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Crisis-ridden Zimbabwe can't expect sympathy

A side missing as many as five frontline players for various reasons will run into the format's No. 1 side from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2KxbHOa

FOX NEWS: California pediatrician placed on probation for exempting child from all vaccines

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California pediatrician placed on probation for exempting child from all vaccines A Southern California pediatrician was placed on probation Friday after penning letters four years ago that exempted a toddler from all childhood vaccinations. But the doctor maintains he did “nothing wrong.” via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2IEM74G

Doctor, Your Patient Is Waiting. It’s a Red Panda.

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By KAREN WEINTRAUB from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Ky9d1G

Judge Strikes Down Kentucky’s Medicaid Work Rules

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By ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2lG5Zvb

FOX NEWS: Lone Star tick bites triggering red meat allergies in more people across US, physician says

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Lone Star tick bites triggering red meat allergies in more people across US, physician says An allergist and associate professor of medicine University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is warning that the Lone Star tick can cause an allergy to red meat. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Kwd5Ah

FOX NEWS: Why death of your pet is difficult to bear

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Why death of your pet is difficult to bear For some people, the death of a pet can be more difficult than the loss of a relative. Here’s why. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2yVVugM

FOX NEWS: Family of baby treated at hospital with bottle of formula gets $18G bill: report

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Family of baby treated at hospital with bottle of formula gets $18G bill: report A bottle of formula and a nap costs $18,000, according to a family whose son was treated at a San Francisco hospital after a head injury. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ySgxka

FOX NEWS: 70,000 opioid-related overdose deaths in US unaccounted for since 1999, study says

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70,000 opioid-related overdose deaths in US unaccounted for since 1999, study says The opioid crisis plaguing the U.S. may be even worse than health officials previously thought, with tens of thousands of opioid-related deaths possibly going unreported from 1999 to 2015. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2IzajWa

FOX NEWS: Probiotics can help clear up your skin problems, dermatologist says

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Probiotics can help clear up your skin problems, dermatologist says Probiotics, the “good” live bacteria that helps keep your gut healthy, has been shown to support a healthy immune system, boost weight management and even improve your mental health. But dermatologist and author Dr. Whitney Bowe explains there's also a connection between a healthy gut and clear, radiant skin. She sits down with Fox News’ Dr. Manny Alvarez to show how we can incorporate these “helpful” bacteria into our lives to get great skin from the inside out and outside in. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2KwUB2E

FOX NEWS: Siblings diagnosed with brain tumors 2 weeks apart

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Siblings diagnosed with brain tumors 2 weeks apart A California family devastated over their 6-year-old daughter’s brain tumor diagnosis were gutted to discover just two weeks later that their 4-year-old son was also suffering from the same illness. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2tCR2hW

FOX NEWS: Girl, 6, in critical condition after suffering electrical shock near MGM hotel water fountain

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Girl, 6, in critical condition after suffering electrical shock near MGM hotel water fountain A 6-year-old girl is in critical condition after she suffered a severe electric shock late Tuesday night that left her in cardiac arrest at the MGM National Harbor Hotel and Casino. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2N42vz4

FOX NEWS: Mom claims she's going blind after using 20-year-old eye makeup

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Mom claims she's going blind after using 20-year-old eye makeup An Australian mom is warning others about the dangers of old makeup as she suffers the dire consequences of using 20-year-old eye makeup. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2KpWnCK

FOX NEWS: Teen who died on overnight school trip suffered from toxic shock syndrome, coroner says

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Teen who died on overnight school trip suffered from toxic shock syndrome, coroner says A coroner’s report has confirmed that a Canadian teen who died during an overnight school trip suffered from toxic shock syndrome (TSS). via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2N7XmpK

FOX NEWS: Teen who died on overnight school trip contracted toxic shock syndrome

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Teen who died on overnight school trip contracted toxic shock syndrome A coroner’s report has confirmed that a Canadian teen who died during an overnight school trip had contracted toxic shock syndrome (TSS). via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2tAvIJS

FOX NEWS: Dying man's final wish to find homes for beloved dogs

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Dying man's final wish to find homes for beloved dogs A terminally ill man said his one wish is to find a loving home for his dogs before he dies. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2KdNXiI

FOX NEWS: Photo captures moment toddler's leg broke while on slide with mom

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Photo captures moment toddler's leg broke while on slide with mom A New York mother is using a photo of the exact moment her daughter’s leg broke as a dire warning to others about the dangers of a seemingly harmless playground ritual. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Kmhrdk

FOX NEWS: Woman says agonizing condition has left her unable to have sex

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Woman says agonizing condition has left her unable to have sex A 25-year-old filmmaker whose work explores issues of gender and identity is opening up about her personal experience with a painful pelvic floor condition that has prevented her from ever having sex. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Kv95jw

