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Smell Test May Indicate if Children Have Autism

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A new study showed that children's sniffing patterns when asked to smell pleasant and unpleasant odors can accurately indicate whether or not they have autism.
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Frozen Chicken Products Recalled Due To Salmonella

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At least 8 people have been confirmed with the infection since April after consuming certain Barber Foods' frozen chicken products.
High-Pressure Oxygen May Help Fibromyalgia

High-Pressure Oxygen May Help Fibromyalgia Patients

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Treatment with pure oxygen at twice the atmospheric pressure resolved symptoms in most patients in a study.
Toothbrush May be Covered in Poop

Your Toothbrush May be Covered in Poop

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Researchers found no practical method for daily protection from fecal contamination.
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Health Officials Warn of Pertussis Outbreak in Park City

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Parents with kids in the Park City School District received a letter or an email about the health concern, which included facts about the highly contagious respiratory infection.
Heartburn Drugs May Increase Risk of Heart Attack

Heartburn Drugs May Increase Risk of Heart Attack

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Proton-pump inhibitors, one of the most widely prescribed type of drugs in the world, may increase the risk of heart attack up to 21 percent.
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Governor’s Head of Department of Health to Step Down

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After serving four years as executive director of the Department of Health, Dr. David Patton, will leave the administration to pursue opportunities in the private sector.
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Pollution Affects you Physically and Mentally

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Air pollution may take a toll not only on physical health, but mental well-being as well, two new studies suggest.
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Sleepwalking May Be Inherited

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Sixty percent of children with two sleepwalking parents go on to become sleepwalkers themselves, a new study shows.
Car Crash Risk Doubles for New Users

Car Crash Risk Doubles for New Users of Sleeping Pills, Study...

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Sedative sleeping pills such as Ambien can nearly double the risk for car accidents among new users compared with nonusers, new research suggests.
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Study: Pot Cultivation is Hurting the Environment

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"Marijuana is a thirsty crop that often relies on surface water diversions during California’s summer dry season," researcher Stephanie Carlson said.
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Scientists Develop Cancer Drug That Starves Tumor Cells

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A new drug was shown in lab tests to successfully shut down the metabolism of cancer cells, causing them to die, while remaining non-toxic to healthy cells around them.
Deep Brain Stimulation Fails to Improve Depression Symptoms

Deep Brain Stimulation Fails to Improve Depression Symptoms in Trial

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The results of the first large-scale clinical trial using deep brain stimulation, or DBS, to treat depression failed to show a significant improvement in symptoms.
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Online ‘Symptom Checkers’ Often Miss Diagnosis, Study Finds

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Automated online "symptom checkers" that seem to offer patients a quick opportunity for self-diagnosis provide the right diagnosis in only about one-third of cases, a new analysis reveals.