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NYC-based blood bank will screen all blood for Zika virus

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Trump supporter Mark Burns tweets cartoon of Clinton in blackface

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Singapore urges tests for pregnant women with Zika signs

The CDC is now tracking more than 1,000 pregnant women confirmed to be infected with the virus. In 2016, the MOH announced that it expected as many as 30,00...

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Egypt parliament toughens penalties for female circumcision

Minister of Health Ahmed Emad announced Sunday that the cabinet approved a draft amendment to the law on female genital mutilation (FGM) to extend the punishm...

French court suspends burkini ban after outrage across Europe

A top court ruling Friday against banning the head-to-ankle swimwear didn't put an end to the debate. Although the ruling has only technically suspended the b...

Former Obama Doctor: Hillary Should Have 'Neurological Examination'

Dr. David Scheiner appeared on CNN with Erin Burnett and attested to his belief that Mrs. Clinton should receive and release a thorough medical examinatio...

Read Sarah Palin's Bizarre Screed On Hillary Clinton's Health

Palin's Facebook post drew considerable attention, first for the bloody picture that accompanied it, and later for her rambling commentary that turned her tri...

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (NASDAQ:SWHC) stock is now trading at about $29.43 and lots of rating firms seem to have a target price set on the stock. Smith & ...

Novak Djokovic begins US Open title defence with victory over Jerzy Janowicz

Open, improving to 12-0 in openers in NY. During that stretch, Nadal has won 14 titles, Federer 13, Djokovic 12 and Murray three. Gael Monfils and Marin ...

Pregnant women 'being forced out of the workplace'

The number of expectant mothers forced out of their jobs each year has nearly doubled in the past decade from 30,000 in 2005 to 54,000, figures from the Equalit...

Review finds thousands of Welsh girls 'unhappy with lives'

According to the Good Childhood report , more than 13,000 girls here - out of 97,600 in that age group - were estimated to be unhappy with life generally. Th...

Isaiah Rashad Describes How Xanax & Alcohol Addiction Nearly Derailed His Career

Until about a month ago, he had released only two songs in that span. The project is Rashad's first since his Cilvia Demo EP from 2014. He didn't have anyone ...

Crowdfunding site launches in Singapore and Hong Kong

Anyone wanting to put up products on the site previously had to collaborate with people in United States or Europe - the only markets the site operated in. Shou...

Jenelle Evans Twitter: 'Teen Mom 2' Accused Of Drinking While Pregnant

She said she's now "prepared" to take care of Jace, something that she wasn't ready to do in 2009 when she handed over custodial rights to her mother, as multip...

Artist Chris Brown is suspect in criminal assault investigation

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Chris Brown Released From Los Angeles Police Custody On $250000 Bail

Police arrested Brown on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, after an hours-long standoff on Tuesday. Brown's representatives did not immediately respo...

Australian mother faces court as toddler consumes drug

Following an extensive investigation, a 27-year-old woman was issued a Future Court Attendance Notice to appear at Port Kembla Local Court tomorrow. She sough...

Blue-chip stocks of the day: Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:MMC)

Post opening the session at $67.32, the shares hit an intraday low of $66.90 and an intraday high of $68.05 and the price vacillated in this range throughout th...

Australia, Taiwan issue alerts on travel to Singapore after Zika outbreak

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United Nations lauds suspension of France's burkini ban

But Colville said the ban in response to recent terror attacks in France was "frankly a stupid reaction". France bans the wearing of veils that cover face...

Sucha Singh Chhotepur, accused of taking bribe, removed as AAP's Punjab Convener

A two-member committee of Delhi MLA Jarnail Singh and former Punjab bureaucrat Jasbir Singh Bir would conduct the inquiry. S. Badal took a dig at AAP and said t...

Clinton Aide Abedin Leaves Husband Weiner after Third Sexting Scandal

Ms Abedin, who married Mr Weiner in 2010, has stood by her husband for six years throughout his run for NY mayor, during which he was exposed twice - in 2011 an...

US, South Korea join list of countries issuing travel warnings on Singapore

Authorities concluded the people were likely infected in Singapore , and warned of more such cases since some of those who tested positive also live or work in...

Bournemouth: Bournemouth join Wilshere fight

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Be part of the solution on Overdose Awareness Day

There will be a rally tomorrow, worldwide Overdose Awareness Day, at 12:15 on the steps of Confederation Building. Memorial at Manhattan Square, 353 Court St. W...

NYC blood banks start screening blood for Zika virus after FDA warning

So far, they have screened 6,000 compounds that are either already approved for use in humans or are now in late-stage clinical trials, and have found two class...

Donald Trump's Doctor Explains "Astonishingly Healthy" Medical Record To NBC News

Bornstein said he usually does not use such language while making reports, only Trump's was an exception. After Donald Trump's doctor was discovered to have d...

Malaysia geared up for possible Zika cases

As of August 28, the number of confirmed infections of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Singapore was 41, the CDC said, citing data provided by that country...

Clinton aide separates from 'sexting' husband

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Let's Remember Gene Wilder's Legacy As A Women's-Health Advocate

Following Wilder's death at 83 from complications relating to Alzheimer's, Ostrum spoke with Variety about his relationship with the actor, whom he met more t...

Caster Semenya strikes late to win 800m

Dutee trusts her legal team and is therefore, focusing on training and performance. For the 2012 Olympics, athletes with the condition were forced to take dru...

United States backs India plea for Pak. action

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Russian geek to volunteer for World's first head transplant

He practiced for it by switching pigs' forelegs, and he keeps in his office a bronzed pig ear that the transplant team sent him as a trophy. Italian neuroscie...

First Responders Showing Increased Rates Of Cognitive Impairment

If the percentages taken from this research are scaled up to the 33,000 responders now signed up with the CDC, they translate to 3,740-5,300 individuals with co...