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Israel considers treating Aleppo refugees in its hospitals
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was looking into the possibility of bringing wounded refugees from the Syrian city of Aleppo to Israeli hospitals for treatment. Many wounded in Syria’s civil war have been brought discreetly across the Israeli-occupied Golan frontline to Israeli hospitals for the past three years, although Israel and…
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Ducks culled in Bulgaria after bird flu found on three farms
More than 4,000 ducks were culled in Bulgaria over the past few days after bird flu was found on three farms, the Bulgarian food safety agency said on Monday. “They were killed after a virulent bird flu was discovered,” Martin Radev, the agency spokesman said. “Most probably, it is H5N8 but I am still not…
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Fewer deaths and complications with female physicians?
Elderly hospital patients may be less likely to die prematurely or be readmitted for serious complications when they’re treated by female physicians, a U.S. study suggests. With female doctors, patients had 4 percent lower odds of dying within a month after being admitted to the hospital and a 5 percent smaller chance of repeat hospitalizations…
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Japan culling 210,000 birds amid spreading avian flu
Japan has begun slaughtering about 210,000 farm birds in northern Hokkaido to contain another outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian flu, an official said on Sunday. It is the fifth mass cull this winter in Japan with hundreds of officials working to prevent the spread of the virulent H5 strain, which has been…
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France reports another bird flu strain in southwest
France has detected H5N9 avian influenza among poultry in the southwest of the country, an official report showed on Friday, the third strain of bird flu to be confirmed this month in the region known for its foie gras production. Bird flu has spread across Europe in recent weeks, prompting preventative slaughtering of poultry or…
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Drinking, drug use largely down among U.S. teens in 2016
“Clearly our public health prevention efforts, as well as policy changes to reduce availability, are working to reduce teen drug use, especially among eighth graders,” Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said in a statement accompanying the study results. “However, when 6 percent of high school seniors are using marijuana…
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Ohio governor gets 20-week abortion ban, heartbeat bills
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two differing abortion bans have arrived at Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s (KAY’-sikz) desk, and lobbying is intensifying for and against the measures.
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California county settles with family of killed inmate for $3.6 million
A county in the San Francisco Bay area has reached a $3.6 million settlement with the family of a mentally ill inmate who authorities said was beaten to death by jail guards last year, attorneys and county officials said on Friday. The $3.625 million will go to the young daughter, two sisters and estate of…
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DNA offers hard evidence of malaria in Roman Empire
A DNA analysis of 2,000-year-old teeth unearthed from an Italian graveyard has offered hard evidence that malaria existed during the Roman Empire, researchers said Monday. The findings are based on mitochondrial DNA — genetic material inherited from one's mother — extracted from teeth belonging to 58 adults and 10 children at three imperial-period Italian cemeteries,…
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Many smartphone health apps don’t flag danger, says review
NEW YORK (AP) — Don’t count on smartphone health apps in an emergency: A review shows many don’t warn when you’re in danger.