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Science Says: What we know about cancer risk and coffee Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle has ruled that California law requires coffee companies to carry an ominous cancer warning label because of a chemical produced in the roasting process.
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Drunken dare to eat slug sent teen into coma, full body paralysis Eight years later, Sam Ballard's family and friends have spoken out about how their lives have changed. Credits: The Sunday Project.
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World autism awareness day: A glimpse into the enigmatic world of autism Childfen take part on Autism Awareness campaign held at a mall in Kozhikode. (Photo: DC). Autism Spectrum Disorder (or ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition.
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Condom-Snorting Challenge: Things To Know About The Latest Social Media Fad Following the "Mannequin Challenge" and the "Tide Pod Challenge," the new social media craze among youngsters is the "Condom-snorting Challenge.
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Recent HudsonAlpha discovery could help to develop a noninvasive screening for colon cancer HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The last thing anyone wants to hear from their doctor is a cancer diagnosis. But if the disease - or the potential for the disease - can be detected early, it can make all the difference.
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Why are teens snorting condoms? Here are five things to know about latest online fad While it sounds like an April Fool's joke, educators are warning about a "condom challenge" being spread online by YouTube videos and social media.
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Teen left severely disabled after swallowing slug looks to family, friends for support Sam Ballard (right) now needs 24/7 care from his mother Katie (left) and family after swallowing a garden slug as a dare and developing eosinophilic meningoencephalitis.
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Families and autism: how to cope with a diagnosis Learning that a child or loved one has autism can present a magnitude of emotions: family members can become overwhelmed with denial, filled with shock, shaken with helplessness and struck with fear.
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Neustatter: Book dissects the ills of big-business health care In her new book, "An American Sickness—How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back," Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, a Harvard-trained internist who worked as a reporter for the New York Times for 22 years, says she has had a "front-row ...
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Florida pregnant woman was suffering from food poisoning but she gives baby birth A woman who thought she had bad Chinese food had the shock of her life when she found that her horrifying pain wasn't the consequence of an excess of MSG or a two-day-old egg roll.
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CMC nurse spreads hope and healing to patients on floating hospital Rebecca Roma removes sutures from Bernard, a patient on the Africa Mercy, a few days after his surgery. (Courtesy). For more. To read Rebecca Roma's blog about her experience on Africa Mercy, visit missionstoafrica.
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Person dies in Illinois after using fake marijuana SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Someone has died in Illinois after using synthetic marijuana, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Saturday.
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Illinois reports 'Spice' death due to severe bleeding In a follow-up on the dangerous synthetic cannabinoids situation in Illinois, state health officials are reporting the death of an individual who experienced severe bleeding and reported using synthetic cannabinoids, often called Spice, K2, or fake ...
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Synthetic pot has people bleeding from their eyes and ears in Chicago While some states are moving towards legalizing marijuana at pace, residents in the vast majority of the country are left buying sketchy weed from illegal sources, or equally-sketchy legal highs from corner stores.
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State health department links death to synthetic marijuana SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State health officials say a person who started bleeding severely after using synthetic marijuana has died.
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Estonia to give genetic testing and advice to 100000 residents The Estonian government plans to provide free DNA-based lifestyle advice for 100,000 of its 1.3 million residents. It will be the first nation to provide a state-sponsored personal genetic information service - but some have warned that this might ...
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1 dead as outbreak related to synthetic pot use hits 38 people in Illinois Because makers often change the formulas of their products, it is difficult to know what chemicals synthetic cannabinoids contain or what a user's reaction will be.
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Double boost for Hartlepool hospital patients A hard-working hospital team has won a double boost thanks to its efforts to reduce hospital stays for patients. The joint replacement unit at the University Hospital of Hartlepool has two reasons to celebrate.
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Consumer DNA Tests Are False 40 Percent of the Time Just due to the reason that a person could conduct at-home DNA testing without the direction of a doctor, does not mean the person should.
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Royal Shrewsbury Hospital shops bring in £200000 a year Volunteer-run shops at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital make about £200,000 every year, according to new figures. shares. Subscribe to our daily newsletter.
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Study shows e-cigarettes do not help quit smoking LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - A new study is showing what many think about e-cigarettes may be wrong. An analysis of more than 1,300 who intended to quit smoking after hospitalization looked at people who reported using e-cigarettes.
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Reader: Kratom Saved My Life From a Heroin Addiction The debate over kratom's effectiveness continues. After Denver banned the herbal substance, supporters came out in droves to advocate for the plant that some say can ween people off opioids.
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Trump launches a new website to solicit opioid addiction stories (CNN) - The White House is using a new website to collect and share stories from Americans about how they or someone they know overcame opioid addiction.
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Light it Up Blue for World Autism Awareness Day: What you need to know On April 2, members of the autism community will don blue in honor of World Autism Awareness Day. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon). wls. Sunday, April 01, 2018 06:26PM.
