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Planned C-sections linked to increased risk of childhood leukemia in study: What to knowA new study underscores a known link between planned C-sections and the risk of ALL, a childhood cancer. But overall, the risk is still very small, experts caution.
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Why is heart cancer so rare?Studying why heart cells are less likely to become cancerous can provide clues to improving heart regeneration and treatments for heart disease.
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Raw milk carrying Salmonella sickened 170 people in 5 states, mainly kidsA new report authored by California health officials describes a raw-milk-related outbreak of Salmonella that sickened dozens in 2023 and 2024.
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Embattled 'arsenic life' paper retracted by journal Science 15 years after publicationA controversial 2010 study that suggested bacteria could grow using arsenic instead of phosphorus has been retracted by the research journal Science.
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'PAC-MANN' uses magnets and glowing 'probes' to detect signs of pancreatic cancerA new test called PAC-MANN is designed to detect signs of pancreatic cancer in blood. It's still in development, but the hope is that it will help catch the deadly cancer early.
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Weird swelling of man's fingers and toes revealed cancer had 'completely replaced' the bones with lesionsMarked swelling in a man's finger and big toe was a symptom of late-stage cancer.
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Man in Australia dies of rare, rabies-like diseaseA man in New South Wales was exposed to a rare relative of the rabies virus and died of the resulting infection. His was only the fourth case of the disease ever documented.
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Earliest evidence of humans catching disease from animals dates to 6,500 years agoBy analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.
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Scientist's cat helps discover a rare virus — yet againPepper the cat, whose owner works at the University of Florida, gathered a specimen containing a never-before-seen virus for the second time.
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