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DEA regularly mines Americans' travel records to seize millions in cash WASHINGTON - Federal drug agents regularly mine Americans' travel information to profile people who might be ferrying money for narcotics traffickers - though they almost never use what they learn to make arrests or build criminal cases.
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Microcephaly Isn't The Only Threat Zika Virus Poses To Newborns A physiotherapist works with 19-day-old Sophia, who was born with microcephaly, at Pedro l Hospital in Campina Grande, Brazil on February 18, 2016.
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Cool temperatures, few mosquitoes make Games Zika free, so far RIO DE JANEIRO - So far, at the Olympics many feared would be the Zika Games, so good. With as many as one million people expected to attend the spectacle, half of them foreigners, Rio de Janeiro has not turned out to be the Zika hothouse some athletes ...
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Zika may be linked to the disability that Donald Trump mocked One of the lowest points of Donald Trump's campaign for the presidency has involved accusations that he mocked a reporter with a disability.
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Researchers find unsafe levels of industrial chemicals in drinking water of 6 million Americans Drinking water supplies serving more than six million Americans contain unsafe levels of a widely used class of industrial chemicals linked to potentially serious health problems, according to a new study from Harvard University researchers.
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Zika linked to baby joint deformities Zika infection during pregnancy may cause limb joint deformities in the baby, experts now fear. Brazilian researchers from Recife, the city at the centre of the Zika epidemic, describe seven suspect cases in the journal The BMJ.
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Water Co.: No chemical fears locally Seeking to counter splashy headlines including locally reported widespread drinking water contamination based on a study out of Harvard University, the Louisville Water Co.
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Toxic chemicals in drinking water for 6M Americans Drinking water supplies for more than six million Americans contain unsafe levels of industrial chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other serious health problems, a U.S.
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Obesity May Be Bad for the Brain, Too WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Could too much weight be bad for the brain as well as the belly? New research suggests that being overweight or obese may trigger premature aging of the middle-aged brain.
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DEA Rejects Attempt to Loosen Federal Restrictions on Marijuana The Obama administration has denied a bid by two Democratic governors to reconsider how it treats marijuana under federal drug control laws, keeping the drug for now, at least, in the most restrictive category for U.S.
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Obama Administration Set to Remove Barrier to Marijuana Research Get Ready for the Perseids Meteor Shower: 'It Will Rival the Stars in the Sky.' How Did People Migrate to the Americas? Bison DNA Helps Chart the Way · Trilobites.
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FDA approves Heron's therapy for chemotherapy-induced nausea Heron Therapeutics Inc's twice-rejected long-acting injection to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting was finally approved by the U.S.
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Dr. Manny: The battle against Zika does not end with microcephaly We now know about the dangers of the Zika virus and the effect this infection can have on a developing fetus, but by no means should we consider ourselves well versed.
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Improved rating system for nursing homes A celebration in 2015 at the Gracedale nursing home in Upper Nazareth Township. (APRIL BARTHOLOMEW / THE MORNING CALL). Sam KennedyContact ReporterOf The Morning Call.
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Huckabee Jokes About Life-Shattering Zika Virus To Attack Clinton Zika virus is no laughing matter ― unless, apparently, you're Mike Huckabee warming up the crowd at a Donald Trump rally. The former Arkansas governor and failed Republican presidential candidate mocked concerns over the devastating virus so he could ...
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Keeping Weight Down Good for Your Brain Scientists are increasingly recognizing that obesity may also affect the onset and progression of brain ageing. CAMBRIDGE, England, Wednesday August 10, 2016 - Researchers at the University of Cambridge have come up with yet another reason why it ...
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DC-Area Hospital Evacuates NICU After Dangerous Bacteria Found A hospital in the Washington, D.C., area has started to move patients from its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) after Pseudomonas bacteria were found on three patients, hospital officials said.
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Officials: Bacteria scare should not impact on future hospital project The discovery of a potentially deadly bacteria at the Prince George's Hospital Center should not impact the hospital operator's bid for state approval of a new regional medical center in Largo, officials said Wednesday.
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Suicide Risk May Rise in People Hospitalized with Infections People who are hospitalized for infections may face an increased risk of dying from suicide, according to a new study that may suggest a biological basis for some suicidal behavior.
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Aerial spraying planned tonight Aerial mosquito spraying is planned in Aberdeen from 8 to 11 tonight, according to a news release from the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department.
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In IVF, frozen embryos may lead to more live births than fresh embryos Most women who do IVF are impregnated with a fresh embryo. However, a new study suggests that using a previously frozen and then thawed embryo may have a better success rate.
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Deadly air: Thousands killed in Southern California each year by pollution, report finds Irvine is seen shrouded in a brown haze from the Quail Hill Loop. A study found that the Santa Ana-Irvine area incurred 64 estimated deaths a year because of air pollution.
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Contra Costa County: More birds test positive for West Nile virus CONCORD -- Five dead birds and one sentinel chicken in separate communities tested positive for West Nile virus, the Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control District reported Wednesday.
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Italy proposal to jail vegans who impose diet on children Parents who restrict their children to a vegan diet could face a jail term if a controversial bill is passed by the Italian parliament.
