Heart Attack Signs Women Should Know
Young women without chest pain are more likely to die from a heart attack, a study found.
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FDA Tries Fix on Cancer Drug Shortage
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved new suppliers for two cancer drugs in an effort to curb the largest nationwide drug shortage in nearly a decade. The shortage should ease in the next two weeks, the agency said.
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Endometriosis Linked to Ovarian Cancers
Researchers said endometriosis increases some obarian cancers three-fold.
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MRSA in Livestock May Spread
Livestock in the U.S. may be building resistance to deadly bacterial infections, and those superbugs may be easily transferrable to humans, according to a new study published in the journal, mBio.
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Scientists Growing a $317,000 Burger
Scientists from the Netherlands are working on making a hamburger with a hefty price tag — about $ 317,000. The hamburger won’t be just any ordinary beef patty. The meat will be made in a laboratory, grown from cow stem cells.… Continue reading
When Is Gluten Intolerance a Disease?
A growing number of people now have a type of gluten intolerance called nonceliac gluten sensitivity, which isn’t quite as serious as celiac disease but shouldn’t be taken lightly either.
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60 Lives Linked Through Longest Transplant Chain
90,000 people in America are waiting for a kidney and all it takes is one stranger to begin a chain of events that has the potential to save an untold succession of lives.
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World’s Hottest Pepper Brings Pleasure, Pain Relief
Capsaicin, the compound that puts the hot in hot peppers, can also bring pain relief, and might also help prevent prostate cancer.
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Watch: Pregnancy and the Flu
Dr. Moritz discusses risks and shares tips for prevention.
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Watch: Working to End Female Genital Cutting
Molly Melching’s journey to end a century old practice.
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Watch: Is Grief A Form Of Depression?
Dr. Jennifer Johnson says that although grief is not depression they can overlap
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Killer Virus Creation Spurs Debate
Should scientists be allowed to create extremely aggressive and highly infectious influenza viruses? Dutch virologists have done it and, in the process, triggered a fierce debate over the risks of bioterrorism and the potential release of deadly viruses.
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The Truth About Food Labels
A hundred years ago, food was simple. People didn’t worry about trans fats in their cheese crackers or artificial colors in their fruit snacks. They didn’t have to—they were eating real cheese and real fruit. And food companies used to… Continue reading
6 Surprising Heart Disease Warning Signs
High blood pressure, stress, and diabetes are all familiar warning signs that someone’s at risk for cardiovascular disease. But there are other red flags that most of us are not aware of, such as hair loss, or problems in the bedroom.
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Legionnaires’ Disease in Dental Water?
An 82-year-old Italian woman died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease from her dentist’s water line.
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Autism May be Detectable at 6 Months
Autism may be detectable in infants as young as 6 months old, according to a study released Friday in the American Journal of Psychiatry, suggesting the condition has a stronger genetic and biological root. The study, which tracked MRI images of… Continue reading
Kidneys Led to Cannon’s Health Woes
Nick Cannon stepped down from his radio show on doctor’s orders. Cannon was hospitalized for blood clots in his lungs and an enlarged ventricle in his heart. He has also suffered from kidney failure.
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Anthony Shadid’s Death Highlights Asthma Dangers
The 43-year-old journalist’s death apparently resulted from an asthma attack.
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FDA to Reconsider Diet Drug
In the search for treatments to fight obesity, regulators have turned their attention to a diet drug that has already failed to receive government approval as a weight-loss treatment. Next week, a panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug… Continue reading