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Lawsuit: Doctors reckless with drugs

Doctors over-prescribed drugs at the California hospital that is home to the renowned Betty Ford Center for addiction, a pharmacist's lawsuit alleges.

Medicine & Health / Other

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Research links genetic mutations to lupus

A gene discovered by scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine has been linked to lupus and related autoimmune diseases. The finding, reported in the current issue of Nature Genetics, is the latest in a seri ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Risk genes for multiple sclerosis uncovered

A large-scale genomic study has uncovered new genetic variations associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), findings that suggest a possible link between MS and other autoimmune diseases. The study, led by an international ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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New technique to 'see' and protect transplants successful in diabetic animal model

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found a way to overcome a major stumbling block to developing successful insulin-cell transplants for people with type I diabetes.

Medicine & Health / Research

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Study solves mystery of mammalian ears

A 30-year scientific debate over how specialized cells in the inner ear amplify sound in mammals appears to have been settled more in favor of bouncing cell bodies rather than vibrating, hair-like cilia, according to investigators ...

Medicine & Health / Research

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Japanese docs didn't get consent for tests

The current and former chief surgeons at a Japanese hospital reportedly tested drugs on 48 breast cancer patients without their consent.

Medicine & Health / Other

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3,000-year-old mask found in Aleutians

A whalebone mask discovered at an Alaskan archaeological site was probably broken during an Aleut funeral 3,000 years ago, scientists said.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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