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Compounds in herbal supplement kratom are opioids, FDA says (CNN) US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb warned the public about the herbal supplement kratom in a statement on Tuesday, saying "There is no evidence to indicate that kratom is safe or effective for any medical use" and ...
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Nationwide flu outbreak shows no sign of easing up as more deaths reported A nationwide flu outbreak is showing no sign of easing up as at least four more deaths have been reported in the past few days, including three children.
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Hot Tea and Increased Risk for Esophageal Cancer Tea lovers who take their daily cup scalding hot are exponentially increasing their risk for esophageal cancer if they also drink alcohol every day or if they smoke, say researchers.
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A televangelist's flu-season advice: 'Inoculate yourself with the word of God' At least 53 children across the country have died during a nasty flu outbreak that is already one of the worst on record, even though the season typically peaks in February.
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Publix reverses, will cover HIV prevention drug for workers FILE-In this Sunday, May 19, 2013 file photo, a vehicle passes the front of the Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla. Publix announced a change Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 in a reply on Twitter to Florida state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith.
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Why the Vaccinated Still Caught the Flu This Winter Vaccination has been recommended for decades as the best way to protect yourself against flu, but it's no silver bullet. The shot's effectiveness varies from year to year, depending on the closeness of the match between that season's viruses and the ...
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Publix reverses, will cover HIV prevention drug for workers FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Southeast's largest supermarket chain announced Tuesday that it is changing its employee prescription plan to cover a drug that helps prevent HIV infections, remedying an omission that doctors and gay rights groups said was ...
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Most bugs wouldn't survive being eaten by a toad, but these beetles get barfed to safety A bombardier beetle escapes being eaten by a toad by ejecting a boiling-hot mixture of toxic chemicals inside the amphibian's stomach.
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A Tiny Pulse Of Electricity Can Help The Brain Form Lasting Memories The key is to deliver a tiny pulse of electricity to exactly the right place at exactly the right moment, a team reports in Tuesday's Nature Communications.
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Publix reverses policy denying coverage for HIV-prevention drug Supermarket chain Publix announced Tuesday it will include HIV prevention method PrEP in its employee healthcare plans, changing policy a day after meeting with Florida Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, the Legislature's first openly gay Latino member.
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As many as 1 in 20 US kids harmed by alcohol in the womb, study says (CNN) More children have been affected by drinking during pregnancy than previously thought, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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India officials investigate if fake doctor spread HIV Indian officials are investigating claims that a fake doctor in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh has infected at least 33 people with HIV with a used syringe.
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Far More US Children than Previously Thought May Have Fetal Alcohol Disorders More American children than previously thought may be suffering from neurological damage because their mothers drank alcohol during pregnancy, according to a new study.
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Hot tea tied to higher cancer risk for smokers and drinkers Researchers in China found a link between drinking scalding hot tea and esophageal cancer in people who smoke and drink alcohol. (Alexandr Vlassyuk).
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Woman says store-bought lettuce had a 3-inch lizard in it This photo taken Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, shows Michelle Carr, a nurse and new mother living in Kittery, Maine, holding a dead lizard that she found and while eating a fresh salad, recently.
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An unlicensed doctor with a dirty syringe infected dozens with HIV in India, officials say The bicycling doctor made an offer his patients couldn't turn down: medical cures for 10 Indian rupees, or less than two dimes.
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Experts concerned as flu-related deaths continue to rise in Arkansas WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. - The flu is sweeping the country and the Centers for Disease Control says the worst of the virus is yet to come.
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Beetles Eaten by Toads Free Themselves With Hot Chemicals That Make Their Captors Vomit You're just a toad strolling through a Japanese forest, on the hunt for a snack. No one could blame you for snagging that beetle with your sticky tongue and swallowing it whole.
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Risky Antipsychotic Drugs Still Overprescribed In Nursing Homes A study published Monday by Human Rights Watch finds that about 179,000 nursing home residents are being given antipsychotic drugs, even though they don't have schizophrenia or other serious mental illnesses that those drugs are designed to treat.
