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Major new study connects football, brain injuries A major study released Tuesday that solidified the connections between football, repeated head trauma and chronic brain disease drew widespread response across the sport's spectrum as former players, league officials and medical professionals continue ...
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The latest brain study examined 111 former NFL players. Only one didn't have CTE. Researchers studying the link between football and chronic traumatic encephalopathy found that 99 percent of the brains donated by families of former NFL players showed signs of the neurodegenerative disease, according to a new study published Tuesday ...
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CTE found in 99% of studied brains from deceased NFL players (CNN) Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, was found in 99% of deceased NFL players' brains that were donated to scientific research, according to a study published Tuesday in the medical journal JAMA.
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Sperm counts of Western men plummeting, analysis finds (CNN) Sperm counts of men in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand are plunging, according to a new analysis published Tuesday.
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Genital Surgeries On Intersex Children Can Inflict Permanent Harm, Report Says Genital surgeries performed on intersex children with an aim to integrate them into society can have long-term physical and psychological effects on them.
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Pressure mounts to curtail surgery on intersex children On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch and InterACT - a group advocating for intersex youth - are releasing a detailed report assailing the practice and urging Congress to ban it.
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Charlie Gard: Judge to decide where baby's life will end A High Court judge is set to decide later where Charlie Gard's life will end after another dispute between his parents and hospital bosses.
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The lesson from poor little Charlie Gard The sad news broke Monday that Charlie Gard's parents have given up the fight to save their 11-month-old baby's life. "The window of opportunity has been lost," due to time wasted in the parents' legal battles to save the child's life.
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UK judge to decide whether baby Charlie Gard can go home to die LONDON (Reuters) - A British judge will rule on Wednesday on where terminally ill baby Charlie Gard will spend his last moments before his life support system is switched off, unless a last-ditch attempt by his parents to bring him home is successful.
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Spring dentist indicted in case of brain-damaged child HOUSTON - A Spring dentist accused of causing a child to suffer brain damage during a procedure was indicted Monday in connection with the case.
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Washington state anti-marijuana billboard aimed at Latinos sparks outrage A Washington State Department of Health anti-marijuana billboard aimed at the Latino community has sparked outrage after some deemed its message offensive.
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Antibody helps keep man's HIV at bay for 10 months An experimental therapy has held back one man's HIV infection for 10 months, doctors have reported. He was one of 18 people in a small trial testing injections of "broadly neutralising antibodies" - the natural weapons of the immune system.
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High-Level ICRC, UN Officials Visit Yemen To Assess Humanitarian Situation, Cholera Epidemic "A high-level United Nations delegation arrived in Yemen on Monday to visit areas held both by the government and the Houthi rebels across the crisis-hit country, according to a U.N.
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More evidence treatment zeroes HIV transmission during sex while the world awaits a vaccine Paris (CNN) The evidence is in and the message is clear: When someone is HIV positive, taking regular treatment can pretty much zero their chance of spreading the infection to others during sex.
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Treatment halts HIV transmission via sex Effective treatment prevents the transmission of HIV between gay men, a large Australian-led study has found. The "exciting" results have significant implications for the prevention of the virus worldwide, says chief investigator Professor Andrew ...
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Research of HIV vaccine shows promise, but still has a long way to go (CNN) -- The evidence is in and the message is clear: When someone is HIV positive, taking regular treatment can pretty much zero their chance of spreading the infection to others during sex.
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Scientists divulge latest in HIV prevention A far cry from the 1990s "ABC" campaign promoting abstinence and monogamy as HIV protection, scientists reported on new approaches Tuesday allowing people to have all the safe sex they want.
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Effective Treatment Prevents HIV Transmission Among Gay Couples, Study Finds HIV-positive men who are on treatment that makes the virus undetectable do not transmit HIV to their partners, according to new study from the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia.
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More West Nile Mosquitoes Found In Bristol Twp LEVITTOWN, PA - Another Levittown-area mosquito has tested positive for West Nile Virus, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced Monday.
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Health Department apologizes, says it plans to remove anti-pot message aimed at Latinos YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - The Washington Department of Health is apologizing after some people were offended by anti-marijuana messaging aimed at Latino youth in the Yakima area.
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Scientists Can See Zika Coming by Tracking the Climate From the ashes of a devastating Zika virus outbreak last year, scientists are piecing together how it happened, and they're using climate variables to get ahead of the next pandemic.
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Poison center calls about supplements up 50% (CNN) - From 2005 to 2012, the rate of calls to poison control centers about dietary supplements increased by almost 50%, and most of the exposures were in children younger than 6 years old, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of ...
