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Health news • May 10

My Mom Has Always Seemed Unenthused About My Twins. But Now She’s Been Making Uncomfortable Comments.

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Health news • May 10

Psychologists Say People Who Still Use Paper Calendars Aren't Stubborn or Old-Fashioned. Their Brains Are Wired to Process Information in a Richer Way

Handwriting on paper doesn't just feel different. It forces the brain into a deeper kind of encoding that screens cannot trigger, and the difference shows...

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Health news • May 10

Eating at least five eggs a week is associated with a 27 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s

A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition provides evidence that eating eggs in moderation tends to reduce the risk of being diagnosed with...

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Health news • May 10

Inside ‘mommy brain’: How pregnancy and childbirth rewire the maternal mind

India News: Pregnancy and childbirth bring with them a range of transformative changes for a woman that are physiological, psychological, and emotional all...

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Health news • May 10

From Lab to Life: Eggs Got a Bad Rap

A close friend, former Vice-Dean of the Technion Medical School, explained to me once that the current wave of obesity and related health problems stems in...

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Health news • May 10

Hugh Hefner’s Ex Reveals ‘Really Weird’ Sex Ritual

Michael Pennington, the actor best known in the U.S. for playing Commander Moff Jerjerrod in Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, has died at the age...

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Health news • May 10

CDC messaging on hantavirus transmission may contradict science, Harvard professor says

Amid a Hantavirus outbreak, a professor is urging public health officials to better educate the public on the threat of transmission.

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Health news • May 10

Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in Tenerife

TENERIFE, Spain — The cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived early Sunday off the Spanish island of Tenerife, where the process...

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Health news • May 10

French passenger of hantavirus cruise ship starts showing symptoms on evacuation flight, prime minister says

A French citizen on a repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus after being evacuated from the cruise ship that was hit with the deadly...

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Health news • May 10

DH Interview | India does not face Hantavirus threat for now but needs stronger surveillance: Dr Ishwar Gilada

Virus Surveillance: Dr Ishwar Gilada explains why better surveillance, sanitation, and awareness are crucial to mitigating hantavirus risks in India.

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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship approaches Tenerife, passengers expected to return home

The cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak is approaching the Spanish island of Tenerife, where its 147 passengers are expected to disembark...

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Health news • May 10

Hantavirus is not easily spread, but is global heating upping our exposure?

Argentina back in spotlight 30 years after first person-to-person transmission was documented in Patagonia.

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Health news • May 10

Magnetic Brain Pulses Help Kids With Autism to Communicate, Study Finds

For children with autism spectrum disorder and with an intellectual disability, the options for improving communication and social skills are limited.

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Health news • May 09

Princess Cruise ship with Norovirus outbreak coming to Port Canaveral

The Princess Cruise ship with more than 110 people sick from a norovirus outbreak is set to dock at Port Canaveral on May 11.

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Health news • May 09

Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Will Disembark Sunday (Latest Updates)

Passengers on the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship will soon be evacuated in an operation that will be directly observed by the World Health...

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Health news • May 09

Outbreaks Of Highly Contagious Disease Reach Record High In CA

The rate of infections in California continues to outpace national trends, affecting more native-born residents than in the past.

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Health news • May 09

115 fall ill aboard cruise ship headed to Port Canaveral

A cruise ship with more than 100 sick passengers and crew members is set to arrive at Port Canaveral on Monday.

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Health news • May 09

Medical epidemiologist explains what to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

A medical epidemiologist explains what you need to know about the hantavirus virus and how the outbreak is playing out.

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Health news • May 09

More than 100 sickened in norovirus outbreak aboard Caribbean Princess cruise

Even after more than 100 passengers and crewmembers fell sick during a norovirus outbreak aboard the Caribbean Princess cruise ship, passenger Jan van...

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Health news • May 09

Over 100 people get norovirus on cruise ship that left from Fort Lauderdale

More than 100 people aboard a cruise ship that departed from Fort Lauderdale last month have fallen ill from norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease...

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