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• College Students Sick after Eating at Chipotle

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• Dec 07, 2015 11:15 PM EST

• At least 30 students from Boston College have been diagnosed with gastrointestinal symptoms after dining in a Chipotle restaurant, said school authorities on Monday, Dec 7.

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• Smog in Beijing is so bad it triggered first smog red alert

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• Dec 07, 2015 05:54 PM EST

• Beijing, a city that is known for bad smog, has issued the first red alert warning people that the air is bad.

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• Same Mosquito Causing Dengue and Chikungunya Now Believed Causing Baby Deformities in Brazil

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• Dec 06, 2015 11:55 PM EST

• A rare virus caused by the same mosquito that is linked to dengue and Chikungunya is a growing threat among Brazil’s babies.

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• New Leukemia Drug Works Better than Chemo for Untreated Patients, Study Says

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• Dec 06, 2015 11:35 PM EST

• A cancer drug that is given to previously untreated patients works just as well when it’s administered to untreated patients—in fact, even better.

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• Jimmy Carter: No More Cancer Spots

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• Dec 06, 2015 11:11 PM EST

• No more cancer spots, an official statement from Carter Center website says.

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• People Urged to Watch Out for a Menacing Type of Bacteria

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• Dec 06, 2015 10:39 PM EST

• More than ever, health experts are urging both doctors and patients to be more accurate in dispensing and consuming antibiotics especially since there’s a possible menacing threat lurking.

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• Gleevec Now Has a Generic Version

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• Dec 06, 2015 10:18 PM EST

• The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made one of the most commonly prescribed cancer drugs in the market generic after both the brand-name and generic drug maker has settled its dispute over patents last year.

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• Surgeons are prepping for a penis transplant to help injured surgeons

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• Dec 06, 2015 05:58 PM EST

• A surgical team at Johns Hopkins is preparing for the first penis transplant in the United States as soon as a donor is found.

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• Woman Who Can’t Feel Pain May End the Suffering of Many

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• Dec 05, 2015 09:29 PM EST

• They say that you are not living if you cannot feel pain, but a 39-year-old woman is. In fact, she’s one of the few people around the world who have a rare genetic mutation that blocks pain.

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• Very Old Embalmed Hearts Show Signs of Clogged Arteries

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• Dec 04, 2015 06:13 PM EST

• Embalmed hearts from the 1600s show signs of clogged arteries

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• Moratorium called for on editing of inheritable human genes

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• Dec 04, 2015 05:58 PM EST

• Researchers can now edit inheritable genes, but is that a good thing?

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• Many People with High Cholesterol Ignore Lipitor

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• Dec 03, 2015 11:04 PM EST

• While there are thousands who have high cholesterol, only few take the drug.