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Washington Times US warns of unusual cybersecurity flaw in heart devicesU.S. News & World ReportWASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department warned Tuesday about an unusual cybersecurity flaw for one manufacturer’s implantable heart devices that it said could allow hackers to remotely take control of a person’s defibrillator or pacemaker.Safety Communications > Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Identified … Read more

Fox News 200 percent increase in kids’ use of artificial sweeteners concerns scientistsFox NewsAn increasing number of American adults and children are consuming artificial sweeteners, which are marketed as low calorie but whose health consequences are still not yet fully known, according to a study released Tuesday. The results, published in …Low-calorie sweetener use in … Read more

Live Science ‘Tree Man’ Has Surgery: What Causes This Rare Condition?Live ScienceAbul Bajandar, known as the “tree man,” had extensive, wood-like warts on his hands. Credit: Discovery/Barcroft Productions. A 27-year-old man in Bangladesh known as the “tree man” recently underwent surgery to remove the extensive, wood-like warts …A rare disease gave him tree branch-like hands. … Read more

AOL News Smoking costs $1 trillion, soon to kill 8 million a year: studyAOL NewsGENEVA (Reuters) – Smoking costs the global economy more than $1 trillion a year, and will kill one third more people by 2030 than it does now, according to a study by the World Health Organization and the U.S. National Cancer … Read more

Reuters St. Jude releases cyber updates for heart devices after US probeReutersThe ticker and trading information for St. Jude Medical is displayed where the stock is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo. By Jim Finkle.FDA says St. Jude heart … Read more

BT.com ‘Tooth repair drug’ may replace fillingsBBC NewsTeeth can be encouraged to repair themselves in a way that could see an end to fillings, say scientists. The team at King’s College London showed that a chemical could encourage cells in the dental pulp to heal small holes in mice teeth. A …Tooth Decay Eliminated With … Read more

NBCNews.com ‘Overdiagnosis Exists in Breast Cancer’MedscapeAnother major study has found that breast cancer screening does not substantially reduce the incidence of advanced cancer over time but does significantly increase the detection of nonadvanced cancers, resulting in the overdiagnosis of disease. The new …Mammograms lead to unneeded treatment for some breast cancersUSA TODAYTime to Rethink Mammograms, American … Read more

CBS Local What to Know About Influenza Before Peak Flu SeasonABC NewsInfluenza activity is on the rise across the U.S., with 10 states already reporting high levels of flu activity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While getting the flu doesn’t usually inspire dread among the otherwise …Flu season here, but … Read more

NBCNews.com Cleveland Clinic Doctor Fuels Vaccine Debate — AgainNBCNews.comThe Cleveland Clinic went into damage control mode Monday after the director of its Wellness Institute questioned the safety of vaccines in a blog post that blew up on social media. Dr. Daniel Neides questioned whether preservatives in childhood …Cleveland Clinic Wellness Doctor Backs Off Antivaccine ColumnMedscapeCleveland … Read more

CNN Bangladesh’s ‘Tree man’ has his hands backCNN(CNN) The “Tree man” is no longer. Thanks to some groundbreaking surgeries, he can go back to being Abul Bajandar, a 27-year-old father and husband from a small town in Bangladesh. Bajandar suffered from a rare condition that caused his hands to …‘Tree Man’ undergoes life-changing surgery to remove … Read more