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Friday, 7 September 2018
Science Does Not Support Claims That Contraceptives Are ‘Abortion-Inducing’
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Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Settles False Ad Lawsuit
The lawsuit was filed by prosecutors from 10 California counties. They said Goop did not have scientific proof for health claims made for three products sold online: jade and quartz vaginal eggs and a mix of essential oils, CBS News reported.
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Sleep Apnea Often Missed in Black Americans
The investigators found that 24 percent of the study participants had moderate or severe sleep apnea, but only 5 percent had been diagnosed by a doctor.
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LGBT in U.S. Typically Poorer Than Straight Peers
Their study included more than 14,000 youths who were in seventh through 12th grades in 1994. The participants were followed until ages 24 to 34 in 2008-2009.
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New One-Dose Flu Drug Shows Promise
The study also found it as effective as the current standard drug, oseltamivir (Tamiflu), at controlling symptoms such as coughing, sore throat, headache, fever, muscle and joint pain, and fatigue.
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