wolf administration says it has completed the transition from former Governor Corbett's Healthy PA program to an expanded, traditional Medicaid program.
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Minnesota mom shares first photos of surviving daughter whose conjoined twin ... The Minnesota woman who gave birth to conjoined twins last month posted the first pictures of the baby who survived the complicated separation procedure.
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Obama, Jerry Brown and Climate Change: From the Arctic to the Arabs and the ... "The trouble with this country is that you can't win an election without the oil bloc, and you can't govern with it." Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Tiger Woods' former mistress Rachel Uchitel seen lifting a bench days before ... She is just days away from a life-changing operation to fix years of back pain. But Tiger Woods' former mistress seems intent in not letting it get in the way of her business.
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When men opt for a double mastectomy: breast cancer Men with breast cancer are having both breasts removed despite a lack of evidence it improves survival. istock. by Jill Margo. Men with breast cancer are increasingly opting for double mastectomies, according to a research letter in the Journal of the ...
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Do we really need a female Viagra drug asks Dr Miriam Stoppard Sex for men is straightforward. Sex for women is complicated. Since time began, sexual norms have been defined by men and taken up by armies of psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists - what goes for men must surely go for women too.
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Autism Behavior May Vary With Gender Autism (Photo : Reuters) New research suggests that boys and girls with autism have differences in behavior and brain structure. Boys and girls with autism have differences in behavior and brain structure, Newsmax reported.
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New guidelines emphasize flu vaccine for kids All eligible children and health care workers should get flu shots, according to new policy statements from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
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Stocks on the Run -Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Noble Corporation plc (NYSE:NE ... Merck & Co., known as MSD in the United States and Canada, recently declared results from new analyses from the IMPROVE-IT study.
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Do we ask too much of grandparents? An opinion poll, conducted by Amarach Research for the Iona Institute (of which I am a patron) in 2013 examined public attitudes to childcare.
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| A Senior Moment Al Campbell is the administrator of the facilities at the St. Luke's Campus in south Spencer. [Click to enlarge]. Mental Health Services in Iowa as well as the nation are at best very fragmented and the number of available long-term inpatient services ...
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