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• Farms using more antibiotics in spite of more regulation

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• Apr 10, 2015 06:54 PM EDT

• The meat industry increased its purchases of antibiotics that are important to human health by 20% between 2009 and 2013 despite increased regulations and scrutiny on the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry.

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• Ebola vaccines are heading toward human tests

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• Apr 10, 2015 06:42 PM EDT

• Two new rapid-acting Ebola vaccines have protected laboratory animals against the strain of the deadly virus that caused the recent outbreak in West Africa.

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• Draught in California is linked to record number of deaths due to West Nile virus

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• Apr 10, 2015 06:37 PM EDT

• California health officials believe the spike in West Nile Virus deaths is linked to the ongoing severe drought the state is experiencing.

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• People with diabetes may feel less hungry and less depressed eating only breakfast and lunch

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• Apr 10, 2015 01:48 AM EDT

• People who have type 2 diabetes may have fewer hunger pangs and less depression if instead they eat a large breakfast and a large lunch, but no dinner

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• Work-related problems affects 16% of Americans with asthma

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• Apr 10, 2015 01:39 AM EDT

• About 16% of the adults in the United States with asthma either developed the condition on the job of have asthma symptoms made worse by conditions where they work.

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• Education about ultraviolet exposure working to decrease melanoma in children

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• Apr 10, 2015 01:23 AM EDT

• The number of children diagnosed with melanoma is dropping in the United States.

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• Teens Opt To Use Long Term Contraceptives

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• Apr 09, 2015 02:36 AM EDT

• A new research shows that the use of long-term contraceptive methods has increased among teenagers in the last 10 years.

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• Dietary Supplement Contains Stimulant, Study Warns

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• Apr 09, 2015 02:31 AM EDT

• A new study found out that many products still contain the substance and are being sold in the market.

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• Isis Is Being Threatened and It’s Not by War

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• Apr 08, 2015 09:15 PM EDT

• The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or more popularly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been hogging the headlines for months for their notorious violence and cruelty against people of other religions and women. While they are curren…

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• Erectile dysfunction drugs vary in effectiveness and in side effects

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• Apr 08, 2015 07:10 PM EDT

• Researchers found that Viagra works best against erectile dysfunction, but there is a trade-off between effectiveness and side effects in many of these drugs.

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• Fish oil supplements may interfere with chemotherapy

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• Apr 08, 2015 07:04 PM EDT

• Fish oil supplements and fatty fish contain a fatty acid that can neutralize the action of chemotherapy drugs.

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• Review finds Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig are best weight loss programs

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• Apr 08, 2015 06:57 PM EDT

• A review of randomized control trials of several commercial diet programs found that Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers were the most effective.