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Huntsville-based GrifGrips develops technology to help people with Type 1 Diabetes Learning about her 9-year-old son Griffin's diabetes diagnosis is something Huntsville resident Stephanie Jordan will never forget.
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Study backs pancreas cell transplants for severe diabetes WASHINGTON - Transplants of insulin-producing pancreas cells are a long hoped-for treatment for diabetes - and a new study shows they can protect the most seriously ill patients from a life-threatening complication of the disease, an important step ...
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Obesity and diabetes are on the rise New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) reports the number of people living with diabetes has more than quadrupled since 1980.
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NMA seeks early detection of diabetes The Chairperson, National Committee on World Health Organisation activities, Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Dumebi Owa, has called for more awareness on early detection of diabetes.
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Doctors Issue Call to Combat Climate Change MONDAY, April 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Climate change is already harming people's health by promoting illnesses linked to warmer temperatures and changing weather patterns, a leading group of U.S.
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Some Batches of Nice! Peaches, Mixed Fruit Recalled Over Glass Particles Some Nice! Peach Slices and Mixed Fruits are being voluntarily recalled due to concerns of the potential of glass particles in the fruit, according to a statement by the Milky Way International Trading Corp.
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Metformin Remains Best First-line Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Metformin should remain the first choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, even in the face of competition from a host of newer agents, concludes a new review.
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Toddlers with sweet tooth may experience weight gain Does your toddler have a bigger appetite for desserts, even when he or she is not hungry? Beware, as according to a new study, kids who eat sweet, but not salty, after having a filling meal puts them at a greater risk of weight gain.
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Cookies or chips? Kids' choices may predict weight gain, study finds Toddlers who crave sweet-tasting snacks as opposed to salty ones are at a higher risk for excess weight gain, a new study shows. The results, published in the journal Pediatrics, provide more evidence that some people may be hard-wired to like sugary ...
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Experts: Botox found effective for chronic migraine MONDAY, April 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Botox is a safe and effective treatment for chronic migraine and three other neurological disorders, an updated guideline from the American Academy of Neurology says.
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How your sex life in influenced by your DNA: Science extra Your DNA doesn't determine when you lose your virginity, but it may play a larger role in the matter than scientists had thought.
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Theranos Under Federal Criminal Investigation, Adding to Its Woes Theranos, the embattled blood-testing laboratory, said on Monday that federal officials were conducting a criminal investigation into the company, adding to a series of questions from officials about its inner workings.
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Wearing SPF30 sunscreen has strong ability to prevent deadliest skin cancer, study finds Dermatologists tout sunscreen for its ability to prevent signs of aging and protect against skin cancer. But now, new research suggests a measurable benefit of slathering on sunblock with as little as SPF30: a reduced risk of melanoma.
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Marijuana-related hospitalizations spike in Colorado after passage of recreational pot law: report Nobody, not one person in the 5,500+ year written history of the World, has ever died of acute marijuana intoxication. Ever. All those were people who freaked out after eating a cookie and went to the hospital instead of taking a nap.
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Theranos Chief Elizabeth Holmes Is 'Devastated' Over Lab Deficiencies But she remains upbeat about her company's prospects. Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes says she feels "devastated" over the lab deficiencies which have put her blood testing upstart under siege and led regulators to suggest potentially ...
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Lawmakers urge Obama: End barriers to medical marijuana research Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., along with a bipartisan group of 24 senators and representatives, on Friday urged President Obama to remove barriers to research on medical marijuana and facilitate new medical ...
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Common over-the-counter drugs can hurt your brain (CNN) From allergies to insomnia, there's a pill for just about every problem. The problem is, those pills often come with a lengthy list of potential side effects.
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Texas, Valley closely monitoring for Zika-carrying mosquitoes Vector Control Officer Fred Barnes prepares a mosquito trap on April 12 near Calle Pluton in Brownsville. Buy this photo · Texas, Valley closely monitoring for Zika-carrying mosquitoes.
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The plastic surgery trend that's skyrocketing in the US A record number of Americans underwent lip augmentation procedures in 2015, making them the second fastest growing facial procedure in the United States since 2000, according to new data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
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First Time: Researchers Find Genes for Early Sex British researchers say they may have found a gene that influences people to lose their virginity early. While no single genetic variation can completely affect behavior, the team of British researchers says the gene pattern they've found can account ...
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Rescheduling marijuana: What the move would mean for researchers (Q&A) The federal government said recently that it is reviewing marijuana's status as a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act, a move that could loosen tight restrictions on cannabis research.
