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Wake Forest University Scientists Print Living Body Parts A team at Wake Forest University has used a combination of living cells and a special gel to print out living human body parts - including ears, muscles and jawbones.
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Scientists Carry Out 3D Printing Of Body Parts, Hailed As Breakthrough In Regenerative Medicine Ears, muscles and jawbones, among other living body parts, have been printed using living cells and a gel by a team at Wake Forest University.
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UT medical branch partners with Brazilian health ministry to create Zika vaccine Integrative Biology and Philosophy professor Sahotra Sarkar says the Zika outbreak is less dangerous than the Ebola outbreak in 2014.
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PPI medication could raise seniors' risk of developing dementia A research paper has unveiled that repeated intake of a class of heartburn drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which include Prilosec, Nexium and Prevaci, can increase the risk of dementia among seniors.
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The mosquitoes that changed history (CNN) In Spanish, mosquito translates to "little gnat," but its impact on history has been far from miniscule. In just the most recent example, mosquitoes are spreading the Zika virus throughout South and Central Americas, causing an increased ...
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Popular heartburn drugs linked to risk of dementia A popular class of heartburn medications might raise a senior's risk of dementia, a new study suggests. Called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), this group of drugs includes Prilosec, Nexium and Prevacid.
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'Extraordinary' results in cell treatment to combat cancer A potentially revolutionary therapy that trains the immune system to attack cancer has shown "extraordinary" results in early trials involving terminally ill patients.
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Organic milk, meat richer in omega-3: study PARIS: Organic milk and meat contain about 50 percent more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced equivalents, according to a pair of large-scale studies published Tuesday.
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Organic milk, meat richer in omega-3 Organic milk and meat contain about 50 percent more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced equivalents, according to a pair of large-scale studies published Tuesday.
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U.S. Surgeon General to discuss Flint water crisis at local church U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks in the East Room at the White House in Washington. Take a walk: That's the U.S. surgeon general's prescription for sedentary Americans -- but communities will have to step up, too, and make neighborhoods easier ...
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Jamaica Fights Zika Virus Outbreak With Reggae-Infused PSA The Jamaican Ministry of Health released a very different kind of public service announcement today using plenty of song and dance to get its point across about the ongoing Zika virus outbreak.
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Jamaica warns about Zika with catchy reggae PSA While health officials across Latin America and the Caribbean are actively trying to educate their citizens about the risk of Zika virus, Jamaica's Ministry of Health has come up with perhaps the catchiest way to get the message across: a public ...
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Nadal and Ferrer in Rio, not worried by Zika outbreak Former No. 1 Rafael Nadal said Monday he's not frightened by the Zika virus as he prepares in Brazil - the center of the viral outbreak - for this week's Rio Open tennis tournament and the city's Olympics in less than six months.
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Left-Leaning Economists Question Cost of Bernie Sanders's Plans WASHINGTON - With his expansive plans to increase the size and role of government, Senator Bernie Sanders has provoked a debate not only with his Democratic rival for president, Hillary Clinton, but also with liberal-leaning economists who share his ...
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Scientists develop mini-brains in promising research Thomas Hartung is the director, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, in Baltimore.
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Johns Hopkins University scientists grow 'mini-brains' in the lab The research could revolutionize how new drugs are tested by replacing testing on lab animals with testing on human cells. The Baltimore Sun.
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Brazil's Zika-Related Abortion Debate Sparks Backlash The spread of the virus has reignited the debate in Brazil, where abortion is illegal except in certain circumstances. By Jenny Barchfield.
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In pregnancy, eating too much fish can raise a child's obesity risk, study says Newborns whose mothers ate fish more than three times a week during pregnancy grew faster in their first two years of life and were more likely to be overweight or obese at 4 and 6 years old than were babies born to mothers who ate little to no fish ...
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Joe Biden's cancer 'moonshot' will be far more difficult than going to the moon, experts Days after launching his $1-billion (U.S.) cancer "moonshot" last month, U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden was already grounding his space metaphor.
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Lead's damage can last a lifetime, or longer TOXIC WATER A mom in Flint, Mich., uses bottled water to bathe her three-week-old baby. Scientists have linked high levels of lead in the tap water there to elevated blood lead levels in children.
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Link Drawn Between Oral HPV and Risk of Head and Neck Cancers "These data are remarkably consistent with risk estimates from numerous case-controls studies. However, the study by Agalliu et al contributes to the existing body of evidence by supporting a temporal association between HPV exposure and HNSCC.
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Despite Zika threat, plan to test 'Franken-fly' in Keys remains in federal review limbo Florida International University's Matthew DeGannaro holds his arm in a test to monitor mosquito attraction to the human scent in his research to help combat the Zika virus that is transmitted by the mosquito.
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Study aims to find if mosquitoes native to US can transmit Zika As the Zika virus charges through broad swaths of Central and South America, just two types of mosquito have caught most of the blame for spreading the illness.
