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Medical Inhalers To Track Where You Are When You Puff
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The inhaler's sensor uses Bluetooth to connect to a smartphone or a data hub that plugs into a wall. One in 12 ...

Paul Adams at 10:19 AM Dec 19 2014
This Pill Can Stop HIV
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Approximately 50,000 Americans will develop HIV this year. But since Truvada was approved as a PrEP in 2012, only ...

Breanna Draxler at 10:44 AM Aug 18 2014
"Yelpidemiology" - A New Tool In Foodborne Outbreak Investigations
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Foodborne illness is a constant scourge in the United States affecting about one in every six people. The Centers ...

Jason Tetro at 09:26 AM Jun 19 2014
Against Medical Recommendations, FDA Approves Potent New Painkiller
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers prescription painkiller overdoses a public health epidemic, ...

shaunacy at 05:08 AM Nov 15 2013
Which Drugs Actually Kill Americans [Infographic]
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In 2010, there were 80,000 drug and alcohol overdose deaths in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

Katie Peek at 00:30 AM Apr 24 2013
The Virus Station: A Field Lab for Finding a Deadly Disease
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A man who worked in a lead and gold mine in southwest Uganda died suddenly from a hemorrhagic fever. Concerned that ...

Ryan Bradley at 02:05 AM Feb 29 2012
 
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