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Kansas Parents of 2 Girls With Microcephaly Share Joys, Struggles of Family Life
From the very beginning, Scott and Gwen Hartley from Kansas knew there was something very different about their daughter, Claire. “Literally she was born and there was a lot of commotion,” Gwen Hartley said.” I remember thinking what's going on? It took months to get a diagnosis: Microcephaly – a neurological condition in which babies’…
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Kansas Parents of 2 Girls With Microcephaly Share Joys, Struggles of Family Life
From the very beginning, Scott and Gwen Hartley from Kansas knew there was something very different about their daughter, Claire. “Literally she was born and there was a lot of commotion,” Gwen Hartley said.” I remember thinking what's going on? It took months to get a diagnosis: Microcephaly – a neurological condition in which babies’…
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Cancer: depriving the lymphatic system of fat could stop metastasis
Belgian researchers have presented new data on the role of fats in the migration of cancer cells to new sites. When cancer cells spread through the body, they often migrate via pre-existing or new lymphatic vessels. Until now the formation of new lymphatic vessels, a process known as lymphangiogenesis, has been poorly understood.
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Weight loss surgery tied to lasting digestive issues
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – A common weight loss surgery is associated with long-term gastrointestinal problems and food intolerance, a recent study suggests. Researchers examined data on 249 extremely obese patients who had what’s known as laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, which reduces the stomach to a small pouch about the size of an egg.…
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Gay rights groups brave abuse, violence to fight HIV in Cameroon
By Anne Mireille Nzouankeu YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sitting in a circle with several other young men in a charity’s offices in Cameroon’s capital, Fleur listens intently to the speaker talk about gay sex before slowly raising his hand. “Can we catch AIDS by swallowing sperm?” he asks, prompting laughter from his peers at…
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Gay rights groups brave abuse, violence to fight HIV in Cameroon
By Anne Mireille Nzouankeu YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sitting in a circle with several other young men in a charity’s offices in Cameroon’s capital, Fleur listens intently to the speaker talk about gay sex before slowly raising his hand. “Can we catch AIDS by swallowing sperm?” he asks, prompting laughter from his peers at…