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[ad_1] Add dementia and mild cognitive impairment to the growing list of risks badociated with high blood pressure. New findings from a study of 9,000 people were presented this week at the …
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[ad_1] Public health officials in Toronto confirmed that a resident had tested positive for West Nile virus – the first human case diagnosed in the city this year. The agency issued a …
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[ad_1] Scientists claim to have found signs of life in two worms extracted from Siberian permafrost patches dating back 30,000 to 40,000 years. The discovery was made by a group of Russian …
Read More »Many questions linger on this possible treatment of Alzheimer's. So why the avalanche of news coverage?
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Read More »FT Health: Take action now to reinvigorate efforts on AIDS
[ad_1] Peter Piot, guest curator July 27, 2018 Print this page Experimental Characteristic Listen to this article Play audio for this article Break Register here to receive FT Health via email every …
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