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One cigarette a day 'increases heart disease and stroke risk' Smokers need to quit cigarettes rather than cut back on them to significantly lower their risk of heart disease and stroke, a large BMJ study suggests.
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Chinese scientists successfully clone monkeys Cloned monkeys Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua sit together with a fabric toy. For the first time, researchers have used the cloning method that produced Dolly the sheep to create two healthy monkeys, potentially bringing scientists closer to being able to do ...
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Cloned monkeys, a first, spur inevitable questions of when human clones will follow In this undated photo provided by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, cloned monkeys Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua sit together with a fabric toy.
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Scientists expect brain insights from cloned monkeys Scientists have the first primates born from embryos created via somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), more commonly known as cloning, described in Cell.
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Chinese Scientists Successfully Clone Two Monkeys, Could Lead To Human Applications "The technical barrier is now broken," a member of the team that cloned the primates said. Ben Hirschler. LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese scientists have cloned monkeys using the same technique that produced Dolly the sheep two decades ago, breaking a ...
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Fifth person dies of flu in Allegheny County A sign advertising flu shots is displayed at a Walgreens phramacy on January 22, 2018 in San Francisco, Calif. Email Newsletters · Sign up for one of our email newsletters.
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They thought it was a cold. Now he's the third child to die of the flu in Florida. It started as the sniffles. Mom thought it was a cold. It was the flu. And it was fatal. On Tuesday, 12-year-old Dylan Winnik died from influenza, his mother's partner Mike Medwin told WPTV in West Palm Beach.
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Flu suddenly kills Florida boy, 12, family says Dylan Winnik, a 12-year-old boy from Florida, died Tuesday after reportedly having the flu, according to his family. (Dylan Winnik's GoFundMe page).
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How the flu turns deadly (CNN) This flu season is fierce and has already claimed the lives of at least 30 children in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Military families bolster the case that obesity is indeed contagious Members of the military serve their country in myriad ways. That includes helping researchers figure out whether obesity is a contagious disease.
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Philadelphia wants safe injection sites to help opioid fight FILE - This July 31, 2017, file photo shows discarded syringes in an open-air heroin market that has thrived for decades, slated for cleanup along train tracks a few miles outside the heart of Philadelphia.
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Safe injection sites to fight opioid overdose deaths get green light from Philadelphia officials After a year in which overdoses outstripped the murder rate by 4-1, librarians ran outside to save people from overdosing, and makeshift heroin camps sprawled under bridges and on street corners, Philadelphia city officials Tuesday took their most ...
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Philadelphia aims to be first US city to host safe injection sites Discarded syringes are seen in an open-air heroin market that has thrived for decades outside the heart of Philadelphia, July 31, 2017.
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Drug sellers exploit the Postal Service to ship fentanyl to US: Report Sellers of illicit fentanyl in China prefer to ship through the U.S. Postal Service because delivery is "basically guaranteed," according to a new congressional investigation.
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Flu Virus Can Trigger A Heart Attack The flu doesn't just make you feel lousy. A study published Wednesday finds it can increase your risk of having a heart attack, too.
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Here Are 2 Possible Steps Towards A Universal Flu Vaccine Pictured here Simone Groper receives a flu shot at a Walgreens phramacy in San Francisco, California. A strong strain of H3N2 influenza has claimed the lives of 74 Californians under the age of 65 since the flu season began in October of last year ...
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E-Cigarettes Can Be Lifesavers An FDA-sponsored report confirms the harm-reducing potential of vaping yet worries, implausibly, that it will boost adolescent smoking.
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Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco: FDA Reviews Philip Morris iQOS Device The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently reviewed a new handheld electronic device that was developed by Philip Morris International.
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6-Year-Old North Carolina Girl Dies Days After Flu Diagnosis: 'She Was Our Everything' A North Carolina couple is mourning the loss of their 6-year-old daughter, who died suddenly on Friday - just days after she was diagnosed with the flu, reports say.
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CRISPR: Hope and controversy entwined in gene editing breakthrough SALT LAKE CITY - In the last few years, the invention of a gene-editing tool called CRISPR has raised hopes it will lead to miraculous breakthroughs in curing genetic diseases, improving and perhaps even saving millions of lives.
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Curcumin improves memory, mood in adults without dementia Study findings indicate that daily consumption of a curcumin supplement known as Theracurmin improved memory and mood in adults without dementia.
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Listeria risk prompts recall of Member's Mark frozen meatballs A New Jersey food company is recalling more than a ton of frozen meatballs packaged under the Sam's Club brand "Member's Mark" because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
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Latest Alzheimer's Flop Raises Doubts About 'Amyloid Hypothesis' Arlene Weintraub , Contributor I cover the science and business behind drug development and health Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.
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Fewer young adults getting HIV tests, here's why (CNN) Young people seem to be less likely to get tested for HIV than older adults, and a new study now reveals the reasons why. In the United States, 38.8% of women and 53.8% of men aged 15 to 44 reported they had never been tested for HIV outside of ...
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In effort to combat opioid epidemic, Philadelphia plans safe-injection sites On Tuesday, officials in Philadelphia announced their support for so-called "safe injection sites" - medically supervised locations where users can inject heroin and other opioids without fear of arrest.
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Cervical cancer survivor: What I wish I had known before it happened to me LIVONIA, Mich. - It was the summer of 2015, and Sandy LaLonde, of Livonia, was having some unexplained bleeding and back pain. She saw her family doctor, but was too nervous to get the Pap smear she recommended.
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The latest glucose-sensing smart contact lens still has a long way to go An illustration of what the contact lens would look like in a human eye, plus a photo of the lens on a finger - for scale. Credit: Jang-Ung Park, UNIST.
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US Efforts to Help Fight Global HIV Are Paying Off WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. government program to prevent, treat and care for people with HIV/AIDS in poor countries has been highly effective and should continue, experts say.
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'Uneven Progress' in US Smoking Decline States should do more to reduce tobacco use, particularly for vulnerable populations, a new report says. (Mark Lennihan/AP). 'Uneven Progress' in U.S.
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Global Stem Cells Group to Hold The South American Regenerative Medicine Symposium in Buenos Aires Global Stem Cells Group, a world leader in stem cell and regenerative medicine, will host its South American Regenerative Medicine Symposium August 23, 24, and 25th in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This will be GSCG's fifth consecutive year hosting the ...
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'I felt vulnerable and violated': Why rape victims fear smear tests Attempts to encourage women to go for a potentially life-saving smear test don't always fall on deaf ears, but if you're a victim of sexual assault then an insensitive remark urging you to "get over it" or "just get it done" could be enough to put you ...
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Sao Paulo shuts parks as yellow fever outbreak kills 70 FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2018, file photo, a banner explaining how the yellow fever is transmitted hangs at the entrance of a park in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Peas, Broccoli May Prevent Obesity And Metabolic Syndrome, Says Study In a recent study published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, it was found that including foods like peas and broccoli in the daily diet could possibly prevent obesity.
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Probiotic Milk May Help Reduce the Risk of Pregnancy Complications Drinking probiotic-rich milk during pregnancy may decrease a woman's risk of developing two pregnancy-related problems, a new study from Norway suggests.
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Prescription drug addiction: government launches investigation The government has ordered an investigation into the growing problem of addiction to prescription drugs such as painkillers and medicines to treat anxiety and insomnia.
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