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Baby Saved From Near-Death Cardiac Arrest With 'Miracle' Heart Transplant
By Jenn Loro | Mar 01, 2016 10:37 AM ESTA 7-month old Seattle baby got a life-saving heart transplant just days before the situation could become extremely hopeless
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Super Lice Infected Children In 25 States In The US
By Jenn Loro | Mar 01, 2016 10:37 AM ESTA new strain of drug resistant ‘super lice’ sweeps through 25 states affecting mostly children.
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Heart-Healthy Foods That You Should Include In Your Diet
By Jenn Loro | Mar 01, 2016 10:36 AM ESTThe American Heart Association (AHA) has rolled out a number of recommended heart-healthy foods after grading them according to Heart Health Index.
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First Uterus Transplant Performed In Cleveland
By Jenn Loro | Feb 27, 2016 08:09 PM ESTCleveland Clinic has just performed the first uterine transplant in the US adding another option for childless couples to have a baby.
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Lab-Made Mouse Sperm Gave Hope To Male Infertility
By Jenn Loro | Feb 27, 2016 08:08 PM ESTChinese scientists created the first lab-produced sperm from stem cells to breed healthy mice which may become a potential treatment for male infertility in the future.
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US Senate Selects Dr. Robert Califf As New FDA Commissioner
By Jenn Loro | Feb 26, 2016 10:50 AM ESTObama nominee Robert Califf has been recently confirmed as the new commissioner of FDA amid frustration over widespread painkiller abuse as well as his supposed links to big drug firms during his years as clinical researcher at Duke University.
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Australia Passes Law For Legal Use Of Medical Cannabis
By Jenn Loro | Feb 26, 2016 10:42 AM ESTThe Australian Senate has recently voted to amend its Narcotic Drugs Act that finally paved the way for the legalization of medical marijuana in the country.
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CDC Investigating Fourteen People Suspected To Have Zika Virus After Having Sex
By Jenn Loro | Feb 25, 2016 08:50 AM ESTNew 14 cases of Zika infections have been reportedly caused by sexual intercourse involving females whose male sex partners have recently traveled to major Zika outbreak areas according to US health authorities.
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Baby Gorilla In British Zoo Successfully Born After Rare Caesarean Section
By Jenn Loro | Feb 25, 2016 08:50 AM ESTA baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species, has just been born at the Bristol Zoo Gardens via C-section after her mother manifested signs and symptoms of pre-eclampsia.
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British Nurse Pauline Cafferkey Hospitalized Again After Recovering From Ebola
By Jenn Loro | Feb 24, 2016 11:16 AM ESTThirty-nine-year old Scottish-born nurse Pauline Cafferkey is back in the hospital again after two previous hospitalizations due to recurring Ebola which has now caused meningitis in her brain.
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HIV Drugs Used Among Pregnant Women May Affect Baby
By Jenn Loro | Feb 24, 2016 11:16 AM ESTAntiretroviral therapy for HIV positive mothers is linked to small but significant effect on infant’s development according to a new Harvard-led study.
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Vaccine Reduces Likelihood Among Teenage Girls To Be Infected With HPV
By Jenn Loro | Feb 23, 2016 10:43 AM ESTNew findings suggest a 64% drop in HPV infections since the anti-STD vaccine was introduced a decade ago.
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Dalai Lama Assures Supporters He's In Good Health
By Jenn Loro | Feb 23, 2016 10:43 AM ESTNobel Peace Laureate and spiritual head of the Tibetan branch of Buddhism addressed a faithful crowd in Minneapolis amid concerns of failing health.
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University of Michigan Student Left Campus As More Students Got Ill With Norovirus
By Jenn Loro | Feb 22, 2016 10:00 AM ESTA sophomore student decided to leave campus as norovirus rages on at the University of Michigan which sickened more than 100 students.
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South African Health Authorities Confirm First Zika Case
By Jenn Loro | Feb 22, 2016 10:00 AM ESTHealth authorities in South Africa has just confirmed its first case of Zika after a Colombian businessman tested positive for the virus after showing signs and symptoms associated with the mosquito-borne illness.
