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Vital facts about Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease affects more than five million Americans. However, then also there are many things that remain unknown about the debilitating disease.
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Rosacea Linked To Dementia And Alzheimer's (Photo : Getty Images/Erik S. Lesser) A common skin condition, Rosacea, could be linked to an increased risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's diseases, according to a new study.
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Fraying at the Edges: Her Fight to Live With Alzheimer's A withered person with a scrambled mind, memories sealed away: That is the familiar face of Alzheimer's. But there is also the waiting period, which Geri Taylor has been navigating with prudence, grace and hope.
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Hairstyle Choice Could Be Reason Behind Balding Balding in women could be driven, at least in part, by choice of hairstyle. Which styles are best - and worst - to prevent thinning hair?
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Pharmaceutical Companies Raise Price of Successful Oral Cancer Medications Exponentially Since 2000, cost of certain oral medications for cancer treatment has increased multiple-fold. A new research has found that the average cost of certain orally administered treatments have increased significantly, even after the prices were adjusted ...
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If you're obese, you might get this unpleasant disease as well Scientists have discovered that people who are obese are at a much higher risk of a particularly unpleasant skin condition. The study found that the chronic skin disease psoriasis may be linked to being overweight and type 2 diabetes, according to a ...
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The Link Between Mosquito Spraying and Autism A new study finds a correlation between the aerial spraying of pesticides to kill mosquitoes and an increased risk of developmental delays and autism among kids.
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Ethics must guide medical research, protect human dignity, pope says VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Moral and ethical concerns must guide medical research so it will always be at the service of protecting human life and dignity, Pope Francis said.
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One-third of autistic youngsters wander from safe places, study finds MELVILLE, N.Y. - More than one-third of children and teenagers with autism wandered away from safe environments within the past 12 months, according to a Long Island doctor who can't determine when they are in danger.
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Board to review 15 conditions for Illinois medical marijuana Harborside Health Center is the largest marijuana dispensary in California, where those with prescriptions for cannabis have a variety of choices.
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YMCA Healthy Kids Day aims to keep children fit Mike Galaida, of Hanover Township, lifts his grandson, Braxston Nealon, 3, so he can do his pull ups during Saturday's Healthy Kids Day at the Wilkes-Barre YMCA.
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Teddy bears get their check-ups at the YMCA It was a fun and active day at the YMCA in Easton on Saturday. It was all part of the Y's free Healthy Kids Day. "Families are encouraged to come in and try out some of the things that are offered at the Y," said Lorie Metz, YMCA Branch Director.
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More Belgians close to nuclear facilities get iodine pills As part of revising its nuclear emergency plan, the Belgian government says it will distribute iodine pills to more of its citizens in the event of a nuclear emergency, Health Ministry spokesperson Els Cleemput told CNN on Friday.
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Caribbean tour operators panicked about Zika's impact on vacationers Zika is spreading quickly through the Caribbean, where local authorities fear its link with microcephaly and other fetal brain defects, as well as the recent death of a Puerto Rican man infected with the virus, will cause a drop in tourism to the region.
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Aerial Pesticide Spraying Linked To Autism Autism in children may be driven, in part, by aerial spraying of pesticides. How serious is the problem? (Photo : Esi Grünhagen | Pixabay).
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Belgium Issues Iodine Pills to All Citizens in Nuclear Emergency Plan Belgium is to issue iodine tablets to its entire population as part of a revised nuclear emergency plan, a measure unveiled just months after it emerged that ISIS-linked bombers spied on a top scientist and hoped to build a "dirty bomb.
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Health officials report first Zika virus case in Sonoma County A Sonoma County resident contracted the Zika virus after being bit by mosquitoes while on a recent trip to Central America, county health officials said Thursday, announcing the first confirmed Zika virus case in the county.
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Peterson: Recovery from mental illness is worth the struggle I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. Because I feel good. I feel well. I am living life in recovery. Is recovery possible? I think so.
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Uncle Sam wants you to clean up your yard to fight Zika Although the Zika epidemic has been declared an international health emergency, fighting the mosquitoes that spread it will be a profoundly local battle.
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Business Side Of Medical Marijuana Comes To Old City PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Coinciding with Philly Tech week, hundreds of medicinal cannabis entrepreneurs from around the country gathered in Old City for the first time, to brainstorm what's next.
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Study: Spanking Can Lead To Aggression, Anti-Social Behavior (NBC Chicago) - A new study on spanking has found the more children are spanked, the more likely they are to defy their parents. The study, authored by a team from the University of Michigan and the University of Texas at Austin, analyzed the outcomes ...
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Scientists find a gene that makes you look older than you really are If you look a little older than your age, your DNA may be to blame. People who carried a specific gene looked two years older, on average, than those who did not carry this gene, according to a study published last week in Current Biology.
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Bike Expo New York brings products, competition and community together for free ahead of TD Five Boro Bike Tour "Bike Expo New York is the largest consumer bike expo in the country," Ken Podziba, President and CEO of Bike New York, explained.
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Your Gut Microbiome Is Influenced By Medications You Take, Food You Eat While gut diversity is one of the best ways to increase a person's immunity, it may be significantly affected by food and medications.
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Netherlands to hand out iodine pills in case of nuclear accident The Dutch government has ordered 15 million iodine pills to protect people living near nuclear plants in case of an accident, officials said Friday, as concerns rise over ageing reactors across the border in Belgium.
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Edwardsville YMCA inspires children to get active this summer at Healthy Kids Day EDWARDSVILLE - Heading into the summer months, some parents are worried that they children may become bored and lethargic while school isn't in session.
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Study finds NH health costs some of the highest in US In this photo taken Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 a customer reads information in Spanish about Blue Cross Blue Shield and Obama Care at a kiosk at Compare Foods in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Letter: Frayed health care Recent articles in local and national publications have documented increasing stress in health care for the providers. Locally, Dr.
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Multiple Sclerosis Walk set for April 30 The 2016 Multiple Sclerosis Walk Committee includes, from left, front row, Sandra Greaton and Katie Roy; second row: Louise Martel, Committee Chair Mike Roy, Tracey Roy, Ryan Beisaw; and, back Row, Marcia Humason Akers, Kathy Michaud, Eileen ...
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OP-ED | Protecting The Rich Means Short-changing Mental Health In January, President Obama challenged Republican lawmakers to "put your money where your mouth is" on the importance of mental health spending and reforms.
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Walgreens wants to talk weed Walgreens WBA, -1.50% wants you to know the difference between a vaporizer and an edible - the marijuana kind. In a post on the company's "Stay Well" Tumblr blog, Dahlia Sultan, a pharmacy resident at the University of Illinois and Walgreens, wrote ...
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