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The fears of major health organizations have come true: Gonorrhea that is immune to the last remaining effective oral antibiotic has been detected in at least nine North American patients, meaning the era of "incurable" gonorrhea could be close. In a study released Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a group of…
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When Alicia Atkins of Glendale, Ariz., was undergoing a routine C-section in October, something extraordinary happened. Atkins's baby girl – still inside her mother’s womb – reached up and grabbed her OBGYN’s finger. Realizing how special the moment was, Dr. Allen Sawyer, who has also delivered Atkins’s other two children, called to her husband Randy…
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Babies start to learn language before they are even born, scientists have discovered. Previously, it was believed that newborns begin to discriminate between language sounds within their first months of life. But a new study indicates that babies have the capacity to learn and remember elementary sounds of their language from their mother during the last 10…
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Pediatrician Tomás Magaña has treated it all — gunshot wounds, drug overdoses and domestic abuse injuries. “I’ve seen too many kids die. I’ve lost 10 kids in my practice, five in the past year alone,” he said. The doctor’s voice cracks when he talks about his patients. One teen committed suicide while others died in…
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Visit your parents. That's an order. So says China, whose national legislature on Friday amended its law on the elderly to require that adult children visit their aged parents "often" — or risk being sued by them. The amendment does not specify how frequently such visits should occur. State media say the new clause will…
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Iron radiation particles may cause the disease to develop, and NASA currently doesn't have a way for astronauts to avoid them. Scientists have found a new potential hazard to space travel: Exposure to radiation in space could cause brain damage and may cause astronauts to develop early-onset Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study released…
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Texas can cut off funding to Planned Parenthood's family planning programs for poor women, a state judge ruled Monday. Judge Gary Harger said that Texas may exclude otherwise qualified doctors and clinics from receiving state funding if they advocate for abortion rights. The state has long banned the use of state funds for abortion, but…
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Planned Parenthood explains that a teen girl can click on this link to see if parental notification is even required in her state. The first thing a girl will encounter when she clicks this link is how to skirt around parental notification and consent laws if they are required in her state. When she scrolls…
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Abortion advocates have won a significant victory in their efforts to make the murderous procedure available to all women at all times. In late December Congress dismantled the decades-long ban on the federal funding of abortions for female military personnel in the case of rape or incest. Since 1981, insurance coverage for abortion has only…
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