New e-cigarette laws could drive some users to smoke more cigarettes
Efforts by the FDA and some cities to limit the availability and appeal of e-cigarettes to young users could drive
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Cancer tissue-freezing approach may help more breast cancer patients in lower income countries: Biomedical researchers encouraged by results in animal studies
A new reusable device created by the Johns Hopkins University can help women with breast cancer in lower income countries
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Doctor burnout costs health care system $4.6 billion a year
Burnout among doctors is costing the U.S. health-care system an estimated $4.6 billion a year in billings because of reduced
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Liz Cambage On Body Image And Being A Role Model
Liz Cambage is one seriously impressive woman, and it’s not just because she’s an Aussie Olympian, Commonwealth Games gold medallist,
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The brain’s pathways to imagination may hold the key to altruistic behavior: When we see people in trouble, we also imagine how we can help before we act
In those split seconds when people witness others in distress, neural pathways in the brain support the drive to help
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Woman ditches all meds to treat eczema naturally
A woman was offered a drug used in chemotherapy to treat her severe eczema, but ended up ditching all of
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Mobile communications app saves Hancock Health $1M annually
At Greenfield, Indiana-based Hancock Health, the HIPAA laws became such that staff could no longer use alpha pagers to communicate
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High-risk pregnancy: The interferon effect
High-risk pregnancies occur frequently, and have multiple causes. It is estimated that 10 to 20 percent of pregnant women miscarry
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Anaphylactic shock: IgG antibodies and neutrophils play an unexpected role
Anaphylactic shock, an exacerbated allergic reaction that can prove fatal, is sometimes caused by the use of drugs during surgery.
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Epic research endeavor reveals cause of deadly digestive disease in children
Nearly 10 years ago, a group of Israeli clinical researchers emailed Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) geneticist Len Pennacchio
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