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Viagra Trial Involving Pregnant Women Stopped After 11 Newborns Die A clinical trial that involved giving Viagra to expecting mothers has been been immediately halted after 11 newborn babies died. The Dutch study was examining the possible benefits of the medication, which increases blood flow, on improving the growth ...
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A 40th birthday for IVF On July 25 Louise Brown, the world's first baby born via in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), celebrates her 40th birthday. 40 years after her birth it is estimated that more than seven million babies have been born as a result of IVF and other assisted ...
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North Carolina woman claims she nearly lost leg after contracting serious infection from pedicure WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES BELOW. A North Carolina woman who claims she nearly lost her leg from a serious skin infection she contracted during a pedicure is now warning others about the dangers of callus cutters.
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IVF's slow Irish birth: 'It was not greeted with open arms' Louise Brown, the first in vitro fertilisation (IVF) baby, was born 40 years ago today at Oldham General Hospital in England. Known at the time as the first "test tube" baby, the circumstances of her conception, in which the egg is fertilised in a test ...
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Ebola in survivor's family shows deadly virus's lasting effects More than four years after the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, scientists are still uncovering sobering new information about the lasting effects of the virus on survivors.
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A teen's mom thought spicy snacks led to gallbladder surgery, but that's unlikely (CNN) When a Memphis teen had her gallbladder removed, her mother believed that spicy snacks were the cause. "She was eating big bags and would take them to school with her," Rene Craighead told CNN affiliate WREG, underscoring her daughter's ...
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Viral post inflames public anger in China vaccine scandal China's newest product safety scare burst onto the public consciousness when an obscure essay alleging corruption in the pharmaceutical industry become an internet sensation, exposing widespread anger and distrust after a string of scandals.
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Trial of Viagra on pregnant women stopped after 11 babies die AMSTERDAM - Dutch researchers stopped a clinical trial due to the deaths of 11 babies from a lung disease after their mothers were treated with the drug sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, while pregnant, Amsterdam University Medical Center ...
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Texas man dies after contracting flesh-eating bacteria in Gulf waters, officials say A Texas man fishing in the Gulf of Mexico has died after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria commonly found in coastal waters where oysters live, health officials said.
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Backyard chickens blamed for illness outbreak in Carolinas, 42 other states, CDC says As the popularity of backyard chickens increases, so has the spread of an infection that is causing a miserable illness all across the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Louise Brown: World's first IVF baby's family archive unveiled A family archive about the world's first IVF baby, containing letters, gifts, photos and newspaper clippings, has been unveiled on her 40th birthday.
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11 babies die after pregnant women were given Viagra in Dutch study A clinical trial in the Netherlands testing the effectiveness of Viagra given to pregnant women whose fetuses had growth problems has been halted after 11 babies died.
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Cannabis-like drug may ease agitation in Alzheimer's patients A synthetic cannabis drug used to treat nausea in cancer patients may also help calm agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease, researchers reported Tuesday.
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CDC: Backyard chickens to blame for Salmonella outbreak TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) - Her name is Rinda Myers, but she's known around Tulsa as the local chicken expert. "I'm kind of the chicken doctor for the Tulsa area," said Myers.
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Parasite in cat poop could be reducing our fear of failure, study finds A mind-controlling parasite found in cat feces may give people the courage they need to become entrepreneurs, researchers reported Tuesday.
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Archive revealed to mark 40th birthday of world's first test tube baby Handout photo from Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic of (left to right) gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe, embryologist Jean Purdy and physiologist Robert Edwards at the birth of Louise Brown on 25th July 1978 (Bourn Hall/PA) Photo: Press Association Images.
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Woman almost loses leg after getting infection she blames on salon procedure A North Carolina woman is warning others about a salon procedure that she says almost caused her to lose a leg. Tracy Lynn Martinez said after getting a pedicure at a local salon, she suffered a serious infection in her foot, that she says was caused ...
