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Why your dog is even smarter than you thought

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Foreign ministry confirms 13 indians test positive for Zika in Singapore

The United States and Britain joined Australia and Taiwan in advising pregnant women to avoid non-essential travel to the city-state, while a local health exper...

FDA to update label warnings on combined opioid, benzodiazepine use

The new requirements for opioid analgesics (which include oxycondone and hydrocodone) and benzodiazepines follow a 41 percent increase in the number of patients...

Zika: Singapore urges tests for pregnant women with symptoms

Better monitoring and diagnostic system had been established, he said, which could explain the increase in Zika detection in Thailand. Subsequent hearing tests ...

Coursera forays into corporate learning with Coursera for business platform

Those companies can choose which disciplines they want to make available to employees, too. According to Levin, Coursera now boasts over 21 million registered...

Democratic senators blast price hike for EpiPens

He and fellow senators Richard Blumenthal, Patrick Leahy, Ron Johnson and Amy Klobuchar, who has a daughter with food allergies, also sent a letter to the hea...

IN health agency sending overdose kits to 20 counties

When administered during an overdose, naloxone blocks the effects of opioids on the brain and quickly restores breathing. Naloxone, also known by the brand na...

Ways Trump and Clinton Differ on the Economy

The campaign is expecting to air a new ad focused on the economy as soon as Monday in nine states: Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida, where the cam...

Trump outlines extreme stand on immigration

But it also offers Trump an opportunity to appear more presidential as he makes his first foreign visit since winning the nomination. Several Republican foreign...

Chinese nationals in Singapore confirmed to have been infected with Zika

U.S. health officials have concluded that Zika infections in pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to se...

Overdose victims to be remembered Wednesday

According to the latest numbers , Alberta saw 69 fentanyl-related deaths in the first three months of this year. "The 189 deaths were a 38 percent increase abo...

Singapore has first pregnant woman testing positive for Zika

Since being detected in Brazil a year ago, the mosquito-borne Zika virus has made inroads across the Americas, including parts of the U.S.China said recently th...

Tropical Storm Hermine has gained enough structure

A tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico strengthened into a tropical storm Wednesday. It's likely to bring up to 45 miles per hour winds and heavy rain...

India confirms 13 of its nationals test positive for Zika in Singapore

On Thursday, Malaysia's Health Ministry said a 58-year-old woman who travelled to Singapore had become that country's first Zika case. The High Commission of ...

IBM Watson Helps Create Trailer for AI Movie 'Morgan'

The scientists used experimental Watson APIs to analyze hundreds of horror movie trailers, assessing what kind of shots scare people the most and then using t...

More US adults use marijuana, don't think it's risky

The National Surveys on Drug Use and Health were supported by contracts from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. In a study publi...

Campaign to raise awareness for childhood cancer

Mayor Jim Watson will read a proclamation on September 1 to mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Day in the nation's capital and the beginning of a month-long awaren...

Dogs Can Actually Understand What You're Saying to Them, Study Says

Dogs were trained to lie still on a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine for a couple of minutes, while scientists measured their brain activity. "The ver...

Grand jury to mull case of Marine vet charged with murder

Deborah Pearl , 53, was on her way to work on Saturday morning when her vehicle was hit by a Jeep that ran through a red light at the intersection of Solon and ...

Zika virus strikes workers at Singaporean construction site

The National Environment Agency (NEA) issued a Stop Work Order (SWO) to the construction site on August 27 following an earlier inspection on August 24 that f...

Second case of non-travel-related Zika virus in Palm Beach County

State officials are investigating Pinellas County's first non-travel-related case of Zika virus, according to a release from Gov. Rick Scott's office. Add...

Dogs really do understand what you are saying

But, they were clearly made understand that their human companions loved it when they obediently performed the very simple task. Interestingly, it was only wh...

Ariya Jutanugarn runs away with Canadian Pacific Women's Open

Jutanugarn claimed her fifth title of the year, producing a controlled final round of 66 to win by four shots from Korea's Sei Young Kim. "Feeling good", Juta...

Annual tomato battle leaves Spanish town awash in red pulp

Thousands of people pelted each other with tons of ripe tomatoes Wednesday, creating a red, mushy mess in the annual "Tomatina" street battle in eastern Spain. ...

Bimbo Bakery products recalled for possibly containing small pieces of plastic

No other Entenmann's products were affected. The problem originated at a contracted IL bakery where there was a manufacturing failure, the company also said. ...

GOP Rep. Ed Whitfield to resign from Congress next week

The disclosure, made in a letter to Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, comes nearly a year after the Republican announced he would retire in the face of a House invest...

Pregnant Women in NYC Have Zika

But other studies have shown that Zika can cause other brain abnormalities, vision problems and joint deformities. Hearing loss is a well-established side ...

Case of Zika virus confirmed in Marshall County

For women, this includes "deferring non-essential travel if pregnant, avoiding pregnancy for two months following your return", the Australian website said . T...

Wet weather could put damper on dove season opener

The birds are particularly drawn to small grains like sorghum, milo, millet and sunflowers, he said. Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) expanded the dove hunting...

Donald Trump chips away at Hillary Clinton's national lead

Katrina Pierson, spokeswoman for the Trump campaign, said on CNN , "He hasn't changed his position on immigration". Trump has long tried to portray Clinton...

Smokers face tougher laws in Queensland

Cancer Council Queensland CEO Professor Jeff Dunn said two out of every three smokers will die from their habit. "These laws in Queensland will save lives". Q...

Formerly conjoined twins start kindergarten

Twins girls who were given a slim chance of survival after being born conjoined are preparing for their first day at school. "Four years ago it wasn't in my m...

Rubio, McCain turn toward general after primary wins

Rubio has half-heartedly endorsed Trump since their bruising presidential battles. Instead, he found himself reversing a decision to leave the Senate, seeking a...

First human cases of West Nile Virus confirmed in Chico

In Bay County, Florida, for example, WHJG reports the coordination of the county's health department and school officials to provide students with important ...

The hope is for Gibson to return to the Buckeyes

The Columbus Dispatch reported that Gibson has been suspended for the fall semester for the "unspecified violation". "It was not from the athletic departmen...