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No doctor required: 23andMe cleared by FDA for at-home DNA tests The genetic testing company 23andMe can now tell its customers if they have genes linked to 10 diseases or medical conditions, including late-onset Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and celiac disease - without a doctor's involvement.
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How Long Are Giraffes Pregnant For? April Giving Birth To Baby On Live Cam Update April the giraffe has not had her baby, even though she's seemingly been on the verge of active labor for weeks. When the Animal Adventure Park in upstate New York started the YouTube live stream in February, they promised April was due any day.
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The latest on April: A weekend baby? April, the now-famous-and-very-pregnant giraffe at Animal Adventure Park, is still doing her thing with no clear indications if the birth is imminent or not.
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Watch live video – April the giraffe feasts on hay before birth HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. - Zookeepers at Animal Adventure Park say that the giraffe's pregnancy is moving along. They say April has an increased appetite and feasting could be a sign of an imminent birth.
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Could having a pet reduce obesity and allergies in children? A University of Alberta suggests that a man's best friend could do more than just keep a family company, pets could actually improve childrens' health of they're exposed to them at a young age.
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More Than 1 In 5 Americans Have A Potentially Cancer-Causing HPV Infection More than 42 percent of adults in the United States are infected with human papillomavirus ― and nearly 23 percent are infected with a high-risk strand of the virus that can cause cancer, according to a report published by the National Center for ...
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Short Answers to Hard Questions About HPV A teenager receiving an HPV vaccination shot in Corpus Christi, Tex., last year. Credit Matthew Busch for The Washington Post, via Getty Images.
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Study suggests pet exposure might help protect babies from allergies, obesity EDMONTON -- A family dog may be a baby's best friend for avoiding allergies and becoming obese later in life, a new study suggests.
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Watch Live April The Giraffe Giving Birth: Keepers Say Pregnant Animal Not Ready Yet April the giraffe has been making her fans wait longer than expected as she has not given birth to her calf despite showing signs of going into active labor for weeks.
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Study suggests pet exposure might help protect babies from allergies, obesity EDMONTON - A family dog may be a baby's best friend for avoiding allergies and becoming obese later in life, a new study suggests.
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As other giraffes give birth, April continues to wait; but her turn may be near Poor April the preggers giraffe. Maybe she has performance anxiety. Over the last month millions of people have watched her via the live cam in her pen at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, N.Y.
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WATCH: "Hungry, hungry hip….errr giraffe!" April "very much herself," has great appetite NEW YORK - April the giraffe's handlers at Animal Adventure Park in New York on Friday, April 7th said April is a "hungry, hungry giraffe.
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FDA Approves Marketing Of Consumer Genetic Tests For Some Conditions The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 23andMe's personal genetic test for some diseases on Thursday, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and celiac diseases.
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Girl with alopecia wins competition with gorgeous jeweled head SALEM, Utah– Seven-year-old Gianessa Wride sparkles– she just won her Utah school's "Crazy Hair Day" competition. On January 1, Daniella Wride began brushing her 7-year-old daughter Gianessa's hair and watched in horror as the brush pulled out a ...
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Carefully read the fine print about direct-to-consumer genetic tests Anne Wojcicki, co-founder of the Mountain View-based company 23andMe. (Kimberly White / Getty Images for Vanity Fair). Paul SissonContact Reporter.
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FDA approves 1st at-home genetic testing kit, but experts wary of results For the first time, the FDA approved the sale of an at-home genetic test that gives information about a person's risk for certain diseases.
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Why owning a pet could protect your baby from obesity and allergies Families with cats or dogs running around the house may unwittingly be protecting their infant children from future allergies and obesity.
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UN: Latin America's Poor Need More Help to Tackle Zika The ripple effects of the Zika virus are hitting the poor hard in Latin America and the Caribbean, and could knock back development unless states involve communities in a stronger push to tackle the disease, a U.N.
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When Globalization Brings Brain-Invading Worms Like The Atlantic? Subscribe to The Atlantic Daily, our free weekday email newsletter. There is a long, grim history of infectious diseases crisscrossing the globe aboard giant ships.
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Three Brooklyn Clinics, 6.3 Million Oxycodone Pills and 13 Indictments Thirteen people, including, from left, Dr. Lazar Feygin, Dr. Paul McClung and Juan Cabezas, are accused of taking part in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of millions of dollars, and illegally selling prescriptions for opioid painkillers ...
