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Countdown continues: April the giraffe inches closer to giving birth at NY zoo HARPERSVILLE, N.Y. - April the Giraffe is inching closer to giving birth, and we could be just hours away. Zoo officials and the veterinarian kept a close eye on April through Wednesday evening, Animal Adventure Park wrote in its Thursday update.
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LIVE STREAM: April the Giraffe shows 'all signs of birth... The doctor at Animal Adventure Park had an update Wednesday night about April the giraffe's impending labor. Watch the live stream of April above.
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Giraffe could give birth any minute. No. Really Any moment now, April, the beloved, pregnant giraffe that has distracted the Internet for weeks, could give birth. Jordan Patch, owner of Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, said Friday morning on ABC's "Good Morning America" that "April ...
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April The Giraffe Experiencing Contractions And Usual Pre-Labor Behavior Veterinarians say behavior is "extremely off," and April has zero interest in food. All are good signs! Her back end continues to swell, she is less engaging with keepers, she is hesitant to eat her food and treats.
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As smart vending machines proliferate, so do digital payments A new generation of Internet-connected vending machines could make digging for spare change and fiddling with uncooperative dollar bills a thing of the past.
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Houston immigrant doctors given 24 hours to leave the US, then a reprieve Doctors Pankaj Satija, right, and his wife Monika Ummat, left, talk to media about their immigration case at the Quan Law Group Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Houston.
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Health Highlights: March 31, 2017 U.S. health officials have begun the next phase of a trial of an experimental vaccine to protect against Zika virus, which is most often spread by the bite of mosquitoes and can pose the risk of devastating birth defects for pregnant women.
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Why the cost of cigarettes just went up in California Nazim Uddin, store manager for S & E Food and Liquor Store, grabs a pack of cigarettes for a customer, Thursday in Ontario. Starting on Saturday cigarette smokers will pay an extra $2 for the new tobacco tax approved by California voters on Nov. 8 ...
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Marijuana states California, Colorado and Oregon protect pot users from Donald Trump FILE—In this April 20, 2016, Shane Kinoshita smokes marijuana in Golden Gate Park as people gather at the park to smoke pot for the annual 4/20 celebration in San Francisco, Calif.
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Founder of Project Semicolon Dies at Age 31 Amy Bleul, the founder of mental health non-profit Project Semicolon, died March 23 at the age of 31, her organization confirmed. Bleul's death has shaken the mental health community not only because they lost a vital advocate, but because she died by ...
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This small badger buried entire cow by itself — and it was all caught on camera Following the nightmarish report of the Indonesian man eaten by a python earlier this week, now we've got news about a badger burying an entire cow.
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'And your story will live on': Remembering Amy Bleuel, mental health advocate Amy Bleuel, a leader in the movement to raise awareness and eradicate stigma around mental health issues, died March 24. She was 31.
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Think cigarettes cost too much? Wait until Saturday The cost of cigarettes sold in California will go up significantly, starting Saturday. That's when the provisions of Proposition 56 - formally known as the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 and approved by voters ...
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New law in Scotland bans e-cigarettes sales to under-18s Restrictions on e-cigarettes, including a ban on their sale to under-18s, have come into effect in Scotland. The new rules make it illegal for children to buy tobacco and nicotine vapour products (NVPs).
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County warns of deadly heroin batch after 7 opiate deaths in 24 hours County Executive Poloncarz said, "We were hoping we wouldn't see another day like this." (Harold McNeil/Buffalo News). By Harold McNeil , and.
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Sleepless Nights, Unhealthy Hearts? FRIDAY, March 31, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- More worrisome news for people who toss and turn all night: Insomnia appears to be linked to a heightened risk for heart attack or stroke, a research review from China suggests.
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More women in some states get preventive mastectomies In certain areas of the United States, more women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer are choosing to have the unaffected breast removed, new research finds.
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Quest for new antibiotics gets first major funding from global partnership A major global partnership aimed at fighting superbugs announced Thursday that it is investing up to $48 million in research projects, including potentially the first new classes of antibiotics in decades, to target the deadliest drug-resistant bacteria.
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Lonely people hit harder by common cold About 27 million days of work are lost in the UK every year because of the common cold. Photo / 123RF. Lonely people who catch the common cold suffer from the worst symptoms, researchers have found.
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Forcing People At Vending Machines To Wait Nudges Them To Buy Healthier Snacks If you wanted a bag of Doritos from one of Brad Appelhans' experimental vending machines, you'd have to wait. The associate professor of preventative medicine at Rush University Medical Center designed a device that fits inside of vending machines and ...
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Drastic cuts to NIH budget could translate to less innovation and fewer patents, study argues From research on stem cells and DNA sequencing to experiments with fruit flies and surveys of human behavior, projects funded by the National Institutes of Health aim to make Americans healthier.
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Risk factors and warning signs of suicide (WLUK) -- A local woman is being remembered as an advocate for those struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. Her organization was called Project Semicolon.
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Why a tiny, fanged fish produces a pain-free bite Venom research laboratory scientists have solved the mystery of the pain-free bite from a small, fanged fish. Researchers found that the fang blenny, a reef-dwelling fish, administers a bite that is laced with opioids.
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Little Tropical Fish With a Big, Venomous Bite Meiacanthus nigrolineatus, an example of a venomous fish from the family of fang blennies. Credit Richard Smith. It's a small fish, only a couple of inches long, and its bright colors make it pop in the Pacific coral reefs it calls home.
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FDA shuts down soy nut butter maker linked to E. coli outbreak The FDA has finally named and shut down the manufacturer of soy nut butter implicated in an ongoing nationwide E. coli outbreak, noting that records and employees at Dixie Dew Products Inc. revealed food safety violations going back at least 15 years.
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New rule limits narcotic painkiller prescriptions to seven days In this Aug. 5, 2010, file photo, a pharmacy tech poses for a picture with prescription medication at a pharmacy in Edmond, Okla. (AP/Sue Ogrocki).
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Loneliness Worsens Symptoms of Common Cold The common cold can make any person feel terrible, but in a recent study, researchers said that loneliness might make cold symptoms worse.
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Zika vaccine test moves to next stage with more than 2000 volunteers in US, abroad An experimental Zika vaccine has moved successfully into broader testing, with the first volunteer receiving a test dose in Houston earlier this week.
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This Is the Fastest Way to Calm Down When people are anxious before getting surgery, doctors and nurses often tell them to take slow, deep breaths with long exhalations.
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Science Illuminates Why Slow Breathing Calms The Mind People have been learning to control their breath for a long time—it's been a method of calming the mind in yoga and meditation for millennia, and it's used today in medical and psychiatric settings to help quell anxiety, and even curb panic.
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Mumia Abu-Jamal Wins Court Battle to Get Hepatitis C Treatment in Prison Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal won a major victory in his lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections on Friday when a federal court ruled that he can begin receiving treatments for hepatitis C while in prison.
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US Zika vaccine begins second phase of testing CHICAGO - Researchers have begun the second phase of testing of a Zika vaccine developed by U.S. government scientists in a trial that could yield preliminary results as early as the end of 2017.
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Why A Lonely Cold Feels Even More Miserable A wealth of science over the last few years has drawn clear lines between loneliness and poorer health, both physical and psychological.
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Heroin laced with elephant tranquilizer blamed for 5 Minnesota overdose deaths Five people have died from overdoses of carfentanil, 100 times more potent than fentanyl. Officials fear more deaths already are linked to it.
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New Ohio rules limit some opioid prescriptions to 7-day supplies Gov. John Kasich on Thursday announced new limits for prescribing opioids -- a seven-day supply for adults and a five-day supply for kids and teens -- as a way to curb the number of painkiller prescriptions.
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'Let's Talk', WHO says, as depression rates rise 18 percent in a decade The World Health Organization (WHO) logo is pictured at the entrance of its headquarters in Geneva, January 25, 2015. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy.
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