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New biological research framework for Alzheimer's seeks to spur discovery This table shows column of the eight biomarker profiles (left) and corresponding categories (right) outlined in the framework that could be used to group research participants.
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Triple play: EWG posts 'Dirty Dozen' list of fresh produce items Editor's note: This opinion piece by Sonya Lunder, senior analyst for the Environmental Working Group, is part of a three-piece presentation today by Food Safety News.
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OUT NOW: EWG's 2018 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ WASHINGTON - All adults and children should eat more fruits and vegetables, whether they are organic or conventionally grown. With EWG's 2018 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™, you can choose healthy produce while minimizing unwanted doses of ...
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Fake pot likely tainted with rat poison kills 3, sickens 100 Fake marijuana likely contaminated with rat poison has killed three people in Illinois and caused severe bleeding in more than 100 others, including a few in four other states.
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Synthetic cannabinoids linked to death in Illinois Those who have become sick have reported coughing up blood, blood in urine, severe bloody noses, bleeding gums and internal bleeding.
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Fake Pot Plagues Illinois At least three people have died and dozens have experienced severe bleeding after using synthetic cannabinoids, officials say. By Joseph P. Williams, Staff Writer.
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Brain effects of 'hottest pepper in the world' put man in hospital What happened to a contestant in a hot-pepper-eating contest may give spicy food aficionados one more reason to "fear the reaper," according to a recent case report.
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Russian Woman Faces Horrific Death After Doctors Confuse Saline With Formaldehyde A Russian woman died last week after being given intravaneous embalming fluids instead of saline during surgery. Moscow Hospital Epsilon / Stringer / Getty Images News.
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Brain effects of 'hottest pepper in the world' put man in hospital What happened to a contestant in a hot-pepper-eating contest may give spicy food aficionados one more reason to "fear the reaper," according to a recent case report.
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CDC wraps up chicken salad Salmonella outbreak probe The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late last week announced a close to a Salmonella outbreak investigation tied to prepared chicken salad sold in Midwestern grocery stores.
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Strawberries, apples, spinach: Guide highlights fruits, veggies with most pesticide residues In this Tuesday, May 23, 2017, photo, Tyler Wegmeyer, owner of Wegmeyer Farms, picks strawberries in the pick-your-own strawberry patch at Wegmeyer Farms in Hamilton, Va.
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3 Illinois Deaths Linked to Synthetic Marijuana Use The number of fatalities in Illinois since late March linked to synthetic cannabinoids has increased to three, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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As more are sickened by synthetic pot, Macon County authorities warn of increasing use In this file photo from 2016, packets of synthetic marijuana, known as K2, on display in New York after they were seized in Brooklyn.
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Sperm whale swallows 64 pounds of trash, dies of 'gastric shock' The tail of a dead sperm whale is seen on a beach on Texel Island, The Netherlands, January 13, 2016. (REUTERS/Cris Toala Olivares).
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FDA OKs First Transitional Contacts That Darken in Sunlight The first contact lenses that have an additive that automatically darkens the lenses when exposed to bright light have been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Australian woman gets jail time for 'despicable' cancer scam An Australian woman has been sentenced to three months in jail after lying about having terminal cancer and using donations from concerned friends and family on vacations, but her attorney says this isn't fair because she only scammed people out of $31 ...
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Mom's Marijuana Winds Up in Breast Milk MONDAY, April 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-feeding has known benefits for both baby and mom, but if a new mom also smokes marijuana, does the drug turn up in her breast milk?
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SF scientists erase Alzheimer-causing gene in human brain Scientists in San Francisco may be close to finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease. The key to their success was looking not at the brains of mice - a standard practice in scientific research - but of men.
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What happens if you smoke pot while breastfeeding Science has long confirmed that alcohol consumed by a nursing mother makes its way into her breast milk; a finding that has prompted a range of products which ensure the safety of babies whose moms want to imbibe.
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Australian jailed for 'despicable' fake cancer scam An Australian woman who faked having terminal cancer before scamming money from friends of her family has been jailed for three months.
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Private hospitals warned over surgeons Some of the failings that allowed rogue surgeon Ian Paterson to harm patients have been found to be widespread across private hospitals, inspectors say.
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Brain injuries increase dementia risk, study finds People who suffer brain injuries are at increased risk of dementia later in life, a large study suggests. An analysis of 2.8 million people found those who had one or more traumatic brain injuries were 24% more likely to get dementia than those who had ...
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Number, severity of brain injuries raises dementia risk A large study offers more evidence of a link between traumatic brain injuries and dementia later in life, with repeated injuries and severe ones posing the greatest danger.
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When heart disease runs in the family, exercise tied to lower risk (Reuters Health) - People who get plenty of exercise are less likely to have heart attacks and strokes than their inactive counterparts, even when they have a genetic predisposition for heart disease, a U.K.
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The causes of an inability to lose weight The basic principle of weight loss - eating less and exercising more - doesn't work for everyone. For some people, it seems no matter what they eat or how much they work out, they just can't lose the weight.
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Health in US — and Washington state — improving, report says Washington is among states with a life expectancy above 80 years of age, the Global Burden of Disease group found. Mortality rates in the nation have declined nearly 22 percent over 26 years.
