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Why do we stay in unhappy relationships? Research offers answers

December 3, 2018 answers, do, in, offers, Relationships, research, Stay, unhappy, we, Why

Why do we remain in romantic relationships that leave us unhappy and unfulfilled? The answer in two new studies co-authored

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Acute flaccid myelitis: Five things to know

December 3, 2018 acute, Five, flaccid, know, myelitis, Things, to

Acute flaccid myelitis is characterized by rapid-onset muscle weakness, with patients presenting with weak limbs, pain and absent reflexes Enteroviruses

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Slinda

December 3, 2018 Slinda

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, November 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The pharmaceutical multinational Exeltis, with a strong position in Women's Health,

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Modified malaria drug proven effective at inhibiting Ebola

November 29, 2018 at, drug, Ebola, effective, inhibiting, malaria, Modified, proven

Robert Davey, professor of microbiology at Boston University School of Medicine and researcher at Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Microneedle patch shows promise as a means for repairing muscle after heart attack

November 29, 2018 A, after, As, attack, for, heart, Means, Microneedle, muscle, patch, promise, repairing, shows

A team of researchers from China and the U.S. has found that applying a specially designed microneedle patch to cardiac

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New chlamydia test delivers results in about 30 minutes

November 29, 2018 30, about, chlamydia, delivers, in, minutes, New, results, test

NIBIB-funded researchers recently validated a rapid STD test that delivered accurate results in about 30 minutes for chlamydia, allowing patients

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Vaccination may reduce the severity of the flu in vaccinated but still infected patients

November 29, 2018 but, flu, in, infected, may, of, patients, reduce, severity, Still, the, vaccinated, vaccination

Even when influenza vaccination is ineffective in preventing the flu, it could still reduce the severity of the infection, according

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Youth football changes nerve fibers in brain

November 29, 2018 brain, Changes, fibers, football, in, nerve, Youth

MRI scans show that repetitive blows to the head result in brain changes among youth football players, according to a

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FDA approves Vitrakvi for cancers with certain genetic trait

November 28, 2018 Approves, cancers, certain, FDA, for, Genetic, Trait, Vitrakvi, with

(HealthDay)—Vitrakvi (larotrectinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adult and pediatric patients whose cancers

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Recommended therapies for polycythemia vera underused

November 28, 2018 for, polycythemia, recommended, Therapies, underused, vera

(HealthDay)—Among older patients with polycythemia vera (PV), therapeutic phlebotomy and hydroxyurea (HU) are associated with improved overall survival and decreased

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