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Drinking alcohol key to living past 90, study says File photo of a November 2017 wine sampling at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. A new study shows that moderate drinking of alcohol is linked with living until the age of 90.
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28 sick in salmonella outbreak linked to kratom, CDC says (CNN) An outbreak of 28 salmonella infections in 20 states has been linked to kratom products, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement Tuesday.
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Kratom linked to dozens of illnesses from salmonella, health officials warn The popular botanical drug kratom is already under fire from U.S. health officials as an addictive opioid, and now new reports are linking its use with salmonella poisoning.
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Can Alcohol Help You Live Longer? Here's What the Research Really Says New research, which was presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual conference, has found that moderate drinking is linked to a longer life.
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Drinking Alcohol Tied to Long Life in New Study Drinking could help you live longer—that's the good news for happy-hour enthusiasts from a study presented last week at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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A Woman Claims She Was Kicked Off An Emirates Flight After Complaining About Period Pain And today in Adventures In Modern-Day Period Stigma, we have this: A woman claims she was removed from a flight after complaining about period pain.
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A passenger says she complained about period pains — and was forced off her flight A 24-year-old woman in the United Kingdom said she and her boyfriend were removed from an Emirates flight bound for Dubai after an attendant overheard her complaining about menstrual cramps.
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Ground breaking flu vaccine for Gold Coast Seniors The two new vaccines, Fluad® and Fluzone High Dose®, have been fast tracked by the Turnbull government to ensure lives are saved.
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Your DNA won't determine the best diet to help you lose weight A new study found that a person's genetic makeup had no bearing on whether they lost weight by following a low-fat or a low-carbohydrate diet.
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In our eyes, Google's software sees heart attack risk A scan of the back of the human eye, left, and how Google's algorithm sees it. The green highlights are the parts the algorithm found most helpful in predicting blood pressure.
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Heavy Drinking Tied to Early-Onset Dementia in French Study Heavy drinking may be a major risk factor for all types of dementia, especially early-onset dementia, retrospective research from France suggested.
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Why Doesn't The CDC Or WHO Offer More Seasonal Flu Candidate Vaccine Viruses? Why doesn't the CDC or WHO offer more seasonal flu candidate vaccine viruses (CVVs)? Given that it takes a long time to grow the vaccine to make a flu shot, why not make several versions and pick the most effective at the time of flu shot injections ...
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Heavy Drinking 'Strongest' Modifiable Risk Factor for Dementia A new study suggests heavy alcohol consumption is a major risk factor for all types of dementia, but particularly early-onset dementia.
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CDC warns about salmonella infections traced to kratom The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and several states are investigating an outbreak of salmonella illness linked to kratom, an unregulated herbal supplement that is sometimes used for pain, anxiety and ...
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Preventive treatment for peanut allergies succeeds in study The first treatment to help prevent serious allergic reactions to peanuts may be on the way. A company said Tuesday that its daily capsules of peanut powder helped children build tolerance in a major study.
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Cancer Prevention Important to Dentists, Yet Many Avoid HPV Talk HPV can be a major risk factor for certain types of oral cancers, yet many dentists remain reticent to discuss it. Jared Kaltwasser.
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Preventive treatment for peanut allergies succeeds in study FILE - This Feb. 20, 2015 file photo, photo shows an arrangement of peanuts in New York. The first treatment to help prevent serious allergic reactions to peanuts may be on the way.
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Excessive alcohol use linked to early-onset dementia risk (CNN) Excessive alcohol use could increase your risk for all types of dementia, particularly early-onset dementia, according to a new study.
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Parents lose custody of transgender teen CINCINNATI, Ohio (BP) -- An Ohio couple on Friday (Feb. 16) lost permanent custody of their teenage daughter because they didn't want her to undergo sex-change treatment.
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This year's flu vaccine is only 36 percent effective—and that's great news In the last decade, only one flu shot has reached the 60 percent efficacy mark. Three others have gotten over 50 percent. The lowest: 19.
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Google has developed a way to predict your risk of a heart attack just by scanning your eye A new system created by Verily and Google AI researchers can use photographs of the retina to predict risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
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Woman left paralysed from neck down after sit-up accident at gym A young woman was left paralysed from the neck down when she fell from a piece of exercise equipment while doing sit-ups at the gym.
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Pacemakers, defibrillators are potentially hackable (Reuters Health) - Heart devices that use software or wireless communications may be vulnerable to hacker attacks that could cause life-threatening malfunctions, U.S.
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New Yorkers are giving up cigarettes in record numbers New York's adult smoking rate dropped to 14.2% in 2016, the lowest level in state history and a 22% decline since 2011. (alexandrumagurean/Getty Images/iStockphoto).
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As vaping among kids grows, new devices make it easy to vape in school This collection is the amount of vaporizers compared to the one pack of cigarettes confiscated at Thomas Worthington High School in a similar time frame.
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WHO warns of soaring rates of measles in Europe Europe has seen a big surge in measles cases in 2017, which the World Health Organization says is a tragedy after a record low of 5,273 cases in 2016.
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Europe Saw 4-Fold Increase In Measles Cases In 2017 A measles vaccine, such as the one shown here from a Los Angeles clinic, is highly effective in preventing the spread of measles. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters hide caption.
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Ovarian cancer: Persistent tummy bloating can be sign, charity warns Only a third of women would see a doctor when they experience a major symptom of ovarian cancer, according to the charity Target Ovarian Cancer.
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New York's smoking rate falls to record low A woman smokes a cigarette outside her building on Thursday on Main Street in Philadelphia. ARTICLE OPTIONS. A A. print this article.
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Do TV Medical Dramas Skew Patient Perceptions of Quality Care? Research shows that TV medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" does not accurately portray a hospital experience, which can fog patient perceptions of quality care encounters.
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Autism is hard to diagnose in young children. This blood test could change that, researchers say One in 68 children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control - but diagnosing the disorder early is notoriously tough.
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First of Its Kind Blood Test Can Spot Autism in Children Scientists have developed blood and urine tests which can detect autism-linked biomarkers in children. Researchers created the tests after discovering a connection between autism and certain damaged proteins, particularly in blood plasma.
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'Grey's Anatomy' Not Much Like a Real ER TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- As much as you might love watching the popular TV drama "Grey's Anatomy," don't mistake it for real medicine, researchers suggest.
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Red Cross: Winter season and flu season causing blood shortage If you're worried that you've been sick and can't donate, donation centers will give you a quick physical before your donation.
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Facts about heart disease in women SAN ANTONIO - The American Heart Association is hoping to raise awareness about women's health, especially their heart health.
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Iron guts give vampires immunity when they raid blood bank They have clawed wings, heat-sensing noses and the equivalent of night vision goggles for sensing blood. Now vampire bats have another weapon in their armoury: iron guts.
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Just a few minutes of light intensity exercise linked to lower death risk in older men Clocking up just a few minutes at a time of any level of physical activity, including of light intensity, is linked to a lower risk of death in older men, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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