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Studies strengthen link between Zika virus, birth defects (CNN) Scientists have long thought the Zika virus caused birth defects such as microcephaly, a condition in which a baby is born with a small head.
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New range of serious fetal abnormalities linked to Zika -study NEW YORK, March 4 Fetuses in 29 percent of pregnant women with Zika virus infection were found to have a range of severe abnormalities, according to preliminary results from a small study that raised new concerns about the potential link between Zika ...
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Two Studies Strengthen Links Between the Zika Virus and Serious Birth Defects The Zika virus damages many fetuses carried by infected and symptomatic mothers, regardless of when in pregnancy the infection occurs, according to a small but frightening study released on Friday by Brazilian and American researchers.
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Peanuts for babies? Studies back allergy-preventing strategy FILE - This Feb. 20, 2015 file photo, photo shows an arrangement of peanuts in New York. Two new studies bolster evidence that feeding babies peanuts or other allergy-inducing foods is more likely to protect them than to cause problems.
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New studies back peanut allergy prevention strategy CHICAGO -- Two new studies bolster evidence that feeding babies peanuts or other allergy-inducing foods is more likely to protect them than to cause problems.
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Promising approach helps reduce peanut allergy risk Last Updated Mar 4, 2016 3:55 PM EST. New research may help protect future generations of children from potentially life-threatening peanut allergies.
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Scientists discover a new kind of stem cell Tony Parenti led a team of MSU scientists in discovering a new kind of stem cell, one that could lead to advances in regenerative medicine as well as offer new ways to study birth defects and other reproductive problems.
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Study: Women need more Truvada than men to prevent HIV infection Researchers found differences in tissues in men and women require different levels of the drug. By Stephen Feller | March 4, 2016 at 4:49 PM.
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The Most Promising Cancer Therapy in Decades Is About to Get Better The rise of immunotherapy has been one of the most startling and promising developments in cancer research for some time. After decades of false starts and dead ends, scientists have finally found effective ways of marshaling the immune system to ...
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'Relentless Effort' Needed to Stop Nosocomial Infections: CDC The CDC is urging "relentless effort" to prevent healthcare associated infections (HAI) and especially those caused by antibiotic-resistant organisms, according to the agency's director, Tom Frieden, MD.
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Cuba records first imported ZIKA case CUBA has confirmed the first case of Zika virus in the capital Havana involving a Venezuelan medical student. The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), in an official notice published on Wednesday, said the patient, together with 37 other Venezuelan ...
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Mets' PR executive dies after battle with cancer (Mar 5, 2016) NEW YORK (AP) Shannon Forde, who worked in the media relations department for the New York Mets for more than 20 years, died Friday night after a long battle with breast cancer.
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Scientists develop early stage embryonic stem cells The earlier stem cells could help with regenerative medicine treatment of damaged organs and research into chromosomal disorders such as Down syndrome.
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Prolonged aspirin use tied to reduced colon cancer risk People who regularly take aspirin over several years may be less likely to develop colon cancer, researchers say. They found that regular aspirin use for several years was tied to a lower risk of cancer in general, but that was mainly due to a reduced ...
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Shannon Forde only could be described in one word: Angel I hate that I wrote that sentence in the past tense. I cried while I wrote it. I hate that I had too much damn time to think about how I wanted to begin this column or tribute or obituary or whatever the hell you call this thing.
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With only their minds, monkeys are driving these wheelchairs Machines with brains seem all the rage right now. But the risk is great, because those brains could become better than ours. The greater challenge, then, is to build an interface that allows our own brains to control powerful machines.
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Robotic wheelchair can be moved by translating thoughts of monkeys Researchers have been able to create a robotic wheelchair that can be moved by translating thoughts of monkeys that are decoded into commands, which are transmitted to the machine through electrodes implanted into the brains of the creatures.
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This Monkey Controls A Wheelchair Using Its Mind A new study found that monkeys can control a wheelchair only through the mind. The study findings may pave the way for better control of paralyzed patients over assistive devices and other equipment.
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Shannon Forde, beloved Mets media relations staffer, dead at 44 after battle with breast cancer Shannon Forde was thin and tired, her fight against cancer raging. But this was the World Series and the Mets, the team she worked for and adored, had just lost.
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Genital talc boosts ovarian cancer risk in study (Reuters Health) - The risk of ovarian cancer was one-third higher among women who regularly powdered their genitals with talc, a recent study found.
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Company Gives Female Staff Time Off During Their Period Women really have an awful time when it comes to that "time of the month", sometimes to the point where they would have to take an MC − because let's face it, it's really excruciating to be at work especially when in pain.
