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Flu Virus Plagues Eastern States As It Hits Older Adults
By Abbie Kraft | Feb 27, 2017 11:07 AM ESTFlu virus continually spread across the eastern side of the United States as it hits older adults.
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Cheaper, Deadly Heroin Behind Spike in Overdoses in Last 5 Years
By Joie M Gahum | Feb 27, 2017 07:10 AM ESTParallel to the increase in potency and decrease in prices of heroin products, overdoses have increased tremendously in the United States from 2010 to 2015.
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Know Which Food Triggers Migraine And The Most Effective Treatment
By Abbie Kraft | Feb 26, 2017 09:29 PM ESTOne's diet effectively triggers migraine but experts reveal the most effective method to treat it.
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Diabetes Patches To End Finger Prick Test
By Abbie Kraft | Feb 26, 2017 06:49 PM ESTDiabetic patches released in the UK can potentially end finger pricking with the help of advance technology.
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$246 Million Medical Science Facility Opens In University of Adelaide
By Allen James Dinglasan | Feb 25, 2017 07:40 AM ESTUniversity of Adelaide is the third oldest university in Australia. But although it’s old, a new and modern facility was opened which main attraction is the computerized mannequin.
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Five Patients Virus-free After Being Injected HIV/AIDS Vaccine
By Anne Collins | Feb 25, 2017 07:30 AM EST"It's the proof of concept that through therapeutic vaccination we can really re-educate our T cells to control the virus," said Dr Beatriz Mothe, IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute.
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Treatment Promises to Freeze Multiple Sclerosis Comes with a Big Risk
By Beth Vargas | Feb 24, 2017 07:20 AM ESTThe procedure can prevent the sickness from happening for years but the treatment is both unpleasant and dangerous.
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New Study On Vaccine To Help Protect Against Mosquito-borne Diseases
By Anne Collins | Feb 23, 2017 07:40 AM ESTThe experimental vaccine is being developed by two London companies who are looking for 60 volunteers to start the clinical trials. The Phase 1 clinical trial is expected to be complete by summer 2018.
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Mosquito Spit Vaccine to Treat Malaria, Zika and Nile Virus
By Joie M Gahum | Feb 22, 2017 08:53 PM ESTA new vaccine is being tested to protect against all insect-borne diseases. Th vaccine is being formulated using mosquito saliva.
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Senior Citizens To Receive Daily Dose Of Cannabis During Retirement
By Anne Collins | Feb 21, 2017 07:30 AM ESTAn accumulation number of older people come to represent an emerging frontier in the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Some nursing homes have turned to this alternative medication but some still use prescrilption drugs.
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Snail Venom: How It Can Aid In Pain Therapy
By Joie M Gahum | Feb 21, 2017 07:10 AM ESTNew studies suggest that venoms extracted from small snails can be used to develop treatments for chronic pain.
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Patients In Western Kenya Turn To Herbal Medicine As Doctors Strike Continues
By Allen James Dinglasan | Feb 20, 2017 06:23 PM ESTPatients in western Kenya counties are turning to herbal medicines as the doctors continues to strike and paralyze hospital services.
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Study Suggests Antibiotics Instead Of Appendix Surgery For Children
By Anne Collins | Feb 19, 2017 07:00 AM ESTAn appendectomy is the most common emergency operation for children. If the inflamed organ is left, it can burst and lead to death
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Malaria Vaccine For Adults Provides 100% Protection
By Anne Collins | Feb 17, 2017 07:30 AM ESTScientists say all the data they have so far indicate that what they have is relatively stable, long-lasting protection. The new vaccine showed no adverse effects on those it was tested on and that the next step is to further test the vaccine's effectiveness over several years in a clinical study.
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Robert De Niro And Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Offer $100,000 To Anyone Who Can Prove Vaccines Are Safe
By Anne Collins | Feb 17, 2017 07:10 AM ESTThe press conference where De Niro and Kennedy Jr. announced their challenge was streamed online on World Mercury Project's Facebook page. Anyone who can prove with scientific reasoning that vaccines which contain mercury or thimerosal are safe will be given amount.
