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Failed Infertility Treatment Linked to Worse Mental Health in Study

All women who undergo treatment should receive psychological support, researchers suggest.

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Study: Rare Blood Type May Slightly Raise Dementia Risk

But lifestyle factors play a bigger role, experts say.

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Statins May Help Prevent Diabetes-Related Nerve Damage, Study Finds

Cholesterol-lowering drugs might protect against damage to small blood vessels, researchers report.

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Spotting, Treating Autism Symptoms in Infancy May Prevent Delays

But, study doesn't show that parent-based therapy can change course of autism.

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Ebola: Ban to convene high-level meeting at UN headquarters to scale-up crisis response

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UNHCR has donated a truck to the Liberian Ministry of Internal Affairs to use in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus disease.

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Eating habits, body fat related to differences in brain chemistry

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Co-authors Kevin Hall, Ph.D. (left) and Juen Guo, Ph.D. (right) examine PET data.

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NIH-convened panel recommends expanded adoption of drug and transfusion treatments for individuals with sickle cell disease

Group produces first systematic evidence-informed report to assist clinicians in preventing and treating the many conditions affecting those living with sickle cell disease

An expert panel has recommended expanded adoption of the drug hydroxyurea for the care of people with sickle cell disease, according to a report issued. The report also suggests that clinicians give periodic blood transfusions to children with the disease to reduce stroke risk. According to the panel, both treatments are underutilized.

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Liberia Modifies Ebola Curfew Hours, Lifts Quarantine

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has ordered the lifting of an Ebola quarantine on a town near the capital, Monrovia, and an adjustment in the hours of a nationwide curfew.

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Ebola outbreak: UNICEF continues to rush critical supplies to protect health workers and families

Further 48 MT of equipment and medicines touch down in Sierra Leone, as part of 402 MT of supplies airlifted to Ebola-affected countries

A cargo plane of UNICEF medical supplies including protective equipment and essential medicine has just landed in Sierra Leone, part of the children's agency's continued drive to tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

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Single-Dose, Injected Flu Treatment Shows Promise

Two studies found peramivir shortened symptoms.

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