FOX NEWS: NJ man dies week after taking final trip to casino

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NJ man dies week after taking final trip to casino A terminally ill New Jersey man who fulfilled one of his last wishes by making a trip to his favorite Atlantic City casino last week has died. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Mp4Yms

FOX NEWS: Girl bullied over hair loss condition shaves head

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Girl bullied over hair loss condition shaves head A 9-year-old girl who was taunted at school after her hair started falling out bravely rose above her bullies and had it all shaved off. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Kq0uif

FOX NEWS: Modified polio vaccine extends lives in US brain cancer study

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Modified polio vaccine extends lives in US brain cancer study Some 21 percent of patients with advanced brain cancer treated with a modified polio vaccine were alive after three years, compared with 4 percent of patients with similar tumors who received standard therapies, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2IuFUrV

FOX NEWS: Washington State football player had brain damage at suicide

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Washington State football player had brain damage at suicide The family of the Washington State University football player who died of suicide in January said the 21-year-old quarterback had extensive brain damage that's been linked to concussions from playing the sport. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2lBgEY9

FOX NEWS: Surgeons reattach teen's severed arm after UTV accident

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Surgeons reattach teen's severed arm after UTV accident A 13-year-old North Carolina boy is working on gaining full feeling back in his arm after a UTV accident severed his left limb above his elbow. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Knv4c5

FOX NEWS: Poison control centers report spike in kids' exposure to addiction drug

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Poison control centers report spike in kids' exposure to addiction drug From 2007 to 2016, more than 11,000 children and adolescents in the U.S. were exposed to buprenorphine, a drug that's used to treat opioid-use disorders, a new study finds. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2KlSWgq

FOX NEWS: Is 'pregnancy brain' real?

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Is 'pregnancy brain' real? If you've ever found yourself at a real loss for words while pregnant, or you feel like you just keep forgetting to book appointments during those nine months of expecting, you're not the only one. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ttiBdw

FOX NEWS: Police dog 'performs CPR' in adorable viral video

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Police dog 'performs CPR' in adorable viral video A valiant police dog in Spain showed off his first responder skills by performing CPR on an agent who played dead. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2yIdJGt

FOX NEWS: Medical milestone: US OKs marijuana-based drug for seizures

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Medical milestone: US OKs marijuana-based drug for seizures U.S. health regulators have approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2MmlHXG

FOX NEWS: Retailers experiment with blue lights to deter drug use

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Retailers experiment with blue lights to deter drug use The blue lights are meant to discourage people from using drugs in store bathrooms by making it more difficult for them to see their veins. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2tCP0NZ

FOX NEWS: Woman's home infested with ticks after 85 are found on family dog

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Woman's home infested with ticks after 85 are found on family dog A mom claims her home became infested with blood-sucking ticks after she took her dog for a walk. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2lwk9Pt

FOX NEWS: Girl, 6, diagnosed with mystery neurological condition after struggling to walk, talk

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Girl, 6, diagnosed with mystery neurological condition after struggling to walk, talk A fundraising campaign has been launched for a 6-year-old girl who is believed to be the only child in the world suffering from a rare and unknown neurological condition. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2MjXG3w

FOX NEWS: Man's throat began to rot after he mistakenly swallowed bleach tablet

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Man's throat began to rot after he mistakenly swallowed bleach tablet Thinking he picked up paracetamol the man swallowed the tablet and felt an immediate burning sensation in his throat and mouth, followed by severe coughing via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Ip5qim

FOX NEWS: Walgreens pharmacist allegedly denies Arizona woman prescription to preempt miscarriage over his personal beliefs

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Walgreens pharmacist allegedly denies Arizona woman prescription to preempt miscarriage over his personal beliefs An Arizona woman who was told she was going to lose her baby was denied medication by a Walgreens pharmacist who said it went against his personal beliefs. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2txyLS4

PCB serves Umar Akmal notice over spot-fixing claims

The batsman had said in a TV interview on Sunday that he had been approached to leave to balls alone during the 2015 World Cup from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2toPkk0

FOX NEWS: Should people with drug addictions be forced into rehab?

