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Understanding baby's first steps could improve spinal injury rehab
Date: Jul-06-2016Understanding the brain patterns of a baby's primitive stepping reflex may help children with cerebral palsy and adults with spinal cord injury.
Personalized medicine: The way forward?
Date: Jul-06-2016Everyone is different. Now, advances in genetics and technology are taking scientists one step nearer to achieving a personalized approach to medicine.
Fainting: Serious or not? New screening tool helps doctors decide
Date: Jul-06-2016A new, simple screening tool promises to help emergency departments decide if a case of fainting heralds a serious condition or if the patient can go home.
Why is My Skin Itchy? Examining the Causes of Itchy Skin
Date: Jul-06-2016Itchy skin is a common condition. We take a look at some of the most common causes of itches, including dry skin, eczema, and allergies.
How to Deal with a Sore Throat
Date: Jul-06-2016Learn all about sore throats. This article looks at the causes and symptoms of a sore throat, along with home remedies and prevention tips.
Smoking cannabis with tobacco increases risk of dependence
Date: Jul-06-2016A recent large-scale survey investigating cannabis use in 18 countries finds that mixing it with tobacco lessens an individuals motivation to quit.
Flu shot in pregnancy may only protect infants for 8 weeks after birth
Date: Jul-06-2016Infants born to mothers who receive the flu vaccine in pregnancy may only be protected against the virus for the first 8 weeks of life, find researchers.
Gut bacteria-based supplement reduces cravings for high-calorie foods
Date: Jul-05-2016A food supplement containing bacteria produced in the gut through fiber digestion has been found to reduce cravings for foods high in calories.
Can eating more unsaturated fats lower risk of death?
Date: Jul-05-2016Fat in the diet is typically viewed as detrimental to health. A new study, however, points to health benefits of eating more unsaturated fat.
Hospitals on alert for global emergence of deadly, drug-resistant yeast infection
Date: Jul-05-2016Candida auris - a multidrug-resistant, invasive yeast infection with high mortality rates - has hit nine countries, prompting fears of a global emergence.
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