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Bulwark Against an Abortion Ban? Medical Advances A march in Washington of women demanding legalization of abortion in 1971. With President Trump about to nominate a second justice to the Supreme Court, legal experts are debating what a more conservative court would mean for abortion rights.
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3-year-old cancer survivor serves as flower girl in bone marrow donor's wedding HARTFORD, Ala. - A toddler who survived cancer honored her bone marrow donor in a special way -- by serving as flower girl in her wedding last month.
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95-year-old ME man fights off, kills rabid fox with piece of wood BRUNSWICK, ME (WMTW/CNN) - An elderly man in Maine didn't take any chances when a fox showed up in his yard amid reports of rabies in the area, as he killed the animal with a piece of wood.
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You're probably washing your hands all wrong Saturday, June 30th 2018, 10:51 am EDT. Image. (CNN) - Hand-washing seems pretty simple, but a recent study shows that 97% of the time, we're still doing it wrong -- which can lead to contamination of food and surfaces and result in foodborne illness.
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Here's How The Government Will Stop Smoking Tweet. Despite all we know about the negative health effects of tobacco it is estimated that tobacco use still kills 45,000 Canadians each year.
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Video of mom seeing baby hear for first time goes viral The video of a Texas mom's reaction when her 1-year-old daughter hears a sound for the first time went viral over the weekend.
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Artificial ovary could help young cancer patients preserve fertility An artificial ovary - the female sex organ that produces eggs - may soon be achievable, say Danish researchers who have engineered a "scaffold" on which early-stage cells can develop into functional ovarian follicles, the small fluid-filled sacs that ...
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3-year-old cancer survivor serves as flower girl in bone marrow donor's wedding A toddler who survived cancer honored her bone marrow donor in a special way -- by serving as flower girl in her wedding last month.
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3-year-old cancer survivor is flower girl at her bone marrow donor's wedding Skye Savren-McCormick serves as flower girl in her blood marrow donor's wedding. Mark Broadway Photography. - Advertisement -. When Hayden Hatfield Ryals got a call that a baby girl with cancer was a match for her bone marrow, Ryals knew she had to ...
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You're probably washing your hands all wrong, study says (CNN) -- Hand-washing seems pretty simple, but a recent study shows that 97% of the time, we're still doing it wrong -- which can lead to contamination of food and surfaces and result in foodborne illness.
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Indiana resident catches rare form of flu following exposure to pigs at a county fair State health officials are warning Hoosiers to take preventative measures this fair season, after an Indiana resident caught the influenza virus following a visit to a county fair.
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Alabama woman has 50-pound cyst removed from her ovary (KOSA) -- Kayla Rahn had been suffering weight gain, pain and unexplained stomach issues for months. In May, the Alabama woman finally learned why - and got some relief when doctors removed a massive 50-pound cyst from her ovary.
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FDA OKs first drug made to reduce excessive sweating U.S. regulators on Friday approved the first drug developed specifically to reduce excessive sweating, a common condition that can cause people anxiety and affect their social lives.
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FDA Approves Cloth Drug That Combats Excessive Armpit Sweating The FDA has just approved the first drug that specifically targets the issue of excessive sweating. Qbrexza could help reduce the negative impacts of primary axillary hyperhidrosis in affected people's lives.
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Opioid epidemic: New laws restricting prescriptions go into effect in three states New state laws in Michigan, Florida and Tennessee will limit greatly the amount of opioids that doctors are allowed to prescribe patients.
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Arizona canal identified as source of deadly E. coli outbreak in lettuce The strain of E. coli bacteria that contaminated romaine lettuce and was tied to the deaths of five people was found in a tainted irrigation canal in Arizona, federal officials said Thursday.
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Mosquitoes With West Nile Virus Are Turning Up Mosquitoes have tested positive for the West Nile virus in various sites in Ohio, Washington, and Virginia, where summertime signals mosquito season once more.
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Kerala: Nipah warriors to be honoured on Doctors' Day The Health Department's programme to honour those who did exemplary service during the virus outbreak will begin at 10 am and will be held as part of Doctors' Day observance.
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Artificial ovary could help young cancer patients preserve fertility (CNN) An artificial ovary -- the female sex organ that produces eggs -- may soon be achievable, say Danish researchers who have engineered a "scaffold" on which early-stage cells can develop into functional ovarian follicles, the small fluid-filled ...
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Smokers trying to kick the habit could face a $550 fine Cigarette smokers trying to quit with the help of an e-cig could face a $550 fine. A new anti e-cigarette law to be introduced in New South Wales in July will ban anyone from using the electronic device in any public place.
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'Therapists were relieved when the WHO listed gaming addiction as a mental health condition' THERAPISTS ALL OVER the globe breathed a sigh of relief when the World Health Organisation (WHO) listed gaming addiction as a mental health condition.
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5 food myths your parents told you and the ones you should stop believing As children we're picky eaters. Food that looks or smells funny? There's no way we'd put it in our mouths. But after some parent-pressure, maybe you gave in and ate all those greens, even though they tasted terrible.
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Air pollution linked to 3.2 million new diabetes cases in one year Levels of air pollution well below what is considered safe by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organization are causing an increased risk of diabetes worldwide, according to a study published Friday in the journal Lancet ...
