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• More People Are Dying from Alcohol

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• Dec 23, 2015 09:33 PM EST

• The number of people dying from drug-induced conditions is at its highest since more than 30 years ago.

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• 9-Year-old Testicular Tissues Frozen

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• Dec 23, 2015 09:32 PM EST

• In an effort to give a sick boy an option to have children in the future, UK doctors embarked on a landmark procedure: freezing a part of his testicular tissue.

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• PH First in Asia to Approve Dengue Vaccine

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• Dec 23, 2015 09:30 PM EST

• Dengue vaccine has arrived in Asia via the Philippines.

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• People may ignore cardiac arrest symptoms for hours or even days, to their peril

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• Dec 23, 2015 05:38 PM EST

• People whose heart suddenly stops often have symptoms in the hours or days leading up to the event. Paying attention to these symptoms can help save lives.

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• Research shows being physically fit does not offset risks of obesity

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• Dec 23, 2015 05:00 PM EST

• Being physically fit and aerobically active does not compensate for being obese, according to a large Swedish study.

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• E. Coli cases linked to Chipotle restaurants in Kansas and Oklahoma

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• Dec 23, 2015 04:51 PM EST

• Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants are still getting hit with outbreaks of food-borne illnesses. This time itis E. coli in Kansas and Oklahoma.

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• Women with no risk factors can safely have their babies at home with a midwife

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• Dec 23, 2015 05:19 AM EST

• A Canadian study has found that a planned home birth is as safe for the baby as a planned hospital birth.

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• FDA allows blood donations from gay men for first time in 30 years

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• Dec 23, 2015 05:07 AM EST

• Gay men will be allowed to donate blood if it has been at least 12 months since their last sexual contact with another man.

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• What’s in a drug company name? Too much if the name is Isis

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• Dec 23, 2015 04:55 AM EST

• A drug company decided to change its name due to confusion and bad connotations.

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• Overdose deaths in U.S. up 137% since 2000

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• Dec 23, 2015 04:46 AM EST

• Fourteen states had surges in the rates of deaths due to drug overdose in 2014. Drug overdose deaths are up by 137% nationally since 2000.

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• Sunlight Exposure May Boost Weight Loss Surgery Outcomes

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• Dec 22, 2015 11:41 PM EST

• A new study shares how sunlight can help people who underwent weight loss surgery fare post-op.

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• Medical Marijuana Is Now Legal in Colombia

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• Dec 22, 2015 09:53 PM EST

• In what could be the country’s stance in softening policies against drug possession and sale, Colombia has now made it legal for medical marijuana.