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Sheep-Human Hybrids Made in Lab—Get the Facts The breakthrough moves researchers a small step closer to growing human organs for medical transplant. Picture of a human, pig embryo.
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Drinking alcohol key to living past 90 When it comes to making it into your 90s, booze actually beats exercise, according to a long-term study. The research, led by University of California neurologist Claudia Kawas, tracked 1,700 nonagenarians enrolled in the 90+ Study that began in 2003 ...
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Google software can predict heart attack risk in human eyes By looking at the human eye, Google's algorithms were able to predict whether someone had high blood pressure or was at risk of a heart attack or stroke, Google researchers said Monday, opening a new opportunity for artificial intelligence in the vast ...
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Google Artificial Intelligence to Predict Heart Disease Coming soon...a Google AI heart disease test?! That's right, Google is applying artificial intelligence to predict something deadly serious: the likelihood of a patient having a heart attack or stroke.
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Study: Google can use eyes to predict heart attack risk A scan of the back of the human eye, left, and how Google's algorithm sees it, right. The green highlights are parts of the algorithm found most helpful in predicting blood pressure.
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Want to live to your 90s? Gain weight, drink more, claims major study Research has identified modest alcohol consumption as one of five key factors linked to a long life. Photo / Getty Images. Daily Mail.
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Google hopes AI can predict heart disease by looking at retinas I can look into your eyes and see straight to your heart. It may sound like a sappy sentiment from a Hallmark card. Essentially though, that's what researchers at Google did in applying artificial intelligence to predict something deadly serious: the ...
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Flu vaccine: Will it work better next season? Flu season isn't over yet, but the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that in less than two weeks they will be putting together a panel of experts to help select strains for next season's flu vaccine.
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Human-Sheep Hybrids Could Grow Human Organs for Transplant and Even Cure Diabetes Scientists have created human-sheep hybrids in a step toward human organ production in animals. The approach could one day supply organs for transplantation in humans and even offer a cure for Type 1 diabetes.
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Why heart attack symptoms are sometimes missed in women (CNN) Among adults 55 and younger, women may be more likely than men to experience lesser-known acute heart attack symptoms in addition to chest pain, a new study has found.
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More than 20000 catch measles as parents shun vaccination Measles cases rose by 300 per cent in Europe last year as parents across the Continent shunned vaccines. More than 20,000 people were infected as the disease rebounded from a record low to cause 35 deaths, according to World Health Organisation figures ...
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Britax sued by feds after after jogging stroller injuries The U.S. government is suing a South Carolina company in an effort to stop it from continuing to sell jogging strollers blamed for at least 97 injuries, including 50 children.
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Flu Outbreak: New Jersey Public School Student Dies After Influenza Diagnosis A student at a public school in New Jersey has died after contracting the flu, a school board official said late Sunday. Health officials have confirmed that the student was diagnosed with influenza, but they have yet to determine whether the virus was ...
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3 ways the US should prepare for the next flu pandemic The flu is wreaking havoc globally this year. Influenza infections are on the rise, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicting that this year's strain will cause the highest rate of hospitalizations and deaths in a decade.
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20 overdoses in 3 days: Opioid crisis continues to alarm Lowell residents An alarming number of overdoses in the city of Lowell has residents and city officials concerned with the state of public health. Lowell emergency responders are dealing with an alarming spike of overdoses this weekend - 20 overdoses were reported in ...
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Norwalk 6-Year-Old Dies Of Suspected Flu Complications A 6-year-old student at Norwalk's Columbus Magnet School has died of suspected flu-related complications, according to a letter the school's principal sent to families Sunday.
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HPV Vaccination Rates Are Still Upsettingly Low HPV, or human papillomavirus, can lead to cervical cancer, penile cancer, oral cancer, genital warts, and other cancers in both men and women.
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Lowell fire chief warns of surge in opioid overdoses Lowell Fire Chief Jeffrey Winward is warning the city's residents about a surge in opioid overdoses after the department responded to 20 cases over the course of three days this weekend.
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6-year-old Norwalk girl dies from flu complications NORWALK -- Six-year-old Emma Splan received a flu vaccination in September. Her parents learned the hard way that it didn't matter.
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Impact of Cleaning Products on Women's Lungs as Damaging as 20-a-Day Cigarette Habit: Study Regular use of cleaning sprays can have as much of an impact on health as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, according to a new study.
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This Vaccine Can Prevent Cancer, But Many Teenagers Still Don't Get It Each year, about 31,000 men and women in the U.S. are diagnosed with a cancer caused by an infection from the human papillomavirus, or HPV.
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Harris County child dies of flu, first local pediatric case this season Caitlin Garcia, a student at the UT-San Antonio School of Nursing, gives a high-five to Alexander Almanza, 2, after administering his flu shot while he was held by his mom, April.
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Only 43 Percent of American Teens Have Gotten the HPV Vaccine Which Prevents Cervical and Dick Cancer The HPV vaccine is a fantastic drug that prevents everything from cervical cancer in women to dick cancer in men. But a new study from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association has found that vaccination rates for American teenagers is still tragically ...
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Children's deaths from the flu have risen sharply amid signs that the season may be hitting a plateau Flu has killed 22 more children, the most reported since the respiratory virus began slamming the country in the fall, according to a government report released Friday.