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Should people with drug addictions be forced into rehab? Mandatory drug treatment programs are on the rise. But can a person truly recover when forced into treatment? via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2tF09hp

The Trump Appointee Who’s an Addiction Specialist

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By ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2JZS2H7

Reuniting and Detaining Migrant Families Pose New Mental Health Risks

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By BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2tCB3Qf

When an Iowa Family Doctor Takes On the Opioid Epidemic

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By ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2MkaY03

FOX NEWS: This family learned tick bites can transmit more than Lyme disease

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This family learned tick bites can transmit more than Lyme disease How one mother’s persistence and perseverance helped doctors properly treat her son’s complicated Lyme disease diagnosis. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2luHFw0

Veteran commentator Jamsheed Marker dies at 95

Marker, who provided cricket commentary to fans in Pakistan during an era when coverage was rare, died in Karachi on Thursday from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2tsFv3V

FOX NEWS: Mom left brain damaged from stroke caused by infection she allegedly caught after giving birth

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Mom left brain damaged from stroke caused by infection she allegedly caught after giving birth A new mom was left brain damaged after suffering a stroke caused by an infection she reportedly caught at hospital following the birth of her daughter. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2yyyUdN

Breathing Tubes Fail to Save Many Older Patients

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By PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2yxLPwy

FOX NEWS: Dying New Jersey man gets wish to gamble at casino one last time

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Dying New Jersey man gets wish to gamble at casino one last time Before a stroke prevented him from driving himself, John Mudry, of New Jersey, would visit Atlantic City up to eight times a month. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2lqx05J

FOX NEWS: Scientists piped music into women's wombs to see if fetuses like Freddie Mercury

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Scientists piped music into women's wombs to see if fetuses like Freddie Mercury When Freddie Mercury sang, "Mama, life had just begun," in the second verse of "Bohemian Rhapsody," he probably didn't have an audience of fetuses in mind. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Ihn1Zn

Pakistan call up uncapped Sahibzada Farhan for T20I tri-series in Zimbabwe

Asif Ali, meanwhile, has found a place in the ODI squad, which also features Yasir Shah, who hasn't played a 50-overs game for Pakistan since October 2016 from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2MPgSXL

FOX NEWS: Teen facing cancer relapse racing to raise $350G for crucial bone marrow transplant

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Teen facing cancer relapse racing to raise $350G for crucial bone marrow transplant An Indiana 14-year-old has raised just under half of the $350,000 she needs to cover a bone marrow transplant that doctors say is critical to her cancer treatment. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Kc9FiX

A Common Virus May Play Role in Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Finds

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By PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2K6PXVT

FOX NEWS: Childhood cancer survivor reconnects with favorite nurse 30 years later

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Childhood cancer survivor reconnects with favorite nurse 30 years later A child cancer survivor has been reunited with her "life-changing" nurse 30 years after she was told she was dying. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2K6S7Vj

FOX NEWS: 'Migrating' bumps on woman's face discovered to be parasite

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'Migrating' bumps on woman's face discovered to be parasite Tourists headed to the World Cup may want to pack an extra can of bug spray after one woman who recently traveled to a rural area outside of Moscow discovered random bumps on her face was actually a migrating worm, which she likely picked up from a mosquito bite. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2MbmwCv

FOX NEWS: Laser pointer burns hole in boy's retina

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Laser pointer burns hole in boy's retina A 9-year-old boy burned a hole in his retina by repeatedly looking into a green laser pointer, which doctors discovered after he began complaining of decreased vision. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2KeV1Lf

FOX NEWS: Unjustified medication shortened 456 lives in a UK hospital, report says

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Unjustified medication shortened 456 lives in a UK hospital, report says More than 450 patients died prematurely in a British hospital after they were given powerful painkillers with no medical justification, in what a damning report on Wednesday found was a “disregard for human life”. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2M4G8Z1

FOX NEWS: Woman claims botched implant surgery left her with bacterial infection, severe scarring

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Woman claims botched implant surgery left her with bacterial infection, severe scarring A patient seeking the help of reality-TV surgeons Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow said a botched breast augmentation surgery left her with a dangerous bacterial infection, that eventually led to a double mastectomy. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2MGciuQ

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Name C.E.O. for Health Initiative

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By TIFFANY HSU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2MFPLP2

FOX NEWS: Mom warns of venomous caterpillars after son's harrowing medical scare

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Mom warns of venomous caterpillars after son's harrowing medical scare A Florida mother is speaking out about the dangers of a seemingly harmless backyard pest after her son landed in the emergency room with alarming symptoms. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2K5AloK

FOX NEWS: Mom warns on venomous caterpillars after son's harrowing medical scare

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Mom warns on venomous caterpillars after son's harrowing medical scare A Florida mother is speaking out about the dangers of a seemingly harmless backyard pest after her son landed in the emergency room with alarming symptoms. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2tdqy6p

Cricket's repository of ball-tampering since 2000

A list of all ball-tampering offences that led to an ICC charge in the 21st century from Pakistan news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2M9sCn8

FOX NEWS: Toddler's painful skin condition requires bleach baths to ward off infection

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Toddler's painful skin condition requires bleach baths to ward off infection A Washington mother said she has to bathe her baby in bleach to help him shed his skin due to a rare disease which leaves him covered in scales. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2tmMmvt