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Harahan police chief admits there's not actually Zika in meth after viral Facebook post If you've heard that methamphetamine in Louisiana comes with the Zika virus, well, that's fake news. The meth is just meth.
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Louisiana Police Department Offers To 'Test' Meth For Zika Virius The Harahan Police Department has made an offer that they're hoping some will utilize. The department, located in Harahan, Louisiana, posted to their Facebook page on Saturday, warning people that the meth they've purchased locally could be infected ...
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American Flown To Nebraska After Possible Ebola Exposure An American health care worker who was providing treatment to patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being monitored at a Nebraska health care facility after possible exposure to the deadly Ebola virus, hospital officials said.
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Police: Testing crystal meth for Zika Virus HARAHAN, LA - A south Louisiana police department is asking people who might have crystal meth to come down to the station and have it tested for the Zika Virus.
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A Texas baby weighed almost 15 pounds at birth, breaking a hospital record A Texas baby weighed nearly 15 pounds when he was born at Arlington Memorial Hospital this month, CBS 11 reported. He is the largest that's been born at the hospital, a spokesperson told CNN.
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Officials: Newark Airport Passengers Possibly Exposed to Measles on Christmas Eve Health officials warned travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport on Christmas Eve that they may have been in contact with a passenger who had measles.
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Opioid Deaths In Teens And Children Almost Tripled In The Past 20 Years According to results of a retrospective study in JAMA, nearly 9,000 teens and children died from opioid overdoses in the past 2 decades , almost tripling the number of pediatric opioid-related deaths during that time span.
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Individuals are strongly in favor of gene modifying to guard kids from a wide range of ailments Most Americans are in favor of using gene-editing technology to create babies protected against incurable or fatal diseases such as cystic fibrosis or Huntington's, but they draw the line at designer babies.
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Less than half over-40s take free NHS England health check Less than half of people over 40 have taken up a free health check that could reduce the risk of developing dementia, according to NHS England.
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Mother warns others of magnetic toy dangers after 4-year-old son loses part of colon, intestines MILWAUKEE - A 4-year-old Wisconsin boy is spending the holidays in the hospital after a Christmas present sent him into surgery. The boy had to have part of his colon and intestines removed because he ingested parts of a popular magnetic toy.
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Stop smoking: Six foods to avoid if you want to quit the habit in the New Year Smoking has proven to be accountable for around seven out of 10 cases of lung cancer. It can also increase the chance of other cancers in the body, as well as coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke.
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Lie-ins are good for women's health but BAD for men's, according to science DID you indulge in a lie-in this morning? The festive period is often seen as the perfect time to catch up on some zzz's, but is it doing you more harm than good?
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Ancient Irish folk medicine may help fight the world's deadliest bacteria For the past century or so, we've been able to kill bacteria with relative ease, thanks to antibiotics. But the bugs are adapting to them, leading scientists into an arms race to keep us from being plunged back into the "dark ages of medicine.
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Fitness New Year's Resolution Changes Man's Life It's that time of year for people to start thinking about New Year's resolutions. Getting yourself in shape is usually the first thing on that list.
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19-Year-Old Whose HIV+ Blood Was Transfused To Pregnant Woman Attempts Suicide, Dies A 19-year-old man in India died after he consumed rat poison in an attempt to end his life after he found out his infected blood was administered to a pregnant woman.
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Injection to halt the progress of Alzheimer's 'available within decade' An injection capable of halting the progress of Alzheimer's could be available to patients within a decade, Britain's leading dementia organisation predicts.
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A New Year's Resolution To Consider: Take A Month Off From Drinking To Improve Your Health All Year Consider this modest New Year's proposal: to help keep your drinking tendencies and physical health on track throughout the year, take a month off from drinking alcohol at the start of the year.
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Giving up alcohol may help quit smoking: Study WASHINGTON. If quitting smoking is one of your New Year's resolutions, you may want to consider cutting back on your drinking too, scientists say.
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Giving up alcohol may help quit smoking: Study Washington, Dec 30 If quitting smoking is one of your New Year's resolutions, you may want to consider cutting back on your drinking too, scientists say.
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Vicky speaks of 'taboo subject' of sex after cancer treatment Campaigner Vicky Phelan has said she is determined to publicise some of the little-known difficulties of living with cervical cancer.
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Dry January Could Improve Your Sleep & Your Skin, A New Study Says Dry January, the UK-based challenge to abstain from alcohol from an entire month, is approaching once again; if you're wondering whether to commit, here's another incentive for you.
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Facebook ads may help reduce cancer deaths Advertising including radio slots, Facebook promotions and even locally-posted flyers encouraged people in the community to text a given number for information and reminders about cancer screening.
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Sleeping in contact lenses can cause dangerous eye infections WASHINGTON: Going to sleep without removing your contact lenses can cause serious eye infections that may ultimately result in blindness, scientists warn.
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Here's how physical aggression in children develops as they age High physical aggression issues during adolescence may put children at increased risk of violent crime, social maladjustment, and alcohol and drug abuse.
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