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American fertility holidays in Central Europe

February 17, 2016
A research from The University of Texas at Arlington shows that a growing number of North Americans are heading to Central European countries seeking low-cost in vitro fertilization treatments.

Patient-to-doctor spread of bird flu reported in China

February 16, 2016
Deadly H7N9 bird flu can be transmitted person-to-person in hospitals, according to a new report from China.

Russia developed 'very effective' Ebola vaccine

February 15, 2016
Russia's health minister said Monday that an Ebola vaccine developed in the country over the last 15 months and wil undergo testing in West Africa.

Japanese method to clear blocked arteries without surgery

February 15, 2016
About one-third of patients with blocks in their coronary arteries have at least one artery that is completely blocked and are almost always advised bypass surgery.

Australian researchers develop bionic spinal cord

February 15, 2016
A revolutionary device the size of a match might allow patients suffering from paralysis to walk again through sensing the signals that are sent out by their brains.

Atypical heart attack symptoms lead to delayed treatment in women

February 13, 2016
When having a heart attack, most people will experience some kind of chest pain or pressure that worsens.

U.S. obesity rate climbs to record high in 2015

February 13, 2016
The obesity rate among U.S. adults in 2015 climbed to a new high of 28.0%, up 2.5 percentage points since 2008.

Many U.S. women still smoke before, during pregnancy

February 12, 2016
Despite the potential risks to their baby's health, roughly one in 10 women smoke in the three months before getting pregnant, U.S. health officials reported.

CDC found a link between Zika virus and microcephaly

February 12, 2016
Traces of the Zika virus have been identified in the tissue of two babies who died in Brazil from a birth defect marked by underdeveloped heads and brains, U.S. health officials said.

Fluoride in water worsens U.S. lead crisis

February 12, 2016
While the nation focuses on the catastrophic health effects caused by Flint Michigan's lead-poisoned drinking water, fluoride chemicals are still purposely added to public water supplies.

Only 30% of patients receive living donor kidney transplant before dialysis

February 11, 2016
A study by Mayo Clinic and the University of Michigan shows that only one-third of patients who ultimately receive a living donor kidney transplant receive it pre-emptively, before starting dialysis.

Protecting football player with Mitigatium shock-absorbing helmet

February 10, 2016
A shock-absorbing football helmet system being developed at the University of Michigan could blunt some dangerous physics that today's head protection ignores.
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