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Girl with alopecia wins competition with gorgeous jeweled head (CNN) Even without hair, 7 year-old Gianessa Wride has managed to sparkle -- and win her Utah school's "Crazy Hair Day" competition.
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GlaxoSmithKline recalls nearly 600000 asthma inhalers nationwide WASHINGTON - Nearly 600,000 asthma inhalers have been recalled because of a "defective delivery system," according to the Food and Drug Administration.
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600000 Inhalers Have Been Recalled — What Asthma Sufferers Should Know Asthma sufferers, a heads up: More than 593,000 albuterol inhalers have been recalled due to a problem with the medicine delivery system, Reuters reports.
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Health officials: Oklahoma death toll from flu stands at 90 U.S. Sgt. Benjamin Miceli draws an H1N1 flu vaccine at a troop medical clinic. Credit: Dustin Senger/Department of Defe. ×. Health officials: Oklahoma death toll from flu stands at 90.
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Around 600000 albuterol inhalers recalled GlaxoSmithKline is recalling more than 590,000 albuterol inhalers. Three lots of Ventolin HFA 200D inhalers have been voluntarily recalled due to a potential issues with the delivery system, a spokesman for the British pharmaceutical company said.
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If you had to eat a human, which body part should you pick first? A new study dissects the nutritional and caloric value of human body parts to clarify the historical motivations of cannibalism. Photo by Paul Garnier/via Getty Images.
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To Fight Zika, Fight Poverty And Inequality Marta and João live in a small town in the state of Paraiba, Brazil. Pregnant with their fifth child, Marta showed symptoms of Zika.
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Why 2017 may be a very bad year for Lyme disease in Northeast A deer tick under a microscope. Some scientist say there will be an increase in Lyme disease cases in 2017 because of a surge in infected ticks.
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Rare Parasitic Worm Cases Spike in Maui A rare parasitic worm that can infect people's brains is causing concern in Maui, where there has been a rise in cases in recent months.
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High Country, High Costs, Part 6: High-country residents find partial solutions to health-care costs PART 3: People in the mountains use MRIs and other imaging services, as well as pathology and lab work, at three times the rate of the rest of Colorado, part of why costs are higher.
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Avram Patt: Health care for everyone Editor's note: This commentary is by Avram Patt, of Worcester, who provides consulting services in a variety of areas. He was a legislator in the Vermont House in 2015-16, retired as general manager of Washington Electric Cooperative in 2013, and ...
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Rally urges Medicare for all Dagmar Johnson, left, and DeAnn Huntington hold protest signs during a health care demonstration near the Corvallis Clinic and Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center on Friday.
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Virus linked to celiac disease, new study finds A new study has found that a certain type of virus could trigger a person's immune system to overreact to gluten, leading to celiac disease.
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Study identifies "night owl" gene variant Nocturnal by nature: People who self-describe as night owls often have a sleep disorder encoded in their genes. (Illustration by Jasu Hu).
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Proposed medical marijuana business fees exceed costs for Ohio's program Proposed fees for Ohio medical marijuana licenses could generate more revenue than the self-sustaining program needs to operate. In this file photo, a grower surveys plants at Terrapin Care Station in Aurora, Colorado.
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Transcending Mental Illness Opportunity to Heal and Manage By the time I was in fifth grade, my father had suffered three nervous breakdowns for which we had no mental health insurance. On top of being in the VA Hospital for extended treatments, my father lost his job, and our family with a stay-at-home mom ...
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Marijuana cases clog treatment meant for heroin, opiates Philadelphia's drug treatment data reveals a disturbing discrepancy in taxpayer-funded resources: As heroin overdoses soared to shocking rates in recent years, the city's capacity to treat opioid addicts was cut in half because so many people were ...
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Cannabis Advisory Board recommends adding qualifying ailments The New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board voted Friday to recommend that the state Department of Health add six conditions to the list of ailments that qualify patients to enroll in the medical marijuana program, and to recommend that the ...
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Second wave of flu hits Massachusetts A second wave of the flu is going around Massachusetts. It's been a pretty active flu season so far - including being blamed for a number of Red Sox players falling ill of late.
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Delaware flu deaths more than double last year's total State health officials announced three more flu-related deaths, pushing this season's total to 14, more than double last year's total of six.
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