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Denise Sumpter's daughter Belle is the oldest child in the UK known to be taking her mother’s milk
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Mum still breastfeeds daughter aged SIX and won't stop until she asks Denise Sumpter's daughter Belle is the oldest child in the UK known to be taking her mothers milk As proud...
A Random Thought on the Scientific Method
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In response to this post , climate model skeptic Rick Stryker writes (in ALL CAPS no less): JUST BECAUSE A MODEL DESCRIBES THE EXISTING DATA DOESNT MEAN THAT IT WILL DESCRIBE DATA THAT HAS NOT...
Cells' life and death decisions: lessons from a social amoeba
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http://phys.org/news/2011-11-cells-life-death-decisions-lessons.html Life is full of choices, not only for people but also for the cells that were made of. Scientists in Manchester are...
19-year-old girl wakes up during brain surgery, asks doctors ‘How’s it going?’
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19-year-old girl wakes up during brain surgery, asks doctors Hows it going?Iga Jasica, 19, of southwest Poland, woke up during a procedure to have a cancerous growth removed from her brain, The...
Israel's BrainStorm says stem cell drug benefits most patients in ALS trial
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TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics said final results from a clinical trial of its adult stem cell treatment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) were positive, with...
Connecticut teen with cancer forced by state to undergo chemo treatments
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Connecticut teen with cancer forced by state to undergo chemo treatments A 17-year-old cancer patient and her mother are locked in an unprecedented legal battle with the Connecticut state...
Thousands answer viral call for pictures of pets to help teen battling cancer
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Thousands answer viral call for pictures of pets to help teen battling cancer Hundreds of thousands have shared pictures of their pets through Facebook with an Arizona teen battling...
Duggars visit fertility doctor: 'We would love' more children, parents of 19 say
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Duggars visit fertility doctor: 'We would love' more children, parents of 19 say Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, parents of 19, are hoping to have more children. They visit a fertility...
Muhammad Ali released from hospital, "in great spirits"
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Muhammad Ali released from hospital, "in great spirits" Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali attends a news conference at the National Press Club on May 24, 2011 in Washington,...
Connecticut Supreme Court upholds ruling that teen must undergo chemo FOLLOW UP!!
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Connecticut Supreme Court upholds ruling that teen must undergo chemoPublished January 08, 2015DEVELOPING STORY: The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a prior ruling Thursday that a 17-year-old...
Connecticut Supreme Court upholds ruling that teen must undergo chemo 2ND FOLLOW UP
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Connecticut Supreme Court upholds ruling that teen must undergo chemo Teen with cancer refuses chemotherapy treatment The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a prior ruling Thursday that a...
Woman has baby one hour after doctors tell her she’s pregnant
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Woman has baby one hour after doctors tell her shes pregnant A Massachusetts woman gave birth to a new baby girl just one hour after arriving at the hospital and learning she was...
Will a cure for Alzheimer's ever be found?
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Will a cure for Alzheimer's ever be found? Unless an effective treatment is found, the costs to treat people with Alzheimer's disease will rise to more than $1 trillion...
Antibiotic Pulled From Dirt Ends 25-Year Drug Drought
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Video Scientists have discovered an antibiotic capable of fighting infections that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year, a breakthrough that could lead to the fields first major...
Feds Are Pushing Tamiflu & Other Antivirals During Nasty Flu Season
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Feds Are Pushing Tamiflu & Other Antivirals During Nasty Flu Season Influenza Treatment. (Photo by: Media for Medical/UIG via Getty Images) | Media for Medical via Getty Images NEW...
Obese preschoolers may slim down with Head Start programs
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Obese preschoolers may slim down with Head Start program.Head Start programs have been shown to help poor children do better in school, but they may also help them fight obesity, a study...
It's official: 2014 was the hottest year ever recorded
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Global warming is still with us. 2014 was Earth's hottest year since records began in 1880, according to new analyses from both NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration :...
NASA shows largest image ever of Andromeda Galaxy
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Source NASA released the largest picture ever taken earlier this month, with a staggering 1.5 billion pixels, of the Andromeda Galaxy. To get an idea of how...
Cops: Teen Posed as OB/GYN for a Month
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Cops: Teen Posed as OB/GYN for a Month He walked halls of medical center with white coat, was caught in exam room Posted Jan 20, 2015 5:56 PM CST (Newser) Apparently, the only thing...
Medical Advances Provide for New Ethical Dilemmas. Frozen Embryos Between Ex-Couple Ends Up in Court
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Her last chance for a baby. His fight against forced fatherhood. Karla Dunston, learned there was a tumor growing behind her breastbone. Chemotherapy would have to begin immediately. Though...
The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think
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Link It is now one hundred years since drugs were first banned -- and all through this long century of waging war on drugs, we have been told a story about addiction by our teachers and by our...
Washington state attorney general calls for raising smoking age to 21
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Washington state attorney general calls for raising smoking age to 21Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is pushing a proposal that would make his state the first in the country to raise...
The Importance of Exercise and Memory
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We all know the importance of exercise on the body. It helps increase bone density, cardiovascular health, and cell regeneration. But how many people knew thatexercise actually helped memory?I was...
Nasal spray shows promise as treatment for Alzheimer's disease
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Nasal spray shows promise as treatment for Alzheimer's disease Researchers say theyve developed a nasal spray that could potentially improve memory and other mental capabilities for the more...
6 reasons to remove your shoes inside
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6 reasons to remove your shoes inside CC BY 2.0 monsieurmenthe From harboring hitchhiking bacteria to tracking in toxins, heres why you may want to leave your kicks at the door....