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Charlie Gard's parents spending 'last precious moments' with terminally ill boy Charlie Gard's parents are spending their "last precious moments" with the terminally ill little boy after they gave up attempts to persuade a judge to let him travel to America for experimental therapy.
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Charlie Gard's parents give up legal fight to keep him alive: 'We are so sorry that we couldn't save you' Chris Gard and Connie Yates have ended their lengthy legal battle to let their terminally ill 11-month-old leave Britain receive treatment that could prolong his life.
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Parents of ill British infant abandon effort to prolong his life LONDON - The parents of Charlie Gard, the chronically ill British infant whose plight drew attention from Pope Francis and President Trump, on Monday gave up their wrenching legal effort to artificially prolong his life.
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Charlie Gard's fate was at mercy of British government, not parents Connie Yates and Chris Gard, the parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard, dropped their legal bid Monday after medical tests showed that the window of opportunity to help him had closed.
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Drugs cocktail 'cut HIV deaths by 27%' More than 10,000 lives a year could be saved with a simple change to HIV medication, doctors say. HIV is often diagnosed late, when it has already ravaged the immune system, leaving people vulnerable.
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Sheriff: Couple fed newborn drugs while still in the hospital A Utah couple is facing a multitude of charges after police discovered that the parents were feeding their newborn child Suboxone to mask the child's drug dependency, the Utah County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
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Scientists Report a Rare Case of HIV Remission A presentation Sunday at the International AIDS Society conference in Paris, where research on a South African child in H.I.V. remission was presented.
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Rare case of 9-year-old in HIV remission for years -- without drugs Paris (CNN) A 9-year-old South African child diagnosed with HIV when he was 1 month old has been in HIV remission for 8½ years -- without regular treatment.
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Girl's 'promising' AIDS remission after stopping anti-HIV drugs encourages scientists A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for more than eight years after stopping anti-HIV medicines - more evidence that early treatment can occasionally cause a long remission that, if it lasts, would be a form ...
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Aggressive squirrel goes on biting spree in Brooklyn prompting fear of rabies BROOKLYN - An "unusually aggressive" squirrel has gone on a biting rampage in Prospect Park causing parkgoers sparking concerns of rabies according to WPIX.
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Spike in calls to poison control centers over dietary supplements New research offers a reminder that dietary supplements don't come without risks - and the problems they can cause appear to be on the rise.
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How to fight 'time famine' and boost your happiness (CNN) Ashley Whillans' summer started with what she calls "time famine." Time famine, a term that first emerged in the scientific literature around 1999, refers to the universal feeling of having too much to do but not enough time to deal with those ...
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Family of brain-dead California girl fights to reverse death FILE- In this Dec. 23, 2015 file photo, a recent photo of Jahi McMath is shown on a video screen next to her uncle Timothy Whisenton at a news conference in San Francisco.
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Time, not material goods, 'raises happiness' Using money to free-up time is linked to increased happiness, a study says. In an experiment, individuals reported greater happiness if they used £30 ($40) to save time - such as by paying for chores to be done - rather than spending the money on ...
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3-month-old killer whale dies in captivity at SeaWorld A killer whale less than a year in age died at SeaWorld in Texas this week. Despite the teams best efforts Kyara passed earlier today, surrounded by lots of love.
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HIV Fight Advances With New Drug Cocktails, Fresh Vaccine Hopes "The Achilles heel for us is drug resistance because the virus is incredibly quick to mutate." Ben Hirschler. LONDON (Reuters) - Three decades after approval of the first-ever AIDS treatment, HIV medicine is seeing a new wave of innovation with ...
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Utah couple arrested after drugging heroin-addicted newborn to hide symptoms, police say Colby Wilde and Lacey Christenson welcomed their third child into the world on April 9 at Utah Valley Hospital. The doctors, nurses and medical staff eventually cleared out of the room, giving the parents a few moments alone with their new daughter.
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Researchers generate human antibodies in the lab Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) A new laboratory technique that will accelerate development of vaccines to protect people from a wide range of diseases has been reported by an international team of scientists.
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Last orca calf born in captivity at a SeaWorld park dies ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The last killer whale born in captivity under SeaWorld's former orca-breeding program died Monday at the company's San Antonio park, SeaWorld said.
