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[ad_1] Doctors in St. Louis are launching a special surgical operation to help children regain movement and feel paralyzed limbs as a result of contracting a rare virus similar to polio. Dr. …
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[ad_1] When Maureen Pacheco went to the hospital in April 2016, she was told that she would be operated on, but that she also had a kidney removed. According to the court's …
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[ad_1] The percentage of pregnant women who reported using marijuana almost doubled, according to a research letter published in "JAMA Pediatrics." (Photo: Getty Images / iStockphoto) According to federal data, the number …
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[ad_1] (Picture: Getty) A new study has found that lesbian and bisexual women are at higher risk of heart disease due to the traumatic abuse and neglect they face. Researchers have found …
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[ad_1] Washington: A recent study has shown that genetics can be used to predict a patient's response to antipsychotic treatment for the treatment of schizophrenia. The findings of the Feinstein Institute for …
Read More »He ate a slug on a challenge. Now he is dead.
[ad_1] Lindsey Bever | The Washington Post Sam Ballard swallowed the slug on a challenge. The young Sydney rugby player was a "larrikin", a "brutal" free spirit, said his mother. So, when …
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Read More »Encouraging more health workers to be vaccinated against influenza requires a new approach that connects emotionally
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Persuading more health workers to be vaccinated against the flu to protect themselves and their patients can only be done through facts and statistics, a new study …
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