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Scientific Panel Says Editing Heritable Human Genes Could Be OK In The Future Scientists could be allowed to make modifications in human DNA that can be passed down through subsequent generations, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine say.
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Human Gene Editing Receives Science Panel's Support Embryos being removed from cryogenic storage. An advisory group has endorsed the engineering of human eggs, sperm and embryos only to prevent babies from being born with genes known to cause serious diseases and disability.
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NAS Panel Backs Human Germline Editing, With Many Caveats Modifying genes in an embryo to prevent disease or disability in that child and subsequent generations could be allowed in the future if certain criteria are met, said a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) expert committee in a new report.
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Rare disease carried by rats leaves 1 dead, 2 sickened A rare bacterial disease linked to rats - and normally only seen in animals - has killed one person in The Bronx and left two others fighting for their lives, city officials reported Tuesday.
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To Stem Spread Of Avian Flu In China, Some Provinces Shutter Poultry Markets Hospital staff treats an H7N9 bird flu patient on Sunday in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. AFP/Getty Images. Authorities are closing live poultry markets in multiple Chinese cities and provinces, in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly ...
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Superspreaders Drove Ebola Epidemic, Study Finds The story is well known among Ebola experts - the traditional healer who died from the virus in Sierra Leone and whose body infected 13 mourners at her funeral, who in turn infected more than 300 other people.
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Heart Disease Could Cost US $1 Trillion Per Year By 2035: Report TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Heart disease is increasing at a troubling pace in the United States, with costs expected to double from $555 billion in 2016 to a whopping $1.1 trillion in 2035, a new American Heart Association report estimates.
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1 dead, 2 sickened by bacterial infection caused by rat urine in the Bronx CONCOURSE, the Bronx - One person has died and two others were sickened after contracting a bacterial infection caused by rat urine in the Bronx, city officials said Tuesday.
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China death toll from bird flu soars to 79 in January: government BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported as many as 79 fatalities from H7N9 bird flu in January, the government said, far surpassing the number of deaths in recent years and stoking fears about the spread of the deadly virus among the population this winter.
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China: Two H7N9 avian influenza cases reported in Sichuan Two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) have been reported on Mainland China. China /CIA. The Health and Family Planning Commission of Sichuan Province reported that a 60-year old male patient from Pengxi County and a 48-year-old ...
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Bird flu claims 79 lives in China since January As many as 79 people died from H7N9 bird flu in China last month, the government said, far surpassing the number of deaths in the same month in recent years and stoking worries about the spread of the virus this winter.
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Concern Over Deadly 'Leptospirosis' In Bronx Building Where Rats 'Run Rampant' NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A disease spread by rats has been blamed for killing one person, and sickening at least two others. The Health Department said two patients were diagnosed in December, and one in February.
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Rare Rat-Related Disease Kills a Bronx Victim, the City Says Three cases of a rare disease trasmitted through rat urine have been reported in the Bronx, officials said. Credit Michael Appleton for The New York Times.
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China death toll from bird flu surges to 79 people in January BEIJING As many as 79 people have died from H7N9 bird flu in China last month, the government said, far surpassing the number of deaths in the same month in recent years and stoking worries about the spread of the virus this winter.
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One person dead, two ill from infection caused by rat urine in the Bronx Three people living on a single block in Concourse in the Bronx were diagnosed with leptospirosis, a bacterial infection caused by rat urine.
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Small Percentage of Ebola Patients Found Responsible for Most Cases in Epidemic FILE - Health workers carry the body of a suspected Ebola victim for burial at a cemetery in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Dec. 21, 2014.
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Ryan faces major test in selling Obamacare repeal and replacement House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) spent Tuesday on a door-to-door tour of the Capitol in hopes of salvaging his plan to repeal and largely replace the Affordable Care Act by spring.
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Humana Plans to Pull Out of Obamacare's Insurance Exchanges Looking skyward at the front entrance to Humana's headquarters in Louisville, Ky. Credit Geoff Oliver Bugbee for The New York Tiems.
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Revised US tally: HIV infections fell 18 percent in 6 years NEW YORK - New calculations to better track HIV infections confirm that the U.S. is seeing a strong and steady decline. The number of new cases has been falling for years.
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Following Trump, IRS Takes First Shots At Obamacare's Individual Mandate The Trump administration has canceled plans to tighten enforcement of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate. The Obama administration's plan was designed to strengthen the law.
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Cooling caps help women keep hair during breast cancer chemo Women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer are more likely to keep most of their hair with the help of devices that cool the scalp, according to two new studies.
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'Cooling Caps' May Halt Chemo-Linked Hair Loss TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Scalp cooling caps can help breast cancer patients save their hair from the ravages of chemotherapy, a pair of new studies suggests.
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Houston scientists offer chilling evidence to help breast cancer patients retain hair Baylor College of Medicine research coordinator Claudette Foreman demonstrates scalp-cooling cap that may prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss in some cancer patients.
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Merck halts late-stage trial of promising Alzheimer's drug (CNN) Drug company Merck said Tuesday it's halting the late-stage trial of its promising Alzheimer's drug verubecestat, after an independent study found that it had "virtually no chance" of working.
