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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Howard Dubowitz, a Maryland pediatrician and researcher who specializes in child protection issues, knows how hard it can be to raise other people's children. Over the years while talking with grandparents and others who take on the role of guardian when parents struggle,...(more)
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The death from heart attack of the ultramarathoner Micah True has raised awareness about the safety of marathon racing and training. But the science suggests that distance running and racing are extremely unlikely to kill you -- except when, in rare instances, they do.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat the condition.
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The heart cells created from patients' skin were at the same stage of development as those of a newborn babyScientists have turned skin tissue from heart attack patients into fresh, beating heart cells in a first step towards a new therapy for the condition.The procedure may...(more)
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TUESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that treating obstructive sleep apnea, a common cause of snoring and daytime sleepiness, might also cut down on a serious health hazard associated with the condition -- the risk of developing high blood pressure.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rates of two rare childhood cancers declined after the U.S. began requiring grain products to be fortified with the B vitamin folic acid, a new study finds. Reported in the journal Pediatrics, the study does not prove that folic acid deserves...(more)
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ATLANTA (Reuters) - A 40 percent decline in the death rate of diabetic American adults from heart disease and strokes is a sign that patients are taking better care of themselves and receiving improved treatment, according to a government study released on Tuesday. While the drop...(more)
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Reissued after 50 years, Dirk Alvermann's book on Algeria is a chic cultural artifact and an account of an uprising that has parallels with the Arab Spring.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The United States sees drug abuse as a public health problem as much as a crime issue and is seeking to learn from countries in Europe and elsewhere about how to treat addiction as a disease, Barack Obama's drugs policy chief said on...(more)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which helped Republicans make big gains in the 2010 congressional elections, is planning its most aggressive push yet to send business-friendly lawmakers to Washington in the November 6 election. Thomas Donohue, the president and CEO of the powerful...(more)
