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'There's nothing to lose': Charlie Gard's mother pleads for US treatment The mother of the critically ill baby Charlie Gard has called for permission to take him to the US for experimental treatment because "there's nothing to lose".
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Could drinking coffee help you live longer? Last Updated Jul 10, 2017 6:54 PM EDT. There's some more good news for coffee drinkers. While previous research has linked drinking moderate amounts of coffee to a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, heart disease, and several types of ...
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Two big studies bolster the claim that coffee – even decaf – is good for you If you're the type of person who needs at least one cup of coffee to get out of the house in the morning and a few more to make it through the day, you might think the best thing about java is that it keeps you awake.
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Drinking more coffee leads to a longer life, two studies say 1500s headline: Coffee makes you frisky - Legend has it that coffee was discovered by Kaldi, an Ethiopian goatherd, after he caught his suddenly frisky goats eating glossy green leaves and red berries and then tried it for himself.
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Charlie Gard's parents to present new evidence in case surrounding terminally ill son England's High Court has given Charlie Gard's parents the opportunity to present evidence regarding an experimental treatment for his rare genetic condition.
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Yemen's Cholera Epidemic Reaches New Heights Like The Atlantic? Subscribe to The Atlantic Daily, our free weekday email newsletter. More than 300,000 people in Yemen are believed to be infected with cholera, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Monday, signaling a ...
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UK court sets new hearing in case of terminally ill baby This is an undated photo of sick baby Charlie Gard provided by his family, taken at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. A British court will assess new evidence Monday July 10, 2017, in the case of 11-month-old Charlie Gard as his mother pleaded ...
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Tech Companies Wage War on Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Researcher Ethan Jackson places the Project Premonition mosquito trap in the wild in this handout photo obtained by Reuters June 30, 2017.
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Research raises hopes for gonorrhea vaccine (CNN) Evidence from a mass vaccination campaign for an outbreak of bacterial meningitis in New Zealand had unexpected results: reduced rates of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, a study published Monday in the journal The Lancet finds.
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Here's How Sleep Loss Can Affect Alzheimer's A single night of interrupted sleep causes an increase in brain proteins believed to cause Alzheimer's disease, researchers reported Monday.
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FDA chief to impose tougher doctor-training rules on opioid manufacturers Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, stepping up the agency's efforts against the nation's opioid epidemic, announced plans Monday to require manufacturers of painkillers to provide more extensive education for physicians and other ...
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A UK Court Has Set a New Hearing Date in the Case of the Terminally Ill Baby Charlie Gard (LONDON) - A British court on Monday gave the parents of 11-month-old Charlie Gard a chance to present fresh evidence that their terminally ill son should receive experimental treatment.
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Charlie Gard Latest News: Parents Get 48 Hours Deadline To Give 'Powerful Evidence' On Experimental Treatment Charlie Gard's parents received 48 hours to submit "new and powerful evidence" demonstrating that their 11-month-old son, who is suffering from a rare genetic disorder, should be kept alive to receive experimental treatment.
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Senator calls for regulation of "snortable chocolate" U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is urging federal regulators to look into a "snortable chocolate" powder, saying he's worried that it could prove harmful and is being marketed like a drug.
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'Cocaine on Training Wheels?' Snortable Chocolate Dealer Says Chuck Schumer Is Mistaken Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for a federal ban on Coco Loko on Sunday, calling the new snortable chocolate product "cocaine on training wheels" and warning that it may soon seduce children into dangerous experimentation.
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Case of critically-ill baby back in court after Pope, Trump support LONDON (Reuters) - The mother of a critically ill baby expressed hope on Monday that a court would allow her son to travel from Britain to the United States for treatment after his case was given prominence by President Donald Trump and the Pope.
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Trouble Sleeping Linked to Alzheimer's New research has found sleep problems in healthy individuals could indicate that they may go on to develop Alzheimer's later in life.
