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Opioids now kill more people than breast cancer (CNN) More than 63,600 lives were lost to drug overdose in 2016, the most lethal year yet of the drug overdose epidemic, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Fueled by drug crisis, US life expectancy declines for a second straight year American life expectancy at birth declined for the second consecutive year in 2016, fueled by a staggering 21 percent rise in the death rate from drug overdoses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
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Eat your vegetables: Nutrients in leafy greens may help prevent dementia Nutrients found in green leafy vegetables just might make your mind 11 years younger, according to a new study. Dementia, a decline in memory and cognitive function, is one of the most feared aspects of aging.
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Model Lauren Wasser, 29, Reveals She's Losing Her Other Leg To Toxic Shock Syndrome This is terrifying! Model Lauren Wasser, who lost her right leg due to toxic shock in 2012, shares that lingering effects will now force her to have her other leg amputated.
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Model who lost her leg to TSS says she could lose other one On October 3, 2012, when Lauren Wasser was 24 years old, her life changed forever. She was young, beautiful, and modeling in Los Angeles.
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Loud orgies of Mexican fish could deafen dolphins, say scientists A species of Mexican fish amasses in reproductive orgies so loud they can deafen other sea animals, awed scientists have said, calling for preservation of the "spectacle" threatened by overfishing.
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FDA approves Luxturna gene therapy for rare form of inherited vision loss The treatment would help those with Leber congenital amaurosis, a rare genetic retinal disease. It's specifically approved for people who have a mutated RPE65 gene.
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Widespread Flu Activity Reported in US: Albertsons Companies Pharmacies have the Vaccine BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Flu Surveillance Report recently indicated local, regional and widespread flu activity in the United States, marking the start of the official flu season ...
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US lifts ban on lethal virus experiments despite security risks The US government has lifted a three-year ban on making lethal viruses in the lab, saying the potential benefits of disease preparedness outweigh the risks.
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Fifth flu season death in San Diego region reported SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The number of influenza cases reported in the San Diego region jumped last week and included the fifth fatality of "flu season," county health officials reported Wednesday.
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The FDA's Proposed Crackdown on Homeopathy Takes Aim at Risky Remedies Homeopathic products include everything from the radically alternative to certain over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines. Author: Francie Diep; Publish date: Dec 20, 2017; Social count: 0. Homeopathic products include everything from the radically ...
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Watch robots do chin-ups, push-ups and sit-ups for the sake of science Do you even lift, bro-bot? A team of Japanese engineers has designed robots that can perform push-ups, do crunches, stretch and even sweat while doing so.
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FDA approves gene therapy for a type of blindness (CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a gene therapy treatment for patients with a rare inherited eye disease. Voretigene neparvovec, which will be sold as Luxturna, is made by Philadelphia-based Spark Therapeutics Inc. The one-time ...
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Egg allergies? Now you can safely get a flu shot, experts say According to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone ages 6 months or older should receive a flu vaccine each year.
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This gene therapy stopped mice from going deaf — and could save some humans' hearing too Scientists have successfully tweaked the DNA of mice with a specific genetic mutation to prevent them from going completely deaf. If the gene-editing technique is proven safe, it could one day be used to treat the same type of hearing loss in people ...
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Chocolate poisoning risk to dogs at Christmas Chocolate poisoning is a risk to the family dog at Christmas, say vets. They warn that dogs are four times more likely to fall ill from eating chocolate at this time of year.
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Nerve swap helps patients use damaged arms again A kind of nerve swap, cutting a damaged nerve and moving a healthy nerve into its place, helped patients regain the use of partly paralyzed arms, Chinese surgeons reported Wednesday.
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People With Egg Allergies Can Get A Flu Shot Safely Too: 4 Foods To Load Up On This Flu Season Until now those with egg allergies were recommended to go for egg-free flu vaccination options or take special precautions. Food | NDTV Food Desk | Updated: December 21, 2017 10:06 IST.
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Electric fields therapy shows promise for brain cancer patients: study iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Home-based electrical field treatment known as tumor-treating fields, or TTFields, holds promise in helping patients with glioblastoma, the same type of brain cancer for which Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, is receiving ...
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Science Says: Are Poinsettias Poisonous? Some Holiday Truths Poinsettia plants aren't really poisonous and snowflakes can contain bacteria: holiday myths and truths. Dec. 20, 2017, at 4:36 p.m.. Science Says: Are Poinsettias Poisonous? Some Holiday Truths. Share. ×. Share on Facebook · Post on Twitter · Post to ...
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The mental health care we have to wait In all categories, the average waiting time at the emergency to see a doctor in mental health is 2 hours and 13 minutes. Even when their condition is considered "serious," patients with mental health disorders wait on average more than two hours in ...
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Scientists Use Gene Editing To Prevent A Form Of Deafness in Mice While cautioning that much more research is needed, the scientists said they hope the technique might someday be used to prevent deafness in children born in families with a history of genetic hearing loss.
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Nothing We Know of Stops Dementia: Broad Review Rules Out Drugs, Exercise, And Brain-Training Games Few afflictions carry the existential dread that dementia does. Five-and-half million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, and the gradual loss of memory and motor skills it causes.
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Michigan cities sue drug manufacturers, pharmacies over opioid epidemic A new tool developed at the University of Michigan will offer patients guidelines on how many opioid pain medications they should take after 11 common operations.
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Drug used to reverse opioid overdoses can be hard to find COLUMBIA, SC (WACH)-- As the opioid crisis worsens a drug used to reverse an overdose seems to be hard to find. Matt Darusz has worked for pharmaceutical companies selling products like the antidote Naloxone and Narcan.
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CA Health official: effects of long-term heavy cell phone use not fully understood Recent warnings from state officials about the potential cancer-causing properties of your cell phone are not a cause to panic. Dr.
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Ask a Stoner: What's Better, CBD Oil From Hemp or Weed? Dear Stoner: Which is more potent and aimed at cancer treatment, hemp oil or CBD oil? Angela. Dear Angela: Hemp oil from hemp seeds is not made for cancer treatment, but CBD oil extracted from hemp and psychoactive cannabis is.
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Vaping and the debate on its health effects Sir, Matt Ridley (Comment, Dec 18) is right in stating that e-cigarettes are safer than tobacco-based cigarettes - but that is not saying much.
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Here's Why You Should Never Sleep With Your Phone Next To Your Head! Have you been sleeping with your phone close to your head? You need to stop now and read on to find out why. By: ANI | Updated: Dec 20, 2017 04:59 IST.
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Bad teeth WARNING: Tooth loss and gum disease increases risk of frailty in the elderly BAD teeth and gums increases the risk of frailty among the elderly, a new study found. PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 05:00, Wed, Dec 20, 2017.
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How an active social life could lower diabetes risk New European research has found that a good social life could lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes. Carried out by researchers at Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands, the study looked at 2861 men and women ...
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In The First Months Of Pregnancy Natural Killer Cells Actually Nurture The Fetus Natural Killer cells display their gentle side during the first four months of pregnancy, when they ensure the fetus gets the food it needs.
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