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Four coffees a day 'cuts risk of early death' Four cups of coffee a day could cut the risk of early death by two thirds. Each extra two cups of coffee appeared to reduce the risk by a quarter, according to Spanish researchers, who said that the protective effect might be even greater in those aged ...
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A New Drug Lowers Risk of Heart Attack and Cancer It turns out that cholesterol isn't the only thing you have to worry about to keep your heart healthy. In recent years, doctors have started to focus on inflammation - the same process that makes cuts red and painful - as an important contributor to ...
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A first: Drug lowers heart risks by curbing inflammation For the first time, a drug has helped prevent heart attacks by curbing inflammation, a new and very different approach than lowering cholesterol, the focus for many years.
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A welcome side effect: anti-inflammatory drug cuts lung cancer risk It was big news earlier this summer when a groundbreaking study of 10,000 patients found an anti-inflammatory drug significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular complications in heart attack survivors.
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FDA Cracks Down On Stem-Cell Clinics Selling Unapproved Treatments The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on "unscrupulous" clinics selling unproven and potentially dangerous treatments involving stem cells.
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FDA cracks down on clinics selling unproven stem cell 'therapies' The Food and Drug Administration has launched an opening salvo at a booming national market for suspect medical treatments, announcing actions that could rein in clinics offering questionable stem-cell treatments for cancer and other diseases.
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Anti-inflammatory drug 'cuts heart attack risk' Anti-inflammatory drugs could cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes, a study of 10,000 patients suggests. A trial of the drug canakinumab could represent the biggest breakthrough in treatment since the advent of statins to lower cholesterol, its ...
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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' No.
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Major drug study opens up vast new opportunities in combating heart disease The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG on one of its buildings in Basel, Switzerland. According to a new study, a drug, canakinumab, has helped prevent heart attacks by curbing inflammation.
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Intercourse isn't everything for most women, says study -- try 'outercourse' Ian Kerner is a licensed couples therapist, writer and contributor on the topic of sex for CNN. (CNN) Many of us equate "sex" with "intercourse" and use those words interchangeably.
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Study says four cups of coffee per day can lower risk of death This stock image shows a hot cup of coffee from a French press. A new study shows that four cups of coffee each day could lower your risk of death.
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FDA Designates MDMA As 'Breakthrough Therapy' For Post-Traumatic Stress Following years of lobbying and laboratory research on the medical uses of methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided to move forward with the drug.
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Grizzly Bears Are Turning Vegetarian Thanks to Climate Change Climate change is having an unexpected effect on the diets of grizzly bears and making them switch from salmon to berries, and scientists say that could cause problems in the future.
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New Drug Reduces Heart Attacks, but Is That Enough? Merck study: New type of cholesterol drug meant to prevent heart attacks, other complications did so. But was it enough?. Aug. 29, 2017, at 2:35 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. New Drug Reduces Heart Attacks, but Is That Enough?
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Straight Women Reveal The Specific Movements That Make Them Orgasm The study was published in July 2017 by researchers from Indiana University in partnership with OMGYes, an online interactive learning tool that teaches users about female pleasure.
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Psychedelic drug being looked at to treat PTSD MADISON, Wis. - The Food and Drug Administration has deemed MDMA a "breakthrough therapy" in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, putting it on a fast track for possible approval.
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Divorcees far more likely to die from heart attacks, research finds Divorce not only breaks your heart - but also increases the risk of dying from cardiac problems, a major study has found. British research on almost 1 million patients found that divorced patients who suffered a heart attack were far less likely than ...
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Will Flooding in Texas Lead to More Mosquito-Borne Illness? Like The Atlantic? Subscribe to The Atlantic Daily, our free weekday email newsletter. The devastating floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey will damage many human habitats, but after the flood recedes, the waterlogged city may become a more ...
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Psychedelic drug may be approved for PTSD therapy Jon Lubecky, who suffered from PTSD after Army deployment in Iraq, at his home in Summerville, South Carolina, on Thursday. Must credit: Photo by Travis Dove for The Washington Post.
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Peter Thiel sponsors offshore testing of herpes vaccine, sidestepping US safety rules Agustín Fernández III, a former Hollywood filmmaker, co-founded Rational Vaccines, which tested a controversial herpes vaccine offshore.
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New app uses smartphone selfies to screen for pancreatic cancer BiliScreen is a new smartphone app that can screen for pancreatic cancer by having users snap a selfie. It's shown here with a 3-D printed box that helps control lighting conditions to detect signs of jaundice in a person's eye.
