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Curcumin appears to reduce high glucose-induced neural tube defect formation by blocking cellular stress and activation of caspases

Curcumin Reduces High Glucose-Induced NTDs in Mice Embryos

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Suppresses oxidative stress, blocks endoplasmic reticulum stress, abolishes caspase 3 and 8 cleavage
About half of U.S. deaths caused by certain cancers -- including lung

Half of Cancer Deaths Due to Past, Current Smoking

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Eighty percent of lung cancer deaths linked to smoking, researchers say
The Brio Neurostimulation System has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat tremors

FDA: Brain Stimulation Device Approved for Parkinson’s

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For use in Parkinson's disease and essential tremor after medication alone proves inadequate
The more infants breastfeed

Fewer Malocclusions Seen in Exclusively Breastfed Children

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But children also had fewer 'misaligned' teeth if they reduced pacifier use, researchers say
Between 2009 and 2012

ER Visits for Self-Harm Rising for U.S. Teens

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Cutting is the most common, followed by firearm injuries

European League Against Rheumatism, June 10-13

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The European League Against Rheumatism 2015 Annual European Congress of Rheumatology The annual meeting of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) was held...
Newly-minted physicians should consider the issues relating to paying off their loans versus investing for retirement

Article Weighs Paying Off Student Loans Versus Investment

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For young physicians, issues to consider include whether debt is stressful, interest rate on loans
A first-of-a-kind insurance law that allows women to obtain a year's worth of birth control at a time will take effect in Oregon on Jan. 1.

Women Get Year’s Worth of Birth Control Under New Oregon Law

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Supporters say no longer limiting supplies will increase access and decrease barriers
A potentially hazardous form of marijuana use called "dabbing" is growing in popularity across the United States

Risky Pot ‘Dabbing’ Method Growing in Popularity

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Fires and even explosions have been linked to this practice, experts say
For adult patients with vulvar lichen sclerosus

Topical Steroids Can Change Course of Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus

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Individualized preventive TCS regimen beneficial, especially for treatment compliant patients