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Too Much Red Meat Might Harm Kidneys, Study Suggests

Substituting poultry for pork in Chinese diet seemed to reduce risk.

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CDC Warns of Dangers of Plastic Surgery in Dominican Republic

Report details cases of U.S. women who developed disfiguring infections after procedures there.

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Strong political commitment, equitable access, and active engagement of communities key to sustaining immunization gains in Africa

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High levels of urinary paracetamol may impair male fertility, NIH study suggests

Couples in which the male partner had high levels of paracetamol in his urine took longer to achieve pregnancy than couples in which the male had lower levels of the compound, according to a preliminary study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

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Early support and mentorship programs build long-term research careers

A public — private mentored research program based at the National Institutes of Health called the NIH Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP) has helped foster the careers of research-oriented medical and dental students, and similar programs may help bolster the dwindling pipeline of biomedical researchers and clinician — scientists, according to a study.

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Cancer Drug Shows Early Promise for Parkinson's Disease

Medication was generally found safe, and study findings hinted at a benefit.

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President Buhari and WHO Regional Director agree on the need to increase domestic funding for health

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President Buhari of Nigeria welcoming the WHO RD, Dr Moeti to the State House in Abuja

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Epilepsy May Triple ADHD Risk, Danish Study Finds

It also found possible link between fever-related seizures and the behavioral disorder in kids.

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Adolescent birth rate drops across all racial groups, annual report shows

America’s Children report also finds improvements in child education, health care.

The teen birth rate dropped for another consecutive year, continuing a long-term decline in teen pregnancy, according to the most recent yearly report on the status of America’s children and youth.

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UN agency urges heightened vigilance after H5N1 outbreaks in West and Central Africa

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For the first time since 2006, the H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in Cameroon, putting the number of countries in the region who have battled the virus at six.