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WFMZ.com Health Headlines | A Czech official says health problems are preventing Czech President Milos Zeman from carrying out his duties. The speaker of the Czech Senate said Monday that a letter he received from Prague’s mili… |
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 | The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds used in products including cookware, carpets and firefighting foams. Environmental Protection Agen… |
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A European human rights watchdog is recommending that Malta legalize abortion, improve gender equality and implement reforms to protect journalists. The Council of Europe’s rights commissioner made a… |
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Health Beat | Eighty percent of people will experience low back pain at some point in their lifetime, and of those people, a good portion will experience pain that lasts for three months or more, affecting their everyday tasks. Now, a new device is allowing patients to take back control while reducing their pain. |
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|  | Our bodies need cholesterol to produce cells, but high levels can cause plaque to build up in the arteries. Medications, called statins, can lower the production of lipids, the so-called bad cholesterol, but a new study finds racial disparity in statin usage, which could hamper heart disease prevention. |
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Life Lessons | How can parents inspire young women to study science and reach for the stars? |
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|  | 'Just know that it will get better.' |
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