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Publix Recalling Baby Food Pouches - Testing Finds Elevated Lead Levels

There is no safe level of lead exposure, according to CDC. While the heavy metal is toxic to people of all ages, it can be especially harmful to children.

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'Duck Dynasty' Star Bella Shares Battle With Infertility

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Aquatic educator Riley Taylor helps a student into the water during an autism-specific swim class at Small Fish Big Fish in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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For Children With Autism, Taking Swim Classes Could Be Lifesaving

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Eating Avocados During Pregnancy Linked To Lower Food Allergy Risk In Babies

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Researcher performs a rapid antigen test on milk from a dairy cow inoculated against bird flu in a containment building at the National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa

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It's Good News, But Experts A Bit Puzzled As Human Bird Flu Cases Stop

CDC says the risk to the general public remains low

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A woman looks at her phone while watching the sun set in Kansas City, Mo.

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Having Trouble Focusing In Life? Attention Spans Have Plummeted.

Technology isn't the only thing that influences our attention, experts say, but the effects of those pinging notifications or hours scrolling through 30-second long videos can build up over time.

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Electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, which cause COVID-19.

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New COVID-19 Shot Approved, But With Unusual Limitations

Novavax makes the nation’s only traditional protein-based coronavirus vaccine

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R. Scott Turner, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Memory Disorder Center at Georgetown University Hospital, points to PET scan results that are part of a study on Alzheimer's disease at Georgetown University Hospital

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FDA Says Yes To First Blood Test That Can Help Diagnose Alzheimer's

The lower costs and convenience of a blood test could also help expand use of two new drugs, Leqembi and Kisunla, which have been shown to slightly slow the progression of Alzheimer’s

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7th Maternity Nurse At Massachusetts Hospital Reports Brain Tumor

Debbie Connolly worked as a nurse in the maternity ward from 2005 to 2018. She was diagnosed with a right frontal lobe meningioma last month.

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Voluntary Recall Issued For Eye Drops Sold Nationwide

The over-the-counter products were recalled due to a "manufacturing deviation."

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How do you identify a toxic work environment?

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Younger Workers Unwilling To Tolerate Bullying Supervisors

Here's how to set limits or know it's time to leave

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KJ Muldoon after a follow up dose of an experimental gene editing treatment

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Personalized Gene Editing Helped Desperately Sick Baby K.J. Thrive; This Method Could One Day Treat Millions

He’s among the first to be successfully treated with a custom therapy that seeks to fix a tiny but critical error in his genetic code that kills half of affected infants.

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USING THE TRAINER — Peterson showed each class member how to use the new device, including Sarah Gump, director of strategic communications for Cedarville

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Christian Professor Designs Fitness Trainer, Has High Hopes It'll Help

Nearly 42% of Americans are obese, which accounts for almost $173 billion in medical expenditures. 

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A woman holds drug paraphernalia, including a vape pen and black tar heroin in a piece of tinfoil

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Overdose Deaths Fell 27% Last Year, Largest 1-Year Decline Ever

Experts say more research needs to be done to understand what drove the reduction, but...

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