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• A First: IVF Beagles Have Arrived

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• Jan 03, 2016 10:52 PM EST

• The popular assisted reproductive technique (ART) has now been successfully applied on dogs.

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• Hypnosis may help reduce psychological trauma associated with awake brain surgery

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• Dec 31, 2015 12:10 AM EST

• A report has found that "hypnosedatio" can help patients deal with undergoing brain surgery that must be done while they are awake.

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• A craving for sweets and alcohol may be controlled by a newly discovered hormone

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• Dec 30, 2015 11:27 PM EST

• Research in mice has uncovered a hormone that appears to help regulate cravings for sugar and alcohol, which could help people deal with obesity or diabetes.

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• British study finds that simply being unhappy won’t kill you

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• Dec 28, 2015 07:39 PM EST

• A large British study has found that women who were unhappy tended to be those who were unhealthy, but that unhappiness by itself was not linked to higher mortality.

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• Air pollution hits hard in Rome and Milan

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• Dec 28, 2015 04:06 PM EST

• Air pollution has reached toxic levels in cities in Italy because of extended warm and dry weather. Periodic bans on cars have been enacted.

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• What Is Kangaroo Care?

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• Dec 24, 2015 10:52 PM EST

• Learn more about kangaroo care and how it decreases infant death.

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• At Least 12 Cancers Can Be Inherited, Study Says

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• Dec 24, 2015 10:51 PM EST

• In a new genetic-related study, US researchers have revealed that at least 12 types of cancer may be because of heredity.

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• Heart Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years

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• Dec 24, 2015 10:26 PM EST

• An Ohio cardiologist is expected to spend 20 years of his life in a federal prison after he was found guilty of money laundering, falsifying documents, and fraud in September.

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• Dad Asks for Breast Milk for Son, Gets Plenty of Support

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• Dec 22, 2015 11:39 PM EST

• A dad who recently lost his wife pled for breast milk for his son and got the support he needed and deserved.

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• Carter’s Treatment Better than Chemo for Advanced Lung Cancer, Says Trial Report

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• Dec 22, 2015 08:29 PM EST

• A new report suggests that former president Jimmy Carter’s melanoma treatment works, this time for hard-to-treat advanced lung cancer. In fact, it provides more benefit than chemotherapy.

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• Antibiotics Believed to Have Made Woman Obese

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• Dec 21, 2015 10:36 PM EST

• Did a woman's antibiotic make her obese? Her doctors believe so.

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• Swallowable Camera Enhanced to Detect Gut and Throat Cancers

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• Dec 20, 2015 09:01 PM EST

• Scottish researchers have significantly improved the video pill to make it more capable of detecting cancers of the esophagus, throat, and digestive tract.