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Doing good found to take its toll as more social entrepreneurs report burnout 26 Oct 2019 - 12:06 am
The morning sun casts long shadows as commuters walk along a sidewalk in New York August 28, 2015. Reuters/Lucas Jackson
Biogen's secret campaign to bring its Alzheimer's drug back from the ashes 25 Oct 2019 - 08:07 pm
A sign marks a Biogen facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. January 26, 2017. Reuters/Brian Snyder
Babies understand counting years earlier than believed 25 Oct 2019 - 12:16 pm
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Young at heart: The Spanish town where the old stay fit with Pokemon Go 23 Oct 2019 - 10:48 pm
Spanish retiree Joanna Perez Osuna uses her mobile phone to play Pokemon Go on a daily basis in her hometown of Badalona in northern Spain. Handout by Badalona Care Services
Heat-cam exhibit alerts tourist to breast cancer 23 Oct 2019 - 09:04 am
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Company says it will seek approval of Alzheimer's drug 22 Oct 2019 - 05:35 pm
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How Purdue's aggressive sales of a painkiller blew up in its face 20 Oct 2019 - 08:07 pm
In this file photo taken on April 2, 2019 Purdue Pharma headquarters stands in downtown Stamford, Connecticut. AFP / Getty Images North America / Drew Angerer
Scientists find how deadly malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans 20 Oct 2019 - 07:07 pm
Western lowland gorilla Lou Lou and her daughter are seen at the zoo in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on October 14, 2019. AFP / Douglas Magno
Heavier babies more likely to develop childhood allergies 17 Oct 2019 - 11:16 am
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Hip, knee steroid injections may be harmful: Study 17 Oct 2019 - 11:10 am
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Air pollution caused 400,000 premature European deaths in 2016 16 Oct 2019 - 11:04 am
A small-particle haze hangs above the skyline in Paris, France, December 9, 2016 as the City of Light experienced the worst air pollution in a decade. Reuters/ Gonzalo Fuentes
Who says you can't eat red meat? Food advice questioned anew 13 Oct 2019 - 02:51 pm
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'Computer kidney' suggests drink enough water daily 07 Oct 2019 - 11:15 am
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Forsaken in terror war, Kenyan islands await doctors by boat 01 Oct 2019 - 09:11 pm
Staff and volunteers of Safari Doctors carry medical supplies to shore as they arrive to conduct a mobile clinic at Kiangwe in Lamu on June 17, 2019.  AFP / Tony Karumba
US agents raid genetic testing labs, charge 35 in Medicare fraud probe 30 Sep 2019 - 11:36 pm
Federal agents execute a search warrant on Clio Laboratories in Lawrenceville, Georgia, US, September 27, 2019. Reuters/Elijah Nouvelage
New frontier in health fraud: Genetic tests of the elderly 29 Sep 2019 - 09:55 pm
Federal agents are seen behind crime scene tape after executing search warrants on multiple businesses in Lawrenceville, Georgia U.S. September 27, 2019. Reuters/Elijah Nouvelage
Bangladesh bans heartburn drug ranitidine over cancer fears 29 Sep 2019 - 06:39 pm
Drug manufacturers across the world have begun recalling the widely taken heartburn drug, which is sold under the trade name Zantac among others, while the FDA and European drug regulators review whether low levels of NDMA in ranitidine pose a health risk
Standing by Ellie: Man's loyalty to dog defies rare illness 27 Sep 2019 - 09:06 pm
Gravely ill, Greg Manteufe lost parts of his arms and legs, as well as the skin of his nose and part of his upper lip. The cause was capnocytophaga (cap-noh-seye-TOE'-fah-gah), a germ from Ellie's mouth or from another dog he encountered. Photo courtesy: