Four-in-one pill prevents third of heart problems – BBC News

Image copyrightGetty Images A daily pill containing four medicines can cut the number of heart attacks and strokes by a third, a study shows. The polypill contains blood-thinning aspirin, a cholesterol-lowering statin and two drugs to lower blood pressure.…
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Border detention centers won’t give vaccines, despite flu deaths and potential U.S. outbreaks – Popular Science

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WHO urges investment drive as malaria fight stalls – The Standard

AFP 23rd Aug 2019 07:59:51 GMT 0300 With 400,000 deaths a year and recent progress in the fight against the disease having stalled, the WHO has warned much more has to be done to combat malaria The global fight against malaria has stalled and requires mas…
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Lasers enable engineers to weld ceramics, no furnace required – Tech Xplore

Smartphones that don't scratch or shatter. Metal-free pacemakers. Electronics for space and other harsh environments. These could all be made possible thanks to a new ceramic welding technology developed by a team of engineers at the University of California …
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Zika Was Soaring Across Cuba. Few Outside the Country Knew. – The New York Times

Before Zika was identified in Brazil, the scientists discovered, it had been quietly circulating in the country for over a year. And by that time, it had spread across all the Americas, Dr. Andersen said. Even in Florida, where the state government keeps car…
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CDC Warns of ‘Super’ Salmonella in Beef, Cheese – WebMD

THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- An antibiotic-resistant strain of salmonella is sickening people who eat contaminated beef and unpasteurized soft Mexican cheese, U.S. health officials warned Thursday. First seen in 2017, this bacterial strain has…
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Doctors believe teen’s lung failure due to vaping l ABC News – ABC News

Tryston Zohfeld, 17, was taken to Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, with blockage in his lungs. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2Zg7VA3 #ABCNews#News#Vaping#Teen#Lungs#Hospital#Health
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Doctors confirm 1st case of vaping-related lung illness in state – 9News.com KUSA

The Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE) has sent out an alert to providers after doctors believe they have confirmed the first case of vaping-related lung illness in the states history.   Health officials learned of this first case on Aug. …
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U.S. Mosquitoes Are Laying ‘Time Capsule’ Eggs That Can Outlast Colder Winters – Gizmodo

Mosquitoes didnt become the most prolific animal killer of humanity by being lazy. A new study this week suggests that a common disease-causing species in the U.S. has learned how to lay dormant eggs that can survive harsher winters in the North. The Asian t…
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