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Stem cell treatment offers new hope for multiple sclerosis patients Doctors on Sunday hailed what they say is a major breakthrough in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, halting progress of the disease and relieving symptoms in some patients.
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MS sufferers line up to plead for money to get treatment overseas Melody Holmes is hoping her Givealittle crowd funding page will help towards the $100,000 cost of getting stem cell treatment in Russia.
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St. Luke's Medical Center pioneers mismatch stem cell transplant (l-r) St. Luke's Global City's highly skilled stem cell specialists: Dr. Ernesto Datu, Dr. Arvin Faundo, Dr. Francisco Lopez, Head of Bone Marrow Transplant, and Dr.
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Millions Of Americans Binge-Drink Regularly: Study Alice G. Walton , Contributor I cover health, medicine, psychology and neuroscience. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.
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Low Sperm Count: Here Are Some Health Problems That Could Be The Cause Sperm count dropping? A study presented today at ENDO 2018 shows some possible causes. (Photo: Shutterstock). Dori in Finding Nemo once sang, "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.
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Essential Oils May Lead Men to Grow Large Breasts, Study Suggests Young men who are regularly exposed to lavender or tea tree oil may be at risk of developing large breasts, according to a new study.
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Will Essential Oils Like Lavender And Tea Tree Make Your Breasts Larger? Can lavender oil increase the size of male breasts? (Photo: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images). A commercial once said that Red Bull can give you wings (although a lawsuit argued that this is not actually the case).
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Marquel Brumley: 13-Year-Old Boy Died After Sinus Infection Spread To His Brain Weeks before his death, the Michigan teen reportedly complained of cold symptoms, and was advised by doctors that he had a viral infection that would "run its course.
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Contraceptive pill for men is closer to development – but will men remember to take it? Taken daily like the female Pill, it switches off a man's testosterone and the hormones that cause sperm production. This should bring the sperm count low enough so that a man cannot get his partner pregnant.
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5:2 dieters lose weight 'quicker' and may have healthier hearts - new study People on the part-time "5:2" diet lose weight more quickly and are more healthy than those undertaking a consistent, traditional diet, a new study suggests.
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High-energy breakfast promotes weight loss In patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a meal schedule that includes a high-energy breakfast promotes weight loss, improves diabetes and decreases the need for insulin, new research from Israel reports.
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Americans binge 17 billion drinks a year, CDC says A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers some striking findings on Americans' drinking habits. The study focuses on binge drinking and finds that U.S.
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Americans binge 17 billion drinks a year, CDC estimates College students have a reputation for binge drinking, but it's not just them. Americans drink massive amounts of alcoholic beverages, according to a new report.
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Eight private Kampala hospitals named to handle Hepatitis B vaccine Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has named eight Kampala private health facilities to provide the Hepatitis B vaccine as they put in place measures to halt supply of fake drugs on the market.
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652 drinks a year. Kentucky binge drinking rate among highest in nation, study says Kentucky's rate of binge-drinking has been one of the highest in the nation, according to a new study. The state ranked third, at 652, in the total number of alcoholic drinks consumed annually during heavy drinking episodes by people who reported being ...
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Stem cell transplant 'game changer' for MS patients Doctors say a stem cell transplant could be a "game changer" for many patients with multiple sclerosis. Results from an international trial show that it was able to stop the disease and improve symptoms.
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Inside the mental health recovery process NC State's Counseling Center, located inside Student Health Services, regularly hosts casual drop-in-groups for students. The groups act as a safe space for students looking for additional support and the opportunity to unwind.
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Doctors, dentists in Nebraska turn to different meds as alternatives to opioids For years, Dr. Kevin Rieck used opioids to manage his patients' pain - whether they were recovering from corrective jaw surgery, having their wisdom teeth pulled or something else.
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Medical marijuana troubles Ohio doctors: 'Although it's natural, (it's) not like a vitamin' Almost daily, Dr. Gogi Kumar is questioned at Dayton Children's Hospital about medical marijuana by concerned parents of children who suffer from seizures.
