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New global study finds countries saving more lives, despite a 'triad of troubles' Countries have saved more lives over the past decade, especially among children under age 5, but persistent health problems, such as obesity, conflict, and mental illness, comprise a "triad of troubles," and prevent people from living long, healthy ...
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San Diego Hepatitis Outbreak: Restaurant Knows Exact Times and Dates Customers Were Exposed to Deadly Virus The deadly hepatitis A outbreak plaguing San Diego has primarily affected either "homeless and/or illicit drug users," according to San Diego's Health and Human Services Agency.
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New global study finds countries saving more lives, despite a 'triad of troubles' SEATTLE - Countries have saved more lives over the past decade, especially among children under age 5, but persistent health problems, such as obesity, conflict, and mental illness, comprise a "triad of troubles," and prevent people from living long ...
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Hospital cited after staffers take photos of patient's genital injury A Pennsylvania hospital has been cited after multiple staff members crowded into an operating room to take photos and videos of a patient's genitals - and a foreign object that had been lodged there.
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Research on big ears, crocodile gambling wins Ig Nobels BOSTON - Scientists who discovered that old men really do have big ears, that playing the didgeridoo helps relieve sleep apnea and that handling crocodiles can influence gambling decisions are among this year's recipients of the Ig Nobel, the prize ...
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Teen Dies From Hairball Infection: What Is Rapunzel Syndrome? A 16-year-old Jasmine Beever, photographed on the left, died from an infected hairball in her stomach. Her friend Billie-Jo Ashwell, on the right, set up a crowdfunding page to help out the teen's grieving family.
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Heart Disease, Tobacco and Poor Diet Among the World's Top Killers of 2016 Heart diseases and tobacco consumption, were among the biggest killers in the previous year. The large international study also revealed poor diets and mental disorders caused people the greatest ill health.
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Man served caustic beer at AC restaurant gets $750K ATLANTIC CITY - A New Jersey man whose esophagus and stomach were severely burned after drinking a beer tainted by a caustic chemical at an Atlantic City casino restaurant has been awarded $750,000.
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Skin patch that melts love handles in mice holds promise to treat obesity, diabetes in humans WASHINGTON - U.S. researchers have developed a skin patch that can melt fat in mice, and future tests will reveal whether it can treat obesity and diabetes in people, a study said Friday.
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Man burned by caustic beer awarded $750K by jury ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man whose esophagus and stomach were severely burned after drinking a beer tainted by a caustic chemical at an Atlantic City casino restaurant has been awarded $750,000.
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By the Numbers: Global Causes of Death Life expectancy has grown in all but one country over roughly the past five decades, according to the latest in The Lancet's Global Burden of Disease report series.
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An end to stubborn love handles? New skin patch reduces lingering fat by 20% in scientific study A new skin patch could get rid of stubborn fat in the love handles, a study claims. Experts created a patch that delivers fat-busting drugs directly into the area affected through microscopic needles and is designed to help someone lose weight.
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Rapunzel Syndrome: Compulsive Hair Eating Teen Dies From Organ Failure A young girl in England recently died after a hairball in her gastrointestinal system became infected and caused a fatal blockage in her digestive tract, a condition known as Rapunzel Syndrome.
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Here Are the Top Causes of Death Worldwide Worldwide, people are living longer. But while overall deaths from infectious diseases and preterm birth are decreasing, deaths from heart disease, conflict and terrorism are on the rise, according to a new report.
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Liquid cats, sex-swapped bugs lead silly science awards Liquid? Solid? More like feline Jell-O. Video screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET. Can a cat be both a solid and a liquid? It's a question that was posed by a popular internet meme a few years back, and one researcher attempted to provide a serious answer.
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Going bald? Women will find you more confident and dominant, study finds If you're stressing out about going bald, stop - your thinning hair might be doing you a favor. That's because a new study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, titled "Shorn Scalps and Perception of Male Dominance," found that bald men ...
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West Nile virus confirmed in Racine County resident RACINE COUNTY - County health officials on Friday confirmed a case of West Nile virus in a Racine County resident. Local and state health officials are advising residents to continue protecting themselves against mosquito bites, the Central Racine ...
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Women are more likely to lose interest in sex after a year — here's why According to a new study, women who are in a relationship longer than a year tend to lose sexual interest. X. - A A +. Listen. It's quite obvious, but it doesn't seem to be in practice: always be open to your partner about sex.
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Texas enlists US Air Force Reserve to spray for mosquitoes after Harvey HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Aerial spraying to combat mosquitoes is scheduled to begin Thursday evening in Harris County, Texas, CBS affiliate KHOU reports.
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Musical vaginas, dining on humans, and cat fluidity honored with Ig Nobels As the person who is responsible for covering the annual Nobel Prizes in the sciences, it's always good to get a warning that they're about to be awarded.
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Croc research on gambling habits gets an Ig Nobel The one-metre long relatives of this snappy croc at the Koorana Crocodile Farm, near Rockhampton, helped test the betting risks of potential gamblers.
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Health Center gets grant to fight opioid crisis GREENFIELD - The Community Health Center of Franklin County will get a $175,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to fight the opioid abuse crisis in greater Franklin County.
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This Week in Zika: Outdoor Time Linked to Faster Spread of Zika Fewer people would be infected by Zika in a population where a small proportion spent a large amount of time outside, but the disease would be transmitted at a faster rate, a modeling study found.
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Women more likely than men to lose interest in sex "Women get bored of having sex with their partner after just a year together, a new study suggests," is the rather crass story in the Mail Online.
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Harvey's gone. Here come the mosquitoes Hurricane Harvey's rain might have left Houston behind, but there's another storm headed our way. It's a cloud of mosquitoes, which breed in standing water and soon will be hatching by the millions.
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Medical marijuana rarely addressed in medical education Although 29 states and the District of Columbia allow marijuana use for medical purposes, few medical students are being trained how to prescribe the drug.
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There is no evidence that flu vaccines cause miscarriages If you stop reading after this sentence and remember nothing else, at least know this: pregnant people should still get the flu vaccine, regardless of what you may read in news headlines.
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Why You Shouldn't Let A Kid Sit On Your Lap On A Slide It may seem safer (and frankly, more fun) to let a child try out their first time on a slide by setting them on your lap and going down with them, but apparently it's much more dangerous than it appears.
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Body weight trumps other factors in maintaining low blood pressure A 25-year study of young adults transitioning to middle age revealed maintaining a healthy weight was more important in blood pressure control than four other health behaviors.
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CDC issues alert over raw milk and Brucella infection After a Texas woman contracted brucellosis from drinking raw (unpasteurized) milk from a Texas dairy and other possible cases pending, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sounding the alarm and trying to contact consumers so they ...
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FDA approves 1st app to treat substance use disorders The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has permitted the startup Pear Therapeutics to market the first medical app aiding in the treatment of substance use disorders, the agency announced Sept.
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Carrying a child on your lap down a playground chute risks injury, study finds Parents could be exposing toddlers to the risk of serious injury by carrying them on their laps down playground slides, say researchers.
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Playground slippery dip danger: US study US researchers say kids are safer sliding down slippery dips alone rather than being nursed by adults which could put them at risk of breaking a leg.
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Infections during pregnancy may help autism develop—and scientists are finally figuring out why The immune system is a complex beast. It often does a fantastic job of fighting dangerous pathogens, preventing microbes from infecting and harming you.
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