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WHO Warning: World’s Top Disability

A sore back can quietly take over a person's entire life, from the job they can do to the sleep they get at night.Story...
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Missing Doses? Real Time Med Tracker

Hospitals can now watch a bottle of medicine travel from the pharmacy shelf to a patient's bedside in real time, the same way you...
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Runaway Climate? Seven Records Shattered

Earth's climate system just posted seven record-breaking extremes in a single year, and scientists say the pace of change is now outrunning the world's...
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Filtered Tap Water: Lab Test Exposes What Filters Miss

A new $399 at-home kit claims it can tell you whether your water filter is actually doing its job, by testing a single tap...
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Hidden Pathogens Drive Massive Cancer Toll

One in eight cancers diagnosed worldwide last year trace back to an infection, and most of those cases could have been stopped with a...
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WHO Throws Cold Water On Diet Drinks

A simple swap from sugar to “zero-calorie sweet” may nudge your brain, your hunger, and even how your body handles real sugar.Story SnapshotRodent data...
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3D-Printed Spines? Mayo Pushes Limits

Surgeons at Mayo Clinic are now building spinal implants from titanium that match a patient's own bones, down to the curve of each vertebra.Quick...
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Creatine – Gains Without the Bloat

Creatine monohydrate now carries one of the strongest performance and safety records of any sports supplement sold today, backed by decades of clinical trials.Quick...
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Centuries-Old Game Outsmarts Memory Loss

Older adults who play mahjong several times a week are showing measurable gains on standard memory and thinking tests, according to a string of...
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AC Cooling Boom, Climate Time Bomb?

Air conditioners could number 5.6 billion worldwide by 2050, up from 1.6 billion today, and that growth is reshaping the climate debate over how...

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