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Plane sinks in Lake Sunapee A Vatican-owned pediatric hospital in Rome has offered to take 10-month-old Charlie Gard into its care. It's an effort to prevent doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London from turning off his life support and to allow his parents to be the ...
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Tick towns: Researchers target neighborhoods in Lyme effort RED HOOK, N.Y. - Maybe it will take a village to fight Lyme disease. Or a bunch of them. With a bumper crop of blacklegged ticks possible this season, researchers in a Lyme disease-plagued part of New York's Hudson Valley are tackling tick problems ...
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British baby at end of life support draws in pope, Trump A terminally ill British child has attracted the attention of both the president of the United States and the pope. More than 1.3 million pounds ($1.68 million) has been raised to help 11-month-old Charlie Gard travel to America for treatment.
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Vatican Hospital Offers to Take in Baby Charlie Gard The fate of Charlie Gard, a terminally ill infant, has come to the attention of two of the most powerful people on the planet: Pope Francis and US President Donald Trump.
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Charlie Gard Update: Twitter Pours Support, Pope's Hospital Offers Treatment As Terminally Ill Baby Set To Die The Charlie Gard case has drawn worldwide attention after Pope Francis and President Donald Trump expressed their support for the terminally ill 11-month-old baby, who is set to die after a European court ordered he should be taken off life support.
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For Parents of UK Infant, Trump's Tweet Is Latest Twist in an Agonizing Journey LONDON - The long journey for Connie Yates and Chris Gard, whose infant son, Charlie, cannot breathe or move on his own, appeared to have come to an end last week.
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Tick Towns: Researchers Target Neighborhoods in Lyme Effort Researchers in a Lyme disease-plagued part of New York's Hudson Valley are tackling tick problems across entire neighborhoods with fungal sprays and bait boxes.
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Tick towns: Researchers target neighborhoods in Lyme effort This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick - also known as a deer tick.
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Heartburn drugs tied to increased risk of early death, study says At prescription strength, proton-pump inhibitors are associated with a potential 25% increased risk of early death from any cause, suggests new research published Monday in the British Medical Journal Open.
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Popular stomach acid blockers linked to higher death rates A new study shows that long-term use of proton pump inhibitors carries an increased risk of death. Bradley J. FikesContact Reporter.
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PPIs Linked to Higher Risk for Death Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), which are widely prescribed for controlling stomach acid, may be linked with an increased risk for death, new data indicate.
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Heartburn drugs linked to higher risk of death Some heartburn drugs used by millions of Americans are associated with a higher risk of death, a new study suggests. But experts say people on the drugs should talk with their doctor first before stopping the medicines.
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The Latest: Vatican hospital says AP investigation is 'hoax' ROME - The Latest on the AP investigation into the Vatican children's hospital (all times local):. 9:20 p.m.. The Vatican's children's hospital is calling an Associated Press investigation into quality of care problems a "hoax.
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Heartburn drugs tied to increased risk of early death, study says This study did not examine over-the-counter proton-pump inhibitors or particular brands of prescription-strength drugs. The drugs, known as PPIs, suppress excess acid in the stomach.
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You can now snort chocolate — but should you? First came Four Loko, the alcoholic energy drink dubbed "blackout in a can." Now meet Coco Loko, a "snortable" chocolate powder being marketed as a drug-free way to get a buzz.
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July 4th can bring additional stress to those with PTSD The Fourth of July is symbolic of patriotism, liberty and fireworks, a wonderful part of American heritage. The crack and boom of fireworks, however, can have a negative effect on military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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2 children dead, 4 others treated in E. coli in southern Utah outbreak Gabriella Addison Fullerton, 6, is pictured on a GoFundMe webpage. Multiple people who identified themselves as relatives of Fullerton indicated on Facebook that she was one of the victims who died from E. coli.
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Cholera cases up 10000 as tons of medical supplies arrive Since the beginning of this outbreak second wave (from 27 April to 2 July 2017), 262,650 suspected cholera cases, and 1 587 deaths (CFR: 0.6%) have been reported in 21 of the country 23 governorates (91%), and in 86% of the districts (287/333).
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E.coli outbreak hits polygamist Utah town This Dec. 16, 2014, file photo, shows Hildale, Utah, sitting at the base of Red Rock Cliff mountains, with its sister city, Colorado City, Ariz.
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The Latest: Head of Vatican hospital can't believe concerns VATICAN CITY - The Latest on Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital in Rome, the subject of an AP investigation (all times local):. 12:20 a.m.. The president of the Vatican's children's hospital says she cannot believe the health care concerns reported by ...
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Vatican acknowledges past problems at 'pope's hospital' VATICAN CITY - The Vatican secretary of state acknowledged Tuesday that there were problems at "the pope's hospital" for children in the past, but said the new administration is making a "serious effort to resolve them.
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'Bumper crop' of mosquitoes has Maine health officials on alert An employee of All Habitat Services LLC of Branford, Conn., scoops water from a swamp in Milford, Conn., on April 17. The Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University reports that it was the fourth-wettest spring on record from West Virginia ...
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Fight Against World's Worst Cholera Outbreak Continues Cholera is spreading rapidly across Yemen, where civil war has decimated the public health services needed to contain the outbreak.
