Opinion | 11,000 Americans Will Die Waiting for Transplants This Year
Every year, 28,000 organs don’t make it to patients in need. People on the organ wait list say it’s time for the government to step in.
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Another state approves assisted suicide
The bill passed by the narrowest of margins before being signed into law by the governor.
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Researchers test vaccine they hope could stem Alzheimer's
University of New Mexico researchers say they've apparently found way to prevent formation of brain protein instrumental in disease's development.
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FDA Overlooked Red Flags In Testing of New Depression Drug
Three patients who received the drug died by suicide during clinical trials.
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Counterfeit pharmaceuticals kill hundreds of thousands of people every year
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'No way to stop it': millions of pigs culled across Asia as swine fever spreads
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When Life Gives You Parkinson’s podcast: Meet the woman who can smell Parkinson’s
When Life Gives You Parkinson's talks to Joy Milne, who has the ability to smell different levels of Parkinson’s.
Listen to the podcast here:
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FDA approves Lilly's migraine drug as first cluster headache treatment
Clinical trials showed that a one-month injection of Emgality, a migraine drug, significantly reduced the frequency of cluster headaches.
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Drinking coffee, even 25 cups a day, not bad for your heart, new study says
A new study published Monday states that coffee isn't as bad for the human heart as previously thought.
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ALS Patient Gets Running Start with ‘Free to Choose Medicine’ Movement
An experimental treatment that enabled a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to literally run around the room while testifying before a FDA panel has cast a new light on the agency’s process of approving life-saving treatments quickly.
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Apricot Power brand apricot seeds recalled due to risk of cyanide poisoning
RECALL ALERT: Check your pantry for Apricot Power brand apricot seeds and apricot seed meal.
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A 3-year-old with leukemia needs a bone marrow transplant. Her race complicates the search
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Hearing Restored With First Ear Transplant Using 3D Printing
Breakthrough Could Restore Hearing for Many
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U.S. is Dependent on China for Almost 80% of It's Medicine
U.S. is Dependent on #China for Almost 80% of Its Medicine. “In five to ten years we are at risk of losing our generic drug industry, because China will use the same playbook and undercut our own producers and drive them out of business,” says Rosemary Gibson | Please Share !
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For more than 100 years, medical researchers puzzled over why the immune system doesn’t fight cancer the way it fights even the common cold. Then this hard-living, harmonica-playing Texan discovered the answer. His research may save millions of lives.
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2,000 Pounds Of Hot Dogs Recalled Before Top Grilling Holiday
'Dog'gone it!
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Harvard researchers say certain ADHD medications may increase risk of psychosis
Young people on Adderall or Vyvanse have twice the psychosis risk compared to other stimulants.
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Bioglue seals gushing wounds in mere seconds
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8 Disgusting Diseases You Can Catch From Your Pet
Multiple cases of canine brucellosis, which causes miscarriages and stillbirths in dogs and can transfer to humans, have been confirmed in Iowa.
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Toxins can be hiding in health and beauty products you use every day
ALARMING: Toxins can be hiding in health and beauty products you use every day.
"Lipstick and lip gloss...over a lifetime, women tend to consume, or eat, 5 to 7 pounds."
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$2 BILLION: A jury reportedly ruled in favor of a couple who alleged that Roundup weed killer triggered their cancer diagnoses and ordered Monsanto to pay billions in damages.
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California jury says Bayer must pay $2 billion to couple in Roundup cancer trial
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Disease that can be transferred from dog to human confirmed in Iowa, officials say
Pet owners and those who come in contact with animals are being reminded to wash their hands regularly.
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More than 40 States File Lawsuit Alleging Generic Drug Makers Conspired to Inflate Prices
The lawsuit alleges that the nation's largest generic drug manufacturers conspired to artificially inflate and manipulate prices for more than 100 different generic drugs, including treatments for diabetes, cancer, arthritis and other medical conditions.
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Yet More Research Links Appendectomies and Parkinson's Disease
It's still unclear just what exactly this could mean, and it’s definitely not a reason to avoid an appendectomy if you need one.
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A newly discovered advance in blood testing may help develop new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
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State ban on toxic pesticide wins praise in Ventura County
With the state moving to ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide that's a source of controversy for some Ventura County farmworkers, some local residents say California has reached a historic moment.
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'Flesh-eating' genital infection linked to certain diabetes drugs, study finds
The FDA calls the condition "extremely rare but life-threatening."
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Research Finds A Way To Treat Babies With Spina Bifida In The Womb
Promising new medical technologies are providing new hope to parents who were previously told their options were abortion or a painful life for their baby.
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American patients have the best improvements in cancer outcomes in the world thanks to access to innovative treatments.
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Sunscreen Chemicals Soak All the Way Into Your Bloodstream
Researchers at the FDA revealed the results of a small clinical trial designed to test how four of the most common sun-filtering molecules on the market behave after they’ve been sprayed on and rubbed in.
The results show that contrary to what sunscreen manufacturers have been saying, UV-blocking chemicals do, in fact, seep into circulation.
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Death rates from pretty much every cause are higher in the South
According to new CDC data...
