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Pollution kills more people than all wars and violence in the world One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015 - about 9 million - could be attributed to disease from toxic exposure.
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Report: Pollution Kills 3 Times More than AIDS, TB And Malaria Combined Exposure to polluted air, water and soil caused nine million premature deaths in 2015, according to a report published Thursday in The Lancet.
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Pollution linked to one in six deaths Pollution has been linked to nine million deaths worldwide in 2015, a report in The Lancet has found. Almost all of these deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries, where pollution could account for up to a quarter of deaths.
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You actually know when you die, finds new study Scientists have discovered that a person's consciousness continues to work, even after the body has shut down. Medically speaking, doctors define death based on when the heart no longer beats.
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Oral sex can cause mouth and throat cancer: study Lotharios who smoke and go down on their girlfriends are more likely to get a rare mouth and throat cancer. Smokers who have had more than five sexual partners are at greater risk of getting the cancer triggered by the human papilloma virus.
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Relationship between sugar and cancer is now clearer, scientists say There is now more clarity on the relationship between sugar and cancer according to research by Belgian scientists. Veuer's Natasha Abellard (@NatashaAbellard)has the story.
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FDA Approves Second Gene-Altering Treatment for Cancer Cells taken from cancer patients are genetically engineered to fight cancer at a Kite processing facility. Credit Kite Pharma. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the second in a radically new class of treatments that genetically ...
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Your brain knows when you've just died, researchers say FILE: Researchers from New York's NYU Langone School of Medicine said people are aware that they died, and might be able to hear a doctor announcing their death.
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This One Common Food Could Make Cancer Cells Multiply, a New Study Says Get a print subscription to Reader's Digest and instantly enjoy free digital access on any device. Full Name Email. Next: Provide address & payment.
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FDA approves second gene-altering treatment for cancer The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the second in a radically new class of treatments that genetically reboot a patient's own immune cells to kill cancer.
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FDA approves 2nd gene therapy targeting non-Hodgkin lymphomas (CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a second gene therapy for cancer, the first to target non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
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How Trump's health care order could affect Alabama Birmingham's health care community has had its eyes on Washington for months, anxiously awaiting how the new administration in the White House and the Republican majority in Congress will tackle health care.
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Study: latest H7N9 strains edge closer to efficient transmission During China's unprecedented fifth wave of H7N9 avian influenza activity, worrisome changes to the virus emerged, including a shift to a highly pathogenic form with some infections able to resist neuraminidase inhibitors such as Tamiflu, and now ...
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Boy sleeps for 11 days, baffling doctors LOUISVILLE, Kent. (WILX) A medical mystery causes a Kentucky boy to fall asleep for nearly two weeks. 7-year-old Wyatt Shaw was at a wedding earlier this month.
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Johnson & Johnson Wins Reversal Of $72 Million Verdict Over Baby Powder Cancer Risks (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday won the reversal of a $72 million verdict in favor of the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer they claimed stemmed from her use of the company's talc-based products like Johnson's Baby Powder.
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Fundraiser jambalaya may have sickened dozens, killed 1 COLUMBIA, La. - Salmonella from the chicken and sausage jambalaya at a softball team's fundraiser may have killed one person and apparently has made dozens of people ill, Louisiana's health department said Thursday.
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Kids under 9 spend more than 2 hours a day on screens, report shows The amount of time young children in the United States spend with mobile screens might raise some eyebrows, as a new report found it has tripled in just four years.
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Louisiana Salmonella outbreak confirmed; jambalaya eyed Louisiana officials have confirmed a Salmonella outbreak in Caldwell Parish, reporting one possible death and dozens of illnesses.
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Crushed by dog's death, Texas woman literally suffers broken heart Everything seemed to be going wrong for retired Texasn Joanie Simpson. And when her cherished Yorkshire terrier died, it broke her heart - and very nearly killed her.
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Young Children Are Spending Much More Time In Front Of Small Screens Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization, just released new numbers on media use by children 8 and under. The nationally representative parent survey found that 98 percent of homes with children now have a mobile device such as a tablet or ...
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Utah man uses sandwich board to find kidney donor for his wife A 74-year-old Utah man whose wife needs a kidney transplant is spreading his message by wearing a sandwich board, KSTU reported. >> Read more trending news.
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Could too much exercise be bad for men's hearts? WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2017 -- When it comes to exercise, can you get too much of a good thing? Possibly, suggests a new study that found white men who exercise more than seven hours a week have an 86 percent higher risk of developing plaque build-up ...
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Plague ruled out in Seychelles but islands on guard: WHO GENEVA (Reuters) - Plague has been ruled out in the Seychelles following lab results from 10 patients, including one earlier deemed a "probable" case, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday as the disease continued to spread in ...
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Diagnosed at 26: Two Time Warrior Helps Young Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer, One Wish at Time "I want to create, partake in, and enjoy a kinder world... A world without breast cancer. I want my daughter and granddaughter to live life without the worry of possibly being diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Engineered Protein Makes Obese Mammals Shed Weight The protein - GDF15 - caused mice, rats, and macaque monkeys to consume less food and lose weight, as well as lower cholesterol and insulin levels in the blood.
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Kids under 9 spend more than 2 hours a day on screens, report shows (CNN) The amount of time young children in the United States spend with mobile screens might raise some eyebrows, as a new report found it has tripled in just four years.
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Closing arguments set in deadly meningitis outbreak trial BOSTON - Attorneys are preparing to make their closing arguments in the case of a Massachusetts pharmacist charged with second-degree murder in a deadly meningitis outbreak.
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Herbal remedies embraced by naturopaths, alt med widely linked to liver cancers Naturopaths and other gurus of "alternative medicine" love to tout the benefits of traditional herbal medicines. For instance, Aviva Romm—a Yale-educated doctor who publicly defended Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle site Goop then later called it a ...
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Cutting-edge immunotherapy treatment approved for another deadly cancer The Food and Drug Administration approved a second version of a groundbreaking treatment Wednesday that genetically alters patients' cells to attack cancer - this time, to fight aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Medical pot program making changes to keep up with growth SANTA FE - New Mexico's booming medical marijuana program is undergoing changes that are intended to help alleviate growing pains, a state Department of Health official told lawmakers this week.
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Plague outbreak: UAE issues travel warning against African country Dubai: The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has warned residents against travelling to the Republic of Madagascar after the reported outbreak of pneumonic plague in the African country.
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Walking below minimum recommended levels linked to lower mortality risk compared to inactivity A new study concludes that walking has the potential to significantly improve the public's health. It finds regular walking, even if not meeting the minimum recommended levels, is associated with lower mortality compared to inactivity.
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Health staff offered prizes for flu jabs Health trusts are running prize raffles to encourage staff to get the winter flu jab. Uptake among front-line staff is so low, the health trusts are missing targets; last year, the uptake was only 29%.
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'Prescription Drug Take-Back Day' hosted by Michigan State Police Expired and unused prescription medications can be turned in to the Michigan State Police Jackson post on Saturday, Oct. 28 for the semi-annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
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