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'Flesh-Eating Bacteria' Causes 2nd Death in Texas Since Hurricane Harvey A woman collected water samples in September in a Houston neighborhood affected by flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Credit Eric Thayer for The New York Times.
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How scientists hope to treat diseases by editing our RNA Feng Zhang, a bioengineer at MIT and the Broad Institute, has extended his gene-editing work on DNA to RNA. (Bryce Vickmark / MIT).
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Flesh-eating bacteria claim 2nd life after Hurricane Harvey Scores of Texans died when Hurricane Harvey unleashed a biblical storm with massive storm surges and devastating winds that punished the area.
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New gene-editing technique may lead to treatment for thousands of diseases Talk about precision gene editing. Scientists from Harvard University have just unveiled a new gene editor that uses the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 technology to target and change a single letter in a string of DNA bases - no cutting necessary ...
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Study: Two-thirds of US baby food tested positive for arsenic, dangerous toxins SAN FRANCISCO, CA (KRON) - Two-thirds of baby food in the United States has tested positive for arsenic and other dangerous toxins, according to a new study.
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Walgreens to offer drug naloxone, which can reverse opioid overdoses In more than 8,000 pharmacies across the U.S., anyone will now be able to walk in and buy the most successful emergency overdose treatment available.
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Pat yourself on the back, America. Your cholesterol levels are holding steady, CDC says. When it comes to our health as a nation, we're not doing so great. Some cancer rates are climbing sharply. Nearly one in eight Americans has diabetes.
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Dollars targeting opioids hit hurdles as impatience builds Nearly a year after Congress approved an extraordinary $1 billion to tackle the opioid crisis, the money that poured into all 50 states is gradually reaching places where it can do some good, but with some setbacks and delays along the way.
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These baby foods and formulas tested positive for arsenic, lead and BPA in new study An alarming study released Wednesday found many baby food products test positive for arsenic, including 80% of infant formulas. And, that's not the only dangerous contaminate found.
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High cholesterol levels among US adults declining: CDC report NEW YORK (Reuters) - The prevalence of U.S. adults with high cholesterol declined significantly between 1999-2000 and 2015-2016, achieving a long-term public health goal, according to data released on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Mistake in interpreting test results led to removal of breasts, uterus, Oregon woman says The 36-year-old mother said an obstetrician-gynecologist noted that the results of her genetic testing showed she had a 50 percent chance of getting breast cancer and up to an 80 percent chance of getting uterine cancer, so she underwent a recommended ...
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Rise in mumps outbreaks prompts US panel to endorse 3rd vaccine dose A federal expert panel on Wednesday recommended a third dose of the mumps vaccine when an outbreak occurs. The move was in response to the rise in mumps outbreaks since 2006, especially among highly vaccinated college students.
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124 dead, nearly 1200 infected with plague in Madagascar (CNN) A plague outbreak in Madagascar has infected 1,192 people since August, with 124 deaths, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Madagascar's National Bureau of Risk Management and Disaster reported on ...
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GSK's new shingles vaccine gets CDC panel's endorsement. Should you get it? A newly approved shingles vaccine could become the nation's primary defense against the painful skin disease after the new medication was endorsed Wednesday by scientific advisers to the U.S.
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Pharmacist acquitted of murder in 2012 meningitis outbreak (CNN) A Boston jury found former supervisory pharmacist Glenn Chin not guilty of murder in the deaths of 25 people during a 2012 meningitis outbreak, but convicted him of other charges.
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Disease That Gave Bear a Monstrously Enlarged Tongue Affects Humans, Too Nyan htoo has had a rough life. First, the bear was captured, alongside his brother, by poachers in China. A bunch of monks in Myanmar rescued the pair from being sold to the illegal bile industry, but they soon realized that Nyan htoo (which means ...
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Gottlieb: Next Steps in Opioid Crisis May be 'Uncomfortable' In testimony before the House Energy & Commerce Committee on Wednesday, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that the next steps in efforts to combat the ongoing opioid crisis will be difficult, but necessary given the spread of the epidemic.
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Scientists Created Low-Fat Pigs by Editing Their Genes With CRISPR Raising pigs for food is a tricky business—mostly because of their fat, the part that makes bacon so tasty. You can't plump them up too much, because overly fat pigs are more expensive to raise.
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12 People Sickened in Queens Legionnaires' Cluster: Officials Health officials said that there were a dozen confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease in one Queens neighborhood. Gus Rosendale reports.
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Pharmacist linked to deadly meningitis outbreak cleared of murder Last Updated Oct 25, 2017 11:02 PM EDT. BOSTON -- A pharmacist at a Massachusetts facility whose tainted drugs sparked a nationwide meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people was cleared Wednesday of murder, but convicted of mail fraud and ...