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Kids in NJ, Conn. Believed to Be Latest Child Flu Deaths in Tri-State In a tweet over the weekend, President Trump said the FBI missed signals from the Florida school shooting because they spent too much time on the Russian investigation.
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WA considers new vaping laws with hefty fines THOUSANDS of West Australians are risking hefty fines by using nicotine electronic cigarettes as the State Government moves to tighten laws that could outlaw vaping as much as smoking.
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State High Struggles with 'JUULing' Among Students, Like Schools Nationwide It looks like a USB flash drive and is marketed as a smoking alternative for adults, but high schools nationwide, including State College Area High School, are finding its use is growing in popularity among teenage students.
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Juuling is a trend popular with kids. What does it mean to juul? A new vaping device that's "gone viral" on high school and college campuses doesn't look like a vaping device at all, and its popularity has adults wondering what can be done to address it.
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Cleaning products 'as harmful to lungs as smoking' An alarming new warning by scientists has suggested that some cleaning products may be as bad for lung health as smoking cigarettes.
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Blood and urine test for autism could enable earlier diagnosis, scientists say UK and Italian scientists are getting closer to developing blood and urine tests for autism, which could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment of the condition, a new study suggests.
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'Grey's Anatomy' Traumas Lack Realism Say it ain't so: another TV hospital show pumps up the drama at the expense of realism, researchers said. Trauma patients on the veteran ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" were more likely to go from the emergency department directly to the operating ...
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Cleaning your home just as bad as smoking a pack a day, study says A new study suggests that it doesn't matter if you're wiping down the counters, spraying windows or even cleaning the bathroom.
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'It was madness': Couple kicked off Emirates flight because woman had period pain A woman was kicked off an Emirates flight to Dubai because she had period pain. Beth Evans, 24, and Joshua Moran, 26, were minutes from take off at Birmingham airport when they were ordered to leave the plane.
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Blood and urine test for autism could enable earlier diagnosis, scientists say (CNN) UK and Italian scientists are getting closer to developing blood and urine tests for autism, which could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment of the condition, a new study suggests.
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Grey's Anatomy storylines may skew patient expectations and satisfaction, study warns Grey's Anatomy, now in its 14th season, is about the fictional lives of surgical interns and doctors at a hospital in Seattle.
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3 vs. 7: Heart health factors you can and cannot control February is Heart Health Month. Take the opportunity to care for yourself or share strategies for preventing heart disease with others.
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Stroke recovery treatment: new technology found A new stretchable electronics has been found for stroke recovery treatment which has proven to be a game changer. ANI | Published: February 19, 2018 10:18 am.
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Narcan distribution helps lower opioid deaths in New York county Efforts to address the opioid crisis in Cattaraugus County, N.Y., may be responsible for a reduction in countywide overdose deaths, according to a report from WBFO.
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I want to drink your blood: Vampire bat's genetic secrets revealed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If you want to know how vampire bats can survive on a diet that -- as everyone knows -- consists exclusively of blood, the answer is simple.
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Fifteen genes that shape our face identified Washington, Feb 20 (PTI) Forensic examiners may soon be able to sketch a perpetrators face based on DNA retrieved from a crime scene, thanks to scientists who have identified fifteen genes that determine our facial features.
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Wearable sensor patches on the throat unplug stroke rehabilitation A connected sensor patch developed by Northwestern University engineers and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a research hospital in Chicago, could allow clinicians to better monitor stroke patients as they recover at home.
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New treatment offers relief to prostate patients Prostate cancer continues as one of the leading causes of cancer death among American men. Lung cancer causes the most cancer death for American men.
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Babies get strokes too. Here's how their brains recover AUSTIN—Strokes are common in old age, but these devastating events also strike babies. That's likely because birth is stressful and particularly hard on the body's blood vessels and circulation.
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Ten Ways Schools, Parents and Communities Can Prevent School Shootings Now While politicians argue endlessly over gun control, here are 10 practical ways the rest of us can work to prevent school shootings.
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10 ways to curb school shootings While politicians debate options, local communities can act now to keep kids safer at school. Credit: AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee. After a shooter killed 17 people at a Florida high school, many have expressed frustration at the political hand-wringing over ...
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Ovarian cancer passed on from father's genes New genetic research has shown how some sets of sisters share a higher risk of developing the disease than their mother. Ovarian cancer - often described as a "silent killer" - is the fourth most deadly form in the UK, claiming around 4,100 lives a ...
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Lassa fever kills three in Delta, 24 under surveillance The Delta State Government has said that three persons out of the seven confirmed cases of Lassa fever have died since the outbreak of the disease in the state.
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Sanofi denies request to refund used Dengvaxia Pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur has denied once again the request of the Department of Health (DOH) for the refund of all the Dengvaxia doses used during the government's dengue immunization campaign and for the putting up of an indemnification ...
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Delta quarantines 24 persons for Lassa fever, case search ongoing Twenty-four persons have been placed under surveillance while active case search and contact tracing is ongoing to curtail the spread of Lassa fever in Delta State.
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Ultra-processed foods are raising cancer rates, suggests British Medical Journal Ditching highly processed foods will change your life (and, most importantly, it means you can still eat some treats). by Judith Woods.
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