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Merck Stops Clinical Trial of Alzheimer's Drug FILE - This Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, file photo shows the Merck logo on a stained glass panel at a Merck company building in Kenilworth, N.J.
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Merck Stops Alzheimer's Study After 'No Chance' of Benefit Merck & Co. will end a study of its once-promising Alzheimer's disease drug in patients with mild-to-moderate forms of the condition, just three months after Eli Lilly & Co.
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The inevitable Obamacare death spiral President Trump is forcing congressional Republicans to quickly reckon with reality - either find a way to radically lower health care costs or suffer the wrath of angry voters.
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Bill Gates: 'Melinda Is A Great Storyteller' Every year Bill and Melinda Gates write a newsletter to update the world on The Gates Foundation and its work in the areas of poverty, education and global health.
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Bill Gates says Trump's anti-abortion 'gag rule' endangers millions of women and children Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates fears President Trump's "global gag rule," a policy that blocks funds to organizations that offer abortion advice and care in foreign countries, may endanger millions of woman and children.
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What Attorney General Sessions Will Do About Cannabis is Still Unclear On the campaign trail, Donald Trump said his administration would "do" medical marijuana and let the states decide about legalization for themselves.
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Number of flu cases rising in Dougherty Co. The Dougherty County Coroner has identified that the first flu death of the year was a resident at Pruitt Health nursing home. The Coroner and the Dougherty County Health Department say there are increasing cases in that nursing home and in the ...
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Survey: Stress in America Increases for the First Time in 10 Years Americans are worried about politics, terrorism, police violence toward minorities and personal safety. (Getty Images). You might have thought your election stress would dissipate after November finally brought an end to a lengthy, bitter presidential ...
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Cupid visits preemies and their parents in the NICU for Valentine's Day Roses are red, violets are blue, these preemies are special, and this hospital wanted to make sure they knew. Cupid visited the preemies and their parents at Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, to celebrate Valentine's Day.
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The rate of uninsured Americans hits a record low as Obamacare's future remains a question mark Hundreds of activists and allies from the newly-formed anti-Trump group Rise & Resist staged a peaceful protest at Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York City, to fight against the radical changes to the American healthcare system proposed by ...
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GOP's ObamaCare replacement should also boost jobs On Saturday, Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders called for nationwide protests to stop Republicans from repealing the Affordable Care Act.
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Heavy snowfall tied to higher heart attack risk for men Men may be at increased risk for a fatal heart attack after a major snowstorm hits, a Canadian study suggests. Compared with periods without any snow, men were 16 percent more likely to have a heart attack and 34 percent more likely to die from a heart ...
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Mediterranean Diet Boosts HDL Function A Mediterranean diet rich in virgin olive oil improved high-density lipoprotein (HDL) function in individuals with high-cardiovascular risk, reported researchers.
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Donald Trump Just Broadcast a Dangerous Misconception About Autism Rates Those who advocate for sound, evidence-based research about autism are extremely alarmed about Donald Trump, and for good reason: In addition to Trump's ties to Andrew Wakefield, the disgraced British doctor whose debunked research helped fuel the ...
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Will I Go Bald? Genetic Study Shows Complex Answer Researchers searching for the genetic roots of hair loss say they've found more than 280 different genes are involved. And they've come up with a formula that can predict a man's risk of losing his hair, although it's too soon to say there could be a ...
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Brits set to spend £27 million on pets this Valentine's Day Partners may have to share the spotlight this Valentine's Day, as new research from American Express® finds nearly a fifth (19%) of people will be treating their furry friends on February 14.
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Why men are more at risk of heart attacks after heavy snowfall Shoveling is the probable reason why men are more likely to suffer a heart attack after a heavy snowfall, researchers report. In a new study, investigators analyzed data on heart attacks between the months of November and April in the province of ...
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Try a heart-healthy habit Heart attacks and heart disease carry with them a lot of misperceptions. We've seen characters in our favorite TV shows clutch their chests and collapse.
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Valentine's Day NEWS: Most Diseased States in America, Missouri ranking inside In times for Valentine's Day, BackgroundChecks.org ranked the Most Sexually Diseased States in America. The report, released on February 13 2017, used a combination of STD data, local county and state health data, and social media surveys, to create a ...
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Marriage makes you LESS stressed: Couples have lower levels of 'angry hormone' after tying the knot, study claims Your husband or wife may not be stressing you out as much as you think. A new study claims married people have overall lower levels of cortisol - often called the 'stress hormone'.
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How eating less can slow the aging process There's a multi-billion-dollar industry devoted to products that fight signs of aging, but moisturizers only go skin deep. Aging occurs deeper—at a cellular level—and scientists have found that eating less can slow this cellular process.
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Study finds calorie restriction slows aging in mice A new study recently detailed in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics has found that calorie restriction may slow cellular aging, a conclusion that isn't entirely new - we've seen studies over the past handful of years that detail similar findings.
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4th case of mumps confirmed in Springfield schools; confirmed case involving Willard staff member SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Springfield-Greene County Health Department confirmed a Westport Middle School students has mumps. That's the fourth confirmed case in the Springfield School District this winter.
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Sonoma State to host workshop about the medical use of cannabis Now that California has legalized both the recreational use and medicinal use of marijuana, cannabis has become a hot topic in the business community as well as on college campuses.
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