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Couple who claimed talcum powder caused mesothelioma wins $37 million in lawsuit A jury in Middlesex County, New Jersey, awarded $30 million in compensatory damages on Thursday to a man who got cancer after decades of using talcum powder.
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NJ couple awarded $37M in Johnson & Johnson baby powder cancer case A New Jersey man who sued Johnson & Johnson and other companies after getting cancer he says was caused by asbestos in baby powder has been awarded $30 million by a jury.
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Health officials urge more people to carry drug that reverses opioid overdoses Washington health officials Friday joined the U.S. Surgeon General in urging more Americans to carry naloxone - a life-saving medication that can reverse opioid overdoses.
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Surgeon General Issues New Advisory On Naloxone: What To Know About The Opioid Overdose-Reversal Drug Photographed is an example of a Naloxone dose that firefighters in Illinois carry with them in case of opioid overdose situations.
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Stepping up public release of drug data could help Ohioans The most dangerous time for Cincinnati heroin addicts is not a typical party time: 3 p.m. on Wednesdays. For Columbus, it's 6 p.m.
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Breast cancer patients fare better if they have muscle: Study It may be the last thing that anyone struggling with breast cancer is thinking about, but it's important: Get some muscles. A new study published in JAMA Oncology finds that women with breast cancer who have more muscle mass have a better chance of ...
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Three overdose deaths in two days prompts warning from Peterborough police City police warned narcotic drug users in the Peterborough area on Saturday to have Naloxone on hand when using opioids after the deaths of three people in two days due to overdoes.
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All victims in New Jersey E. coli outbreak admitted to hospitals An E. coli outbreak in New Jersey has a 100 percent hospitalization rate and is possibly linked to eating at Panera Bread, based on patient interviews.
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Onset of kids' food allergies linked to infant wipes, genetics: study Children's food allergies develop from a combination of genetics that alter skin absorbency, infant cleansing wipes that leave soap on the skin, skin exposure to allergens in dust and skin exposure to food by caregivers, according to a new study.
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Health Officials Across the Bay Area Attempt to Contain Measles Outbreak Health officials across the Bay Area are trying to contain a measles outbreak after six people have been infected by one patient, who likely got the highly contagious illness during a recent trip to Europe.
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CDC Reports 'Nightmare Bacteria' Found In Indiana Virtually untreatable "superbug" bacteria was found more than 200 times last year in the U.S., including in Indiana. By Rebecca Bream, Patch Staff | Apr 7, 2018 6:30 pm ET.
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Food allergy is linked to skin exposure and genetics Infant and childhood food allergy, whose cause has long been a mystery, has now been linked to a mix of environmental and genetic factors that must coexist to trigger the allergy, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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How This Flu Season Could Have A Second Wave Here's a sign at a Walgreens pharmacy in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images). Bad movies can have sequels with the sequels often being bad.
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Can Freezing Your Vagus Nerve Really Help You Lose Weight? The vagus nerve is otherwise known as cranial nerve X. (Photo By Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG Via Getty Images). This procedure really hit a nerve.
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Why sometimes it's OK not to talk openly about mental illness As a mental health writer, I'm always encouraging my readers to get help from friends, family and medical professionals. But I'm careful to never make anyone feel forced into 'outing' their mental illness publicly too soon.
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Pittsburgh One Of Eight Sites Testing New Technology To Detect Breast Cancer PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Researchers are testing technology that could better detect breast cancer for many women when used in addition to a mammogram.
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I never took my mental health for granted – now I'm reaping the rewards ... ' I have spent decades building a toolkit of rituals, strategies and coping mechanisms that arm me against the challenges of adulthood.
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Researchers Working On Novel Approach To Treat Hearing Loss Hearing loss could arise from various causes such as an injury, an infection, exposure to loud noises, or ageing. Researchers from USC are testing out a novel way of treating hearing loss through cell regeneration.
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College student with measles had been vaccinated, health officials say USA Today NetworkSiobahn McAndrew, Reno (Nev.) Gazette Journal Published 6:23 a.m. ET April 7, 2018 | Updated 7:49 p.m. ET April 7, 2018.
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No chronic wasting disease found in Louisiana deer, so far There are no signs that a disease found in a buck in Mississippi earlier this year has spread to deer in Louisiana. Posted: Apr. 7, 2018 10:53 PM.
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New class of antibiotics may combat drug resistant, hard to treat infections The antibiotic called odilorhabdins, or ODLs, are produced by symbiotic bacteria found in soil-dwelling nematode worms that colonise insects for food.
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Hunters educated on chronis wasting disease The Pennsylvania Game Commission held two open houses last week at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area to educate hunters about deer contracting deadly chronic wasting disease and to clarify matters concerning the recent establishment of Disease ...
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Here are possible ways to combat the opioid crisis Aimee Dunkle of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., holds a vial of naloxone and an injection kit. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times/TNS).
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Warren calls for new federal approach to opioid crisis BOSTON - U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for the federal government to confront the opioid addiction crisis like it ultimately attacked the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s.
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What to eat to live to 100 We often hear about anti-ageing when it comes to looking after our skin. But diets can be anti-ageing too. Several scientific studies have shown rats and primates living longer after following particular diets.
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A new class of antibiotics to combat drug resistance ODLs (yellow) bind to a site on the ribosome not used by other antibiotics. Location of this site is shown here relative to the sites of other known antibiotics, such as negamycin (green), tetracycline (dark blue), aminoglycoside antibiotic …more ...
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Major stressful events in life could accelerate brain ageing Researchers say exposure to chronic stress has long been associated with biological weathering and premature ageing. Major stressful events in life could accelerate brain ageing.
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Autism Center annual run raises funds, community awareness Over 200 runners and walkers braved the cold Saturday morning to participate in the Autism Run and Walk held at Ballard Park. LIBBY EZELL | BUY AT PHOTOS.
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Americans hooked on vitamins despite lack of evidence they work Many older Americans take several kinds of vitamins, despite a lack of evidence that they prevent disease. TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE. By Liz Szabo, Tribune News Service.
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During Autism Awareness Month, a focus on Macon County-area resources In this September 2016 file photo, Jacob Garver, 9, walks through an exhibit at the Children's Museum of Illinois during a visit by the Not Forgotten Inc. support group, which aims to help parents and teachers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ...
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Bleeding from synthetic cannabis outbreak unusual, experts say Synthetic marijuana, also known as K2, in a 2010 file image. (Christopher Smith/Chicago Tribune/TNS). By Elvia Malagon of The Chicago Tribune (TNS).
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Liver proteins help stem cells Blood stem cells are produced in the bone marrow, yet new evidence from mice studies suggests that proteins produced in the liver help maintain the production of these critical stem cells from afar.
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Free Medical Clinic Visits Clovis CLOVIS, N.M. - Remote Area Medical (RAM), a major non-profit that provides medical clinics with free healthcare to uninsured individuals and underserved areas, visited Clovis this weekend.
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Monfredo: Calling on Community Members to Join Heart Walk As individuals we have an obligation to do all that we can to make this community of ours a better place for everyone. It starts with us being aware of good health practices and to assist our community in eradicating the many diseases that inflict our ...
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Braintree marks Donate Life Month by highlighting importance of organ donation BRAINTREE, Mass. (WHDH) - April is Donate Life Month and Braintree held an event Friday to highlight the importance of being an organ donor.
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Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's disease is a neurological disorder that causes a person's cognitive functions to deteriorate in an escalating manner.
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