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Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HTT), also known as Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome, is a somewhat rare genetic disorder that affects the development of blood vessels. The disorder weakens the vessels because they lack capillaries that connect arteries to veins. Without capillaries and their important purpose, arterial blood goes directly to the veins at a higher speed and pressure […]
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It now appears as though a 50-year-old Kansas man who died last year succumbed to a new type of virus. The man became infected after being bitten by a tick. Reports indicate the man was relatively healthy before being infected. He had been working on the property of his home before discovering a few tick bites […]
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Researchers have discovered that the caramel coloring used in many carbonated beverages can raise the risk of cancer. Caramel coloring is a common ingredient in many sodas, such as regular or diet cola. Now, it appears this coloring may be a carcinogen. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future believe many soda drinkers […]
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You might love your cute-as-can-be kitten or your dear doggy to the ends of the earth, but did you know that pets carry diseases that can be transferred to humans? That’s right, while Hammy hamster, Polly the parrot, and Sibyl the snake may provide good companionship and unconditional love on one hand—they can also be […]
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A new study shows that more people are surviving cancer. The study, which was led by Vanderbilt University’s Dr. Wei Zheng and published in the journal JAMA Oncology, found that middle-aged people (50 to 64) diagnosed with cancer between 2005 and 2009 were 39 to 68 percent more likely to be alive five years later, […]
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