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Safer mining practices can help reduce lead poisoning
A pilot program to introduce safer mining practices in Nigerian gold mining communities has reduced blood lead levels by 32% according to a study published today.
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Increase in air pollution levels linked to more premature mortality in the U.S
In the United States, annual average levels of fine particulate matter-PM2.5, a measure of solid particles and liquid droplets that are 2.5 micrometers or smaller found in the...
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Fasting may increase motivation for exercise by surging "hunger hormone" ghrelin
Researchers have found that when mice are provided with limited access to food, the levels of food and satiety hormone ghrelin rises. This causes increase in motivation to...
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Boys with inattention, hyperactivity have higher risk for TBIs
Boys who exhibit inattention, hyperactivity and externalizing problems are at an increased risk for traumatic brain injury, or TBI, and evidence-based treatments to reduce...
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Triple therapy approved to treat cystic fibrosis
The FDA announced it has approved elexacaftor/ivacaftor/tezacaftor, the first triple combination therapy for patients with the most common cystic fibrosis mutation. The agency...
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Jennifer Aniston's Before And After Pics Remind Us She Does Not ‘Wake Up Like This'
Jennifer Aniston used her new Instagram account to issue us a self-confidence boosting PSA Last week, Jennifer Aniston broke the internet when she finally, after a million...
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Why Does Anyone Use Anything Other Than Amazon Prime Pantry To Shop For Groceries?
Making my way up and down the aisles to find my favorite stuff used to be a guilty pleasure. I'd check out new brands, look for hidden deals, read the ingredients, enjoy the...
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Michelle Obama Urges Self-Care With Inspiring Gym Photo
Former First Lady Michelle Obama offers up some self-care inspiration in a recent photo from one of her workouts During Michelle Obama's reign as First Lady of the United...
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30+ April Fool's Day Pranks So Easy Any Fool Can Pull Them Off
On April Fool's Day back in fourth grade, I remember some intrepid soul put a whoopie cushion on Sr. Marie's chair. When the ancient and formidable nun sat down at her desk and...
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New portable exosuit to improve running and walking performance
While walking may not seem like a burden for most people, for others, this simple task can often feel exhausting.
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New DNA-editing method could fix 89% of genetic diseases, scientists claim
Scientists at MIT and Harvard University's Broad Institute have developed a new way to change single letters in the genetic code without making risky 'cuts' to strands of DNA...
Scientists discover signs a virus may trigger polio-like illness
Acute flaccid myelitis has left nearly 600 in the US - mostly children - with life-threatening paralysis. At last University of California, San Francisco, scientists found...
Recall: Walmart Frozen Sausage for Salmonella Risk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says George's Prepared Foods of Caryville, TN, produced the Great Value brand pork sausage patty and turkey sausage patty products in April...
Hilary Duff Is All Of Us Struggling With Second Grade Math Homework
Hilary Duff is struggling with second grade math and we feel her Us parents have already gone to school and done all kinds of homework. Eventually, we got to a stage in life...
Poorly patient developed resistance to last-ditch antibiotic for killer...
The unnamed three-year-old, from France, had pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a germ already strong enough to fight off many of the life-saving drugs.
20% Patients are Prescribed Opioids Post-Heart Device Implantation Surgery
New large US study found that 1 in 5 patients was prescribed opioids after having a pacemaker or similar device implanted and 80 percent had never taken opioids before, report...
Too Much Stress May Up High Blood Pressure in African-Americans
Can chronic stress increase blood pressure? Yes, high levels of chronic stress can put African-Americans at a higher risk of developing high blood pressure , reveals a new study.
Antibiotic Resistance Doubles in 20 Years: Study
New study analysed 1,232 patients from 18 European countries the resistance to antibiotics taken for Helicobacter pylori infection associated with gastric ulcer, lymphoma and...
Potato Puree can Boost Athletic Performance
Potato freaks rejoice: Eating potato puree is just as effective as carbohydrate gels for boosting exercise performance in trained athletes, reveals a new study.
Essure coil leaves woman in agony for more than five years
EXCLUSIVE: Amy Speers , 34, from County Down, Bangor, Northern Ireland, was left in agony for more than five years after having an Essure sterilisation implant.