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• Woman who survived Ebola may have become infectious again due to pregnancy

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• Dec 17, 2015 07:17 PM EST

• Newest Ebola cases in Liberia may be linked to a pregnant woman who survived the infection. Her pregnancy may have cause a resurgence of the virus in her.

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• Maryland raised its tax on liquor and the rate of gonorrhea infections went down

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• Dec 17, 2015 07:08 PM EST

• Was it a coincidence that the gonorrhea rate went down in Maryland after that state raised its liquor tax? A study says no.

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• France has its first cases of a mild but contagious H5N3 bird flu

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• Dec 17, 2015 06:58 PM EST

• Another avian flu has been found on farms in France, this one is mild, but highly contagious.

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• Nurse may have infected more than 1,000 people, including newborns, to TB

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• Dec 17, 2015 06:39 PM EST

• A nurse with an active case of tuberculosis may have inadvertently exposed hundreds of people to tuberculosis, including 350 newborn babies.

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• Martin Shkreli Arrested over Security Fraud Charges

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• Dec 17, 2015 06:34 PM EST

• The CEO and ex hedge fund manager whose claim to flame includes jacking up drug prices by as much as 5,000% has been arrested by federal authorities on Thursday morning, Dec. 17, in his home in Brooklyn.

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• Screening test being researched shows promise against ovarian cancer

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• Dec 17, 2015 06:31 PM EST

• A new way to use a blood test to screen for ovarian cancer is promising, but needs more study.

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• Rates for drinking, smoking, drug use by teens continue to decline

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• Dec 17, 2015 06:18 PM EST

• Teen alcohol, tobacco and drug use are continuing to go down.

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• Trader Joe's Recalls Ginger Brew

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• Dec 16, 2015 08:20 PM EST

• Trader Joe's recalls triple ginger brew after battle explosion.

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• FDA Lifts Clinical Hold on Three Drug Therapies

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• Dec 16, 2015 08:19 PM EST

• The US Food and Drug Administration has removed a clinical hold on three drug therapies intended for cancer.

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• Antibiotics May Just be as Effective as Surgery for Appendix

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• Dec 16, 2015 08:18 PM EST

• It turns out that not all appendicitis patients would need surgery.

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• Shingles, Heart Attack Linked

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• Dec 15, 2015 11:25 PM EST

• A new report suggests that shingles may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke at least in the short term.

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• Ohio and Planned Parenthood in war of words and legal actions

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• Dec 15, 2015 07:18 PM EST

• A judge has stopped Ohio from taking legal action against Planned Parenthood over claims that fetal tissue was not disposed of properly, which Planned Parenthood disputes. Ohio found no evidence that the group sold any fetal tissue for profit.