Male contraceptive gel passes monkey test

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Male contraceptive gel passes monkey test

BBC News
An experimental new type of male contraceptive that blocks sperm flow with a gel has been successful in monkey trials. Vasalgel acts as a physical barrier once injected into the tubes that sperm would swim down to the penis.

Teens use e-cigarettes for ‘dripping,’ study says

CNN
(CNN) One in four teens who vape say they’ve used e-cigarettes for an alternative technique known as “dripping,” new research finds.

They told him, ‘You’re just fat.’ But it was actually a 130-pound abdominal tumor.

Washington Post
They said it was only fat. But there was 130 pounds of it, as heavy as a newborn giraffe. What they said was fat descended from his stomach.

Euthanasia drug found in dog food prompts recall

9NEWS.com
DETROIT FREE PRESS – Evanger’s is voluntarily recalling some of its dog food after a drug that is used to anesthetize or put down pets was found in it.

Wife of Russian opposition activist says he’s been poisoned

Washington Post
MOSCOW – The wife of a Russian opposition activist who was hospitalized last week after a sudden illness says he has been poisoned.

Customers at Texas restaurant say they won’t be back because owner is Mexican

Fox News
The owner of an Italian restaurant in Texas said he would welcome back the customers who recently wrote on a receipt Friday that they wouldn’t return despite the “tasty” food because he is Mexican.

That ‘crawling sensation’ was a cockroach … in her skull

Albany Times Union
Not only are they likely to survive a nuclear disaster but now, at 45 percent, cockroaches are more liked than U.S. Congress. (AP Photo).

Scientists: Parts of the brain shrink when we sleep

6abc.com
Scientists say parts of our brain shrink when we sleep and that’s a good thing. (WPVI). WPVI. Monday, February 06, 2017 07:07PM.

Little Boy, 6, Does The Most Adorable Dance To Celebrate End Of Chemo

Huffington Post
Jimmy Spagnolo jumped up and down with joy to mark the end of his treatment. 02/07/2017 08:00 am ET. Lee Moran Trends Editor, The Huffington Post.

US patients who see immigrant doctors live longer than those treated by their American-trained colleagues

Quartz
Of the roughly 926,000 doctors practicing in the US, about a fifth studied internationally. And by at least one measure, these doctors outperform their American-educated colleagues.

West Virginia distributing 8000 opioid antidote kits in effort to stem overdoses

CBS News
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia health officials are responding to opioid overdoses by distributing more than 8,000 kits with an antidote — Naloxone — that can get people breathing again if administered in time.

New Year, New Vaccination Guidelines

MedPage Today
FluMist is out and amended requirements for the HPV vaccine in certain populations are in, according to 2017 changes to the vaccination schedule.

Employers worry GOP Obamacare overhaul could harm job-based coverage

CNNMoney
Through years of acrimony over Obamacare coverage for the poor and other individuals lacking health policies, one kind of insurance has remained steady, widespread and relatively affordable.

Flu cases rise in St. Francois County

Daily Journal Online
The St. Francois County Health Department is reporting that more than 300 cases of flu have been reported in the county and there’s an additional 90 new cases every week.

Misophonia: When chewing, other everyday sounds enrage you

CNN
(CNN) Though the sound of chewing may be unpleasant, most of us do not respond with a fight-or-flight reaction, a condition known as misophonia.

Ex-medical marijuana officials charged for illegal shipment

Washington Post
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Former officials from one of Minnesota’s licensed medical marijuana manufacturers have been charged with illegally shipping marijuana oil to a New York subsidiary.

India women’s commission chief backs ban on “barbaric” female genital mutilation

Reuters
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The head of India’s National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday backed a campaign to outlaw “barbaric” female genital mutilation (FGM), the first official support for the banning of the age-old ritual in the …

The CFDA Is Taking a Stand With Planned Parenthood

Vogue.com
Since the 2016 election, the fashion world has been swinging increasingly political with designers speaking out about dressing or not dressing the First Family and pledging portions of their profits to causes they believe in.

Cincinnati Zoo’s premature hippo Fiona takes first steps

USA TODAY
CINCINNATI – A milestone for any child, Fiona, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s premature hippo, took her first steps overnight, zoo officials announced Sunday.

Pet medicines pose poison risk for kids

Fox News
Parents who store medicines and household cleaners out of reach to protect their kids from accidental poisoning shouldn’t forget to consider any drugs they have for the family pet, a new study suggests.

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