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The FDA Approves First Drug Designed To Reduce Excessive Sweating The drug works by blocking the activation of sweat glands, and its effectiveness may help patients lead a better social life. Girl in sweater with sweaty underarms Miyuki-3 / iStock Health · Holly Chavez.
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Jahi McMath Dies 5 Years After Being Declared Brain Dead Jahi McMath, who was declared brain dead in 2013 after routine tonsil surgery, has died. In a courageous move, Winkfield, fueled by her religious beliefs, flew McMath to New Jersey where she remained on life support.
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Medical mystery: Five years after 'brain death,' Jahi McMath's heart kept beating Jahi McMath, right, was 13 when she went into cardiac arrest after complications from nose and throat surgery. COURTESY OF THE MCMATH FAMILY.
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Missouri opioid deaths rise, but more slowly. Is prescription-tracking program working? The number of Missourians who died from opioid overdoses continued to rise from 2016 to 2017 - but state health officials say there is reason to be optimistic.
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Air pollution linked to 3.2 million new diabetes cases in one year (CNN) - Levels of air pollution well below what is considered safe by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organization are causing an increased risk of diabetes worldwide, according to a study published Friday in the journal ...
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Eating walnuts may halve type 2 diabetes risk: Study People who consume walnuts may have about half the risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to adults who do not eat nuts, a study claims.
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Arvid Carlsson, Who Discovered a Treatment for Parkinson's, Dies at 95 Dr. Arvid Carlsson and his wife, Ula, after learning he would receive the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He shared the award with two American scientists, Paul Greengard and Eric Kandel.
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India Beat One Of The World's Deadliest Viruses — And Made A Music Video About It The Nipah virus scare that shook India in May had all ingredients of an-edge-of-the-seat medical thriller like Outbreak: A country of 1.3 billion people and an encounter with one of the most lethal pathogens of our times.
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12 Ways You Could Be Sabotaging Your Sunscreen This story originally appeared on ThisIsInsider.com. Despite the overwhelming body of research that proves just how dangerous too much sun exposure can be, far too many of us aren't wearing sunscreen daily, increasing our risk for sunburn and several ...
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Neanderthal brains re-created in a lab could one day be put into crab-like ROBOTS A team of researchers hope lab-grown brains from 550,000-year-old Neanderthals will be able to pilot the movements of a crab-like robot.
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$20 blood test could help diagnose hepatitis B patients across Africa A simple $20 blood test could help diagnose thousands of patients with hepatitis B in need of treatment in some of Africa's poorest regions.
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CSIRO discovers critical immunity gene Australian researchers have discovered a new gene that could lead to treatments for cancer, arthritis and influenza. The gene, called C6, plays a critical role in regulating the body's immune response to infection and disease and it could help ...
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Researchers say gender matters when it comes to gonorrhea Washington: Gender matters when it comes to gonorrhoea since symptoms in men are more prominent than in women. A recent study by researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine conducted the first full comparison of gonococcal gene expression ...
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One in nine people in Wiltshire have anxiety or depression ONE in nine people in Wiltshire are living with depression or anxiety, according to a survey of patients registered with GPs. Figures from Public Health England show that 11 per cent of registered patients in the area were suffering with at least one ...
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Hookah portrayal and promotion on social media can normalise its use and pose public health challenges A team of researchers from Florida International University, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Miami, the Syrian Centre for Tobacco Studies, and the University of Pittsburgh selected 279 posts from 11,517 posts tagged hookah or shisha ...
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California Pediatrician Bob Sears Exempted Toddler From All Vaccinations. Now He's on Probation A California pediatrician has been placed on a 35-month probation period by the state medical board for writing a set of letters four years ago that exempted a toddler from all childhood vaccinations.
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Woman told by doctors to lose weight actually had 3.5 stone monster cyst A woman who looked like she was nine-months pregnant was shocked when medics removed a 50 pound cyst. Doctors initially told Kayla Rahn she just needed to lose weight but when her stomach continued to swell she knew the problem was more serious.
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Patients Who Stick With The Same Doctor Will Less Likely Die Prematurely, New Study Suggests A new study has found that the patients who see the same doctor are less likely to die prematurely. The researchers from the study note that these particular patients are more open about their symptoms, more trusting of the doctor's medical advise, and ...
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Could psychedelics transform mental health? Think of magic mushrooms and LSD and it's likely that science is not the first thing that springs to mind. Psychedelic drugs are more likely to be associated with hippies and the counterculture of the 1960s than people in white lab coats and clinical ...
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News outlets collaborate to share solutions to opioid crisis PHILADELPHIA (AP) - More than 50 print, digital and broadcast news organizations are casting a spotlight on the diverse and sometimes out-of the-ordinary tactics being used to combat the devastating effects of the opioids crisis across Pennsylvania ...
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New drug to save women's lives from post-childbirth bleeding says World Health Organization A novel formulation of drug carbetocin could be safe and effective in preventing excessive bleeding following childbirth and can save thousands of women's lives, showed results of a clinical trial by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 10 countries, ...
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Crows 'reverse engineer' tools from memory By Marlowe HOOD. Paris (AFP) -- New Caledonian crows use mental pictures to twist twigs into hooks and make other tools, according to a provocative study that suggests the notoriously clever birds pass on successful designs to future generations, ...
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