Wednesday, 11 September 2019

A Breeding Ground for a Fatal Scourge: Nursing Homes


By BY ANDREW JACOBS AND MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34HYx8i

Sleep Position Unlikely to Harm Baby in Pregnancy

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At the end of pregnancy, a woman's uterus and the baby take up a large portion of the body.



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EPA to Phase Out Chemical Testing on Mammals

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The EPA has long required that new chemicals be tested on a variety of animals -- including rats, dogs, birds and fish -- to assess their toxicity. The percentage of tests that involve mammals was not immediately available from the EPA.



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Purdue Pharma Settles Opioids Case


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2LQOR2G

How Immunotherapy Might Be Used to Treat Heart Failure


By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34Fxcn9