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Cigarette Smoking Has Broad Impact on Human Genome Cigarette smoking has a long-lasting impact on the human genome that can persist for years after smoking cessation, according to a meta-analysis that assessed the effects of smoking on DNA methylation.
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FDA announces mobile app contest to combat opioid overdose epidemic The FDA recently announced the 2016 Naloxone App Competition, a public contest to develop innovative technologies that reduce opioid overdose deaths.
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Why Young Children Are Dying by Suicide Suicide in children, though rare, is the 10th leading cause of death for elementary school-aged kids in the U.S. According to a study in a forthcoming issue of the journal Pediatrics, it can't be explained the same way for kids of all ages.
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In youngest suicide victims, ADD is more common than depression (Reuters Health) - When children under 12 commit suicide, they are more likely to have a diagnosis of attention deficit disorder than depression, a U.S.
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Antimicrobial Resistance Scan for Sep 20, 2016 A new report from the World Bank says rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has the potential to cause as much economic damage as the 2008 financial crisis.
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More Must Be Done to Fight 'Superbugs': U.S. Gov't Report TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" remain a major public health threat, and only a multipronged attack can address the problem, a new U.S.
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Bright light boosts testosterone in men with low libido, study says For men whose sex drive has stalled, Italian researchers have found in a small study that early morning exposure to bright light - a treatment widely used for seasonal depression -- revs up testosterone production and boosts sexual function and ...
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Joe Biden announces major new steps in his fight for better cancer research Vice President Joe Biden is more optimistic today than he has ever been in his entire career - and he's certain we're on the cusp of of unprecedented scientific and technological breakthroughs that can change the fight against cancer.
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FDA Launches Contest for Opioid Antidote App to Curtail Overdose Deaths The opioid crisis has led health officials to search for new and innovative ways to save lives, with many state officials focusing on giving more people, including first responders and community members, access to a life-saving opioid antidote called ...
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Smoking Leaves Permanent 'Footprint' On Human DNA, Study Finds A study found that smoking can damage the DNA permanently altering nearly 7,000 genes that can contribute to the development of smoking-related illnesses.
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Smoking Permanently Damages Your DNA, Study Finds Smoking damages DNA in clear patterns, researchers reported Tuesday. Most of the damage fades over time, they found - but not all of it.
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FDA wants an app to match opioid overdose victims with rescue drug Hoping to reduce the death toll in the nation's epidemic of opioid drug use, the Food and Drug Administration is calling for the development of a cellphone app that could quickly bring lifesaving medication to the rescue of a person in the throes of a ...
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Searching for naloxone to cure a heroin overdose? The FDA wants an app for that. The last time the government launched a competition to solve a public health crisis, Americans were given a new way to detect salmonella in fresh produce.
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UN to hold rare, major meeting on superbug threat The United Nations will hold a pivotal meeting to combat antibacterial resistance on Wednesday during its General Assembly session, in a move that some are calling a "wakeup call" in the war against deadly infections that kill thousands of people a year.
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Chill out, ladies. Stress can erase the benefits of your healthful diet Life sometimes foils the best of our intentions. New research on women, stress and diet amply illustrates that sad fact. It shows that even when women greeted a new day with a "better-for-you" fast-food breakfast, that meal's expected health-promoting ...
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Early Introduction of Eggs, Peanuts May Cut Kids' Allergy Risk: Study TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Introducing babies to eggs or peanuts early on may help reduce their risk of food allergies, a new analysis finds.
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Early Introduction of Egg, Peanut Lowers Risk for Allergy Early introduction of egg or peanut is associated with a lower risk of developing allergy to those foods, a new meta-analysis suggests.
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Chromium-6 Found at Elevated Levels in Water of 200 Million Americans Nationwide tests have detected the carcinogen chromium-6 at levels higher than those recommended by some state agencies in the tap water of more than 200 million Americans.
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Activity Trackers May Undermine Weight Loss Efforts Wearable activity monitors can count your steps and track your movements, but they don't, apparently, help you lose weight. In fact, you might lose more weight without them.
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That Fitness Tracker Might Actually Make Losing Weight Harder Activity monitors are supposed to help us reach our fitness goals, but when it comes to staying motivated, you might want to look beyond your wrist.
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Study questions benefit of fitness trackers MINNEAPOLIS - When it comes to losing weight, fitness trackers may not prove as effective as old-fashioned accountability and support.
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Fat Flora? Gut Bacteria Differ in Obese Kids Obese children have a different population of microorganisms living in their intestinal tracts, compared with lean children, researchers have found.
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Sarepta is now one of the hottest stars in Kendall Square CAMBRIDGE - Given up for dead just five months ago, Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. has suddenly been reborn as one of the hottest stars in Kendall Square's biotech constellation.
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FDA Officials, Advisors Split Over New DMD Therapy WASHINGTON -- The FDA approved the first-ever drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), despite internal disagreements over the drug's efficacy.
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Report: 'Erin Brockovich' toxin found in drinking water Chromium-6, a cancer-causing chemical made famous by the legal efforts of Erin Brockovich, has been found in the drinking water of many major cities, including Phoenix.