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The Call-In: Childhood Obesity Rates Are At Their Highest Since 1999 Childhood obesity was on the decline, or so it seemed. Both scientific journals and media outlets, including from NPR as late as 2012, have reported within the last decade that its numbers were moving down.
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Despite Ohio's medical marijuana industry's rocky start, job excitement grows (photos) CLEVELAND, Ohio - HempStaff, specializing in medical marijuana recruiting and dispensary training, is selling out on training classes nationwide for the burgeoning legal marijuana industry, and Cleveland is no exception.
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Display to show tobacco dangers A display at Columbus City Hall this week will aim to highlight dangers of tobacco use while encouraging young people to avoid smoking.
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Opioids might not treat pain better than Tylenol, UMN study says The study found that opioids weren't any better at managing chronic pain than non-opioid medicines. By Wesley Hortenbach. Share.
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Yellow fever outbreak in Brazil prompts CDC warning to travelers Ampules of yellow fever vaccine are seen in a field hospital in Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil. On Friday, health officials said 10 travelers - none of them American - recently caught yellow fever while visiting Brazil.
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E-cigarettes may lead to accumulation of fat in the liver Using e-cigarettes may lead to an accumulation of fat in the liver, a study of mice exposed to the devices suggests. The research will be presented Sunday, March 18, at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society's 100th annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.
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Physically Fit Women May Have a Lower Risk of Dementia This comes from a study by Sweden's University of Gothenburg of 1,500 women between the ages of 38 and 50 - they were given fitness and cognitive tests and then followed over the course of 44 years.
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Colorectal cancer is often a silent killer Pop quiz: What's the third most common cancer? If you're stumped, you're not alone. The answer is colorectal cancer, a type of cancer that can be silent.
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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths, and National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month offers a perfect opportunity to talk to your doctor about screening for the disease.
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Baltimore church hosts naloxone tutorial with health commissioner Dr. Leana Wen The Rev. Andrew Foster Connors, senior pastor at Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr.
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CDC strengthens yellow fever travel warning Federal health officials strengthened their warnings about travel to Brazil on Friday, saying anyone planning to travel there needs to get a yellow fever vaccine.
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Test could spare patients the misery of chemotherapy Irish scientists have developed a tool that may allow them to predict how effective chemotherapy will be on a cancer patient before treatment begins.
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Relay for Life runs laps around Cancer in Trafalgar Park debut Mum's On The Run participate in the Relay for Life Cancer Society fundraiser at Trafalgar Park in Nelson. Standing up to Cancer was all in a day's walk for the hundreds who took part in the 2018 Nelson Relay For Life on Saturday.
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The Grades Are In: Best And Worst States For Marijuana Patients In a comprehensive, 187-page report on the status of access for medical marijuana patients in the US, seven states received a grade of B+, the highest score given this year.
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Does she look like a leader? Not if she's a woman, study shows The capacity to "take charge," which is strongly associated with one's ability to lead, continues to be considered a largely male characteristic.
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FDA begins push to cut addictive nicotine in cigarettes WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials took the first step Thursday to slash levels of addictive nicotine in cigarettes, an unprecedented move designed to help smokers quit and prevent future generations from getting hooked.
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WHO says diphtheria infected over 1300 people in Yemen The World Health Organization says a diphtheria outbreak in war-torn Yemen has spread rapidly nationwide and infected more than 1,300 people.
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FDA begins push to cut addictive nicotine WASHINGTON - Federal health officials took the first step Thursday to slash levels of addictive nicotine in cigarettes, an unprecedented move designed to help smokers quit and prevent future generations from getting hooked.
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New mobile app can reduce your stroke risk: Here's how Scientists have developed a new mobile application that can detect atrial fibrillation that causes strokes. The mobile application can save lives all over the world as timely diagnosis of atrial fibrillation is crucial for effective stroke prevention ...
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Australia's rockmelon listeria death toll reaches five A man in his 80s is the latest in Australia to die from listeria linked to rockmelons. Listeria linked to rockmelons has claimed five lives in Australia, but the true extent of the outbreak may not be known for some time.
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