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A guide to Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), the rare, polio-like illness making young children sick

October 22, 2018 A, acute, AFM, children, flaccid, guide, illness, making, myelitis, Polio-Like, Rare, sick, the, to, young

A fast-acting, polio-like illness has sickened 62 young children, with an average age of 4, in 22 U.S. states so

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'I hate myself for being the way I am': Living with a hoarding disorder

October 20, 2018 A, Am, Being, disorder, for, hate, hoarding, I, Living, myself, the, Way, with

Much has been made recently of a "hoarding epidemic", with media laying the blame at a perfect storm of causes

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The Health-Related Reasons Women May Sprout Facial Hair

October 19, 2018 facial, hair, Health-Related, may, Reasons, Sprout, the, women

First things first: Facial hair growth in women is not usually anything to worry about, so if you’ve got a

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Dementia and guns: When should doctors broach the topic?

October 19, 2018 and, broach, Dementia, Doctors, guns:, Should, the, topic?, when

Some patients refuse to answer. Many doctors don’t ask. As the number of Americans with dementia rises, health professionals are

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Just the right dose: antiepileptic drug clearance changes during pregnancy

October 17, 2018 antiepileptic, Changes, clearance, dose:, drug, during, just, pregnancy, right, the

During pregnancy, the numerous physiological changes a woman’s body undergoes can alter the way medications are metabolized, the rate at

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Study shows how bias can influence people estimating the ages of other people

October 17, 2018 ages, bias, Can, estimating, How, influence, of, Other, people, shows, study, the

A trio of researchers from the University of New South Wales and Western Sydney University has discovered some of the

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In the fight against Alzheimer’s, Down syndrome may hold vital clues

October 17, 2018 against, Alzheimer's, clues, Down, fight, hold, in, may, syndrome:, the, vital

At first glance, Down syndrome (DS) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), two severe brain abnormalities, may seem to have little in

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Australian study reveals the dangers of ‘toxic masculinity’ to men and those around them

October 16, 2018 and, around, Australian, dangers, masculinity', Men, of, reveals, study, the, them, those, to, toxic

Young men who conform to traditional definitions of manhood are more likely to suffer harm to themselves, and do harm

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For the last time, sitting is not the new smoking

October 15, 2018 for, is, Last, New, not, sitting, Smoking, the, Time

Thanks to social media, one inaccurate but catchy headline about research can find new life in unlimited shares and retweets,

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The health innovation system is ‘broken’ and failing patients, warns UCL report

October 15, 2018 'broken', and, failing, health, innovation, is, patients, report, System, the, UCL, warns

NHS patients are being let down by a global health innovation system which fails to deliver the treatments they need

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