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J&J Ordered To Pay $4.69 In Damages In Talc Cancer Case

Bladder cancer
Brain tumor
Breast cancer
Cancer
Cancer of the Pleura
Cancer of the vulva
Cervical cancer
Colon cancer
Colorectal cancer
Endocrine cancer
Endometrial cancer
Esophageal cancer
Gallbladder cancer
Gastric cancer
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Larynx cancer
Leiomyosarcoma
Liver cancer
Neuroendocrine liver cancer
Neuroendocrine tumor
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Prostate cancer
Small cell lung cancer
Testicular cancer
Thymus cancer
Thyroid Cancer

J&J Ordered To Pay $4.69 In Damages In Talc Cancer Case

Jul 18, 2018

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was Thursday ordered to pay out $4.69 billion in damages in a lawsuit representing 22 women and their families who alleged a talc sold by the company...

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Heat And Medication: Pharmacists Share Tips To Keep Prescriptions Safe

Heat And Medication: Pharmacists Share Tips To Keep Prescriptions Safe

Jul 16, 2018 • 1 comment

With warmer days on the horizon, pharmacists recommend to ‘keep it cool’ when you are storing prescription and over-the-counter medication. Many medications should be stored at controlled room...

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It’s Hot Out. Here Are Some Tips to Stay Cool

It’s Hot Out. Here Are Some Tips to Stay Cool

Jul 14, 2018 • 2 comments

In Boston, some women are using parasols for shade. In New York City, children frolic in the spray of opened sidewalk fire hydrants. And in Lexington, Ky., people celebrating the Fourth of...

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8 Questions You're Too Embarrassed to Ask About Sun Protection

8 Questions You're Too Embarrassed to Ask About Sun Protection

Jul 13, 2018

A few weeks ago, several friends and I headed out to lounge in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on a hot, sunny afternoon around 5 p.m. Knowing it wouldn’t be too long before the sun started to set, we...

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Top Tips for Staying Healthy This Summer

Top Tips for Staying Healthy This Summer

Jul 13, 2018

Summertime is in full bloom, and that means long hot days where you’re hanging by the pool and sipping something cool. It also means lots of parties, where you’re likely to drink lots of beer and eat...

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Commercial Flight Crews Show Higher Cancer Rates: Study

Bladder cancer
Brain tumor
Breast cancer
Cancer
Cancer of the Pleura
Cancer of the vulva
Cervical cancer
Colon cancer
Colorectal cancer
Endocrine cancer
Endometrial cancer
Esophageal cancer
Gallbladder cancer
Gastric cancer
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Larynx cancer
Leiomyosarcoma
Liver cancer
Neuroendocrine liver cancer
Neuroendocrine tumor
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Prostate cancer
Small cell lung cancer
Testicular cancer
Thymus cancer
Thyroid Cancer

Commercial Flight Crews Show Higher Cancer Rates: Study

Jul 11, 2018

Flight crews have higher than average rates of certain cancers, according to a study of more than 5,000 US-based flight attendants. "We report a higher lifetime prevalence of breast, melanoma...

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Death Toll in Canada Heatwave Hits 70

Death Toll in Canada Heatwave Hits 70

Jul 11, 2018

A heatwave in Quebec in eastern Canada has now been blamed for 70 deaths, officials said Monday. Thirty-four of the fatalities were recorded in Montreal, the provincial health ministry told AFP. Previ...

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AIDS Vaccine Passes Key Early Test

HIV/AIDS

AIDS Vaccine Passes Key Early Test

Jul 10, 2018

The near 40-year quest for an AIDS vaccine received a hopeful boost Saturday when scientists announced that a trial drug triggered an immune response in humans and shielded monkeys from infection. Sh...

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  Monsanto Known For Controversial Chemicals

  Monsanto Known For Controversial Chemicals

Jul 10, 2018

The Monsanto company name has become so strongly associated with being an enemy of nature that a tribunal in The Hague once called for a law making "ecocide" a crime. Widely used Monsanto...

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Human Lifespan May Not Have Peaked After All: Study

Human Lifespan May Not Have Peaked After All: Study

Jul 3, 2018 • 4 comments

Has the maximum lifespan for a human already been reached? Maybe not, said a study of Italian centenarians published Thursday that found that human longevity is slowly increasing. Scientists have...

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Air Pollution Plays Significant Role In Diabetes: Study

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

Air Pollution Plays Significant Role In Diabetes: Study

Jul 3, 2018 • 1 comment

Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of Diabetes in 2016, according to a US study, which found even low levels raised the chances of developing the chronic disease. Diabetes has primarily been...

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   US Approves First Marijuana-Derived Drug

Epilepsy

   US Approves First Marijuana-Derived Drug

Jun 29, 2018 • 5 comments

US regulators on Monday approved the first marijuana-derived drug ever to hit the US market, Epidiolex, which will be used to treat two rare and severe forms of childhood epilepsy. Epidiolex uses...

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