[ad_1] Harried doctors fighting the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) fear it may become the worst outbreak of the deadly disease in the region to date, as …
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[ad_1] Acute flaccid myelitis is a rare condition that causes weakness in the limbs, trouble breathing, drooping eyelids and, in extreme cases, paralysis.(Katja Kirche/Getty Images) A rare polio-like illness that most often …
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[ad_1] Your Thanksgiving bird could be a real turkey this year if you do not take precautions. An outbreak of salmonella linked to raw turkey has left 164 people sick in 35 …
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[ad_1] Electronic cigarettes have been in the news a lot this year. These battery-operated products are generally used to deliver a nicotine-containing aerosol for inhaling from an e-liquid that is often infused …
Read More »The FDA Just Approved An Opioid 10 Times More Powerful Than Fentanyl
[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration approved a controversial new opioid formulation this month, even as critics warned that it would likely be abused. The drug, called Dsuvia, is a synthetic opioid …
Read More »La hausse des taux de natalité dans les pays en développement alimente le baby-boom mondial et l'Europe
[ad_1] PARIS • La flambée des taux de natalité dans les pays en développement alimente un baby-boom mondial, tandis que les femmes de dizaines de pays plus riches n'ont pas assez d'enfants …
Read More »Une impasse pour le traitement d'un trouble semblable à la polio qui frappe les enfants
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Read More »A fatal case of rabies in Utah was probably transmitted by a bat
[ad_1] A resident of Utah passed away rageand health officials believe that exposure to a bat was the source of the infection. This is the first person in Utah to die of …
Read More »Un homme meurt de la rage après avoir manipulé des chauves-souris qu'il a laissées chez lui
[ad_1] Un homme de l’Utah qui a autorisé les chauves-souris chez lui et à se poser sur les mains est décédé lors de la première mort de rage enregistrée de l’Etat depuis …
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