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What is an ectopic pregnancy?
An ectopic pregnancy happens when a fertilised egg implants outside the womb. Fertilisation, when the sperm meets the egg, happens in a fallopian tube, and usually the egg should travel to the womb where it implants. In an ectopic pregnany, the fertilised egg attaches itself somewhere it cannot grow. Most of the time this is…
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What is Zika?
The virus is named after the Zika Forest in Uganda – the first place it was detected. The first human noted to be infected with Zika was in 1952, but it was over 60 years later, early in 2015 in Brazil that the virus really began to threaten public health. The virus generally only causes a very…
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Alcohol intake at any level may increase risk of heart disease, study suggests
Contrary to observational studies, alcohol consumption may not actually counter the risk of heart disease, according to a large study published in JAMA Network Open this week. Previous observational studies suggested that consuming small amounts of alcohol may provide heart-related health benefits, but a team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Broad…
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Preventing Prostate Cancer, On Wheels
Prostate cancer is extremely treatable…if caught in time. Now there is a new way for the testing to come to you. The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, is rolling out the first ever mobile prostate exam bus to reach men who may not otherwise think of being checked for possible prostate cancer. “Our…
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Increased cancer risk associated with artificial sweeteners
Some artificial sweeteners are associated with an increased risk of cancer, according to French researchers. In a study published Thursday in the journal PLOS Medicine, authors from the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research and Sorbonne Paris Nord University analyzed data from 102,865 French adults participating the NutriNet-Santé study. That study is an ongoing web-based cohort that was…
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Drinking 2-3 cups of coffee daily could benefit the heart
Drinking two or three cups of coffee every day may benefit the heart, according to studies being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session. The American College of Cardiology said Thursday that consumption of the caffeinated beverage is associated with a lower risk of heart disease and dangerous heart rhythms, as well as a…
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Moderna seeks FDA authorization for fourth COVID-19 shot
Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine. The biotech company wrote in a release that it had requested the agency amend the emergency use authorization (EUA) to allow for the additional booster in adults ages 18 years and older who have received an initial booster…
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China reports first COVID-19 deaths in over a year
China’s health authorities reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the first since January 2021, as the country battles its worst outbreak in two years driven by a surge in the highly transmissible omicron variant. The deaths, both in northeastern Jilin province, bring the country’s coronavirus death toll to 4,638. Both fatalities occurred in elderly patients and were the result…
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‘Deltacron’ COVID-19 variant: What to know
Health officials have continued to monitor a hybrid strain of the delta and omicron coronavirus known as “deltacron.” In a Wednesday media briefing, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVID-19 technical lead, said that there are currently “very low levels” of detection of the potential variant. Deltacron has been reported in France, the Netherlands and Denmark and Reuters reported that researchers…
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Abbott Nutrition’s baby formula recall widens after another infant dies
Abbott Nutrition has expanded its baby formula recall after the death of another child. The company posted another recall notice alerting parents and guardians that voluntary recall now includes one lot of its Similac PM 60/40 formula, which was manufactured in its Sturgis, Michigan, facility, “This is a specialty formula for certain infants who would benefit from lowered mineral intake…
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