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If you have ever smoked, or know someone who has—they might tell you that smoking a cigarette probably felt disgusting at first. Taryn Grieder has a personal interest in understanding why people continue to smoke despite the initial revulsion and countless health risks. “In my family we have six people and five of us—everyone but me—smoke, or at least they […]
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MILAN — It took rising star Hero Fiennes Tiffin touching down in Milan for less than 48 hours to bring a ray of sun to the rainy city, although the British actor declined all meteorological credits quipping: “I most certainly didn’t bring it from London.” Wearing an azure suit, white shirt and sneakers all courtesy of Salvatore Ferragamo, Fiennes Tiffin […]
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Every day, more than 1200 people worldwide are told they have pancreatic cancer. Within 12 months, 80 per cent of them will have succumbed to the disease. It’s one of the most lethal cancers in the world but new research from the University of South Australia could help vastly improve the prognosis for pancreatic cancer patients. Using a new targeted […]
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In a lagging mass nail market, Sally Hansen is launching a clean nail polish line. Good.Kind.Pure. is the latest franchise from the Coty-owned nail brand. It is marketed as plant-based, vegan and 16-free — meaning it is formulated without ingredients that consumers consider to be potentially harmful, including parabens, sulfates and formaldehydes. The line is set to launch on target.com […]
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Four African countries have reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine, as global health numbers show there are now more children being paralyzed by viruses originating in vaccines than in the wild. In a report late last week, the World Health Organization and partners noted nine new polio cases caused by the vaccine in Nigeria, Congo, Central […]
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One of the most anticipated days of the Year, Black Friday, is in T-minus seven days. But, I mean who’s counting? (Well, we are, of course.) It’s practically the only holiday of the year, save for Memorial and Labor Day weekend, that has everyone in a frenzy at the checkout line when the clock strikes 12. When people think of […]
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Hilaria Baldwin and Kimberly Van Der Beek have found solace in one another after they both miscarried during their respective pregnancies. “We connected, and I guess we truly know what’s going on for each other,” Baldwin, 35, told Extra of Van Der Beek, 37, on Thursday, November 21. “It’s been tough. She’s very strong and my heart is with what’s […]
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With a shortage of new tuberculosis drugs in the pipeline, a software tool from the University of Michigan can predict how current drugs—including unlikely candidates—can be combined in new ways to create more effective treatments. “This could replace our traditional trial-and-error system for drug development that is comparatively slow and expensive,” said Sriram Chandrasekaran, U-M assistant professor of biomedical engineering, […]
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An international team of scientists have reported an effective and environmentally sustainable way to block the transmission of mosquito-borne dengue virus, in trials carried out in Malaysia. The breakthrough has major implications for countries with hot climates such as island nations in the South Pacific to Saudi Arabia, Africa and South America, all of which experience dengue, Zika, yellow fever […]
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A new study has shown that frailty is an important predictor of worse outcome after traumatic spinal cord injury in patients less than 75 years of age. In patients younger than 75 years, frailty was a predictor of adverse events, acute length of stay, and in-hospital mortality, as reported in an article published in Journal of Neurotrauma. “The Effect of […]
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