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Energy Drinks Pose Risks to Teens, Study Finds
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Survey by UN health agency shows major gaps in cancer control and care
A signpost at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, indicating different sections of the hospital.
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Sunshine Might Help Love Bloom, Study Suggests
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Program to Spot Painkiller ODs Saves Lives: Study
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More Evidence Ties Heart Disease to Mental Decline
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Scientists Complete 1st Map of 'Emotional Intelligence' in the Brain
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Nigeria to Tackle Lead Poisoning
Nigeria will release funds this week to tackle the world's worst lead poisoning outbreak which has killed at least 400 children, a senator said on Monday, ending months of official inaction in which 1,500 more children were put at risk.
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NIH study advances understanding of movement control
Voluntary movements involve the coordinated activation of two brain pathways that connect parts of deep brain structures called the basal ganglia, according to a study in mice by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health.
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Prenatal inflammation linked to autism risk
Maternal inflammation during early pregnancy may be related to an increased risk of autism in children, according to new findings supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health. Researchers found this in children of mothers with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), a well-established marker of systemic inflammation.
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Lead Levels Down in U.S. Kids, But Asthma Cases Rising: EPA
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