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Fake news about statins is discouraging the use of these life-saving drugs, expert warns Denial is not just for climate-change anymore. In a political environment in which charges of puffery, deception and fake news abound, a new controversy has been joined, and it returns to grounds that have long proved fertile for conspiracy theories ...
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Revised draft National Guidelines for Stem Cell Research prohibits several areas of research in stem cell The revised draft National Guidelines for Stem Cell Research, 2017, released recently by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), has prohibited several areas of research in stem cell including research ...
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Dentist indicted on charges of causing 4-year-old's brain damage A former Houston dentist was formally charged Monday with failing to properly treat a sedated 4-year-old patient who was left with permanent brain damage in what should have been a routine procedure.
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There's a promising new HIV vaccine that can protect against multiple strains at once When HIV, attacks the human body, the virus leaves it defenseless in a way that is unlike the body's response to any other microbial invader.
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Popular Herbal Supplement May Be Harmful to Kids Children are being poisoned by a widely used dietary supplement which adults take for sexual enhancement, a new report warns. At least 275,000 calls - an average of one call every 24 minutes - were made to poison control centers because of exposure ...
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New York squirrel attacks five in Brooklyn's Prospect Park Authorities in New York have warned people visiting Prospect Park in Brooklyn to be on the lookout for an "unusually aggressive" squirrel.
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It's High Time for Ticks, Which Are Spreading Diseases Farther Brian Kelly of East End Tick and Mosquito Control dragging for ticks. The company now routinely sprays lawns in addition to bushes because of the increased prevalence of more aggressive species of ticks.
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Blue-green algae advisory for Odell Lake Toxins from blue-green algae have appeared in Odell Lake, the Oregon Health Authority announced Monday. The agency issued a health advisory for the lake, located about 35 miles southwest of La Pine in northern Klamath County, saying visitors should ...
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AbbVie Ordered to Pay $150 Million Damages in 'Low-T' Trial AbbVie Inc. was ordered to pay $150 million to an Oregon man who accused the drugmaker of hiding the heart-attack risks of its AndroGel testosterone booster, but the company's first trial loss probably won't stand because jurors awarded no compensation ...
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Worst-ever dengue outbreak kills up to 300 in Sri Lanka Government and aid agencies scale up efforts as hospitals overflow with patients, with dengue cases topping 100,000. 25 Jul 2017 01:38 GMT.
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90 Percent Of US Men Have This Problematic Health Condition Abdominal adiposity ― or, as it's sometimes called, sporting a beer belly ― has become a global pandemic, according to a paper published this week in the journal Frontiers in Public Health.
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Maharashtra spent Rs 1.5 crores for treatment of 76 critically ill swine flu patients in 2 years While 27 persons who could claim the state dole were economically disadvantaged persons from Pune, the family of a Thane man who died due to swine flu received the highest amount of Rs 10 lakh.
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Boston fitness firm wants to add DNA to your diet There's no such thing as a "fat gene," a single genetic factor that explains our doublechins and love handles. But Boston-based FitNow Inc., maker of the popular fitness app Lose It!
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Slight drop in measles vaccinations could triple infections in US kids (Reuters Health) - Just a 5 percent decline in measles vaccination rates could triple the number of young children who get infected with the virus in the U.S.
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A Deadly Salmonella Outbreak in 12 States Has Been Linked to Papayas A salmonella outbreak that has infected 47 people in a dozen states has been linked to papayas, federal health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned consumers not to eat Maradol papayas as an investigation ...
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One-third of dementia cases could be prevented, report says One-third of cases of dementia worldwide could potentially be prevented through better management of lifestyle factors such as smoking, hypertension, depression, and hearing loss over the course of a lifetime, according to a new report.
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Cholera outbreak expected to double in Yemen: One in every 45 Yemenis will be affected President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer said, "The great tragedy is that this cholera outbreak is a preventable, man-made humanitarian catastrophe.
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Britain to allow gay men, sex workers to donate blood 3 months after sex July 23 (UPI) -- Britain will allow gay men and sex workers to give blood three months after the last time they had sexual intercourse, the National Health Service announced.
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