First human-pig embryos made, then destroyed

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First human-pig embryos made, then destroyed

KFR
To grow human organs within animal bodies has long been the dream of scientists wanting to provide transplantable hearts, lungs, kidneys and other organs for patients in need.

Our Insurance Paid $2.5 Million to Keep Our Child Alive. What Happens to Kids Like Her Without the ACA?

Slate Magazine
We’re lucky that our insurance paid for most of it. But if Republicans remake the health care system, kids like her may not be so lucky.

FDA Confirms Elevated Belladonna Levels In, Warns Against Hyland Homeopathic Teething Products

Tech Times
The FDA has confirmed inconsistent amounts and raised quantities of belladonna in some homeopathic teething tablets, and warns consumers that these products “pose an unnecessary risk” to children.

Q poll: Most back probes into Trump/Russia ties

CT Post
By a margin of 2-1 most Americans want Congress – not President Donald Trump -to handle handle America’s policy towards Russia, a new poll by Quinnipiac has found.

SA anti-abortion activists optimistic about new administration

KHOU.com
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonians joined the many across the country Sunday who said they were marching for life. Abortion opponents protested Planned Parenthood and were optimistic about Washington’s stance on abortion in the years to come.

France Is Banning Unlimited Soda Refills to Fight Obesity

TIME
France has banned restaurants from offering unlimited refills of soda and sugary drinks, the latest bid to decrease the rise in the nation’s obesity rate.

Tapeworm Removed From Man’s Mouth In India

Counsel & Heal
Doctors from India were stunned after pulling out a 6-foot tapeworm through a patient’s mouth. The man had a tapeworm infestations called cysticercosis.

Dr. Campbell: New statistics show rate of heart failure deaths increasing

WNCN
Nearly 800,000 people die from heart disease every single year. The report tells us that rates of heart failure are on the increase.

Should legalizing marijuana be on the ballot in Maryland?

Baltimore Sun
As more states legalize pot, Maryland lawmakers wonder if it’s time to do so here. Maryland could put the power to legalize marijuana in the hands of voters.

Gov. Jerry Brown to Undergo New Round of Treatment for Prostate Cancer, Won’t Miss Any Work

Yahoo News
Gov. Jerry Brown to Undergo New Round of Treatment for Prostate Cancer, Won’t Miss Any Work. More. Gov. Jerry Brown, who first was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012, will begin a new round of treatment for the disease, his office reported on …

Awash in overdoses, Seattle creates safe sites for addicts to inject illegal drugs

Washington Post
Officials in Seattle on Friday approved the nation’s first “safe-injection” sites for users of heroin and other illegal drugs, calling the move a drastic but necessary response to an epidemic of addiction that is claiming tens of thousands of lives

New Jersey gives out free baby boxes in move to lower infant mortality rates

kfor.com
Babies born in New Jersey this year will go home with a sturdy, safe box to sleep in and additional newborn essentials – all for free.

Relay For Life of Northern DuPage aims to unite nine communities

Chicago Daily Herald
Being diagnosed with cancer can feel isolating, as if a line suddenly separates you from your cancer-free family and friends. But an event in the works aims to show cancer fighters, survivors and their supporters the power that lies in their numbers

IKEA recalls 30000 beach chairs after finger amputated

KXAN.com
The company says 10 people have been hurt because the chair collapsed while they were sitting on it. One person reported having their finger amputated.

Sheryl Sandberg was quiet about the Women’s March. Now she’s sounding off about a Trump policy.

Washington Post
In the days following the Women’s March last Saturday, as Facebook news feeds around the world filled up with images of the global protests, “Lean In” author and vocal women’s advocate Sheryl Sandberg shared one post with her nearly 2 million Facebook …

Schenectady expands drug unit to fight opioid crisis

Washington Times
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) – An upstate New York county has announced an operation expansion to fight the heroin epidemic. WNYT reports (http://bit.

Spare the Air Alert issued for Monday

SFGate
Bay Area air quality regulators issued a Spare the Air Alert for Monday, banning wood fires for the day in anticipation of stagnant weather and the potential for heavy smoke pollution.

Florida woman jailed again to protect unborn baby from heroin

WPXI Pittsburgh
A woman who made headlines last year when she was jailed to protect the health of her unborn baby after admitting to a daily heroin habit is in back in the news.

TSRI biologists identify brain hormone that selectively stimulates fat metabolism

Yahoo News
Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a brain hormone that appears to trigger fat burning in the gut.

Nassau Police Warn of ‘Bad Batch’ of Heroin Responsible for 6 Deaths

Patch.com
Wax fold/bags stamped “King of Death “were found at scenes of two fatal overdoses in the past week in Atlantic City, police say.

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