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Consumer DNA Tests Are Wrong 40 Percent of the Time Just because you can conduct at-home DNA testing without the advice of a doctor doesn't mean you should. As people take a more proactive role in their health care, direct-to-consumer (DTC) kits have become increasingly popular.
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Yes, Orgasm Anxiety Is a Thing—Here's How to Overcome It Do you feel pressured to orgasm? Does it feel like if you don't come, your partner will be disappointed? Does this then make it even harder to orgasm, perhaps so much so that it feels like you'll never get back to a peak again?
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Battling Heroin with a hearse and a Prayer When Ape Hanger bought hands as handlebars, he had planned to cut a hole in the roof and make a place for them, but the hearse had abolished those plans at home.
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Crash diets and transient deterioration in heart function Crash diets, also called meal replacement programmes, have become increasingly fashionable in the past few years. People are opting for crash diets to lose weight in short span.
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UMN employee finds kidney donor via social media Susan Markgraf underwent a kidney transplant on March 26 after one of her Facebook friends offered to donate. By Michelle Griffith.
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Parents, doctors hope 'Light It Up Blue' will bring autism awareness "Knowing that this is your job now, you're the advocate and you have to do everything to make sure your child's life is easier," says Lisa Litvag, whose son has autism.
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Lancaster County woman calling all hockey fans for a kidney WEST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -- A Lancaster County woman is looking for someone who can save her life. 30-year-old Kelly Sowatsky has been sick for the past two years.
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5 outdoor cardio workouts to help you lose weight if you hate running Outdoor cardio workouts are a great way to lose weight. For starters you don't feel like you're running in the same place (literally) and, well let's face it you haven't really been to the gym even though you got that gold membership card four months ...
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Eating out? It may be hitting your hormones Teenagers who eat too much fast-food may be exposed to potentially harmful chemicals that disrupt hormone balance, a study warns. Phthalates, a group of chemicals used in food packaging and processing materials, are known to disrupt hormones in humans ...
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Lancaster County Penguins fan advertises need for kidney transplant at game A Lancaster County woman took her search for a new kidney into her own hands and her efforts are going viral. Advertisement. Kelly Sowatsky has been dealing with kidney failure for about a year and a half.
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San Antonio woman to receive kidney donation after 5-year wait SAN ANTONIO - Easter will be a bit different for one San Antonio family after getting the good news that their daughter has been matched with a kidney she's been waiting on for five years.
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Eugene Nurse Finds Kidney Donor Through Billboard Roxanne Loomis is a Eugene nurse whose need for a kidney transplant lead her to rent a billboard on Interstate 5 south of Eugene. Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard.
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Addiction Rehab is Broken. Can Technology Fix It? My time in rehab for an opioid addiction left me humiliated and desperate to know why my friends were dying. Now a wave of app developers are trying to do things differently.
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Pensioner 'in tears' after hospital stay A pensioner has spoken out against West Suffolk Hospital after his wife received 'diabolical' treatment during a five-day stay in December.
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Local Senior Community Announces New Senior Fitness Class Programming Options Residents of Autumn Winds in Yankton now have the opportunity to participate in a new on-site fitness program conducted by certified personal trainers from Live 2 B Healthy®.
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Davis Asks Questions On Fighting Opioid Epidemic Anne Hazlett, assistant to the secretary for rural development, and Congressman Rodney Davis listen at an opioid meeting at the Montgomery County Health Department on Thursday.
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Australian Researchers Might Have Found First Step To Stopping Gonorrhea Superbug The research comes not long after a British man was found to have the first-ever recorded case of "super gonorrhea" resistant to first-line antibiotic treatment.
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Online tumult over breastfeeding photo challenges stigmas, highlights hurdles TORONTO - A photo of a hockey player breastfeeding her baby between periods has riled social media, and that uproar has some lactation experts bemoaning how such a natural act continues to be sexualized and shamed.
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'Pregnancy saved my life' Scans carried out while mum was expecting revealed undetected 'silent killer' For many women pregnancy is about the creation of a new life, but for one woman it saved her own life. Louise Mitchell was blissfully happy when she went for her 12-week scan in April 2016, however it all changed when doctors told her she had an ...
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Sudbury Cancer Society volunteer encourages other to get involved Helene Landry is a volunteer with the Canadian Cancer Society in Sudbury. (Markus Schwabe/CBC). 0 comments. About nine years ago, Sudbury's Helene Landry was invited to attend Relay For Life, an annual event organized by the Canadian Cancer Society ...
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DO NOT PUBLISH*** World Autism Day: Fake cures, ignorance and the problems surrounding autism A sensory bus parked at every terminal at Heathrow gave passengers a three-minute simulated experience of sensory overload with sights, smells, sounds and touch all amplified.
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South Africa: Stellenbosch University Researchers Reveal Pivotal Work on Managing TB and HIV Four researchers from the Desmond Tutu TB Centre (DTTC) at Stellenbosch University have recently graduated with PhDs after conducting research which holds valuable lessons for the way TB and HIV is managed in South Africa.
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