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[ad_1] <! – Total Para: 1 Long Para: 1 Long Pra Total: 17 Total Para Total: 23-> Preliminary data from the state health department suggests the opioid-related deaths in 2018 has dropped …

[ad_1] Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Oct. 31, 2018 / 11:15 PM GMT By Maggie Fox American …

[ad_1] CLOSE Here are some of the top stories we’re following for today. 10/31/18 Damian Giletto/The News Journal Bats with white-nose syndrome are seen in this undated photo provided by the New …

[ad_1] Taking medication for high blood pressure does not provide any benefit to patients with mild hypertension in terms of reducing the risk of death or cardiovascular disease, although they present a …

[ad_1] VOORHEES, N.J. – Patients at a second New Jersey pediatric facility were found to have a respiratory virus, but authorities say it is a different strain than nine deaths. The state …

[ad_1] NEW ORLEANS — Researchers reported high rates of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite responsible for Chagas disease, in a pair of studies on free-running and shelter dogs in Texas, suggesting that the …

[ad_1] The US Food and Drug Administration is alerting patients of another recall of medicine used to treat high blood pressure, for a potential cancer risk due to contamination. This time, SciGen …

[ad_1] People with celiac disease will soon be able to safely consume gluten, thanks to a new vaccine currently being tested around the world. The vaccine, called Nexvax2, targets the immune system …

[ad_1] In this case, the F.D.A. intervened and recommended that the devices not be used "in the vast majority of women" undergoing fibroid surgery. Their use has decreased significantly. Morcellation is not …

[ad_1] By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Long belittled as inconsequential, the appendix is hardly the rock star of body organs. But its reputation may get …