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Gay military couple's first-kiss photo shared widely on Facebook Spc. Shane Adriano and Pfc. Tristian Resz chose the Greene County Courthouse as a venue because they wanted something small and intimate for their Feb. 11 wedding.
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State's 5th medical marijuana dispensary opening in Lowell BOSTON (STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE) - As the medical marijuana industry in Massachusetts continues to grow, the state's fifth registered dispensary plans to open for sales this week in Lowell.
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Bad mood or skin? Blame Neanderthals Reconstructions of a Neanderthal man, left, and woman are displayed at the Neanderthal museum in Mettmann, Germany. A new study released by the journal Science says a person's risk of becoming depressed or hooked on smoking may be influenced by ...
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Memory cells enhance strategy for fighting blood cancers TUMOR THERAPY A new type of immune therapy with genetically engineered cells, called CAR-T cells, melted away a lymphoma tumor in a patient's kidney (PET scans of the tumor shown before CAR-T cell therapy, left, and two months after treatment).
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Lauderdale: Pat Conroy knows a good fight Beaufort author Pat Conroy shakes hands with a fan during a book signing on Dec. 8, 2014, at the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts in Beaufort.
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Isolated Canadian town in desperate need of a hairdresser Won't somebody please think of the hair? A far-north Canadian town - where temperatures can hit 40 or 50 below zero "for a week or two at a time" - is in desperate need of a hairdresser.
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National Donor Day Stresses Importance Of Organ Donation PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Across the country, 122,000 patients are waiting for an organ transplant. In Pennsylvania, there are 8,000 and that doesn't include those waiting for tissue, bone marrow or corneas.
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"Change of Heart" event at the Peak February isn't just the month of love, it's also a time to pay attention to your health, but that doesn't always have to require spending hours at the gym.
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Heart disease remains the No.1 killer of Latinas February is American Heart Month. Heart disease continues to be the No. 1 killer of Hispanic women in the U.S. In fact, more women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined.
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Helping With Health Care Takes Heavy Toll on Caregivers MONDAY, Feb. 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of family and friends who help older, disabled adults manage medications and navigate the health system may be sacrificing their own well-being, a new study suggests.
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Shelton man doing well after heart transplant Dr. Pramod Bonde readies the new heart for implantation into the patient. The surgical procedure will take about 6 hours to complete.
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Federal agencies to study safety of crumb rubber in turf fields; Some in North Attleboro worry about its use NORTH ATTLEBORO - Three federal agencies announced Friday an effort to study the safety of crumb rubber, a material often used as infill for artificial turf fields that has stoked worry among some in North Attleboro.
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Women's heart attacks are different, deadlier The average age for a women to have a first heart attack is 72, compared with 65 for a man. But when young women do have heart attacks, they are at particularly high risk for death compared with young men.
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Hawaii Governor Declares State of Emergency Due to Outbreak of Dengue Fever Hawaii Governor David Ige declared a state of emergency on Friday amidst an outbreak of dengue fever. According to the Associated Press, there have been more than 250 confirmed cases on Hawaii's Big Island.
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Heroin-Related Overdose Deaths Soar In Connecticut According to statistics released by the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Sunday, heroin deaths increased by 27 percent from 2014 to 2015.
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Overdoses Prompt New London Summit Narcan NEW YORK, NY - MAY 27: A kit of Naloxone, a heroin antidote that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, is displayed at a press conference about a new community prevention program for heroin overdoses in which New York police officers ...
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CDC's new guidelines for pregnancy and alcohol The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently published a list of guidelines for pregnant women and drinking alcohol, which some people consider they are too strict.
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Analyst Perspectives on Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWLD) According to analyst estimates, Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWLD) is expected to post current fiscal quarter earnings per share of $1.82.
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Porn actor spreads HIV to film partners during unprotected sex In this case, there was a period of 22 days between Patient A's negative HIV test and the positive HIV test. During that time he had sex with 12 other actors and three non-work partners, all unprotected.
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Babies dressed in Valentine's Day attire (CNN) - Newborns at Pennsylvania's Washington Hospital were decked out in red hats and tucked into envelopes created just for them in honor of Valentine's Day.
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Donors urged to help the American Red Cross maintain blood supply The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to help ensure a sufficient blood supply for patients by giving blood this February. wellness gifts for valentines day · 5 wellness inspired Valentine's Day gift ideas.
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Healthy over 60: Keep brain sharp with education, activity Almost everyone experiences occasional memory slips in their golden years. About 10 percent get Alzheimer's. Patients are helped by art and other activities.
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Depression linked to Neanderthal genes? If you can't seem to quit smoking, or have a tendency to become depressed, you might be able to blame your Neanderthal heritage.
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Cancer Research Relay: East Kilbride is turning purple as hundreds of bows cover the town The bows aim to encourage as many people as possible to take part in the annual event which takes place at John Wright Sports Centre on Friday, June 17 and Saturday 18.
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