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Italian Parents Could Soon Be Legally Forbidden From Raising Vegan Kids Italy - land of the meats and cheeses, prosciuttos and mozzarellas and pizzas - might be putting its foot down when it comes to its children's diets.
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West Nile Virus Found in Orinda A dead bird found in Orinda tested positive for West Nile Virus. Just last week, California reported its first death from WNV this year.
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Number of West Nile Virus cases rising in Colorado Doctors, though, say Coloradans need to be far more concerned about one of the two: West Nile. "Everybody is worried about Zika right now because that's what's been in the news and with good reason, but here in Colorado, West Nile is the one thing we ...
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How to Find Out If Your Drinking Water Is Safe A recent study found that millions of Americans are consuming water from a public supply contaminated with dangerous levels of polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl, otherwise known as PFASs.
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Obamacare Appears to Be Making People Healthier Wanda Morrison, 61, of Louisville, Ky., with her physician, Dr. Kimberley Brumleve, at the Family Health Center in Louisville in November 2015.
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Broward swimmer contracts brain-eating amoeba; health officials investigating A person in Broward County is in a hospital receiving treatment after contracting a potentially deadly infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba, according to the Florida Department of Health.
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Lilly's abemaciclib-Faslodex breast cancer combo trial not stopping early Eli Lilly ($LLY) will continue its late-stage breast cancer cocktail trial after its CDK4/CDK6 candidate, when used alongside AstraZeneca's ($AZN) marketed Faslodex (fulvestrant), did not show strong enough data to stop early.
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Parents Who Raise Vegan Babies Might Be Jailed in Italy Should a government be able to tell parents what to feed their infants? Some Italian lawmakers think so. A newly proposed bill in Italy could penalize parents who raise their children on an "inadequate" vegan diet with up to a year in prison (or two ...
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Italy Could Imprison Parents Who Impose Veganism on Their Children vegetables italy A shopper looks at vegetables in a market in Rome, March 16, 2013. Italian parents who force vegan diets on children could face jail time if a new law is approved.
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Whitewater Center channels reopen Wednesday as rafts hit the water Rafters paddle down the manmade river at the U.S. National Whitewater Center. J. Daniel Hud JDHud@charlotteobserver.com. facebook twitter email Share.
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Most Sick, Aging Americans Live Far From In-Home Care TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Most older Americans struggling with chronic illnesses live too far from "in-home" medical care providers to get the help they need to stay in their homes, a new study finds.
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Federal regulators crack down on social media abuse in nursing homes Sen. Chuck Grassley: "We need to prevent it, and we need to punish it when it happens." Andrew Dalton , @dolftown. 15h ago in Internet.
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Hampton Bay Fall River swivel dining, lounge chairs sold at Home Depot recalled If you bought some new patio furniture at Home Depot recently, check to see if it's the Hampton Bay Fall River brand. The swivel dining and lounge chairs have been recalled because the base of the chair can break, posing a fall hazard.
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Longevity through reading books When is the last time that you read a book from cover to cover and thoroughly enjoyed the experience? If your answer is "not recently" or "I really can't remember when", you are not alone.
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Obesity May Age Your Brain Aug. 9, 2016 -- Being overweight or obese in middle age shrinks your brain, aging it by as much as 10 years, according to a new study.
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Exposing Planned Parenthood's lies: The truth behind abortion after Roe v. Wade A sign at a Planned Parenthood Clinic is pictured in Oklahoma City, Friday, July 24, 2015. U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., a Baptist minister and fierce abortion opponent, has introduced a bill in the U.S.
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Texas women's health program adds abortion opponent's group AUSTIN, Texas - A revamped women's health program in Texas that ousted Planned Parenthood is giving a $1.6 million state contract to the nonprofit of an anti-abortion activist, who state officials said Wednesday submitted a "robust" proposal for ...
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Social Kitchen and Bar in Birmingham tied to Hepatitis A Scare Oakland County Health Division and Wayne County Wellness Services Division, in coordination with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, have identified Hepatitis A infection in a food service worker at the Social Kitchen and Bar located ...
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There's Finally A Drink That's Basically Coffee And Breakfast In One It sounds too good to be true, but you can get a cup of coffee and breakfast (kind of) out of a new beverage from Soylent called Coffiest.
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Parents who feed children vegan diet face prosecution under proposed Italian law Italian MP Elvira Savino wants parents who feed their children 'inadequate diets' to be prosecuted. Photograph: Kelly Cline/Getty Images.
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American Red Cross issues urgent appeal to donate blood, platelets During the final weeks of summer, The American Red Cross is urging blood donors to give in order to overcome a critical summer blood shortage.
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Does This Under-the-Radar Company Hold the Key to a Zika Vaccine? Big pharma is working around the clock to prevent this virus. But here is a small-cap company with loads of potential. Siddhi Bajaj.
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Olympians Turn To 'Cupping' For Improved Performance, But Does Science Support It? Fans have been curious about cupping since seeing Olympic athletes with strange bruises on their bodies. (Credit: CBS2). NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - If you have been watching the Olympics you may have noticed a few of the athletes with what look like ...
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