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Marijuana detected in homicide victims nearly doubles

January 9, 2020 detected, doubles, homicide, in, marijuana, nearly, victims

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health assessed the time trends in alcohol and marijuana detected in homicide

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In health care, does ‘hotspotting’ make patients better?

January 9, 2020 'hotspotting', Better, care, does, health, in, Make, patients

The new health care practice of “hotspotting”—in which providers identify very high-cost patients and attempt to reduce their medical spending

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Genetic testing provides insights to sudden unexplained deaths in Amish community

January 8, 2020 Amish, community, deaths, Genetic, in, insights, provides, sudden, testing, to, Unexplained

Researchers used post-mortem genetic testing to find the underlying cause of multiple sudden deaths in young people and sudden cardiac

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BMI over time beats genetics in predicting future obesity

January 8, 2020 beats, BMI, Future, Genetics, in, obesity, Over, predicting, Time

The promise of genetic testing is charming doctors and patients who are eager to finally make a dent in rising

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Genetic differences help distinguish type 1 diabetes in children from ‘type 1.5’ in adults

January 8, 2020 1, 1.5', adults, children, Diabetes, differences, distinguish, From, Genetic, help, in, type

A multi-center team of researchers led by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has discovered a genetic signature that could help

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Study examines opioid involvement in US drug overdoses

January 8, 2020 drug, examines, in, involvement, Opioid, overdoses, study, US

Fatal overdoses involving stimulants (cocaine and other psychostimulants, primarily methamphetamine) have been increasing over the past few years. A recent

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'Bubble skin man' in India ravaged by HUNDREDS of tumours on his body

January 6, 2020 'Bubble, body, By, his, hundreds, in, India, man, of, on, ravaged, Skin, tumours

‘Bubble man’ in India with HUNDREDS of tumours covering his entire body reveals villagers treat him worse than a ‘dirty

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Endoscopic approaches feasible in surgery for sinonasal cancer

January 2, 2020 approaches, cancer, Endoscopic, feasible, for, in, sinonasal, surgery

(HealthDay)—Endoscopic approaches are feasible for the surgical resection of sinonasal cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 24 in

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Calcium channels play a key role in the development of diabetes

December 23, 2019 A, calcium, channels, development, Diabetes, in, key, of, Play, role, the

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have deciphered the diabetogenic role of a certain type of calcium channel in insulin-secreting

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Hoping to get in shape this summer? Ditch the fads

December 21, 2019 Ditch, fads, get, Hoping, in, shape, summer, the, This, to

Weight gain can creep up on us. Over the winter months we enjoy foods that create a feeling of comfort