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Mystery solved: Circular bruises on swimmers backs Athletes are always looking for a competitive edge over their opponents. Competitors will give anything a shot to get the advantage over their rivals whether it's a new diet, a different stretching routine or suction cups.
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Michael Phelps takes his 19th Olympic gold Michael Phelps won his 19th Olympic gold medal with a superb performance in the men's 4x100m freestyle on Sunday night as three world records fell at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
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Michael Phelps' Dressing Room Death Stare Becomes Internet Sensation Michael Phelps unwittingly became social media's meme of moment Monday night prior to the 200 meter butterfly Olympics semifinals in Rio.
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Russian TV likens Michael Phelps cupping therapy to meldonium Michael Phelps won gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay on Sunday. Photograph: Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images. Guardian sport. Monday 8 August 2016 20.15 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 9 August 2016 05.02 EDT.
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Compound found to treat 3 parasitic tropical diseases LONDON - Scientists have found a single class of drugs that can kill the parasites responsible for three tropical diseases that affect millions in Africa, Asia and Latin America - Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness.
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Why Michael Phelps Is Gaga for Cupping They were hard to miss - the dark, purply circles dotting Michael Phelps' back and shoulders and running all the way down his leg.
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Phelps is touting the benefit of cupping _ but does it work? RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Michael Phelps woke up on the morning of the first race of his fifth Olympic Games with some soreness in his right shoulder.
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Why is "cupping" attracting Olympic athletes like Michael Phelps? Last Updated Aug 8, 2016 7:51 PM EDT. If 19-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps does it for his health, then it's gotta be good, right?
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Marco Rubio: women with Zika should not be allowed abortions Mario Rubio: 'If I'm going to err, I'm going to err on the side of life.' Photograph: Jorge Cabrera/Reuters. Martin Pengelly · @MartinPengelly.
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A 500-Square-Foot Area in Miami Is Ground Zero for the Zika Virus A plane sprays pesticide over the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami in August, the second round of aerial spraying in the area. Credit Joe Raedle/Getty Images.
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A Study Takes The Globe's Blood Pressure And Finds A Dramatic Rise High blood pressure, once considered a scourge of wealthy nations, is now even more common in low- and middle-income countries, according to an analysis in the journal Circulation.
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Air Pollution Affects Lung Cancer Patients Environment related problems harm both the planet and people's life and health. Air pollution is bad for the ozone layer, but also for a series of medical conditions, such as lung problems or other respiratory issues.
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One drug is 'new hope' for three killer infections One drug can treat three deadly and neglected infections - Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness - animal studies show.
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One in eight US adults says they smoke marijuana, poll says (CNN) The percentage of American adults who say they smoke weed has nearly doubled in three years, according to a new Gallup poll.
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New Drug Can Kill Parasites That Cause Three Neglected Tropical Diseases Affecting Millions Worldwide The new compound GNF6702 can kill the kinteoplastid parasites that cause the neglected tropical diseases chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness.
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Gallup: More than 33 million American adults currently use marijuana A new Gallup poll out today finds that percent of American adults who say they currently smoke marijuana has nearly doubled over the past three years.
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Tough new vaping rules are suffocating e-cig retailers Neil Jasso, owner and manager of South County Vapors, put up a new sign to inform customers of California's new law raising the smoking age from 18 to 21 in June.
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Starting Monday, FDA Banning E-Cigarette Sales to Minors MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The sale of e-cigarettes to minors will be banned starting Monday, as part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's long-awaited plan to extend the agency's regulatory powers across all tobacco products.
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We're trashing the oceans — and they're returning the favor by making us sick Six years ago, in a bracing 18-minute TED talk, coral reef scientist Jeremy Jackson laid out "how we wrecked the ocean." In the talk, he detailed not only how overfishing, global warming, and various forms of pollution are damaging ocean ecosystems ...
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AstraZeneca drug selumetinib fails in lung cancer study LONDON AstraZeneca's cancer drug pipeline suffered a setback on Tuesday when the experimental drug selumetinib failed to meet its goal in a late-stage trial for lung cancer.
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Greenville vaping business concerned over new federal e-cigarette regulations GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Up in smoke, that's what leading vaping industry experts say could happen to the multi-billion dollar industry now that the FDA has tightened its grip with rules that just went into effect.
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Mesoblast Cell Treatment Offers Hope For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients A new cell treatment by Australian biotech Mesoblast has shown promising results in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers hope to conduct a phase 3 clinical trial as soon as possible.
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2016's Best & Worst States to Have a Baby With August being one of the most popular months for newborn arrival in the U.S. and Americans paying the most expensive birthing costs in the world, the personal-finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at 2016's Best & Worst States to Have a ...
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Florida goes into damage -control mode over Zika At least that's what officials and representatives of the state's multibillion-dollar tourism industry are thinking in the wake of the news that 16 people have been infected with Zika in a small, trendy neighborhood in Miami.
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Zika threat puts damper on Florida tourism TAMPA, Fla. - Thank goodness it's the slow season in Florida. At least that's what officials and representatives of the state's multibillion-dollar tourism industry are thinking in the wake of the news that 16 people have been infected with Zika in a ...
