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Cold and Flu
Your office has a microbiome, and it might make you sick
Our modern energy-efficient buildings might be driving beneficial bacteria out of our lives.
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Nutrition
7 proven ways to keep off holiday pounds
Cookies, cocktails, and multicourse meals make the holidays feel like one long eating spree.
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Nutrition
The best and worst health news of 2016
Headlines tend to be concise and sometimes oversimplified, theoretically telling readers what a story is about in a few words.
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Stop Smoking
E-cigarette explodes in man's pants at NYC's Grand Central
Officials say a man shopping in New York's Grand Central Terminal suffered leg and hand burns when an e-cigarette exploded in his pants pocket.
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Health Columns
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How to keep salmonella at bay
It seems every few months or so, we get a new warning about a salmonella outbreak.
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Pet Holiday Saftey Tips
Avoid a trip to the vet during the holidays.
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Children's Health
Sealed chamber brings wonders of nature to hospitalized kids
At North Carolina Children's Hospital, immune-compromised kids can experience the natural environment while getting around hospital rules - digging in dirt, poking into pitcher plants and observing other wonders of nature otherwise prohibited - thanks to a new device called the WonderSphere.
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Milliken recalls carpet cleaning powder on bacteria fears
Milliken and Co has recalled about 550,000 containers of carpet cleaning powder because it may contain harmful bacteria, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday.
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Stop Smoking
Bought Marlboros in Alabama? Part of $45M might be yours
Anybody who bought Marlboro Lights or Ultra Lights in Arkansas over a 40-year period qualifies for a share of a $45 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit, and more than 11,000 have applied.
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NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH
Scientists say they've figured out how to remove fears from the brain
Why confront your fear in the hopes of overcoming it when scientists could just erase it from your brain?
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Children's Health
Gaza doctors face challenge after birth of conjoined twins
Palestinian surgeons in the Gaza Strip were discussing medical options on Wednesday after the unexpected birth of conjoined twins - baby girls who share one heart and one body.
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Alternative Medicine
Popular aloe vera gels may not contain aloe vera, report finds
Store-bought aloe vera may not contain the actual healing ingredient it claims, a Bloomberg investigation of the popular gels has found.
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CANCER
86-year-old man battling cancer knits 300 hats for premature babies
An 86-year-old man battling cancer has managed to knit 300 caps for premature babies, which he says is his way of “paying it forward.”
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Outbreaks
Include older children in malaria prevention treatment to cut transmission: experts
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Giving malaria prevention drugs to older children, not just to those under five, during the rainy season in sub-Saharan Africa can massively cut cases and transmission of the deadly disease, health experts said on Tuesday.
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Product Recalls
Heinz issues gravy recall days before Thanksgiving
Heinz has recalled one of its popular gravy products days before Thanksgiving due to a possible allergy risk.
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Women's Health
German court: Breast implants no hindrance to police work
A German court has ruled breast implants are no impediment to a woman becoming a police officer.
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Incredible Health
Once-conjoined twins see each other for the first time
These two tots may still be swaddled in hospital bandages — but they’re getting a fresh chance at a normal life.
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MEDICAL RESEARCH
Juno says 2 more patients die in leukemia drug trial
Juno Therapeutics is halting the study of an experimental leukemia treatment for a second time after the death of two more patients.
