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Genetically Engineered Salmon Gets FDA Approval

It's first animal-based food to get OK from the agency, which says it's safe to eat and doesn't need special label.

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Organic food: healthier than conventional food?

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The EU organic logo, introduced in 2010, helps shoppers identify products that complied with the EU's organic rules.

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Potential Treatment for a Serious Respiratory Infection in Kids

Preliminary study of new drug for RSV yields promising results, experts say.

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UN Millennium Development Goal target to reduce malaria burden achieved

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Children surrounded by protective malaria net in the Dominican Republic.

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New Clues to Easing Side Effects From Parkinson's Drug

New Clues to Easing Side Effects From Parkinson's Drug

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NIH-led effort details global brain disorders research agenda in Nature supplement

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Brain Disorders Across the Lifespan: Research to achieve nervous system health worldwide.

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Almost 1 in 10 Americans Has Lifelong Drug Problem

Federal study suggests only about one-quarter seek treatment for addiction.

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NIH supports new studies to find Alzheimer’s biomarkers in Down syndrome

Groundbreaking initiative will track dementia onset, progress in Down syndrome volunteers.

The National Institutes of Health has launched a new initiative to identify biomarkers and track the progression of Alzheimer’s in people with Down syndrome. Many people with Down syndrome have Alzheimer’s-related brain changes in their 30s that can lead to dementia in their 50s and 60s.

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10 percent of US adults have drug use disorder at some point in their lives

75 percent report not receiving any form of treatment.

A survey of American adults revealed that drug use disorder is common, co-occurs with a range of mental health disorders and often goes untreated. The study, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, found that about 4 percent of Americans met the criteria for drug use disorder in the past year and about 10 percent have had drug use disorder at some time in their lives.

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Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia Rates Rising for First Time in Years: CDC

Increases are largely driven by STD epidemic among men, U.S. researchers say.

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