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Pediatricians take aim at juice: It 'has no essential role in healthy, balanced diets of children' Juice may seem like a healthful option, but the American Academy of Pediatrics is advising parents to give their kids whole fruit instead.
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'Light' cigarettes make smokers more vulnerable to most common lung cancer SO-called "light" cigarettes with ventilated filters may have made smokers more vulnerable to what is now the most common form of lung cancer, say scientists.
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Nacho Cheese Sauce Tainted With Botulism Kills California Man A rare outbreak of botulism has hospitalized nine people and killed one man in northern California, health officials say. The outbreak began early last month when several people fell ill after eating nacho cheese sauce bought at a gas station in Walnut ...
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Is your sunscreen protecting you? Report ranks sunscreens Each year as people head to the beach for summer vacations, the photos start popping up on Facebook of dark-red, peeling skin on miserable sun-burnt children.
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'Smart genes' account for 20% of intelligence: study Paris (AFP) - Scientists on Monday announced the discovery of 52 genes linked to human intelligence, 40 of which have been identified as such for the first time.
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Forty More Genes for Intelligence Discovered Researchers said Monday they have found 40 new genes linked with intelligence, but they say their finding doesn't show any clear genetic pattern for intelligence.
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Inherited Intelligence: Scientists Discover Over 50 New Intelligence Genes Scientists have discovered over 50 new genes relating to intelligence—a finding that gives us a far better insight into the "genetic architecture of intelligence" and how this relates to IQ.
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10 hospitalized with botulism tied to nacho cheese (CNN) Ten people have been hospitalized after they contracted botulism from eating nacho cheese sauce served at a gas station outside of Sacramento, California, according to state and local officials.
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New Sunscreen Recommendations for 2017: Here's What to Look For Not all sunscreens are created equal: Nearly three-quarters of sunscreens are either ineffective or contain chemicals that could harm your health, a new report finds.
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Facts About Sunscreen and Sun Protection Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), but it is also the most preventable because sun exposure is a major factor in its growth.
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Filtered Cigarettes Caused Rise in Most Common Type of Lung Cancer Lung cancer rates are down, but not for adenocarcinoma - and cigarette filters are the culprit. Experts explain why that is. filtered cigarettes and cancer.
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In 'Enormous Success,' Scientists Tie 52 Genes to Human Intelligence Blood samples from some participants in a new study of genes linked to intelligence were held at the U.K. Biobank, above. Credit Wellcome Trust.
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Tick bite temporarily paralyzes Eastern Oregon girl PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) - An Eastern Oregon family went through a terrifying ordeal when their young daughter became temporarily paralyzed by a tick.
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'Kissing bug' disease more deadly than thought SAO PAULO, Brazil - The nickname given to the insects that spread Chagas disease is somewhat bittersweet: Kissing bugs. Their name stems from the fact that they like biting humans around their lips and faces as they sleep, after which they defecate ...
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Five hospitalized after eating gas station nacho cheese SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Five people have been hospitalized after eating nacho cheese from a Sacramento gas station, California officials said.
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CDC WARNING: Dangerous parasite could be lurking in public pools, water parks With Memorial Day just a week away and pool season getting underway for the summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning about a dangerous parasite linked to public pools and water parks.
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'Kissing bug' disease more deadly than thought The nickname given to the insects that spread Chagas disease is somewhat bittersweet: kissing bugs. Their name stems from the fact that they like biting humans around their lips and faces as they sleep, after which they defecate into the wound with ...
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AP Exclusive: Strapped UN health agency spends big on travel LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization routinely spends about $200 million a year on travel - far more than what it doles out to fight some of the biggest problems in public health including AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria, according to internal ...
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'Half a glass of wine every day' increases breast cancer risk Further evidence has emerged of the link between alcohol consumption in women and an increased risk of breast cancer. According to a report from the World Cancer Research Fund, half a glass of wine or a small beer a day increases the risk of breast ...
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Swimming pools are full of poop, but they probably won't make you sick These girls are too cool to worry about a few little parasites - just check out those shades. Juan Salamanca/Pexels. Let's start with the gross stuff: up to ten grams of poop can wash off a little kid's butt in a pool.
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Gender-confirmation surgeries increase after social changes More than 3,200 transgender surgeries, from "facial and body contouring" to actual "gender reassignment," were performed in the United States last year, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons said Monday in releasing the first such numbers ever reported.
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Tick bite temporarily paralyzes 3-year-old (CNN) A normal bedtime routine turned into a trip to the emergency room for an Oregon couple and their 3-year-old after she experienced partial paralysis because of a tick bite.
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Gender confirmation surgeries on the rise in the US From an early age Gearah Goldstein knew that her gender did not align with her body. "I grew up in a very affirming and loving home but back in my childhood that meant making sure I was comfortable understanding that I was a boy," she told CBS News.
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Instagram is the most harmful social network for your mental health Model selfies should probably come with a warning to young girls. (Andy Kropa/Invision/AP). Share. Written by. Marc Bain. Obsession.
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Smoking 'light' cigarettes makes you MORE at risk of lung cancer than regular fags, say docs "LIGHT" cigarettes with ventilated filters may have made smokers more vulnerable to the commonest type of lung cancer, scientists say.
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Social media's impact on young people's mental health They surveyed people aged 14-23 about issues like anxiety, depression, and body image and determined trends from their answers. The study also pointed out that people who are on social media frequently report higher levels of anxiety and other mental ...
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WHO Spends More on Travel Than on AIDS, Malaria Dr. Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization, traveled to Guinea earlier this month to join the country's president in celebrating the world's first Ebola vaccine.
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Who's going to be the next leader of WHO? This week, health professionals from 194 nations will gather in Geneva to decide the fate of the World Health Organization (WHO). For the first time since its 1948 creation, every nation will vote for WHO's new director-general, determining the future ...
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Health officials warn of tick-borne illnesses Coloradans should be concerned about Recently, 9NEWS has reported on a few stories involving ticks and the diseases they can spread to humans including a potentially deadly disease known as Powassan.
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Life In A Lyme-Endemic State Tick numbers are down in some areas, but experts warn against letting your guard down. Despite headlines forecasting a bumper year for ticks, UNH Extension Entomologist Alan Eaton says the recent drought in New Hampshire caused tick populations to ...
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| More than $8.5M given to WV health clinics WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award $8,535,702 to health centers in Huntington and Baker, West Virginia.
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Take these precautions as Zika season warms up again Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, responsible for transmitting Zika, sit in a petri dish at the Fiocruz Institute in Recife, Brazil. Pia Fenimore.
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Nearly one in four adult outpatients with CAP fail antibiotic therapy Approximately one in four adult outpatients prescribed antibiotic therapy for community-acquired pneumonia did not adequately respond to treatment, according to data presented at the 2017 American Thoracic Society International Conference.
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Instagram Ranked Worst for Young People's Mental Health A new study says that Instagram is the worst social media network for young people's mental health, according to a new report by the Royal Society for Public Health in the U.K.
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Can't sleep? This could be the cause say scientists HIGH levels of air pollution could be blamed for a bad night's sleep, research has suggested. PUBLISHED: 00:00, Mon, May 22, 2017 | UPDATED: 07:42, Mon, May 22, 2017.
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Yemen war: Major cholera epidemic feared, says charity A major epidemic of cholera is feared in Yemen, according to charity Save the Children. Almost 250 people have died of the disease this month alone, with hundreds of suspected cases being reported every day, it says.
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