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A new study shows that getting a little sun each day can go a long way towards preventing the onset of colorectal cancer, one of the world’s deadliest cancers. The study, which was carried out by Dr. Shuji Ogino of the Harvard School of Public Health, was based on the examination of data associated with […]
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For diabetics, pricking their fingers each day to test the glucose in their blood is a necessary but painful ritual. But it could be a thing of the past, thanks to the introduction of a new patch that can easily and effectively extract and measure blood-sugar levels. According to the Centers for Disease Control and […]
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For years, medical professionals have worried about the decreasing potency of antibiotics. With the drugs frequently prescribed to treat all kinds of infections, bacteria are becoming progressively more resilient to this form of treatment. But now there’s some good news: scientists believe they may have found a new type of antibiotic that could counteract the […]
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Several researchers believe that a significant heart problem could represent a critical factor in determining Ludwig van Beethoven’s success in music. Many people are aware that, when he died in 1827, Beethoven was deaf. But he also struggled with a serious heart condition known as arrhythmia, or an irregular heartbeat. (It’s also worth noting that […]
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Hope may soon be on the way for the Ebola-ravaged nations of West Africa. According to reports, an Ebola vaccine is about to enter its final-stage trials and, if shown to be effective, could be ready before summer. Many of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies — including GlaxoSmithKline, NewLink Genetics, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and […]
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