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Papaya-linked Salmonella outbreak sickens 47 in 12 states A Salmonella Kiambu outbreak likely linked to eating contaminated Maradol papayas has sickened 47 people in 12 states, 1 of them fatally, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced.
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Calls to poison centers about supplements up 50%, especially among kids (CNN) From 2005 to 2012, the rate of calls to poison control centers about dietary supplements increased by almost 50%, and most of the exposures were in children younger than 6 years old, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Medical ...
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Scientists build DNA from scratch to alter life's blueprint Scientists are working to create custom-made DNA to be inserted into living cells that would change how they function or provide treatments for diseases.
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US Kids Overdosing on Dietary Supplements TUESDAY, July 25, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- A curious toddler opens a bottle of melatonin found on the kitchen counter, and accidentally overdoses on a supplement typically used by adults to help with sleep.
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HIV-prevention ring trial a success among US teens A vaginal ring to prevent HIV infection is popular with teenage girls, US scientists say. Women and girls aged 15-24 account for a fifth of all new HIV infections globally.
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Family of brain-dead California girl fights to reverse death Jeff Chiu, Associated Press 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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Dentist faces charges after 4-year-old suffers brain damage Navaeh Hall suffered severe brain damage during a routine trip to the dentist. (Fundraiser by Courissa Clark - GoFundMe). A Texas dentist was indicted Monday over a 2016 incident that left a 4-year-old pediatric patient with permanent brain damage.
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The troubling truth about vitamins and herbal supplements Alice arrived in Wonderland and promptly downed a vial that said "drink me," and we can probably all agree she was being a bit of an idiot.
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West Nile Found In Mosquitoes In Tulsa County The Tulsa Health Department found five mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile this week, but they say the numbers aren't terribly alarming.
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Jahi McMath's family wins backing for argument that she's alive An image of Jahi McMath appears on a video screen as Timothy Whisenton, her uncle, appears at a 2015 news conference in San Francisco.
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Pairing sugary drinks with high-protein meals could cause body to store more fat It's no secret that sugary drinks can have negative effects on our health. However, pairing them with a lot of protein could be even more detrimental, because a new report says the combination could cause your body to store more fat.
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West Nile Virus In Malden Mosquitoes from one part of the city tested positive for the virus, the DPH said. By Mike Carraggi (Patch National Staff) - Updated July 26, 2017 1:00 am ET.
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Several dozen people take part in Gardiner marijuana-for-trash event Participants in the clean-up didn't have to be licensed medical marijuana patients to receive the free gift of marijuana for picking up trash.
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Here's why a soda with that burger is especially fattening By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay News) -- Combining a sugary soda with your burger or fried chicken can really prime your body to pack on more pounds, a new study suggests.
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Woman Dies From Tick Disease Caught From Infected Cat A Japanese woman has died of a tick-borne disease caught from a cat, in what is thought to be the first such mammal to human transmission.
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A fizzy drink with your main meal could be making you fat - study Guzzling sugary drinks while you eat a meaty meal, could be causing you to put on weight, according to a new story. The paper published in BMC Nutrition found the combination decreased the metabolic rate, leading to more fat being stored.
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Many Primary Care Docs May Miss Prediabetes MONDAY, July 24, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Most primary care doctors can't identify all 11 risk factors for prediabetes, a small new survey finds.
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AbbVie ordered to pay $150 million to Oregon man in `Low-T' trial This Jan. 24, 2015, file photo, shows the exterior of AbbVie, in Lake Bluff, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File). This Jan. 24, 2015, file photo, shows the exterior of AbbVie, in Lake Bluff, Ill.
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Possible AIDS vaccine passes early test The three-decade-old quest for an AIDS vaccine received a shot of hope Monday when developers announced that a prototype triggered the immune system in an early phase of human trials.
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Scientists build DNA from scratch to alter life's blueprint NEW YORK - At Jef Boeke's lab, you can whiff an odor that seems out of place, as if they were baking bread here. But he and his colleagues are cooking up something else altogether: yeast that works with chunks of man-made DNA.
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Papayas blamed in deadly salmonella outbreak The Food and Drug Administration warns people not to eat Caribeña-brand Maradol papayas after a salmonella outbreak spanning several states.
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Dementia prevention: Doing THIS exercise three times a week could keep your brain healthy DEMENTIA - the term for a set of symptoms that are caused when the brain is damaged by diseases - has long been known to be improved by exercise.
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Last Orca Calf Born in Captivity at a SeaWorld Park Dies Last killer whale born in captivity under SeaWorld's former orca-breeding program has died at its San Antonio park. July 24, 2017, at 8:53 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Last Orca Calf Born in Captivity at a SeaWorld Park Dies ...
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