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A couple in Sanpete Utah was seriously injured after their home exploded today. The cause of the explosion may have been snow or ice falling from the roof and hitting and damaging an exposed propane line. The leaking propane was ignited after potentially two days of leakage into the crawl space of the home.Officials advise that once a propane tank is installed they should always be checked for...

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Scientists in Britain have created human embryos with DNA from two women and one man. Patrick Chinnery, a professor of neurogenetics, said that the intent is not to alter genes but to exchange bad ones for good ones. They are trying to create healthy embryos in order to avoid passing on diseases such as muscular dystrophy, epilepsy, strokes and mental retardation.The genes being replaced are...

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A new study released proposes that baby products including lotion, baby powder, and baby shampoo may be exposing babies to harmful chemicals called phthalates. Phthalates are used to make plastics flexible and stabilize fragrances and are found in many consumer products. The journal Pediatrics, Sathyanarayana, from the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues measured the levels of...

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A study by The New England Journal of Medicine shows that troops that have returned from Iraq who have suffered concussion are at a greater risk of developing post traumatic stress disorder. Experts are concerned that head injuries sustained in combat may cause neurological deficits.Now that the prevalence is known, Dr. Levine said, the next step should be to assess troops' cognitive...

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On January 15, 2008 the groundbreaking cancer specialist Dr. Judah Folkman passed away. Dr. Folkman was responsible for the cancer treatment known as anti-angiogenesis. Folkman had first theorized in the 1960s that blocking angiogenesis, the term given to blood vessel growth, would starve cancer tumors to death. The ideas were widely dismissed at the time, but came to the fore with the release...

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Researchers have found a new way to detect a man's risk of getting prostate cancer in the future.Researchers have recently identified a series of gene markers that, when present with family history of the disease, increase a patient's risk of prostate cancer more than nine times. Those markers, say researchers, can be detected in a simple saliva or blood sample -- good news for a condition whose...

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The FDA is issuing a parental warning today. It warns parents to avoid over the counter cold medicine for children under the age of two. They say that these drugs may be harmful and cause serious and potentially life threatening side effects. The concern is that parents may purchase over the counter cold medications for their older children and then give them to their toddlers.Ganley cited...

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Chicago elementary school Principal Georgette Watson died today while undergoing a root canal. It is reported that she died of a heart attack while under sedation. It is still unclear whether she was unconscious or was given anesthesia. Office staff tried to revive Watson before paramedics arrived but were unsuccessful. Two of the dentists have been on probation since July "due to...

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The number of cancers and cancer deaths are on the rise. This may be due to an aging population. As life expectancy rises we are seeing an increase of cancer deaths. The American Cancer Society reported 12 million new cases of malignancy diagnosed worldwide in 2007, with 7.6 million people dying from the disease.The report, Global Cancer Facts & Figures, finds that 5.4 million of those...

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FEMA issued several thousand trailers to residents of Louisiana and Mississippi after hurricane Katrina. Now residents are concerned about health problems linked to high levels of formaldehyde. Elevated levels of formaldehyde gas can cause headaches, burning in the eyes and throat, nausea and difficulty breathing.Approximately 46,700 families who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina live in...

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