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Your Dog May Be Leading You to a Healthier Heart
Researchers found that compared with people who had no pets, dog owners tended to have fewer risk factors for heart disease: They got more exercise, and had healthier diets and lower blood sugar levels.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated for Pancreatic Cancer
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has just finished treatment for pancreatic cancer, the U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday.
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First Death Reported as Cases Linked to Vaping Rise
The CDC reports the first death from severe lung injuries related to vaping. The adult from Illinois is among 193 potential cases in 22 states of people hospitalized for lung injuries in recent weeks.
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First Death Tied to Lung Injury From Vaping Reported in Illinois
An Illinois resident who was hospitalized after suffering severe respiratory illness related to vaping has died, state health officials reported Friday.
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What Malcolm Gladwell Learned Talking to Strangers
Author, journalist, and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell talks about how to tell when people are being truthful, why doctors need more face time with patients, and what his running routine does for him.
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Your Chocolate Pot 'Edible' Could Hold a Hidden Danger
A quirk in quality testing could mean that pot-laced chocolates are more potent than their label indicates, researchers report.
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Deep Medicine: Can AI Help Your Doctor 'Get' You?
Cardiologist Eric Topol talks about how "deep medicine," which uses artificial intelligence to promote understanding, learning, and empathy, can make doctors better know what their patients need.
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Boom in Pot 'Concentrates' Could Pose Addiction Risk for Teens
A startling number of teenagers are using marijuana concentrates. About one in four Arizona teens have tried a marijuana concentrate at least once, survey data shows.
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Every Sudden Infant Death Deserves a Closer Look
Whenever a healthy infant dies suddenly, that death should be investigated to determine if abuse or neglect was the cause, a new study says.
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Judge Orders J&J Pay $572 Million In Opioid Case
An Oklahoma judge on Monday ruled against one of America's biggest companies, Johnson & Johnson -- fining it $572 million as part of the first trial of an opioid maker sued by a state for the...
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Staying Optimistic Might Lengthen Your Life
An upbeat view of life may increase your odds for living to a ripe old age, new research suggests.
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Childhood Cancer Survivors May Face Heart Troubles
The treatments that childhood cancer patients receive often save their lives, but they also make survivors prone to heart troubles, a new study finds.
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U.S. Discards Thousands of Donated Kidneys
Between 2004 and 2014, U.S. transplant centers discarded about 18% of over 156,000 deceased-donor kidneys recovered, about two times higher than the discard rate in France.
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Administration Ends Migrant Medical Care Protection
An exemption that allows immigrants to remain in the United States and avoid deportation while they or family members receive life-saving care has been scrapped by the Trump administration.
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'Synthetic Pot' Lands People in the ER
Using "synthetic pot" is rolling the dice with your health, experts warn, pointing to a healthy 26-year-old woman who ended up in the ER after smoking a batch laced with rat poison.
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Purdue Offering Up to $12 Billion On Opioid Claims
Purdue Pharma, the drug giant many have blamed for the ongoing U.S. opioid abuse crisis, has offered $10 billion to $12 billion to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits lodged against it, NBC News is...
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Areas Warned About Mosquito-Borne Illness EEE
Medical officials are warning residents about the rare but deadly eastern equine encephalitis virus, or EEE, a mosquito-borne virus that can cause brain swelling and leads to death in about 30% of...
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Recall: 5.7 Million Contigo Kids Water Bottles
About 5.7 million Contigo Kids Cleanable Water Bottles have been recalled in the United States because the clear silicone spout can detach and pose a choking hazard to children, the U.S. Consumer...
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'Fast and Feast' Diet Works for Weight Loss
A much simpler approach to losing weight might be to just stop eating every other day, called alternate-day fasting.
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Obesity Harming Strides Made Against Heart Disease
Rising obesity rates, coupled with an associated jump in diabetes and high blood pressure cases, appears to be undoing decades of gains made against heart disease, a new study finds.
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