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China to vaccinate 100 million children to fight measles

Nearly 100 million children in China will be vaccinated against measles this month to help eliminate the disease, a leading cause of avoidable death and disability in developing countries, the WHO said on Wednesday.

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Health Tip: Signs That People With Dementia Shouldn't Drive

(HealthDay News) — People with dementia may no longer be able to drive safely. Recognizing this may be a very difficult conclusion, the U.S. National Library of Medicine says.

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Concussion Rates Soar Among Younger Kids

MONDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) — High school-age athletes are more likely than younger kids to have sports-related concussions, but the rate of such injuries in both groups is on the rise, a new U.S. study suggests.

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Astra's Brilinta wins early backing in guidelines

AstraZeneca's new blood-thinning drug Brilinta has been given a class 1 recommendation as a treatment option under European medical guidelines, even though it has yet to be approved for sale.

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Finding The Reason For Reduced Testosterone Levels | Men's Health …

Although the exact causes regarding reduced testosterone vary not to mention several of them could be out of one’s control, treatment options inside the form of testosterone replacement therapy are available. …

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UK study: Nonreligious doctors hasten death more

Doctors who are atheist or agnostic are twice as likely to make decisions that could end the lives of their terminally ill patients, compared to doctors who are very religious, according to a new study in Britain.

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Male hypogonadism | Testicular, Testosterone, These, Hypogonadism …

You rub testosterone gel (AndroGel, Testim) into your skin on your lower abdomen, upper arm or shoulder. As the gel dries, your body absorbs testosterone through your skin. Gel application of testosterone replacement therapy appears to …

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Male hypogonadism | Testicular, Testosterone, These, Hypogonadism …

You rub testosterone gel (AndroGel, Testim) into your skin on your lower abdomen, upper arm or shoulder. As the gel dries, your body absorbs testosterone through your skin. Gel application of testosterone replacement therapy appears to …

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Restoring sight with new type of artificial cornea

Scientists have created a new kind of artificial cornea, inserting a sliver of collagen into the eye that coaxes its own natural corneal cells to regrow and restore vision.

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Restoring sight with new type of artificial cornea

Scientists have created a new kind of artificial cornea, inserting a sliver of collagen into the eye that coaxes its own natural corneal cells to regrow and restore vision.

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