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Confirmed cases of flesh-eating bacteria found in Gulf of Mexico MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG/WFLA) - Vibrio Vulnificus, also known as flesh-eating bacteria, has reached the Gulf of Mexico. The Mobile County Health Department in Alabama said they have two cases related to open wounds being exposed to the water around ...
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Top-grossing movies are increasingly likely to depict smoking, sparking teen health concerns America's top grossing movies saw an 80 percent increase in on-screen tobacco use from 2015 to 2016, sparking concerns that a surge in underage smoking could follow.
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Brain Games Don't Work Last year started on a $2 million sour note for brain-training game company Lumosity. That's the amount the company, which advertised itself via assertions its products could improve memory, focus, even reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's, agreed to pay ...
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Scientists say it's too early to tell if tick numbers are up —AP photo by JAMES GATHANY A female Lone Star tick, which is found mainly in the Southeast, is pictured. Researchers have found that the bloodsuckers carry a sugar which humans don't have, and can make those bitten have an allergic reaction to red ...
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Tobacco Use In Movies Jumps By 80 Percent, May Affect Teen Smoking The depiction of tobacco in Hollywood movies increased by about 80 percent. Health experts are concerned about the potential effects on young people given the causal link between smoking in movies and teens starting to smoke.
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FDA Considers Forcing Doctors to Learn About Opioids The Food and Drug Administration is considering whether it can and should force medical providers to learn more about the best ways to manage pain as part of a "fresh look" in addressing opioid abuse.
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'Brain training' program doesn't improve self control (Reuters Health) - Brain training programs may make people better at using brain training programs, but they don't improve decision-making skills in real-world tasks like making healthy choices, a new study concludes.
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Tobacco use in high school students declining A notable decrease in smoking among high school students was observed between 2015 and 2016, with declines in current use of any tobacco product, use of any combustible product, use of two or more tobacco products and hookah use, according to a ...
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Lyme disease and kids: What you need to know before this summer's outdoor adventures Cases of Lyme disease are prevalent near popular state attractions like Yosemite, Mammoth Lakes, Lake Tahoe and Redwoods, with the highest transmission rates occurring during the prime camping months of May, June and July.
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Cancer diagnosis 'more common than marriage' A cancer diagnosis is one of the most common life-changing events in Scottish life, with more cases than marriages or first births, the latest figures show.
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Business workshop: Employers can be liable for tick bites Experts predict the number of tick bites will have a significant surge in 2017, meaning more people will be at risk for contracting tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease and the recently discovered Powassan (POW) virus.
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Suspected Cholera Cases Pass 300000 In Yemen, Red Cross Says The cholera outbreak in Yemen marked a grim milestone Monday, as the International Committee of the Red Cross announced there are now more than 300,000 suspected cases of the disease in the country.
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Fourth case of flesh-eating bacteria found in Mobile County This image provided by UTMB-Galveston shows a scanning electron microscopic image of WT (wild type) Aeromonas hydrophila strain SSU, the bacteria responsible for the flesh-eating disease that is usually caused by a strep germ.
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Northbrook mosquito tests positive for West Nile Virus Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus were detected in Northbrook for the first time this summer, according to the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District.
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Officials say blood donors urgently needed across Virginia RICHMOND, Va. - Officials say blood donors are urgently needed across Virginia. Virginia Blood Services says a decline in blood donations around the Fourth of July holiday has caused a nationwide blood shortage.
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Georgia health commissioner named CDC director in Atlanta NEW YORK (AP) - Georgia's health commissioner was named Friday to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government's top public health agency.
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Dancing toward better physical rehabilitation (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lena Ting, Emory University and Madeleine Eve Hackney, Emory University.
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Dancing toward better physical rehabilitation Ballet dancers can apply their intensive training to tasks they haven't practiced. bezikus/Shutterstock.com. Dancing toward better physical rehabilitation.
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Why it makes sense to raise kids outside the gender box Dale Sheridan: "Gender identity is not something that can be imposed; every transgender person is testament to that." OPINION: When someone is pregnant or a new baby is born, usually the first question on everyone's lips is: is it a boy or a girl ...
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