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Owners of e-cigarette shops concerned with regulations to hit tomorrow Stacy Neff, owner of Neff's LLC, previously Neff's Vapor Lounge, talks to customer Eric Madison of Monongahela who signs up for the rewards program in her shop on Thursday.
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91-Year-Old Hospice Patient Spending Final Days Knitting Hats for Homeless in Michigan At 91 years old and ill, Morrie Boogaart is still keeping busy. He's been knitting hats for the homeless for more than 15 years.
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Research Reveals That Increased Education About Sleep Apnea Leads to Better Outcomes Harold A. Smith, DDS Harold A. Smith, DDS, is the president of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM). Sleep-disordered breathing is a problem that should not be taken lightly.
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Uninsured And Medicaid Cancer Patients Receive Worse Treatment, Die Sooner A pair of new studies published in the journal Cancer reaffirm previous findings that the income and wealth gap often leads to a cancer treatment gap.
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AstraZeneca Cancer Drug Selumetinib Fails in Lung Trial AstraZeneca Plc's experimental medicine selumetinib failed to keep a common form of lung cancer at bay in an advanced clinical test, making it the second drugmaker to report a setback in battling tumors of the lung this month.
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US Maternal Death Rate Is Rising MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The number of U.S. women who die during or soon after pregnancy may be higher than previously thought -- and it's on the rise, according to a new study.
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It's about to get a lot harder for minors to vape Stephanie Wilson, an employee at Breathe Vapor, a retail shop that specializes in electronic cigarettes, exhales vapor at the store in East Peoria, Ill.
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E-cigarette makers rush new products to market ahead of US rules NEW YORK Aug 8 The e-cigarette market is suddenly getting more crowded. Makers of the "vaping" devices launched a flood of new products in the United States ahead of new federal regulations, taking effect on Monday, that require companies to submit ...
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Bride Is Walked Down Aisle by the Man Who Got Her Father's Donated Heart Jeni Stepien with Arthur Thomas after he walked her down the aisle at her wedding last Friday. Credit Lauren Demby. It's a bittersweet wedding story a decade in the making: Nearly 10 years after Jeni Stepien's father was killed, the man who received ...
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FDA Be Damned! Get Your Vape On With The Aurora And Summit Plus Vape Pens This is a vape pen review, but first I should probably get the politics out of way. There is this weird stigma around vaping that was quick to envelop the industry.
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Obamacare is helping more poor patients get to the doctor even as political battles continue Even as the Affordable Care Act remains a political flash point, new research shows it is dramatically improving poor patients' access to medical care in states that have used the law to expand their Medicaid safety net.
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Flint Water Crisis May Cost the City $400 Million in Long-Term Social Costs The water crisis in Flint, Mich., that exposed an estimated 8,000 children to lead and other toxins could amount to almost $400 million in future costs to the city and thousands of cumulative years of poor health for those affected, according to a new ...
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Man with bride's father's heart walks her down aisle If you have a tendency to cry at weddings, this one in Pennsylvania may really get to you. Tweet · Pin It. Advertising. RELATED.
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Study: ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion increases access to care A new study finds that ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion led to gains in access to healthcare in two Southern states. ADVERTISEMENT.
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91-year-old hospice patient knits hats for the homeless GRANDVILLE, Mich. - At 91 years old and ill, Morrie Boogart is still keeping busy. He's been knitting hats for the homeless for more than 15 years.
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When It Comes to West Nile, Robins Do It, Cardinals Don't MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Cardinals, common backyard birds in parts of the United States, may help protect people against West Nile virus, a new study indicates.
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Colorado anti-fracking initiatives hit signature target HOUSTON Environmental groups in Colorado on Monday said they collected enough signatures to add proposed anti-fracking initiatives to a state ballot in November, as long as their petitions make it through a validation review by the Secretary of State's ...
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Health department confirms 1st local West Nile-related death of 2016 DALLAS -- Dallas County Health and Human Services reported the first death in North Texas linked to the West Nile virus in 2016 on Monday.
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Obamacare's Medicaid Expansions May Be Improving Care MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Low-income adults in Arkansas and Kentucky experienced significant improvements in care after their states expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, a new study reveals.
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Study: Best and worst states to have a baby Do you live in a baby-friendly state? A new study from personal finance website WalletHub, examined the cost of having and caring for a child, as well as the baby friendliness of each state.
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American Idol's Jax Reveals She's Battling Thyroid Cancer: 'I Don't Think I Have Ever Experienced Anything Scarier' Jax left everything she had on the American Idol stage each week when she competed on the show's fourteenth season, but for the last few months, the singer has been secretly battling cancer.
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Puerto Ricans in Florida could pick the next president Kissimmee, Florida (CNN) The presidential election could come down to Florida's rapidly growing population of residents from Puerto Rico, a reality that has set off a political gold rush in the Sunshine State.
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Texas governor making first public event since hospital stay CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is making his first public appearance since being hospitalized last month with severe burns.
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24 Treated After Eating Drug-Laced Candy at Ohio Rap Festival Two dozen concertgoers in northeast Ohio suffered medical symptoms Saturday (Aug. 6) after they ate candy laced with a drug found in marijuana.
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Insurance status impacts survival in men with testicular cancer BOSTON -- Men with testicular cancer who were uninsured or on Medicaid had a higher risk of death from what is normally a curable disease than insured patients, a new study found.
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