Archive for the Category ‘Medical News’
Brain Cancer Is Now the Leading Cancer Killer of Kids – NBCNews.com Alexandra Munoz, 5, who lost her hair due to chemotherapy to treat a malignant brain tumor, climbs stairs in the cancer ward of the Luis Calvo Mackenna Hospital in Santiago on October 20, 2014. Rodrigo Garrido / REUTERS “In 2014, it is estimated […]
September 16, 2016 | Posted in
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Study confirms Zika causes brain birth defects, questions remain – Fox News LONDON – Early results from a crucial case-control study in Brazil have confirmed a direct causal link between Zika virus infection in pregnant women and the brain damaging birth defect microcephaly in their babies, scientists said on Thursday. But while preliminary findings from […]
September 16, 2016 | Posted in
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Researchers strengthen link between Zika and microcephaly – Los Angeles Times A first-of-its-kind study is strengthening the case that Zika is the culprit behind Brazil’s mysterious surge in babies born with microcephaly. Preliminary results from a study commissioned by the Brazilian Ministry of Health found that 13 out of 32 newborns with microcephaly tested positive […]
September 16, 2016 | Posted in
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Trump doctor’s letter: He takes cholesterol drug, is overweight but is in ‘excellent’ health – Washington Post By Robert Costa and Jenna Johnson September 15 at 11:20 AM In a Sept. 15 appearance on “The Dr. Oz Show,” Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump handed Dr. Mehmet Oz a sheet of paper listing the results of […]
September 15, 2016 | Posted in
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All Prostate Cancer Treatments About Equally Effective, Study Finds – NBCNews.com Prostate cancer ultrasound BSIP / UIG via Getty Images While tumors were more likely to grow and spread in men who got no treatment compared to those who did, it was still rare, and it was even more rare for men to die from […]
September 15, 2016 | Posted in
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Clinton campaign releases doctor’s letter describing ‘mild’ pneumonia – Washington Post Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla., earlier this month. (Andrew Harnik/AP) By Abby Phillip and Anne Gearan September 14 at 4:51 PM WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Hillary Clinton’s campaign released a letter from […]
September 14, 2016 | Posted in
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Live Mice Are Bred from Artificially Developed Egg – Live Science Mice born from parthenogenotes, along with their offspring. For the first time, live baby mice have been successfully produced by injecting sperm into a modified, inactive mouse embryo rather than from a fertilized egg cell, according to scientists. Mammalian eggs that are not fertilized […]
September 14, 2016 | Posted in
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Watch Live: President Obama Hosts Philadelphia Rally for Hillary Clinton – Yahoo Sports While Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is home recovering from pneumonia, her most powerful surrogate, President Barack Obama, will stump for her at a rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday. The candidate is not expected to attend the event. White House Press Secretary […]
September 14, 2016 | Posted in
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Sugar Industry Manipulated Heart Studies, Review Finds – NBCNews.com Bottles of Fanta are displayed in a food truck’s cooler in San Francisco, California, July 22, 2014. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors placed a measure on the November 2014 ballot for a 2-cents-per-ounce soda tax. The measure did not pass. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images […]
September 12, 2016 | Posted in
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For one Zika patient, lingering symptoms and few answers – Reuters SAN JUAN It began with what felt like a punch in the throat. I assumed it was irritation from the cigar I’d smoked on my deck that afternoon in mid-June. But the sensation hung on. Within three days, I had a 102-degree Fahrenheit (38.9 degrees Celsius) fever, chills and bed-drenching […]
September 12, 2016 | Posted in
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