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Unregistered Drug Analogue Found In A Slimming Product

The Department of Health urged members of the public not to consume a slimming product known as %26quot;Soloslim%26quot; given out by a doctor who operated a clinic in a slimming centre at Central as the product was found to contain an undeclared drug analogue.
The department made the appeal after investigating into a suspected poisoning case [...]

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Lou Gehrig’s Disease Protein Found Throughout Brain

Two years ago researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that misfolded proteins called TDP-43 accumulated in the motor areas of the brains of patients with amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Now, the same group has shown that TDP-43 accumulates throughout the brain, suggesting ALS has broader neurological effects [...]

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Autistic Man Found Well, Searcher’s Joy

I don’t know if people have heard about the missing autistic man who wandered away from a camp near Grantsburg, Wisconsin. I live about 20 miles away from that camp and my grandparents used to live about a mile from that camp. My mom also grew up in Grantsburg. This situation of the lost man [...]

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West Nile Virus Found In Staten Island Mosquitoes

The Health Department has detected West Nile virus in New York City mosquitoes for the first time this season. The virus, isolated in Port Richmond, Staten Island on June 18, has arrived earlier than usual. No human cases have been detected. Next week, the Health Department will start dispersing aerial larvicide in non-residential areas of [...]

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HIV Screening Found Cost-Effective In Older Adults

Recent studies suggest that large numbers of Americans remain sexually active well into their 60’s, 70’s and even 80’s. But researchers at Duke University Medical Center say seniors may be overlooked as possible carriers of the AIDS virus, and based on a new study, they are recommending screening for most adults ages 55 to75 as [...]

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