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Lullaby Medicine for Premature Babies

abcnews.go.com 8 hours ago

Something as old as mankind itself is helping keep pre-term babies alive — the lullaby...

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NHS watchdog faces 'cover-up' claim

bbc.co.uk 2 hours ago

England's healthcare regulator may have covered up knowledge of its own failings over a series of baby deaths at a Cumbria hospital, a report says.

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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum endorses bill legalizing medical marijuana outlets

oregonlive.com 10 hours ago

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum sent a letter this month to Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, and Rep...

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How To Make Museums More Inviting For Kids With Autism

npr.org 13 hours ago

A day at a museum promises fun for parents and kids alike. But for children who are on the autism spectrum, a seemingly simple museum exhibit may be too overwhelming to enjoy...

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Chef launches healthy food delivery service for cancer patients

abclocal.go.com 6 hours ago

A Houston chef is offering a service that delivers nutrient-packed meals to help cancer patients combat treatment side effects

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Welcoming pets in the hospital

nbcnews.com 6 hours ago

Video on msnbc.com: A program called Faithful Friends at the University of Maryland Medical Center allows a patient’s pet to visit him or her in the hospital provided that the pet undergoes rigorous...

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Vaccine advocate takes on the alternative medicine industry - NBC News.com

nbcnews.com 16 hours ago

Dr. Paul Offit doesn’t like getting threats...

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Food labels system to be rolled out

bbc.co.uk 7 hours ago

A new consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling is to be introduced in the UK, the government says.

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Our Genes, Their Secrets

nytimes.com 1 hour ago

Why the Supreme Court’s ruling on gene patents is only a partial victory for DNA-data sharing.

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Diet products contain dangerous drugs, FDA warns - NBC News.com

nbcnews.com 12 hours ago

Fat Zero sounds like a safe, natural product, containing bee pollen and other ingredients like green tea and lotus seed...

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'Excessive' use of face-down restraint

bbc.co.uk 9 hours ago

Ministers are considering a ban on face-down restraint in English mental hospitals as figures show the technique is being widely used.

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House Passes Bill That Would Ban Late Abortions

npr.org 6 hours ago

The legislation is one of the most far-reaching abortion bills in decades and follows last month's murder convictions of Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell...

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Accused Colorado theater gunman's lawyers seek psychiatric hospital video

news.yahoo.com 1 hour ago

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Attorneys for the former graduate student charged with shooting 12 moviegoers to death in a Denver-area theater last summer have renewed their bid for access to a...

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Women who regularly use talcum powder increase their risk of ovarian cancer by 24%

dailymail.co.uk 12 hours ago

Doctors at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, U.S., found that talcum powder particles applied to the genital area can travel into a woman's body and cause inflammation which allows cancer cells...

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Singapore fumes as air pollution hits 16-year high

news.yahoo.com 4 hours ago

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in...

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18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

news.yahoo.com 7 hours ago

NEW YORK (AP) — The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.

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Analysis: Hospital investors sold on U.S. health reform despite bumps

reuters.com 45 mins ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of U.S...

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AMA declares obesity a disease

latimes.com 1 hour ago

The American Medical Assn...

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Cheating Ourselves of Sleep

well.blogs.nytimes.com 17 June

Failing to get enough sleep night after night can compromise your health and may even shorten your life.

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Getting enough sleep could help prevent type 2 diabetes

sciencedaily.com 12 hours ago

Getting more sleep increases insulin sensitivity and reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes.

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Toll reaches 118 in hepatitis A outbreak tied to frozen berry mix - NBC News.com

nbcnews.com 14 hours ago

At least 118 people in eight states are now sick with acute hepatitis A in an outbreak tied to a frozen berry mix widely sold at Costco stores...

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Morrison Bridge to turn purple Friday to honor Alzheimer's caregivers

oregonlive.com 8 hours ago

Dubbed "The Longest Day," the event is intended to bring hope and awareness to often-weary caregivers, said Tracy Morgan, development director for the Alzheimer's Association of Oregon.

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Board to Vote on Condoms in Boston Schools

nytimes.com 3 hours ago

A new health policy that would make condoms available in the district’s high schools is up for a vote on Wednesday night.

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Are e-cigarettes safe to puff?

cbc.ca 9 hours ago

As electronic or e-cigarettes grow in popularity, some health advocates want them to be regulated.

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Researchers: Sleep deficit can shorten your life

today.com 17 hours ago

Video on Today: New studies are showing one third of Americans aren’t getting enough sleep, at least eight hours a night, and researchers are saying a chronic lack of sleep can lead to heart problems,...

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‘We need all the prayers we can get’: Husband, 78, continues search for kidney for his wife of 57...

nydailynews.com 10 hours ago

Larry Swilling, a dedicated husband living in South Carolina has been fighting to find a kidney for his wife of 57 years, marching up and down the streets of Anderson with a sandwich board begging...

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Huge holograms developed for doctors

bbc.co.uk 19 hours ago

Two junior doctors develop giant holographic human body parts to make medics' lectures more memorable.

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Australians passing up free bowel cancer screening

guardian.co.uk 5 hours ago

Reluctance to be tested puts large numbers of people potentially at risk from second largest cause of cancer

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Cover-up at maternity unit in Furness general hospital, says report

guardian.co.uk 6 hours ago

NHS watchdog suppressed internal review into unit where police are also investigating deaths

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Seattle woman Naveena Shine drops attempt to live on light

guardian.co.uk 15 hours ago

Shine went for 47 days without food but says financial difficulties she's enduring are 'message from the universe that it is time to stop'

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Aspirin may fight cancer by slowing DNA damage

sciencedaily.com 12 hours ago

Aspirin is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that aspirin slows the accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells in at least...

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The dangers of energy drinks

foxnews.com 11 hours ago

Q&A with Dr. Manny: My 14-year-old son thinks he needs an energy drink like Monster or Red Bull to workout. Are these harmful for him? And if they are, do you know a good substitute?

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