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Autism Insurance Coverage Bill Passed by Oklahoma Senate The Oklahoma Senate has approved legislation that requires health insurers to cover the treatment of children with autism. The Senate voted 36-5 for House Bill 2962 and returned it to the House for consideration of Senate amendments.
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Male Circumcision Doesn't Decrease Sexual Pleasure, Says New Study Although one of the popular arguments against circumcision is that it can decrease penis sensitivity, a recent study published in The Journal of Urology shuts down this idea once and for all.
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Americans Embraced Record Number of Lip Procedures in 2015 MONDAY, April 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Hoping to look more kissable perhaps, Americans underwent a record number of lip procedures last year.
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Eradication of Zika-spreading mosquito in Brazil unlikely RECIFE, Brazil - In the 1940s and 1950s, Brazilian authorities made such a ferocious assault on Aedes aegypti - the mosquito that spreads the Zika virus - that it was eradicated from Latin America's largest country by 1958.
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Same Sex Parenting No Different From Opposite Sex Parenting: Study (Photo : Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Doug Metcalfe (L) and his partner Brian Lahmann show their White House Easter Egg Roll event tickets to their daughter, Helen Lahmann-Metcalfe, 4, after picking up the tickets April 17, 2006 in Washington, DC.
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Rabid horse put down in Santa Cruz County A domestic horse owned in the Nogales area tested positive for rabies today, the Arizona Department of Agriculture said. Loading… Post to Facebook.
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Drug Seems to Extend Survival for Advanced Melanoma Patients MONDAY, April 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- More than one-third of advanced melanoma patients were still alive five years after starting therapy with the cancer drug nivolumab (Opdivo), researchers are reporting.
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Dyson hand dryers spread more germs than paper towels, study says Next time you finish washing your hands in a public bathroom, you may want to think twice when you choose between a jet hand dryer and paper towels.
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Medical Group With Financial Ties To Big Pharma Accused Of Lying About E-Cigarettes The Pfizer logo is seen at their world headquarters in New York April 28, 2014. U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc approached Britain's AstraZeneca Plc two days ago to reignite a potential $100 billion takeover and was rebuffed, raising investor expectations it ...
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Cannabis industry cannot follow in Big Tobacco's footsteps As I'm sure most of my fellow students would be shocked to discover, this Wednesday is sort of an unofficial holiday for millions of cannabis users.
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Misdiagnosis of kids with autism spectrum disorder could be a real threat IT IS estimated globally that every year up to six children out of every 1,000 will be diagnosed as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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Entrectinib Achieves High Response Rate Across Solid Tumors Treatment with the novel multikinase inhibitor entrectinib achieved objective responses in 79% of patients with solid tumors associated with NTRK, ROS-1, or ALK rearrangements, according to updated data reported at the 2016 AACR Annual Meeting.
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E-Cigarettes ; Hookah Use Among Teens Increases [VIDEO] Tampa Florida To Host Republican National Convention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that while teens are smoking fewer cigarettes over the years, hookah and e-cigarette use increases.
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30 years later, Chernobyl's searing legacy still crippling and killing The fallout from the Vladimir Illyich Lenin Nuclear Power Station's reactor No. 4 continues to ravage life in large areas of Ukraine and Belarus.
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Marchers support autism awareness and raise funds in Coxsackie Community members participated in a march in Coxsackie on Sunday to both raise awareness about autism spectrum disorder and to raise money for The Autism Connection of Greene County's summer club.
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Low-Fat Diet May Help Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Reduce Risk Of Death A new study finds that a sustained low-fat diet may offer a boost in survival rates following breast cancer, but how seriously should we take its findings?
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Heather Blake :New Guidance to Improve Early Detection of Prostate Cancer At Prostate Cancer UK we recently stuck our head above the parapet and published guidance to help GPs and practice nurses to improve the early detection of prostate cancer in men without symptoms.
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Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association: Advance care planning — start the conversation #Advance planning. Advance directives. Living wills. These terms tend to raise a lot of questions: How are they different? Which one do I need?
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Mars Food tells customers to go easy on the pasta sauce Mars Food is telling customers around the world to eat some of its Dolmio pasta sauces and macaroni cheese only once a week to maintain a balanced diet because of the products' high levels of salt, sugar or fat.
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Hundreds Help Raise Funds, Awareness Of Autism One of the popular things to do outside, besides walking the track, was blowing huge bubbles. Members of the city's fire and police departments were on hand to provide information.
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New law raises age for Cleveland tobacco sales from 18 to 21 While e-cig marketing has attracted significant numbers of nonsmoking teens to experiment with these products, very few have continued their use; none or nearly none have transitioned from consistent use of e-cigs to cigarettes.
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