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Rising concern over drug-resistant germs prompts UN response FILE - This illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a group of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteria.
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Antibiotics: World leaders sign groundbreaking UN declaration to tackle 'biggest global health threat' World leaders are poised to sign a "landmark" UN declaration and commit more than £600 million to fighting what has been termed "our biggest global health threat" - antibiotics.
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If You Can't Lose Weight, Don't Blame Your Genes There are nearly 100 genes now connected to overweight and obesity, and there's no question that genes can play an important role in how you break down calories and store fat.
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Losing antibiotics global threat The United Nations General Assembly will hold its first high-level meeting Wednesday on the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance - the tendency of bacteria to fight back against antibiotics.
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Woman claims Harlem Popeyes served rat head in chicken A woman said that her relatives were served a rat head in their fried chicken at a Harlem Popeyes. (Google). BY Christopher Brennan.
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SE Asian governments dismiss finding that 2015 haze killed 100300 Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean officials respond to a new study showing that last year's fire and haze crisis resulted in 100,300 premature deaths.
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Trump brags about using 'other people's money' amid questions over charity use Kenansville, North Carolina (CNN) Donald Trump bragged Tuesday there's "nothing like" using other people's money, hours after a report said he used more than $250,000 from his charitable organization to litigate lawsuits against his business interests.
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MIT Scientists Learn To Track Emotions Using Wireless Signals The scientists can remotely read emotions by scanning heart and breathing rates, but what does it mean for privacy? Steven Melendez 09.20.16 10:00 AM.
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HHS Says States Must Give Federal Dollars To Abortion Providers A fortnight ago, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) quietly published a proposed rule to regulate how states can spend federal family planning funds.
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Donald Trump's New Anti-Abortion Letter Should Terrify You Today's news has been dominated by the story of the man who spent years hyping racist lies to delegitimize this country's first black president now betting that a pliable press will congratulate him on distancing himself from himself.
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MIT researchers made a machine that can read your feelings through radio waves Machines can now tell how you feel, even if you put on your best poker face. Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have found a way to detect human emotions purely through radio signals.
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Cuddling your cute, fuzzy kitten could spell certain doom Think twice before you nuzzle your precious, fuzzy feline companion. Your health may depend on it. Cat lovers of the internet like to joke about how their favorite pets may harbor ill will towards them - posting memes and sinister photos about how ...
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Can your cat make you sick? CDC releases cat-scratch disease study Cuddling with your cat might seem like a harmless past time, but not if you get scratched. Cat-scratch disease, which is also known as "cat-scratch fever," has more serious complications than researchers originally thought, according to a new study by ...
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Here's How Drugmakers Fought State Opioid Limits The makers of prescription painkillers have adopted a 50-state strategy that includes hundreds of lobbyists and millions in campaign contributions to help kill or weaken measures aimed at stemming the tide of prescription opioids, an investigation shows.
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Woman plans to use coupons to feed 30K people before her 30th birthday A young woman is setting out to deliver 30,000 meals to the hungry and homeless before her 30th birthday next year - and she wants to do it all with coupons.
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Zikas Making Some People Sick. Its Making Other People Crazy. Is Zika a form of government mind control? Did it come from the Illuminati? Are vaccines actually causing microcephaly? Nope, nope, nope.
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Pflugerville ISD's Kick the Flu aims to curb student absences Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the Statesman delivered to your inbox. The Pflugerville school district is offering free flu shots to all students on Sept.
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Stress Might Undercut Benefits of Healthy Diet for Women TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Stress could undo some of your healthy food choices, a new study suggests. Stressful events from the day before appear to eradicate any health benefits a person might have gained from choosing a breakfast ...
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Ads say 'Get your flu shot today,' but it's wiser to wait Convenience is touted. So are incentives: CVS offers a 20-percent-off shopping pass for everyone who gets a shot, while Walgreens donates toward international vaccination efforts.
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The 10 Things Parents Of Children With Cancer Want You To Know In June of 2015, Abby Williams and her husband took their sweet 2-year-old son, Wyatt, to the pediatrician after a minor fall. Although their son wasn't eating or drinking as he normally does, the pediatrician wasn't too concerned.
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Scientists: '5-second rule' is gross If you are unfamiliar with the rule, if you were never a klutzy fourth-grader with a sweet tooth and a fistful of M&Ms, it is simply this: If you drop food to the ground, you have a five-second window to pick it up, and the snack will remain clean ...
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Poll: 61 percent of Coloradans say legal pot has had positive impact on economy DENVER - A new poll shows the majority of Colorado voters still approve of the decision to legalize marijuana for adult use. Only 36 percent of the people surveyed would repeal Amendment 64, according to the statewide survey conducted by Public Policy ...
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Awareness campaign ongoing for fall prevention Rocky Herndon undergoes balance therapy at the Fyzical Therapy and Balance Center in Camilla. Fyzical, in observance of National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, is offering free fall risk assessments on Thursday.
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