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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.

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• NYC Sued Over New Sodium Warning Regulations

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• Dec 03, 2015 10:11 PM EST

• Well, it didn’t take long. The unique health regulation recently introduced by New York City has just met an objection from a group of restaurateurs.

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• Cambodian Doctor Sentenced for 25 Years for Causing 200 HIV Infections

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• Dec 03, 2015 09:51 PM EST

• A Cambodian doctor is about to spend 25 years of his life in prison for manslaughter after causing at least 200 HIV infections in a rural village. His charge was downgraded from murder, which could have meted him a life sentence.

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• 420,000 people die worldwide each year from eating tainted food

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• Dec 03, 2015 06:30 PM EST

• About 1 in every 10 people worldwide is sickened by a food-borne illness each year, according to WHO.

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• More women start using IUDs for birth control as anti-abortion groups attack the method

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• Dec 03, 2015 06:19 PM EST

• More women are using IUDs for birth control as the Supreme Court will heat a case involving religious objections to insurance covering birth control.

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• Obesity study group funded by Coca-Cola Disbands

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• Dec 03, 2015 06:09 PM EST

• The Global Energy Balance Network, a group that was to research obesity but had ties to Coca-Cola, has disbanded.