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Pneumonia in central China's Wuhan largely under control: Expert

The pneumonia patients in central China's Wuhan City are largely in a controllable condition, according to Hu Ke, an expert on the special medical team of the newly discovered disease.Hu, a profes

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UK court rules against parents who want treatment for son

Britain’sCourtofAppealruledMondayagainsttheparentsofaterminallyilltoddlerwhosoughtpermissiontotakehimtoItalyformedicaltreatmentthatlowerU.K.courtsblockedinfavor

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Replica 1950s town uses reminiscence therapy on dementia and Alzheimer

Alzheimer’sandDementiaaffects47millionpeopleworldwideandthatnumberisexpectedtoexplodeto75millionby2030.Thecostofcaringforpatientsisinthehundredsofbillions,notto

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Boao Forum focus: China eyes breakthrough cancer treatment

Acancertherapywithoutdebilitatingsideeffects,multiplesurgeriesandhighcosts;animmune-boostingtherapythattargetstumorswhilesignalingcellstorecognizerecurringcance

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Chinese scientists find key factor to wastewater treatment technology

Chinahasmaderapidimprovementsinitssanitaryservicesinrecentyearsbybuildingwastewatertreatmentplants.Yetits4,000sewagetreatmentplantscouldposeariskofsecondarycont

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Mini tumours grown in lab are breakthrough for medicine tests

Scientistshavesuccessfullygrownminiversionsofpatients'tumoursinalab-andthentestedthemagainstdozensofdrugstofindthebestpossibletreatment.Thetechniquecouldmeanpat

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Preventive treatment for peanut allergies succeeds in study

Thefirsttreatmenttohelppreventseriousallergicreactionstopeanutsmaybeontheway.AcompanysaidTuesdaythatitsdailycapsulesofpeanutpowderhelpedchildrenbuildtolerancein

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Virtual reality may reduce paranoia in psychotics: study

Virtualreality-basedtherapycombinedwithstandardtreatmentreducedparanoiaandanxietyinpeoplewithpsychoticdisorders,scientistsreportedFriday.Inclinicaltrialsinvolvi

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UNAIDS: More than half of people living with HIV receiving treatment

ProgresshasbeenmadeinHIVtreatmentoverthepast15yearswitharound57percentofallpeopleworldwidelivingwiththeviruscurrentlyreceivingtreatment,UNAIDSsaidonMonday.In200

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America’s opioid crisis brings outbreak of Hepatitis C

USPresidentDonaldTrumpplannedtodeclaretheopioidcrisisa“nationalemergency”onThursday.ThiscamenearlythreemonthsafteraWhiteHousecommissionondrugaddictionurgedhimto

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Magic mushrooms can 'reset' depressed brain

Ahallucinogenfoundinmagicmushroomscan"reset"thebrainsofpeoplewithuntreatabledepression,raisinghopesofafuturetreatment,scanssuggest.Thesmallstudygave19patientsas

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Treatment restores signs of awareness in brain-injured man

Frenchresearcherssaytheyrestoredsomesignsofconsciousnessinabrain-injuredmanwhohadn’tshownanyawarenessin15years.Duringmonthsofexperimentaltreatment,hisgazecouldf

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Fire moxibustion gaining popularity in China

Thethousands-year-oldTraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)isgainingpopularityinChina.MoxibustionisaformofheattherapyinTCMwiththeprocedurefeaturingdriedplantmaterialsc

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Google is cracking down on sketchy rehab ads

Aroundthecountrytoday,marketersinthe$35billionaddictiontreatmentindustrywokeuptoanunpleasantsurprise:ManyoftheirGooglesearchadsweregone.Overnight,thesearchgiant

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AIIB shows willingness to provide funding for four projects in Karachi

AlocalnewspaperhasreportedthatAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB)hasexpressedaninteresttoprovidefundingforfourprojectsworthRs137.7b.Thesefourprojectsinclude

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First cancer gene therapy gets US go-ahead

USregulatorsonWednesdayapprovedthefirstgenetherapyagainstcancer--atreatmentthatusesapatient'sownimmunecellstofightleukemia--openinganewerainthefightagainstoneof

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Acupuncture for cats and dogs in China

PetownersinChinaareturningtoacupuncturetohelpsoothetheachesandpainsoftheirbelovedcatsanddogs."Chinaisfamousforacupuncture.Itookthecathereimmediatelytohaveatry,"