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Drug Aimed at Inflammation May Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Cancer Canakinumab, drug that fights inflammation, can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people who have already had a heart attack, a new study finds.
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Novartis hopeful for novel heart drug, despite 'modest' benefit ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis will seek regulatory approval this year for a new kind of anti-inflammatory heart drug, though some experts fear fatal infection risks and a high price may overshadow the medicine's limited benefits.
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A first: Drug lowers heart risks by curbing inflammation People on the drug also had surprisingly lower cancer death rates, especially from lung cancer. Doctors say the results on the drug open a new frontier.
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Major drug study opens up vast new opportunities in combating heart disease A landmark drug study has opened up a potent way to lower the risk of heart attacks - beyond the now standard advice of reducing cholesterol - promising new avenues of treatment of Americans' number one killer.
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Major drug study opens up vast new opportunities in combating heart disease FILE - This Oct. 25, 2011 file photo shows the logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG on one of their buildings in Basel, Switzerland.
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People actually put sunscreen into their eyeballs during the eclipse A remarkable new report claims that people were putting sunscreen in their eyes to protect themselves during the eclipse. We've all done dumb things in our lives, but hopefully nothing as dumb as putting sunscreen on your eyeballs in order to protect ...
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Four cups of coffee a day could slash chance of early death Drinking four cups of coffee a day could slash the chance of early death, a major study suggests. Research on 20,000 middle-aged men and women found that those who drank it regularly had mortality rates almost two thirds lower.
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Health professionals report cases where people put sunscreen on their eyeballs to watch eclipse A health professional in California reported cases where eclipse-viewers sought medical treatment because they put sunscreen on their eyeballs to view last week's solar eclipse.
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Drinking Coffee May Lower Risk Of Early Death, According To New Study A new study is adding to the good news about coffee, finding that drinking two to four cups a day is associated with overall lower risk of death, particularly among middle-age drinkers.
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Here's how you can help victims of Hurricane Harvey Most New Englanders won't be able to make it down to Texas to provide relief from Hurricane Harvey, but there are still ways to help.
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Yoga Mats Might Ruin Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant, Study Shows If you're a woman who likes to stay in shape, a yoga or exercise mat might be one of the indispensable items of your daily life.
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Shedding consistent pounds each week linked to long-term weight loss When it comes to losing weight, it's not necessarily slow, but steady, that wins the race, according to new research from Drexel University.
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'Tortoise' method wins diet race: study A "tortoise and the hare" approach to weight loss is most likely to succeed in the race to slim, research has shown. As in the well known Aesop's fable, consistent plodding appears to be more effective than a mad dash to the finish line.
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Chemicals in yoga mats may cause infertility, study says CHICAGO - A Harvard University study suggests a link between infertility in women and yoga mats. Researchers evaluated women for exposure to a flame retardant found in products that use polyurethane foam.
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Aetna just exposed thousands of HIV positive customers with this letter Aetna just exposed thousands of HIV positive customers with this letter Aetna revealed the HIV positive status of thousands of customers by mailing letters out in the wrong envelope.
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Tropical Storm Harvey: The hidden health dangers of floods A guage shows the depth of water at an underpass on Interstate 10 in Houston, which has been inundated with flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey.
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Shocking discovery: These really common household items may harm your health Scientists have found that this flame retardant chemical found in many common objects could greatly damage your fertility. Scientists at Harvard University have just published a study warning that many common objects in your household may be harming ...
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Chemicals In Yoga Mats May Disrupt Your Fertility If you are planning to undergo fertility treatment, avoiding products like yoga mats may help, as those with flame retardant chemicals can disrupt in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), a study has claimed.
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Popular in high school? You may be miserable as an adult, study says Were you the cool kid in high school? Adolescent popularity may take a toll on your mental health later on, according to a new study.
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LOOK: Duterte leads boodle fight in Pampanga | SunStar PAMPANGA. President Rodrigo Duterte leads a boodle fight of chicken-based dishes in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, on Monday,August 28.
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Northern Illinois Red Cross ready to help hurricane victims CHICAGO -- Chicago volunteers are providing relief to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The Red Cross of Northern Illinois has deployed volunteers and ComEd is ready to send a fleet of trucks to south Texas.
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There's a clear link between America's opioid crisis and unemployment Opioid addiction heroin crisis John Moore/Getty ImagesA drug user takes a needle before injecting himself with heroin on March 23, 2016 in New London, CT.
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Teenage BFFs Can Benefit Your Kids For Life Where would we be without our besties? Some of our most treasured friendships are the with those who have been around the longest.
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Scientists stunned by huge discovery about friendships Scientists have come to the remarkable conclusion that those few friends you had in high school can have a huge impact on your adulthood.
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Pa. volunteers, organizations are lending a hand as Texas is rocked by Hurricane Harvey As Texas feels the wrath of Hurricane Harvey, groups of volunteers and other organizations in Pennsylvania are traveling to the Lone Star State to lend a hand.
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High Doses Of Vitamin B Could Be Linked To Cancer Risk A recent study has found out that taking high doses of vitamin B supplements could increase risk of lung cancer. . The study found out that the association between vitamin B and lung cancer risk was highest among people who smoked.
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Cover up. West Nile-infected mosquitoes discovered in Clinton County Aug 28, 2017 - West Nile virus has been detected in Clinton County. Health officials say mosquitoes trapped in Plattsburgh, Morrisonville, and Chazy tested positive for the virus.
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Feature: America's drug epidemic is out of control, and it's about to get worse 27-year-old Corey shows where he had needled himself with drugs in Jacob's Ladder Drug Rehahilitation Center in West Virginia, the United States.
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Mosquitoes found in Schuylkill County test positive for West Nile virus Eight municipalities in Schuylkill County have had mosquitoes test positive for the West Nile virus this year. Those mosquitoes were found in Cressona, Schuylkill Haven, Gilberton, Frackville and Tamaqua boroughs, and Rush, Mahanoy and West Mahanoy ...
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Health Care Company Under Fire After Envelopes Reveal Customers' HIV Status Aetna said customer information was revealed through the window of the envelopes they were mailed in. (Photo by Jessica Hill/AP). Health care company Aetna breached the privacy of customers in several states after it mailed envelopes disclosing their ...
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Red Cross volunteers from Central Virginia headed to Texas RICHMOND, Va. -- Red Cross volunteers from Central Virginia are headed to Texas to help in the agency's relief effort to provide shelter, food and comfort to people impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
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The opioid epidemic is finally a national emergency – eight years too late People without ID, like Steven Kemp, are sometimes turned away from the country's already threadbare system of drug treatment centers.
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Cumberland medical pot dispensary hopes to open in November CUMBERLAND, Md. - The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary in Cumberland says he hopes to open for business in November. The Cumberland Times-News reports (http://bit.
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State and county officials share tips on how to prevent West Nile Virus Although two cases of West Nile Virus have been detected among Utah residents, the Utah Department of Health said Utahns should not be afraid.
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COMPASS: Rivaroxaban Success in Secondary CV Prevention BARCELONA, SPAIN - The combination of a new low dose of 2.5-mg twice-daily rivaroxaban (Xarelto, Bayer/Janssen Pharmaceuticals) plus 100-mg once-daily aspirin was associated with a reduction in ischemic events and mortality and a superior net ...
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Philippines on alert for bird flu cases in humans MANILA: The Philippines started monitoring suspected bird flu cases in humans after 34 farm workers in two towns north of the capital Manila developed flu-like symptoms after direct exposure to infected fowl.
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