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Zika spreading rapidly through Puerto Rico: CDC
Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News The Zika virus is spreading fast through Puerto Rico, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Nanoprobes to guide cancer radiotherapy dosing
Real-time Sers monitoring of radiation treatment in a 3D prostate cancer model
Bradley Cooper to produce Stand Up To Cancer telecast
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bradley Cooper is throwing his weight behind a Stand Up To Cancer telecast, serving as executive producer for the...
Justice minister says Senate amendment to widen assisted dying 'ill-advised'
The Liberal government is rejecting a key change proposed by the Senate to its controversial doctor-assisted dying bill. But ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott say they will accept some...
7-day doctors cut weekend emergency hospital visits by 18 percent, study finds
The UK government's pilot of seven-day opening of doctor surgeries has significantly reduced weekend emergency hospital visits, hospital admissions and ambulance call-outs, new research has found.
Personalized treatment may reverse Alzheimer's memory loss
Stephen FellerLOS ANGELES, June 16 (UPI) -- Treating Alzheimer's patients with a well-rounded, personalized plan for therapy and lifestyle change reversed symptoms in a small study.
Women’s long work hours linked to alarming increases in cancer, heart disease
Women who put in long hours for the bulk of their careers may pay a steep price: life-threatening illnesses, including heart disease and cancer. Work weeks that averaged 60 hours...
Engineering the immune system to kill cancer cells
A new immunotherapy, a treatment that enhances immune system function in order to treat or prevent disease, is under developed as a means to more effectively target and kill cancer...
Four paths to the end of life, one far more expensive than others, emerge in new study
Last-ditch, high-tech heroic treatments. Days in the hospital intensive care unit. You might think this is what makes dying in America so expensive – and that it’s where we should...
Researchers find potential key to preventing heart attacks, strokes in older adults
Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1), a protein that is naturally found in high levels among adolescents, can help prevent arteries from clogging, researchers have discovered. They say that increasing atherosclerosis patients’...
Losing Control: The Dangers of Killer Robots (Op-Ed)
Machines that can target and kill people without human intervention or accountability pose a moral threat to the world.
Sleep disorders may predict heart events after angioplasty
People who have had procedures to open blocked heart arteries after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) may have a higher risk of death, heart failure, heart attack and stroke if they...
California’s Prop 65 controversy
The 30-year old law that made manufacturers list harmful chemicals is under attack
E3 interrupted after attendee injured on escalator
The revelry at the Electronic Entertainment Expo temporarily paused Wednesday afternoon after an unidentified man suffered a seizure and fell down an escalator at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Judge Rejects F.T.C. Effort to Block Health System Merger
The decision is a significant setback in the agency’s attempt to police the industry during a flurry of deals among hospitals and physician groups.
Noted: Charlie Sheen’s Newest Role: Condom Pitchman
The actor, who announced he was H.I.V.-positive last year, has signed on as a spokesman for a new prophylactic from a Swedish luxury sex toy brand.
Well: How Exercise May Help the Brain Grow Stronger
Exercise caused mice to pump out B.D.N.F., a protein that scientists sometimes refer to as “Miracle-Gro” for the brain.
Chicago Bears WR Marquess Wilson reinjures ankle, faces surgery
The Sports Xchange Chicago Bears wide receiver Marquess Wilson re-injured a foot on Tuesday in practice that sidelined him at the end of last season and is scheduled for surgery.
Colorado Rockies SS Jose Reyes designated for assignment
The Sports Xchange On the same day shortstop Jose Reyes was reinstated from the restricted list, the Colorado Rockies designated their highest-paid player for assignment.
John Calipari on scandals: Coaches know what happens on campus
The Sports Xchange Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari says coaches always know when scandals occur on their campuses and should be held accountable.
Dallas Cowboys Ron Leary and Rolando McClain report for minicamp
The Sports Xchange IRVING, Tex. -- Guard Ron Leary and linebacker Rolando McClain reported to the Dallas Cowboys' mandatory minicamp.
Robert Ayers says Tampa Bay Buccaneers' D 'less terrible'
The Sports Xchange TAMPA, Fla. -- Defensive end Robert Ayers began the off-season calling the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defense 'terrible.'
U.S. Open: Lefty goes for history
By Gethin Coolbaugh, The Sports Xchange Phil Mickleson is desperately hoping the 26th time will be the charm.
What Does It Mean to Be Iraqi Anymore?
With sectarian and ethnic tension at a new high, and an Islamic State caliphate proclaimed in the north, Iraq's future is precarious.
In Detroit, Water Crisis Symbolizes Decline, and Hope
Detroit cuts water to poor residents, inspiring widespread dismay and innovative relief efforts.
Doctors and Nurses Risk Everything to Fight Ebola in West Africa
In West Africa, where history's worst-ever Ebola outbreak has sown terror in countries with virtually no health care infrastructure of their own, foreign health-care workers are an essential part of...
Parents can manage their child's allergies
HealthDay Newsbc-us-child-allergies Up to 40 percent of children in the United States have nasal allergies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
MPs consider reviewing restrictions on male blood donors who've had sex with men
MPs on the House of Commons health committee will vote Wednesday afternoon on a proposal to study whether Canada's restrictions on male blood donors who have had sex with other...