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Talc 'IS linked to ovarian cancer' says Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston researcher However, the current study, published in the journal Epidemiology, is the first to limit the association to premenopausal women and postmenopausal women who used hormone therapy.
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By Asking Families To Ditch Cell Phones, Chick-Fil-A Becomes A Customer Experience Thought Leader More than 150 Chick-fil-A restaurants are now offering what they call a "family challenge" to lock your phone in a "Cell Phone Coop" during mealtime, and win a reward of a free small ice cream cone.
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MD Anderson offering free, at-home colon screenings HOUSTON - Karen Moore said she never got a colonoscopy, because she was a healthy, athletic person. She says if she had known what a lifesaving tool they are, she wouldn't be a cancer patient now.
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Breakthrough in cancer research could spawn new treatments (CNN) A new breakthrough in cancer research could lead to a novel form of cancer treatment -- one that is highly specialized for each patient.
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Veritas Genetics Launches $999 Whole Genome And Sets New Standard For Genetic Testing Boston, MA /PRNewswire/ - Veritas Genetics, co-founded by Harvard Medical School professor and genetics pioneer Dr.George Church, today introduces Veritas myGenome, the world's first whole genome for less than $1,000, including interpretation and ...
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First Gene for Gray Hair Found (Image: Shutterstock) The first gene identified for graying hair has been discovered by an international UCL-led study, confirming graying has a genetic component and is not just environmental.
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IHOP's Pancake Day benefiting the Children's Hospital of Georgia AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- You can help the patients at the Children's Hospital of Georgia by eating pancakes at IHOP on Tuesday, March 8. From 7 a.m.
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How to Get Free Pancakes on National Pancake Day Unlike other faux food holidays, which stick to a specific date on the calendar or reliably always fall on, say, the first Friday of June like National Donut Day, National Pancake Day is more of a moveable feast.
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IHOP hosting National Pancake Day to benefit CMN (WTVM) -. IHOP restaurants will once again offer each guest a free short stack of their famous buttermilk pancakes on National Pancake Day on Tuesday, March 8. MOREAdditional LinksPoll.
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Despite herpes scare, CIF wrestling championships start as planned Friday BAKERSFIELD -- Amid a crowd of a few thousand at the Rabobank Arena watching the California Interscholastic Federation state wrestling championships on Friday, Dana Connolly sat and cheered for the Gilroy High wrestling team.
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Company will allow women to take days off during their period A British company says its female employees will now be permitted to take time off when they're menstruating, and it will not be considered as a regular sick day.
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Implications Of Novo Nordisk's Positive CV Outcome Data From LEADER Study Victoza and Saxenda together would reshape Novo Nordisk growth trajectory over the next five years. Among competitors Sanofi / Zealand Pharma and Merck would be most negatively impacted.
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South Bay high school wrestler says he contracted herpes during match A South Bay high school athlete says he got herpes from a wrestling mat. Now he wants a weekend tournament postponed to protect other students.
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Britain's Coexist to offer flexible 'period policy' for women with painful cycles A British company plans to introduce a new policy to give its female employees the flexibility to work around their menstrual cycles, allowing them to work from home or take time off during the most painful part of their periods.
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UCLA will get hundreds of millions for rights to prostate cancer drug A prostate cancer drug developed at UCLA will provide hundreds of millions of dollars for research under a record-setting deal announced Friday by university officials.
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'Love & Hip Hop' star pleads guilty to disorderly conduct Rapper and reality TV star Joe Budden copped to disorderly conduct Thursday stemming from a 2014 arrest in which he allegedly swiped his girlfriend's cell phone.
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Obama Administration Hits Medicare Payment Target Early WASHINGTON—Obama administration officials said Thursday they were almost a year ahead of their target to change the way Medicare pays hundreds of billions of dollars to providers for treating older Americans.
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Legal marijuana is finally doing what the drug war couldn't Legal marijuana may be doing at least one thing that a decades-long drug war couldn't: taking a bite out of Mexican drug cartels' profits.
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This genetics company claims it can sequence and analyze your entire genome for $999 Veritas Genetics, a Boston-based biotech company co-founded by Harvard geneticist George Church, is claiming it can now sequence your entire genome - the genetic blueprint inside all your cells that makes you who and what you are - for less than ...
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Drinking binges tied to higher heart attack and stroke risk for a week Binge-drinking at least six cocktails in one night may increase the risk of cardiovascular complications like heart attacks and strokes over the following week, a research review suggests.
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