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Cancer survivors in the United States reached record numbers this year -- 15.5 million -- and the American Cancer Society predicts they'll total more than 20 million in another decade. The report

15.5 Million Americans Now Surviving Cancer

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But better tools needed to support their long-term recovery, researchers say
Triclosan exposure affects the structure and diversity of the microbiome in adult zebrafish

Triclosan Exposure Affects Microbiome Structure, Diversity

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Findings in adult zebrafish, with rapid shifts in structure and diversity with exposure
For patients ≥40 years of age with Philadelphia-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia

HSCT No Better Than Chemo in Philadelphia-Negative ALL

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For patients ≥40 years, HSCT linked to lower cumulative incidence of remission, worse mortality
For infants diagnosed with Down syndrome there has been a reduction in the risk of complex congenital heart defects

Decline in Complex Congenital Heart Defects in Down Syndrome

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Risk in 2010 to 2012 reduced by almost 40 percent compared with 1992 to 1994
A new study has identified genetic factors in black men with a strong West African ancestry that are associated with a lower risk of central obesity. But this apparent benefit doesn't extend to black women

Genes May Lower Risk of Obesity in Men of West African Descent

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But the effect does not seem to apply to women with the same West African ancestry
The disinfectants used to keep pools clean can create dangerous disinfection byproducts when combined with sweat

Chemical Reactions Can Create Health Hazards in Pools, Hot Tubs

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When disinfectants combine with sweat, personal care products, urine, dangerous byproducts can form
Patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease may have more leakages in the blood-brain barrier

Blood-Brain Barrier Leaks Seen in Patients With Early Alzheimer’s

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Cognitive abilities decreased significantly with increasing leakage in deep gray matter
There is more evidence linking air pollution with increased risk of developing hypertension

More Evidence That Air Pollution Raises Blood Pressure

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Hypertension risk up for both short-term and long-term exposure
A woman from Honduras who apparently became infected with the Zika virus in her home country gave birth Tuesday in a New Jersey hospital to a baby girl with microcephaly

Baby With Zika-Related Microcephaly Born at N.J. Hospital

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Mother apparently infected with Zika virus in her home country of Honduras
Women who suffer from migraine headaches may have a slightly increased risk of heart disease or stroke

CVD Risk Appears to Be Increased in Women With Migraine

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Researchers say it should be considered independent risk factor for future cardiovascular events