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US to promote use of opioid alternatives to treat addiction (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to encourage widespread use among opioid addicts of less harmful opioid drugs such as methadone and buprenorphine, a radical shift in policy that could draw opposition from those in the addiction ...
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Third type of diabetes can be misdiagnosed as Type 2 Few people know there is a third type of diabetes - it's not as prevalent as Type 2 in adults, but new research leaves scientists to believe that it is more common than previously thought.
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This bear's incredibly huge tongue isn't Photoshopped, but it is a medical mystery If you've ever bit down at the wrong moment or drank some scalding hot cocoa or soup, there's a good chance you know what a swollen, sensitive tongue feels like.
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Pesticides: How 'bout washing them apples? (CNN) Perhaps you run an apple under water for a moment before chomping down. Perhaps you give it a good rub on your shirt, or maybe you don't even remove the sticker before taking a bite.
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CDC recommends new shingles vaccine to replace older one (CNN) A new adult vaccine has received a double thumbs-up from the American federal health system. On the heels of Monday's Food and Drug Administration approval of Shingrix, a new vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline for the prevention of shingles, a federal ...
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A higher risk of breast cancer does not motivate many women to have screening checks SAN DIEGO: Some women, because of genetic predisposition, personal, or family history, have a higher than average lifetime risk of developing breast cancer.
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12 hospitalized with Legionnaires' disease in Flushing, Queens FLUSHING, Queens - The Health Department is investigating a community cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in downtown Flushing, Queens Tuesday afternoon.
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The best way to clean your apples, according to science How do you clean your apples before you eat them? A rinse under the faucet? A brisk wipe with your sleeve? Whatever the method, chances are you're doing it wrong, according to a new study.
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Fentanyl-related overdose deaths continue to soar in Maryland Nearly 800 overdose deaths in the first half of the year linked to the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl helped push the number of overdose deaths in Maryland to a new high, state data released Tuesday shows.
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"Cancer Showed Me That I Can Get Through More Than I Thought I Could", Renee Wheeler "I believe women should be screened earlier. I hear more and more about young women in their 30s being diagnosed with breast cancer.
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NIH launches major effort to discover, catalog the brain's 'parts list' The National Institutes of Health has launched a major effort to discover and catalog the brain's "parts list." The NIH's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) aims to provide ...
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New York Bans Vaping Indoors In Public: State Law Classes E-Cigs With Cigarettes E-cigarettes and vaping are being banned in indoor public areas in New York, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that will place the same restrictions on new and old nicotine delivery systems.
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Dispose of unused painkillers -- Saturday and every day This Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot).
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National Institutes of Health BRAIN initiative launches cell census The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launch a major effort to discover and catalog the brain's "parts list." The NIH's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) aims to provide ...
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Expert panel recommends new shingles vaccine that gives increased protection A federal expert panel Wednesday recommended a new and more effective shingles vaccine to protect adults 50 and older from a painful rash that affects 1 in 3 people during their lifetime.
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Drug take-back in Milford From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, the Milford Police Department and the Milford Prevention Council in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration will be accepting unwanted prescription drugs from the public as part of a nationwide initiative ...
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Baker: Avoiding the flu and the emergency room Most area pharmacies offer the flu vaccine, but call ahead to make sure they have received this year's vaccine. File photo, Daulton Venglar.
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Scientist says chanting and a clock could help us make a lucid trip to dreamland Having a lucid dream is like "dancing on the edge of consciousness". You're safely in bed - but if you want to, you can fly.
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Teal Pumpkins Project aims to include kids with allergies on Halloween As Halloween approaches, you may notice that among the orange jack-o-lanterns some homes proudly display a solid teal colored pumpkin too.
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Teal pumpkins signal allergy-friendly treats on Halloween A teal pumpkin on a porch signals allergy-friendly or non-food treats, part of the Teal Pumpkin Project. (Dreamstime / TNS). Kaitlyn AlanisThe Wichita Eagle.
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The importance of mental healthy first aid When we think about first aid, mental health is typically not the first thing that comes to mind. But employers and the community in general, are now recognizing the significant impact mental health has on every part of our lives.
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'Pieces: In My Own Voice' Brings Mental Health Struggles to the Stage Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski with Brenda Wesley, writer and director of "Pieces: In My Own Voice," & Pastor Walter Lanier, director of the Men of Color Initiative at MATC.
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Estimates of RNA Decay Hint at Destabilization in Alzheimer's Brains Scientists can easily track mRNAs from cradle to grave in cultured cells, but monitoring them in tissues presents a challenge. Now, a group led by Hamed Najafabadi at McGill University in Montreal describe a new method claimed to yield more accurate ...
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