Health Problems 

War and Ebola: A double nightmare in eastern DR Congo

August 16, 2018 'war, A, and, Congo, Double, Dr, eastern, Ebola, in, nightmare

First came the war, which developed into a brutal, bloody tussle between militias who abused civilians or killed them. Now

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Health News 

Here’s What Predicts a Woman’s Odds of Living Till 90

August 15, 2018 90, A, Here's, Living, odds, of, Predicts, Till, What, Woman's

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 15, 2018 — Women whose mothers lived a long and healthy life have a good chance of doing

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Health Problems 

Aretha Franklin's Death Is 'Imminent' as Source Confirms 'She Has Been Ill for a Long Time'

August 14, 2018 'Imminent', A, Aretha, As, Been, confirms, death, for, Franklin's, has, Ill, is, long, She, Source, Time

Aretha Franklin—who has previously struggled with her health—is very sick and her death is “imminent,” PEOPLE confirms. “She has been

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Health Problems 

Rotavirus vaccine cuts infant diarrhoea deaths by a third in Malawi

August 12, 2018 A, By, Cuts, deaths, diarrhoea, in, infant, Malawi, Rotavirus, third, vaccine

A major new study has shown that rotavirus vaccination reduced infant diarrhoea deaths by 34% in rural Malawi, a region

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Health Problems 

New study views cancer treatment as a game to find strategies that improve patient outcomes

August 10, 2018 A, As, cancer, Find, Game, improve, New, outcomes, Patient, strategies, study, that, to, treatment, views

Game theory can be utilized to identify potential flaws in current cancer treatment approaches and suggest new strategies to improve

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Health News 

This New Mom Failed a Drug Test—and Could Have Had Her Baby Taken Away—Because of a Poppy-Seed Bagel

August 9, 2018 A, Away—Because, baby, Bagel, Could, drug, Failed, Had, Have, Her, Mom, New, of, Poppy-Seed, Taken, Test—and, This

You’ve probably heard the old wives’ tale: Don’t eat a poppy-seed bagel if you might need a drug test in

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Health News 

Spider venom may help treat a serious form of epilepsy

August 8, 2018 A, epilepsy, form, help, may, of, serious, spider, treat, venom

Dravet syndrome “is a severe form of epilepsy” that typically appears during the first 12 months of life. Seizures, which

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Health News 

Striking a balance between immunity and inflammation

August 6, 2018 A, and, balance, between, immunity, inflammation, Striking

Hookworms infect nearly 430 million people in the world, mostly in countries where sanitation is poor, and people often walk

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Personal Health 

Will a Short-Term Insurance Plan Cover My Prescription? Probably Not.

August 4, 2018 ‘My, A, Cover, Insurance, not, plan, Prescription?, Probably, Short-Term, will

But that lower price means that these new plans will offer a lot less coverage than what other existing plans

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Health News 

If You’re a Black Man, You’re Twice as Likely to Die from Prostate Cancer

August 2, 2018 A, As, Black, cancer, Die, From, If, likely, man, prostate, to, twice, you're

Researchers are tackling why black men are more at risk than white counterparts. Prostate cancer is, aside from skin cancer,

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