Target Alzheimer’s risk factors to stave off dementia, researchers say
August 21, 2015
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Target Alzheimer’s risk factors to stave off dementia, researchers say

Elsewhere, research has shown that fears an Alzheimer’s “explosion” are unfounded and that dementia rates…

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E-cigarettes 95% less harmful than tobacco
August 21, 2015
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E-cigarettes 95% less harmful than tobacco

A new study has highlighted that e-cigarette use increases the risk of smoking conventional cigarettes…

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Friends in Plains prepare to welcome Jimmy Carter home with “survivor” signs
August 21, 2015
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Friends in Plains prepare to welcome Jimmy Carter home with “survivor” signs

Carter said that after the cancer in his brain was diagnosed, he initially thought he…

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Earliest breast cancer risky for some women, study suggests
August 20, 2015
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Earliest breast cancer risky for some women, study suggests

The study looked at over 100,000 women diagnosed with DCIS between 1988 and 2011 and…

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Liraglutide Boosted Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes
August 20, 2015
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Liraglutide Boosted Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes

The study subjects were divided into three groups: 423 who received a daily 3.0-milligram dose…

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Researchers from Stanford University develop Devices driven by wireless light
August 20, 2015
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Researchers from Stanford University develop Devices driven by wireless light

Ada Poon, an assistant professor at Stanford, wanted to develop a way to deliver stimulation…

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Georgia tourist possibly has plague, is expected to recover
August 20, 2015
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Georgia tourist possibly has plague, is expected to recover

Officials at Yosemite National Park in California said on Friday that they will temporarily close…

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Former President Jimmy Carter ‘Surprisingly At Ease’ After Brain Cancer Diagnosis
August 20, 2015
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Former President Jimmy Carter ‘Surprisingly At Ease’ After Brain Cancer Diagnosis

Former US president Jimmy Carter said he has cancerous tumors on his brain and will…

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Tobacco firm seeks Cancer Council Vic data
August 20, 2015
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Tobacco firm seeks Cancer Council Vic data

In Victoria, the Cancer Council has spent thousands of dollars fighting the freedom of information…

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Georgia native may be second Yosemite plague victim, health officials say
August 20, 2015
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Georgia native may be second Yosemite plague victim, health officials say

Father of 18-year-old Georgian plague victim says Yosemite National Park lacks warning signs of plague,…

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