Certain people who are in vegetative or minimally-conscious states may be capable of paying attention and answering simple questions with…
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Man spent 15 years with pencil in head after childhood accident
BERLIN – German doctors say a man spent 15 years with a pencil in his head following a childhood accident.…
Read MoreNew Jersey residents’ toenail clippings to be tested for carcinogen
Scientists plan to check toenail clippings from hundreds of people in Garfield, New Jersey, to determine if residents were exposed…
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Mom performs CPR on newborn daughter, saves her life
Just after giving birth at her home, one mother had to use mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on her newborn daughter in order…
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Microchip lung catches fatal disease
This fingertip-size device can’t exactly cough, but it can get a lung disease. For the first time, researchers have reproduced…
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Some skin cancer survivors still visit tanning salons, survey finds
For those who have been diagnosed with melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer – taking proper measures to…
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Young stroke victim recovers with help from new electrical stimulation technology
When Wes Schlauch, of Breinigsville, PA, was 16 years old, he suffered a stroke that paralyzed the entire right side…
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Researchers develop new blood test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s
A blood test capable of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease could soon be available to patients, BBC News reported. Researchers from Saarland…
Read More‘Vomiting Larry’: Puking robot helps scientists study spread of norovirus
Poor Larry isn’t looking too good. He’s pale and clammy and he’s been projectile vomiting over and over again while…
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California Sen. Barbara Boxer seeks review of polio-like paralysis cases
Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer asked the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday to initiate a formal investigation…
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