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Household chemicals post threat to brain health, study indicates
1 of 2 | A study by the Ohio-based Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found that 292 of the 1,823 common chemicals examined were poisonous to a special…
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Researchers identify gene mutation that causes psoriasis
Researchers say they have identified a gene mutation that causes psoriasis, and they hope the discovery will lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of the skin disease. Photo by…
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Faces may appear ‘demonic’ to people with rare condition
The condition, called prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), can cause others' facial features to appear horrific -- drooped, larger, smaller, out of position or stretched in disturbing ways.…
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U.S. life expectancy improves despite record-high overdose deaths
Nearly 108,000 people died from a drug overdose in 2022, about 1,200 more than in 2021, according to a CDC report. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News As the pandemic…
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Study shows heart damage from COVID-19
The severe inflammation that COVID-19 causes in other organs, like the lungs, appears to indirectly cause heart damage associated with the infection, researchers report. Photo by…
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Oral bacteria may speed growth of colon cancers
A recent study found that 50% of the colon tumors tested showed the presence of the Fna C2 subtype of F. nucleatum. Photo by Konstantin Kolosov/Pixabay A germ commonly…
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Medicare now will cover weight-loss drug Wegovy for heart patients
The Food and Drug Administration earlier this month cleared Ozempic manufacturer Novo Nordisk to market the weight-loss drug Wegovy for heart benefits. Medicare now will cover…
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Fertility rates expected to fall worldwide, pushing population down
By 2100, almost all countries (97%) are expected to have fertility rates below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman, a new report found. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay…
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Officials warn of dangers of Comfi Baby walkers
The walkers violate federal safety regulations because they can fit through a standard doorway, are not designed to stop at the edge of a step and have leg openings that allow the…
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Massachusetts General succeeds with genetically edited pig kidney transplant
Massachusetts General Hospital Thursday announced the world's first successful genetically edited pig transplant into a human. Sixty-two year old Rick Slayman is recovering well and…
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