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Krokodil is a homemade substitute of heroin

Krokodil: Inexpensive mind-altering drug made from head-ache tablets kills thousands

Krokodil or Crocodile in Russian is a homemade substitute of heroin, which is casting deathly shadows over the lives of thousands of Russia's drug addicts. It has a reptilian name because the users' skin starts developing crocodile-like unpleasant scales, over repeated use. And that is arguably the least this deadly drug can do to your body. The scales would give way to decaying sores and gray skin. The flesh would soon start to degenerate and would peel away leaving bones exposed....

Sprouts spark 20 cases of Salmonella poisoning FDA says

A field of alfalfa bean sprouts
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration along with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health agencies are warning consumers not to eat Evergreen Produce brand alfalfa sprouts or spicy sprouts because they may be linked to 20 cases of salmonella poisoning.
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WARNING: Cigarettes are addictive.

[PHOTOS] FDA Releases Graphic Warnings for Cigarette Label

The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have unveiled the new cigarette warning labels on Tuesday, its first in more than 25 years. The new labels are required to be on all cigarette packs, cartons and advertisement by no later than September 2012.
Landis receives botox treatment from Dr. Alizadeh at the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group at the Americana Manhasset luxury shopping destination in Manhasset

Botox or Dysport, which one reigns as the best anti-wrinkle injection?

A study paid for by the makers of anti-wrinkle injection Dysport found that it is better at reducing crow's feet than its popular competitor, Botox. On Monday, the makers of Dysport announced a study comparing two different kinds of botulinum toxins. The double-blind study was funded by Dysport and published in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.
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Smoking Linked to Higher Risk of Aggressive Prostate Cancer

There is more bad news for smokers. Smokers will not only have higher risk of getting a lung cancer but they are more likely to have severe tumors and higher chance of death when they get prostate cancer compared to non-smokers according to new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of California, San Francisco.
FDA releases new labels you are about to see on cigarette packs

FDA new labels you are about to see on your cigarette packs

The nine graphic health warnings that will appear on every pack of cigarettes sold in the U.S and in every cigarette advertisement beginning in September 2012 were released by HHS Secretary Sebelius and FDA Commissioner Hamburg on Tuesday.
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8 Percent of U.S. Children Suffer from Food Allergies

A new study published in the journal Pediatrics found that 8 percent of U.S. children age 18 or under are affected by food allergies. That equates to 5.9 million children, according to a study by Dr. Ruchi Gupta of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
A weight loss specialist, Dr. Gautam Gupta 57, is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). FBI has started a national and international effort to locate him.

FBI Search for Fraud Weight Loss Doctor

A weight loss specialist, Dr. Gautam Gupta 57, is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). FBI has started a national and international effort to find him.
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Quarter of Teens in U.S Drink Soda Daily

According to a new study 25 percent of high school students drink soda daily which is an alarming number that could lead to increase in obesity rate and other related diseases. Seventeen percent of Americans age 2 to 19 are overweight, according to the CDC.
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Anti-Smoking Drug Linked to Slightly Higher Heart Problems

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Pfizer's anti-smoking drug called Chantix needs to change its labeling in order to warn patients that using the medicine can slightly increase the risk of heart problems for those who already suffer from cardiovascular disease.
CDC: 1 in 4 high schoolers drink soda every day

Teens Drink Too Much Soda

According to a new study 25 percent of high school students drink soda daily which is an alarming number that could lead to increase in obesity rate and other related diseases.
Migraine Prevention Drugs Effective But Underused

Scientists discover 3 genes linked to migraines

Scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have discovered a trio of genes tied to migraine headaches, one in which the link is exclusive to women, according to a study published on Sunday.

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