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Breakthrough cancer 'vaccine' may eventually eliminate tumors in rapid, inexpensive way, researchers find STANFORD, Calif. - Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine in California have developed a breakthrough cancer treatment that eliminates tumors in mice, a newly released study found.
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Toads Eat Beetles. Sometimes, Beetles Make Them Regret Their Meal Choice. For most prey, the game is over once they've been swallowed. But one species of beetle can escape from a toad's stomach nearly two hours after being eaten, according to a new study.
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Cancer 'Vaccine' Wiped Out Tumors In Mice, Scientists Say CBS Local - Scientists at Stanford University's School of Medicine have announced that tests of their new treatment for cancer successfully wiped out all of the tumors in a group of mice.
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Maine woman finds 3-inch lizard in bagged lettuce A Maine woman said she found this 3-inch long lizard in a bag of prepackaged bag of lettuce. (WLS). Tuesday, February 06, 2018 02:38PM.
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As many as 1 in 20 US kids harmed by alcohol in the womb, study says More children have been affected by drinking during pregnancy than previously thought, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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How to be heart-healthy: Auburn cardiologist has some tips Valentine's Day is almost here. But physicians across the country, including local cardiologist Dr. Marc Baker, are hoping people will consider their own hearts this month and beyond, in addition to those of their significant others.
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JMU postpones men's basketball games due to possible mumps outbreak HARRISONBURG, Va. -- James Madison University has postponed their next two men's basketball games due to confirmed cases of mumps affecting the team.
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Nursing Homes Still Administer Dangerous Antipsychotic Drugs To Dementia Patients Antipsychotic drugs may increase risk of death in dementia patients. Why do nursing homes continue to give these medications to their residents including those not diagnosed of conditions these drugs were designed for?
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Health departments in Glynn, Camden counties to offer free flu shots Health departments in several southeast Georgia counties, including Camden and Glynn, will offer free flu shots from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Alabama sues OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over opioid epidemic (Reuters) - Alabama on Tuesday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP of fueling the opioid epidemic by deceptively marketing prescription painkillers to generate billions of dollars in sales.
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7 things you can do right now to reduce your risk of high blood pressure There aren't any obvious signs (other than a cuff reading) that a person's blood pressure is dangerously high, which is why many call hypertension the "silent killer.
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Yale students and dental professor took selfie with two severed heads Graduate dental school students and a top University of Connecticut orthodontics professor took a selfie with two severed heads used for medical research at a training workshop at Yale University last year - an episode Yale officials called "disturbing ...
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Study: 'Some Evidence' Cell Phones Cause Tumors Feb. 5, 2018 -- Scientists with the National Toxicology Program say there is some evidence that the radiation from cellphones can increase the chance of having a rare type of nerve tumor, at least in male rats.
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APNewsBreak: Dental students took selfie with severed heads HARTFORD, Conn. - Graduate dental school students and a top University of Connecticut orthodontics professor took a selfie with two severed heads used for medical research at a training workshop at Yale University last year - an episode Yale ...
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Kim Neace: How can we protect ourselves to prevent HPV? Did you know cervical cancer can be prevented? Avoiding cancer risks such as obesity, lack of exercise and smoking can help prevent certain types of cancer, including cervical cancer.
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A Group of Dental Students Are Under Fire for Taking a 'Disturbing' Selfie With Severed Heads (HARTFORD, Conn.) - Graduate dental school students and a top University of Connecticut orthodontics professor took a selfie with two severed heads used for medical research at a training workshop at Yale University last year - an episode Yale ...
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Sanofi Rejects Philippine Plea For Refund On Used Vaccines Dr. Juliet Sio-Aguilar, right, of the Philippine General Hospital, explains her presentation during a press conference at the Department of Health office in Manila, Philippines on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018.
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Sanofi Pasteur rejects full refund, indemnity for Dengvaxia Sanofi Pasteur-Asia Pacific head Thomas Triomphe, Sanofi regional medical head Ta-Wen Yu and former health secretary Janette Garin attending the House hearing yesterday on the purchase of P3.5-billion dengue vaccines.
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