Michigan approves nation's first statewide ban on antidepressant tianeptine sodium ‪Michigan‬, ‪antidepressant‬, ‪Tianeptine‬, ‪Rick Snyder‬‬

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan’s governor has signed what’s been described by state police as the nation’s first statewide ban on the antidepressant tianeptine sodium. The office of Republican Gov. Rick Snyder announced Thursday that he signed the measure to classify the drug as...

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$37 million awarded to N.J. couple in Johnson & Johnson baby powder cancer suit - Johnson & Johnson‬, ‪Baby powder‬, ‪talc‬, ‪New Jersey‬‬

It’s soft, powdery, sweet-smelling — and, says a New Jersey jury, deadly. Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $37 million in the case of a man who said he got cancer from the company’s baby powder, which he believes contained talc laced with asbestos. Banker Stephen Lanzo III was awarded...

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Simone’s daughter was born with “the worst disease you’ve never heard of”.

I was introduced to the world of EB in 2000 when my daughter Eliza was born with Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB). My husband and I started the journey of being first time parents in a state of sadness, desperation, frustration and a sense of being constantly overwhelmed. ...

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Is cell-phone radiation actually good for you?

A study of cell-phone radiation on rats had the exact opposite results you'd expect. The specifics of the cell phone radiation study "The study found that a very small number of male rats exposed to radiation developed malignant gliomas, though oddly, there was no dose-response effect: rats exposed...

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Measles case being investigated in Tulsa; health department alerts people to possible exposure sites

A sign warns of the dangers of measles in the reception area of an Arizona pediatrician's office in 2015. Measles was discovered recently in Tulsa County. Associated Press file The Tulsa Health Department is investigating a case of measles in Tulsa County. Measles, a highly contagious...

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Science Finally Says That Eating Pasta Could Help You Lose Weight

The keto diet and other low-carb lifestyles may be all the rage, but a new research review serves as a reminder that cutting out carbs isn't a necessary evil in order to lose weight. The University of Toronto paper published in the British Medical Journallooked...

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Can Eating Pasta Really Help You Lose Weight ?

Pasta lovers had reason to celebrate yesterday, as headlines declared that the often-demonized carbohydrate could "help you lose weight." But is this mainstay of Italian cuisine really good for your waistline? The headlines were referring to a new meta-analysis, published yesterday (April 3)...

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What the Condom Challenge Can Do to Your Body

While the Internet is abuzz with people freaking out over the so-called condom snorting challenge, there are serious health concerns for anyone who dares to try the social media "competition" that involves putting a condom up a nostril and pulling it out the throat. ABC News reported...

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