5 tips to help quit smoking in 2021
Many smokers make a New Year’s resolution to quit, so the American Lung Association offers advice to improve their chances of success. Smoking is a risk factor for severe COVID-19, …
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Traditional Ghanaian medicines show promise against tropical diseases
The discovery of new drugs is vital to achieving the eradication of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Africa and around the world. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases …
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Clinical criteria for diagnosing autism inadequate for people with genetic conditions
People with certain genetic conditions are likely to have significant symptoms of autism, even if they do not meet all diagnostic criteria, a study concludes. Researchers at Cardiff University say …
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Under fire, France pledges speedier vaccination rollout
Under fire for a glacially slow rollout of coronavirus vaccine shots, France’s government pledged Thursday to pick up the pace, offering quicker inoculation to a broader array of health care …
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Nanoparticle drug-delivery system developed to treat brain disorders
In the past few decades, researchers have identified biological pathways leading to neurodegenerative diseases and developed promising molecular agents to target them. However, the translation of these findings into clinically …
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Even rich Americans don’t get world-class health care: study
Even the most privileged people in the United States with the best access to health care are sicker and more likely to die than average folks in other developed nations, …
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Vaping combined with smoking is likely as harmful as smoking cigarettes alone
Smoking traditional cigarettes in addition to using e-cigarettes results in harmful health effects similar to smoking cigarettes exclusively, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship …
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