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Common painkillers triple side effects of dementia, study says Common painkillers have previously been linked to heart risks. Now scientists believe the medication could also triple the side effects of dementia, according to a new report.
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Teen infested with hookworms after trip to beach A Florida beach trip left a teenage boy with painful hookworm infections all over his feet, according to reports. Michael Dumas, 17, was on a mission trip last month to Pompano Beach where he and other teens spent a day relaxing and enjoying the sun ...
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Warning over suntan lotion application People are getting less than half the sun protection they expect from suntan lotions, according to research. But the problem isn't the lotion, it's our slapdash application of it, King's College London scientists say.
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Almost 1300 Genes Seem Tied to Academic Success TUESDAY, July 24, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- If you ever wonder why you never managed to finish college, some of the explanation may lie in your DNA.
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Using Sunscreen as a Child May Reduce Your Risk of Melanoma If there's one thing we will never be afraid to nag about here at Allure, it's the importance of sunscreen. Wearing your SPF daily is vital to decreasing your risk of skin cancer.
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Tennessee teen infected by hookworms during mission trip A Memphis teenage boy and five other people from the Mid-South are dealing with hookworms after an out-of-state trip. The 17-year-old boy, Michael, went on a mission trip to south Florida last month.
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'Nobody needs to die of AIDS anymore,' Elton John says Amsterdam, Netherlands (CNN) Among scourges like malaria, diabetes and cancer, AIDS is "the only disease that could legitimately be ended in our lifetime," if only old-fashioned attitudes and society could be changed, Elton John said Tuesday.
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West Nile virus found in Riverdale Park mosquitoes, officials say Mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus have been discovered in a suburb of Washington, D.C, the first discovery of mosquitoes with the virus in Maryland this year, officials said Tuesday.
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Women with endometriosis experience terrible pain. There's finally a new treatment. When actress and author Lena Dunham went public about having endometriosis, a disorder of the uterus, she wanted to make something clear: The pain it causes can be completely debilitating, and women desperately need better treatments.
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Genetic Study Involving 1.1 Million Participants Finds Genes Play Role In Educational Attainment The largest ever genetic study to be published in a scientific journal has revealed a link between human genes and how long people are likely to stay in school.
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Ticks And Lyme Disease: 3 Factors Determine Risk Of Infection So you've found a tick, and it's sucking your blood. After an initial wave of revulsion, you carefully remove it with a pair of tweezers.
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Managerial support for depressed employees linked to fewer days off work The provision of managerial support and help for employees with depression is linked to lower rates of workplace absenteeism, finds an international survey study of practice in 15 countries in different regions of the world, published in the online ...
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Gluten-free foods for kids not healthier: study TORONTO - Despite being associated with a "health halo," gluten-free foods marketed to children are often high in sugar and aren't nutritionally superior to regular products aimed at kids, a study has found.
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One child in every 25 in final year of primary school is acutely obese One child in every class in the final year of primary school is severely obese on average, an all-time high, official figures show.
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Record number of severely obese children A record number of primary school children are leaving school severely obese, according to new figures from Public Health England.
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Dying Groundskeeper Testifies in Roundup Trial SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - A retired school groundskeeper dying of lymphoma told a California jury Monday he wouldn't have used Monsanto's Roundup weed killer had he known it causes cancer, in the first-ever case to go to trial accusing the agrichemical ...
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FDA approves new drug for treatment of malaria A new drug to treat malaria could help millions. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug Krintafel (tafenoquine) for the treatment of malaria following a Priority Review this past Friday.
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A Baby In Indonesia Was Born With Two Faces Gilang Andika is a 2-month-old baby boy from Batam, Indonesia, born with two faces and two brains but only one body and one skull, Newsflare reports.
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Baby born with two faces and two brains after conjoined twin failed to develop A baby has been born with two faces and two brains but just one head. Little Gilang Andika, from Batam, Indonesia has two faces because his conjoined twin did not develop properly in the womb.
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