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Red Cross: $6 million for Ebola fight stolen through fraud FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 file photo, people pass a banner reading 'STOP EBOLA' forming part of Sierra Leone's Ebola free campaign in the city of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Rate of gun deaths rose again in 2016 The rate of gun deaths in the United States rose in 2016 to about 12 per 100,000 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released Friday.
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Gun Death Rate Rose Again in 2016, CDC Says The rate of gun deaths in the United States rose to about 12 per 100,000 people, the second consecutive increase after a period of relative stability.
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Toddler's family, hospital to meet over denied kidney transplant (CNN) Emory Healthcare in Atlanta is moving toward a resolution with a family whose child is in need of a kidney transplant. The hospital drew the ire of activists when it delayed the operation after the father, the organ donor, was arrested several ...
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Blood From Young People Safe and Just Might Help Alzheimer's Patients Researchers trying to answer the question say they found the treatments are at least safe. And they got a tiny hint that they just may help.
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'You could do it tomorrow': How soon is 'soon' for trans women wanting to give birth? Medical treatments for transgender people have gone "mainstream," according to Richard Paulson, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Los Angeles and the president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
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Family fears for Briton arrested for taking painkillers into Egypt A British woman has been arrested in Egypt after attempting to bring in painkillers for her husband's bad back. Laura Plummer, 33, is reportedly facing a 25-year prison sentence, or execution, after she was found to have tramadol and Naproxen in her ...
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Young People's Blood Could Help Treat Alzheimer's It sounds more like science fiction than real world science, but researchers at Stanford University announced the first results of a novel study in which they infused blood from young donors into a small number of people with mild to moderate forms of ...
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British holidaymaker 'faces death penalty' after taking painkillers into Egypt for partner's sore back A British tourist is facing the death penalty or 25 years in prison after taking painkillers to Egypt for her partner's sore back.
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Stunning report: A woman got pregnant while already pregnant In a rare case of what is known as superfetation, a woman found out she was pregnant with her own child while acting as a surrogate for another.
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British holidaymaker 'faces the death penalty' in Egypt carrying $43 painkillers Laura Plummer, 33, from Hull, claims she was forced to sign a 38-page Arabic confession before being locked in a tiny cell with dozens of other women.
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Hull woman held in Egypt for taking painkillers into country The family of the jailed 33-year-old voice fears for her welfare after she is found carrying prescription drugs in her suitcase. 14:27, UK, Saturday 04 November 2017.
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British study casts doubt on whether stents lessen chest pain A heart procedure performed on hundreds of thousands of people a year to relieve chest pain doesn't work, a new study said. The research looked at whether the insertion of a stent, a mesh device designed to open a blocked artery, helped patients ...
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Leading charities urge Government to address 'crisis' of mental health services in UK Leading charities have urged the Government to urgently address the "crisis" facing mental health services in the forthcoming Budget.
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9-year-old with cancer wants cards for his last Christmas (CNN) - Nine-year-old Jacob Thompson is your average kid. His obsessions include Minecraft and Legos, and he's a huge "Star Wars" fan.
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Christmas Coming Early for Maine Boy, 9, Dying of Cancer He was diagnosed several years ago with Stage 4 neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancerous tumor that has spread to his head, including on the membrane between his skull and his brain, his family said.
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In face of epidemic, chronic pain sufferers seek alternatives to opioids The now-retired nurse suffered a serious back injury after a patient fell on top of her, she said, but after an unsuccessful surgery, pain pills became a way of life.
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Iridium that killed dinosaurs can destroy cancer cells The researchers found that the activated organic-iridium compound penetrated and infused into every layer of the tumour to kill it.
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Common Heartburn Meds Show Ties to Kidney Trouble SATURDAY, Nov. 4, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- If you're one of the millions of Americans who takes one of a class of anti-reflux meds such as Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid, take heed: These drugs have been linked to higher odds of kidney trouble.
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Ready for the Time Change on Sunday? FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- It might sound like a great thing -- getting an extra hour of sleep when Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday.
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Now that it's November, let's turn the page to lung cancer Lung cancer survivor Jennifer Frost wears a lung cancer awareness bracelet at her home in Dunbarton on Saturday. Elizabeth Frantz / Monitor staff.
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How Do You Stop Intrusive Thoughts? Scientists Have Identified The Mechanism To Keep Unwanted Thoughts At Bay Most of us have probably spent many a night up late, re-playing an awkward moment that happened ten years ago over and over again in our heads.
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EHRs Help Identify Patients for CKD Care NEW ORLEANS -- Screening for chronic kidney disease (CKD) may help to improve the care of people who are at high risk for complications, reported a researcher at ASN Kidney Week 2017.
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Pancreatic cancer survival linked to four genes: Study New York, Nov 5 (IANS) Researchers have found that alterations in four main genes are responsible for how long patients survive with pancreatic cancer.
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The Fascinating Link Between Gut Health and Cancer Treatment Why do some therapies work wonders on some patients, but seem to have virtually no effect on others? Two fascinating new studies in Science shed light on one potential contributing factor in treatment outcome for cancer patients: The trillions of ...
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Study: Coffee may help kidney disease patients avoid early death That's the suggestion of a new study that found that among more than 2,300 Americans with chronic kidney disease, those who drank the most caffeinated drinks reduced their risk of premature death by 24 percent.
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Pancreatic cancer survival linked to four genes: Study Researchers have found that alterations in four main genes are responsible for how long patients survive with pancreatic cancer. "The research helps us to understand how the molecular features of pancreatic cancer impact prognosis on an individual ...
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Phosphate Binder Reduces FGF23 in CKD Patients Patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease and iron deficiency anemia treated with ferric citrate experienced significant declines in FGF23 regardless of change in serum phosphorus.
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