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How one county scrambled to keep America measles-free 04 Nov 2019 - 07:31 pm
An Orthodox Jewish man supporting a religious exemption to childhood vaccinations pauses to pray in a hallway inside New York State Supreme Court during a hearing challenging the constitutionality of the NY State Legislature's repeal of the religious exem
Measles and mistrust in Ukraine weaken world's defences 04 Nov 2019 - 07:31 pm
Olena Kudryashova and her daughter Maya smile before an interview with Reuters at a playgroung in Kiev, Ukraine August 12, 2019. Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko
Lead in some Canadian water worse than Flint 04 Nov 2019 - 06:30 pm
In a country that touts its clean, natural turquoise lakes, sparkling springs and rushing rivers, there are no national mandates to test drinking water for lead. And even if agencies do take a sample, residents are rarely informed of contamination. Reuter
Blood test to detect breast cancer signs 5 years sooner 03 Nov 2019 - 11:00 am
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Getting measles 'resets' the body's immune system 01 Nov 2019 - 11:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: The virus eliminated between 11 and 73 percent of the children's protective antibodies, blood proteins responsible for
Johnson & Johnson's own expert, working for FDA, found asbestos in Baby Powder 30 Oct 2019 - 08:55 pm
Bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder line a drugstore shelf in New York October 15, 2015. Reuters/Lucas Jackson
Drinking soft drinks linked to obesity, tooth wear 30 Oct 2019 - 10:16 am
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Facebook launches healthcare tool for checkup reminders 30 Oct 2019 - 10:07 am
FILE PHOTO: Figurines are seen in front of the Facebook logo in this illustration taken March 20, 2018. REUTERS
Why doesn't Bangladesh provide spaces for breastfeeding, court asks 28 Oct 2019 - 10:05 pm
A woman holds a baby as she walks through a mustard field on the outskirts of Dhaka January 22, 2014. Reuters/Andrew Biraj
Deaths, bad outcomes elude scrutiny at Canada's indigenous clinics 28 Oct 2019 - 08:20 pm
Tyson McKay, of the northern Manitoba indigenous community of Cross Lake, poses with his nieces and nephews in the fall of 2014.  Kelvin McKay via Reuters.
Antibiotics not necessary for most toothaches 28 Oct 2019 - 11:39 am
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Study: Immune cells rewire, repair brain while we sleep 28 Oct 2019 - 09:35 am
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Doing good found to take its toll as more social entrepreneurs report burnout 26 Oct 2019 - 12:06 am
The morning sun casts long shadows as commuters walk along a sidewalk in New York August 28, 2015. Reuters/Lucas Jackson
Biogen's secret campaign to bring its Alzheimer's drug back from the ashes 25 Oct 2019 - 08:07 pm
A sign marks a Biogen facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. January 26, 2017. Reuters/Brian Snyder
Babies understand counting years earlier than believed 25 Oct 2019 - 12:16 pm
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Young at heart: The Spanish town where the old stay fit with Pokemon Go 23 Oct 2019 - 10:48 pm
Spanish retiree Joanna Perez Osuna uses her mobile phone to play Pokemon Go on a daily basis in her hometown of Badalona in northern Spain. Handout by Badalona Care Services
Heat-cam exhibit alerts tourist to breast cancer 23 Oct 2019 - 09:04 am
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Company says it will seek approval of Alzheimer's drug 22 Oct 2019 - 05:35 pm
AFP file photo / Sebastien Bozon