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Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are scrambling to identify how many of the steroid shots, that has already infected 105 people, are contaminated with these deadly fungus. Almost 13,000 people have received the shots, but it is believed that only the ones who received the injections in their backs are at […]
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Every October we see it – the color pink, everywhere, reminding us that it’s Breast Cancer Awareness month. Pink cement trucks, pink taxicabs, pink T-shirts, even pink toilet paper. But some advocates are critical of what they see as the “pinkwashing” of breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness month. What is “pinkwashing”? Similar in meaning […]
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Hypothermia could easily be considered a silent killer. Many people die from hypothermia simply because they haven’t taken the time to educate themselves about the risks, or they think it couldn’t possible happen to them. The problem that many outdoor enthusiasts face is that they ignore the signs from their body and instead focus on the adventure […]
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A new ‘revolutionary’ trifocal lens implant offers a breakthrough for cataract patients by enabling clear near, far and intermediate vision through the use of three different focal points. In a bladeless operation under local anesthetic, the implant is inserted using a computer-guided laser in just a few minutes. This laser makes a 2mm incision in […]
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Milk allergies are more than just lactose intolerance. The two terms cannot be used interchangeably because they are two different things. Both milk allergies and lactose intolerance can present the same symptoms, but milk allergies involve the immune system whereas lactose intolerance involved the digestive system, according to kidshealth.org. Milk allergies can include symptoms such […]
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