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Brain Cancer Research Could Help Dogs AND Kids
Striving to cure pet dogs with brain tumors and learning which therapies work best -- and why -- could inform cancer treatments for children with these tumors, the researchers concluded.
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CRISPR Used Inside Person's Body For First Time
If initial attempts appear safe, doctors plan to test the procedure on 18 children and adults, the AP reported.
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Melanoma Death Risk Rises When a Spouse Dies
But bereaved people with the most serious form of skin cancer were 17% more likely to die from it than others.
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Lose Weight, Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
Having a BMI (body mass index -- an estimate of body fat based on height and weight) above the range that's considered healthy (21-25) during middle to late adulthood was associated with the highest...
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Only 20% Have Fast Access to Best Stroke Care
The investigators found that just under 20% of Americans are within 15 minutes, by ambulance, of a stroke center capable of performing endovascular thrombectomy. Thirty percent are within 30 minutes.
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The Power of Hand-Washing to Prevent Coronavirus
Studies have shown that the vast majority of us are doing it wrong. Now, in the age of coronavirus, it's more important we do it right.
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day: A Celebration of Women in Dentistry
Times have certainly changed since 1898, when Emma Gaudreau Casgrain became the first woman licensed to be a dentist in Canada. Today women are a growing force in the dental industry within Canada and...
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Standard Methods Rid Hospital Rooms of Coronavirus
The virus was found all over the hospital rooms of three COVID-19 patients in Singapore, a report published online March 4 in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed.
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Will a Jolt of Java Get Your Creative Juices Flowing?
Volunteers were given either a 200 milligram (mg) caffeine pill -- equivalent to one cup of strong coffee -- or a placebo. Caffeine improved convergent thinking but had no real impact on divergent...
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Spread of Coronavirus Cancels Travel and Events
From family vacations to business travel to major conferences and events , travel amid the coronavirus outbreak is becoming more and more complicated.
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Some Could Show COVID-19 Symptoms After Quarantine
Most people who have COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, will get symptoms by day 12 of the infection, which is within the 14-day period of quarantine
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Pricey New HIV PrEP Drug No Better Than Generics
The study authors said that their analysis found that an expensive new branded formulation of PrEP -- touted as being safer by the company that makes it -- would in reality be no better than cheaper...
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Second HIV Patient Reportedly 'Cured'
Adam Castillejo was known until recently only as the "London patient." Now, after surviving years of grueling treatments, he says he sees himself as an "ambassador of hope" for others.
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Lack of Paid Sick Leave a Coronavirus Threat
About 73% of Americans have paid sick time through work, leaving 27% scrambling to balance working for a paycheck and being safe and vigilant in the coronavirus epidemic.
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Gene Tests May Help Older Breast Cancer Patients
The researchers said that as many as one in 40 postmenopausal women with breast cancer before age 65 has a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.
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COVID-19 Symptoms
Learn the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 -- A new analysis from the World Health Organization offers the most detailed breakdown of common symptoms of COVID-19 and the percentage of people who had them.
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Could Dad-to-Be's Health Affect Baby's Health?
Dads who weren't in the best of health were more likely to have preterm and low birth weight infants who spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
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4 Dead, 32 Ill From Recalled Enoki Mushrooms
Four people have died and 32 more have been sickened in a deadly listeria outbreak traced to recalled enoki mushrooms from the company Sun Hong Foods.
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Living Healthier Can Help Shield You From A-fib
From weight loss to physical activity, lifestyle changes are effective, yet underused strategies to manage atrial fibrillation.
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AA Still Best to Beat Problem Drinking: Review
For people who want to stop drinking, the world's oldest alcohol support group is still the best way, a new review concludes.
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