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Ticks are threat to county residents The Western New York Public Health Alliance is urging residents and visitors to take precautions to avoid tickborne illnesses. Not all ticks can cause disease and not all bites will make you sick, but as these diseases become more common, it's ...
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Libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel funds "unethical" offshore human test of herpes vaccine, skirting FDA rules Libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel funds "unethical" offshore human test of herpes vaccine, skirting Entrepreneur Peter Thiel speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016.
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Hepatitus A outbreak in SD may affect food industry SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- The Hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego County has gotten so bad, the County's public health officer has now recommended that even people who handle food get vaccinated.
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Aetna hit with class-action lawsuit over HIV disclosure Aetna on Monday was hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging the insurance giant violated the privacy of its customers by mistakenly revealing the HIV status of approximately 12,000 people.
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Chronic wasting disease deer testing, feeding ban to widen in Minnesota The DNR announced Monday that testing during the first two days of firearms deer season is scheduled to determine if chronic wasting disease (CWD) has spread from captive deer to wild deer in central and north-central Minnesota.
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Babies' race affects quality of care in California neonatal intensive care, study says An infant's race and ethnicity affect the quality of care they receive in California neonatal intensive care units, according to a study by the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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Consistency is key for weight loss, study says (CNN) To achieve your weight loss goals, be consistent. A new study suggests that slowly but steadily shedding pounds each week can be more beneficial for long-term weight loss than seeing your weight drastically drop, only to rise again.
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Suit: Aetna violated law with envelope revealing HIV meds In this Aug. 19, 2014, file photo, a pedestrian walks by a sign at Aetna headquarters in Hartford, Conn. Hartford's Mayor Luke Bronin said Wednesday, May 31, 2017, that he believes Aetna is planning to move its headquarters out of Connecticut.
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14 dead in San Diego hepatitis A outbreak affecting homeless community Crowds of the homeless and needy queue up for the annual Christmas dinner given by Father Joe Carroll at the St. Vincent de Paul Center in San Diego on December 24, 2006.
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Suit: Aetna violated law with envelope revealing HIV status PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania man is suing health insurer Aetna, saying his sister learned he was taking HIV medication after the company mailed him an envelope with a large, clear window that showed information on where to purchase the drugs.
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Bucking FDA, Peter Thiel funds "patently unethical" herpes vaccine trial Heavyweight tech investor and FDA-critic Peter Thiel is among conservative funders and American researchers backing an offshore herpes vaccine trial that blatantly flouts US safety regulations, according to a Monday report by Kaiser Health News.
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Red Cross Update On Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Brad Kieserman, the Red Cross vice president of disaster operations and logistics, who is running the Harvey relief efforts.
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App detects pancreatic cancer from the whites of your eyes Pancreatic cancer has a very low survival rate, with just nine percent of patients surviving past five years. A major contributor to this rate is the fact that once those with pancreatic cancer start to show symptoms, the disease is usually already ...
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Researchers find combination therapy works best for heart diseases COMPASS study authors, from left: Drs. John Eikelboom, Sonia Anand and Stu Connolly. Credit: McMaster University. A major international study has found that the combination of two drugs - rivaroxaban and aspirin—is superior to aspirin alone in ...
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War, hunger and now cholera: Yemen's crisis worsens CAIRO - By last December, the main hospital in the city of Hajjah in northern Yemen had already received 200 suspected cases of cholera.
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Your Love for Salty Food Can Double The Risk of Heart Failure and Stroke According to a latest study, a High Salt diet of more than 13.7g of salt daily could double your risk of coronary heart disease and stroke.
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BJP Mandalgarh MLA Kirti Kumari dies of swine flu BJP MLA from Mandalgarh in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district, Kirti Kumari, today died of swine flu at a private hospital in the city.
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Love Your Cup of Coffee? It May Not Be Helpful for Weight Loss Caffeine not only boosts alertness, but also reduces a person's perception of sweetness, which may make them desire more for such flavours, says study.
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High salt intake associated with doubled risk of heart failure "High salt (sodium chloride) intake is one of the major causes of high blood pressure and an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke," said Prof Pekka Jousilahti, research professor at the National Institute for Health and ...
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Swine flu not exotic… gatherings will help community immunity: Commissioner of health Jayanti Ravi There has been no case of resistance to Oseltamivir in the country. Just like the last year, the swine flu strain identified is Michigan strain, and the anti-viral has been working fine.
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