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Study: Despite decline in prescriptions, opioid deaths skyrocketing due to heroin and synthetic drugs Fatalities from heroin and black-market synthetic opioids skyrocketed while the nation saw a decline in the number of opioid painkiller prescriptions and the overdose deaths attributed to them, according to a study.
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'Despicable' cancer fraud jailed after swindling her family and friends out of $42k A YOUNG woman received over $40,000 in donations after convincing her parents she was dying of cancer - while using the money to fund her party lifestyle.
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New insulin 'on-the-go' patch gives Type 2 diabetes patients ease in treatment Jo-Anne Brown whips up a healthy dinner most nights of the week. Her husband, Al, is only too happy to dig in. Al loves corn, but knows he has to watch his starches and carbs.
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Tips to prepare for allergy season The snow and cold in Minnesota has held down pollen counts, but allergy season is ready as soon as things bloom. Author: Lou Raguse.
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Research details developments in the hand dryers market Hand dryers play an important role in washroom hygiene. It is an electrical device, generally installed in public washrooms for the purpose of drying hands.
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Mystery E. coli Outbreak in Connecticut, Idaho, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington The CDC, several states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 infections.
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World News: Who's Priscilla Chan? Fb CEO Mark Zuckerberg's partner, paediatrician and mother of two Priscilla Chan, 33, is an American philanthropist and paediatrician and she or he's married to Mark Zuckerberg. Priscilla's dad and mother have been Chinese language language refugees who fled Vietnam in boats, she grew up speaking every Cantonese ...
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Op-ed: Why medical marijuana may be the answer to the opioid epidemic San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board: If the U.S. government put its weight behind promoting cannabis as a painkiller, progress could be made on the opioids crisis.
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Who is Priscilla Chan? Mark Zuckerberg's wife and philanthropist who has two children with the Facebook CEO Priscilla's parents were Chinese refugees who fled Vietnam in boats, she grew up speaking both Cantonese and English. In 2003 Priscilla graduated as class valedictorian, the highest ranking student among her peers, and she was voted "class genius" by ...
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Mark Zuckerberg is one of the suits now. He'd better learn to get comfortable in one. Did anyone really think Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg would come to Capitol Hill to testify before Congress wearing a T-shirt or a hoodie?
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3rd death reported in Illinois linked to synthetic marijuana While synthetic marijuana is smoked just like real marijuana, the two drugs have little in common. Synthetic marijuana is physically addicting and has been known to cause psychotic episodes.
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Mental Health and the UCPD Shooting UChicago needs to reckon with its lack of investment in mental health care in the wake of the UCPD shooting. Annie Geng. Cast in the darkness of a Tuesday night, the body camera footage depicting the shooting of University student Charles Thomas by a ...
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If you have prediabetes, here's how to prevent getting diabetes If you're among the 84 million people in the U.S. with prediabetes, you should know this: Developing diabetes is not inevitable.
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Exercise Cuts Heart Risks, Regardless of Your Genes MONDAY, April 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Staying physically fit can help ward off heart trouble, even if your genetics put you at higher risk for clogged arteries, a new, large study suggests.
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App guides Parkinson's disease patients through 'freezing' In visual mode, the app places a circle or other object over what the camera sees in front of users and encourages them to step into the graphic.
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'My son was diagnosed with Parkinson's at 11' When Sarah's Hill's son complained of aching legs, her GP told her not to worry. But it was one of the first signs Alex had Parkinson's disease, a condition usually associated with the over-60s.
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White House Asked To Produce Info On Opioid Crisis Work Law360 (April 9, 2018, 4:55 PM EDT) -- Two Democratic senators called on President Donald Trump on Monday to detail what progress his administration has made to carry out proposals made by a special White House commission to fight the opioid crisis ...
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Pasta And Weight Loss A new study from the researchers at the University of Toronto suggests that moderate amounts of pasta in a diet leads to weight loss, as published in British Medical Journal.
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My View: Education helps deal with the fright of Parkinson's April has me thinking back more than 30 years ago to a very poignant time in my life. I was a college student at the crux of life when my father revealed that he had Parkinson's disease.
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Local allergist to parents: 'Don't panic' about new baby wipe study A new study is making headlines for linking baby wipes to the development of food allergies in some children. But a local pediatric allergist says parents shouldn't be worried just yet.
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World's Hottest Pepper Causes 'Thunderclap' Headache For the uninitiated, the red-coloured, gnarly shaped plant is believed to be the world's hottest chili pepper. Their warning comes after treating a young man in the hospital who suffered excruciatingly painful headaches after eating a "Carolina Reaper ...
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Seattle man saved by naloxone 4 times, now helping others recover from addiction Josh Bell lost everything when addiction took over his life. His job as a data analyst. His passion for music. His home. He and his dog lived in a car.
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Thinking about getting your child the flu vaccine? Here's what you need to know Young children catch and spread the flu more than any other age group. Credit: Africa Studio/Shutterstock. As we head toward winter, health professionals and the public are anxious about another influenza season like 2017, when record numbers of ...
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Behavioral health report: More funds, earlier, broader help needed Gov. Charlie Baker and Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders testified in January before the Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Committee.
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