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Fireworks can cause problems for veterans with PTSD SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KSPR) - This time of year, fireworks are very easy to find, they're cheap, and they can be a lot of fun. But some veterans have a different take on the explosives.
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Canadian care worker punches dementia patient 11 times in the face A Canadian care home worker has been caught on camera punching a frail dementia patient 11 times in the head while changing his diaper.
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Parent fights to keep gender off baby's birth certificate A baby born in British Columbia, Canada is thought to be one of the first in the world not to be recognized as either a boy or a girl on their national health card.
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Colombia rebel boss to continue recovery from stroke in Cuba BOGOTA, Colombia - The leader of Colombia's largest rebel movement is continuing his recovery from a light stroke in Cuba. Colombia's government Tuesday said it had authorized Rodrigo Londono's travel to the communist-run island.
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West Nile Virus Found in Houston County MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - While you're at cookouts this summer, it's important to wear bug spray. Mosquitoes in Houston County tested positive for the West Nile Virus.
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Male fish mutating into females because of waste chemicals, expert warns Tougher controls should be considered on chemicals that can feminise male fish and cause other "sub-lethal" effects, a leading ecotoxicologist has said.
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West Nile virus found in Beaver County mosquitoes Officials confirm the West Nile virus has been detected in a Beaver County mosquito sample. Nearly 300 samples have been gathered in Beaver County, with more than a fifth being tested for West Nile.
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New Invasive Mosquito Species Found in Pasadena PASADENA, Calif.—Eggs from the Aedes albopictus mosquito that can infect humans with viruses such as Zika, dengue and chikungunya have been found in monitoring traps in Pasadena, the Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) announced today.
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Vatican hospital offers to take in baby Charlie Gard (CNN) A Vatican-owned pediatric hospital in Rome offered to take 10-month-old Charlie Gard into its care on Tuesday. It's an effort to prevent doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London from turning off his life support and to allow his parents ...
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Study finds black infants are dying at more than twice the rate of white infants Tasha Henderson, pictured here with her then-5-month-old baby participated in a home visitation program to reduce the number of cases of infant mortality.
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Canadian baby becomes one of the world's first to have 'gender unspecified' on health card An 8-month-old baby in Canada has become the first person to be issued a health card in the country without a gender, BBC reported.
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In the US, infant mortality gap costs the lives of about 4000 black babies each year If black infants born in the United States had all of the health and medical benefits enjoyed by white infants, nearly 4,000 fewer of them would die each year, new research suggests.
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Periods have no impact on woman's memory, says study Study shows that while some hormones are associated with changes across one cycle, none of them had any effect on cognition. Study recently found that periods have no impact on a woman's working memory (Photo: Pixabay).
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People will soon stop having sex to make babies: scientist Instead of conceiving the natural way, parents will instead head to a lab for the decidedly un-sexy process of hand-picking embryos created with their DNA, says Professor Hank Greely, director of Stanford Law School's Center for Law and the Biosciences ...
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Contraceptive pills flushed into drains causing fish to turn transgender (VIDEO) LONDON, July 5 - A British toxicologist has found that chemicals seeping into the water supply is feminising the fish population. A number of male river fish in the UK have reportedly turned intersex or transgender, and are now displaying both male ...
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Arthritis causes: Gene helping ancestors survive THIS injury left us with joint condition ARTHRITIS is often thought to be due to wear and tear, or triggered by the body's immune system, but there could be another reason - frostbite in our ancestors.
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Royal Free breached UK data law in 1.6m patient deal with Google's DeepMind 'We underestimated the complexity of the NHS and of the rules around patient data' - DeepMind. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo.
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PLAYING GOD: 'End to sex' in 30 years as parents will DESIGN their babies in the lab SEX could become a thing of the past within 30 years as parents-to-be will be able to design their babies in a LAB, a respected scientist has claimed.
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Transgender Fish: Contraceptive Pills Flushed Down Water Drains Cause Male Fish To Mutate Into Females Male roach fish now exhibit more feminine traits, with some of them even starting to produce eggs. Chemicals present in birth control pills and other household products flushed down household drains are blamed for these changes.
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This Infant Might Be The First Baby In The World With An Official Genderless ID Card Their parent, Kori Doty, believes doctors should not have the right to assign a baby's gender at birth. Posted on July 4, 2017, at 12:06 p.m.. Brianna Sacks. BuzzFeed News Reporter. Share On facebook Share · Share On vk Share · Share On pinterest Share ...
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Google NHS deal rebuked again by DeepMind panel An independent panel set up to oversee the activities of Google's DeepMind has agreed that its initial deal with a UK hospital was "illegal".
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Women, take note! Menstrual cycle doesn't take a toll on mental health The findings revealed that the levels of oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone in your system have no impact on your working memory, cognitive bias or ability to pay attention to two things at once.
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Shingles increases your risk of a heart attack by 40%, study warns Getting shingles may increase your risk of a heart attack, stroke or other heart problems by as much as 40 percent, according to new research.
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Genetic change in Ice Age made us shorter and prone to arthritis A genetic change associated with shorter stature and increased risk of arthritis might have helped our ancestors survive the Ice Age, a study has showed.
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Shingles may up risk of heart attack, stroke (Reuters Health) - Getting shingles may increase your risk of a heart attack, stroke or other heart problems by as much as 40 percent, according to Korean researchers.
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