Researchers from the University of Exeter, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), are working with clinicians from the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) and the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) to reduce the time it takes from the start of a stroke to the administration of vital [...]

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Unimmunized Kids Pose Public Health Risks  Embed this Video x Email Facebook Digg Twitter Reddit Delicious     Most childhood diseases appear to be on the verge of being wiped out in the United States, but health officials are paying attention to recent outbreaks of measles currently in southwest Kansas and last year in Johnson [...]

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The survival of the endangered snow leopard is looking promising thanks to Monash University scientists who have, for the first time, produced embryonic stem-like cells from the tissue of an adult leopard. Never before have induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which share many of the useful properties of embryonic stem cells, been generated from a [...]

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iStock/VaskoIn the wake of a scare affecting imports of orange juice, growers and juice companies in Florida are reminding customers their product isn’t from abroad. “It’s good timing to say it’s all U.S.A. fruit,” said Matt McLean, founder of a small juice company in Clermont, Fla. Although the 59-oz bottles of Uncle Matt’s Organic orange [...]

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Internet marketers of acai berry weight-loss pills and colon cleansers will pay $1.5 million to settle charges of deceptive advertising and unfair billing, the Federal Trade Commission announced today. The Phoenix-based Central Coast Nutraceuticals marketed acai berry supplements, colon cleansers, and other products using allegedly fraudulent free trial offers and phony endorsements from Oprah Winfrey [...]

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