[ad_1] Supercentenarian Gertrude Weaver poses for a photo on her 116th birthday. Photo: AP The older we get, the greater our chances of dying. Or at least that's what we thought. A …
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[ad_1] Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is one of those diseases we no longer hear about. About 90% of the population (paywall) is actually immune to skin and nerve-damaging bacterial infections, …
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[ad_1] Maine, Maine, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. (Courtesy of Maine IF & W) A 95-year-old Maine man beat a rabid fox to death …
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[ad_1] Kalea, age 6, was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor two weeks before her younger brother receive a diagnosis. of his own. (Fight the light of Avery) A Californian family devastated …
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[ad_1] (HELENA) June 27 was National HIV Testing Day, and authorities took the opportunity to launch a new website to help people find a place to get tested . mt.gov. It includes …
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[ad_1] Most of us do not do enough exercise. According to a new CDC report, only 22.9% of Americans aged 18 to 64 years have complied with the recommended physical activity recommendations …
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[ad_1] Melia Robinson / Business Insider For years, Silicon Valley has been trying to develop methods to live better, longer and easier, with mixed results. Some even chose not to use real …
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[ad_1] Next winter, there may be a new drug for people who contract the flu – a drug that appears to be able to quickly stop the infection and, unlike anything found …
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[ad_1] At the beginning of summer, ticks begin to emerge from undergrowth; Lyme disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, can be transmitted to humans only when bitten by deer-infected ticks, which …
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[ad_1] Cannabidiol is a complex molecule produced by the cannabis plant. Cannabis has been proposed for centuries as a medicinal plant. It is only recently that CBD has been scientifically studied for …
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