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EU Commissioner calls for summit over major egg contamination scare
BRUSSELS The European Commissioner in charge of food safety has called for a meeting of ministers and national regulatory agencies to discuss a widespread European contamination scare, which has seen shops remove millions of eggs from sale.
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U.S. blockchain company in tie-up on medical artificial intelligence
NEW YORK U.S. technology company The Bitfury Group has formed a partnership with Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based medical artificial intelligence (AI) firm, to create new applications for the healthcare industry using blockchain, Bitfury's chief executive officer said on Friday.
Fire station air quality puts firefighters at risk
(Reuters Health) - Firefighters have higher than average cancer rates, and while their exposure to carcinogens during fires is well known, a new study suggests exposures in fire stations contribute to their excess cancer risk, too.
Trump declares national emergency on opioid abuse
BEDMINSTER, N.J. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency and said his administration was drafting papers to make it official. | Video
How AI robots hunt new drugs for crippling nerve disease
LONDON Artificial intelligence robots are turbo-charging the race to find new drugs for the crippling nerve disorder ALS, or motor neurone disease. | Video
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Track and Field - Injuries overview
Based on injury events from 2002-2015 that involved a trip to an emergency room in the United States. Full Article
Sleep apnea by the numbers
Sleep apnea is thought to affect at least 5 percent of men and 3-4 percent of women, but many estimates put that number higher because people with sleep apnea don't tend to realize they have it. Interactive