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E. coli outbreak warning expands to all types of romaine lettuce
Washington Post
This post has been updated. Public health officials are now telling consumers to avoid all types of romaine lettuce from southwest Arizona because of an E. coli outbreak linked to the vegetable that has spread to at least 16 states and sickened at ...
CDC expands warning to consumers to avoid all romaine lettuce from Arizona regionABC News
Romaine Lettuce: Don't Eat It!NPR
CDC expands E. coli warning to all romaine lettuceCNN
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Belly fat is bad for your heart, researchers say
ABC News
We know that carrying around extra weight puts your heart health at risk. New research presented on Friday to the European Society for Cardiology shows that the location of your fat is just as important as the amount of it. Adults with normal body mass ...
Belly Fat Or Abdominal Obesity May Increase Heart Risk: 5 Foods To Cut Belly FatNDTV
A Big Belly Bad for Your HeartWebMD
Belly fat is worse than being overweight. It can put your heart at riskHindustan Times
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“Sea Nomads” May Have Evolved to Be the World's Elite Divers
Scientific American
New genetic evidence suggests these indigenous Southeast Asians are singularly suited for underwater hunting. By Angus Chen on April 19, 2018. Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Share on Reddit. Email. Print. Share via. Google+; Stumble Upon. "Sea ...
Why these extraordinary sea-hunting people in Asia can dive hundreds of feet on a single breathWashington Post
Bajau people 'evolved bigger spleens' for free-divingBBC News
Diving Genes Keep Sea Nomads in the Oxygen-Free SwimGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
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Number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers drops dramatically in US
NBCNews.com
TRENTON, N.J. — New data show that the number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year. They showed their biggest drop in 25 years. The decline comes amid increasing legal restrictions and public awareness ...
Results encouraging in battling opioidsFort Wayne Journal Gazette
Opioid Scripts Down, But Anti-Addiction Meds UpWebMD
As Opioid Prescriptions Fall, Prescriptions for Drugs to Treat Addiction RiseNew York Times
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Successful Treatment in UK Very Resistant Gonorrhea Case
Medscape
Antibiotic treatment with ertapenem (Invanz, Merck Sharp & Dohme) has been successful in the case of a man from the United Kingdom who acquired a strain of "very resistant gonorrhea" while on vacation in Southeast Asia. Public Health England (PHE) has ...
'World's worst' super-gonorrhoea man curedBBC News
Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Apr 20, 2018CIDRAP
UK Man With 'Worst Ever' Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Is Now CuredLive Science
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4 Teens Found Unconscious From Suspected Opioid Overdose
U.S. News & World Report
Authorities say they are investigating after four teens were found unconscious possibly from some kind of opioid overdose in Vancouver. April 20, 2018, at 6:53 p.m.. 4 Teens Found Unconscious From Suspected Opioid Overdose. Share. ×. Share on Facebook ...
Teens found unconscious in Clark County after suspected drug overdoseKGW.com
4 Clark County teens hospitalized after possible drug overdoseOregonLive.com
Four teens found unconscious in Clark County, likely due to drug overdoseKATU

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Meet the 'exploding ant,' which sacrifices itself for its colony
Washington Post
It's not easy being a bug, especially one as small as an ant. The list of potential predators is lengthy for the diminutive creatures, so it's no wonder they've developed an arsenal of defense mechanisms including painful bites, stings and overpowering ...
'Exploding' Ant Ruptures Its Own Body to Defend Its NestSmithsonian
'Exploding ants' discovered in Southeast AsiaNew York Daily News
New Species of 'Exploding Ant' Discovered in BorneoGizmodo
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US experts back marijuana-based drug for childhood seizures
Albany Times Union
FILE - This May 23, 2017 file photo shows GW Pharmaceuticals' Epidiolex, a medicine made from the marijuana plant but without THC. On Thursday, April 19, 2018, a panel of Food and Drug Administration health advisers recommended approval of the drug ...
FDA panel backs proposed epilepsy drug derived from cannabisPharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com
The FDA supports a cannabis-derived drug, but it's still too hard to study potThe Verge
First marijuana-derived drug poised for FDA approval after winning support from advisersTulsa World
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