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Lack of toothbrushing for seniors in nursing homes is a serious health risk

September 18, 2019 A, for, health, Homes, in, is, lack, nursing, of, risk, seniors, serious, toothbrushing

Elderly people in nursing homes often go without a good toothbrushing. While it might be icky to imagine the horrible

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German hospitals consume a Million units of blood too much

September 13, 2019 A, Blood, consume, German, Hospitals, million, Much, to

Germany requires so much donor blood per capita than any other country. Alone in the year 2017 in this country,

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Health Problems 

Tiny RNA provides big protection after a heart attack

August 26, 2019 A, after, attack, Big, heart, protection, provides, RNA, tiny

Heart muscle can continue to die even after restoring blood following a heart attack, and scientists have new evidence that

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A Few Tweaks to His Diet Helped This Guy Get Ripped in His Forties

August 23, 2019 A, diet, Few, Forties, get, Guy, Helped, his, in, Ripped, This, to, Tweaks

• Years of overeating caused Steve Collins to steadily gain weight, topping out at nearly 270 pounds. • In his

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‘Baxter’ the robot can assist the elderly amid a shortage of nurses

August 23, 2019 'Baxter', A, amid, assist, Can, Elderly, nurses, of, robot', shortage, the

Scientists create a robot with two arms called Baxter who can help the elderly get dressed amid a shortage of

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Health Problems 

Gene linked to a rare neurological disorder regulates key enzyme in Alzheimer’s

August 22, 2019 A, Alzheimer's, disorder, enzyme, gene, in, key, Linked, neurological, Rare, regulates, to

A gene that can become mutated and cause a rare balance disorder also regulates the behavior of an enzyme that

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Melanoma survivor won’t let her daughter wear a bikini on holiday

August 22, 2019 A, Bikini, daughter, Her, holiday, Let, melanoma, on, Survivor, Wear, Won’t

Sunbed addict, 28, refuses to let her nine-year-old daughter wear a bikini on holiday after her ‘lucky escape’ with the

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Health Problems 

Painting a bigger biosociological picture of chronic pain

August 20, 2019 A, Bigger, biosociological, chronic, of, pain, Painting, picture

An integrated approach that unifies psychosocial factors with neurobiology sheds light on chronic pain traits and their underlying brain networks,

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Health Problems 

Measure blood pressure with a selfie or your running shoes? Be wary, Penn doctor says

August 16, 2019 A, be, Blood, doctor, measure, or, Penn, pressure, running, Says, Selfie, shoes, wary, with, your

Don’t get Jordana Cohen wrong. A hypertension specialist with Penn Medicine, she is thrilled with any talk of encouraging people

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20% of patients waiting for a hip replacement are in extreme pain

August 15, 2019 20, A, Are, extreme, for, hip, in, of, pain, patients, replacement, waiting

Almost 20% of patients waiting for a hip replacement on the NHS are suffering pain they consider to be ‘worse

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