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  Boston researchers working on blood test for autism

  Getting a diagnosis for autism is not easy, with many children having to wait to see specially trained doctors and specialists who spend hours observing the child’s behaviour before rendering a verdict. But U.S. doctors are working on an experimental blood test they believe might help detect the disorder – even before symptoms begin.

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  Georgia top court reinstates ban on abortions after six weeks

  Georgia's highest court reinstated a ban on nearly all abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy on Monday while it considers the U.S. state's appeal of last week's ruling by a lower court judge blocking the law.

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  Sammy Basso, longest living survivor of rare rapid-aging disease progeria, dies at 28

  Sammy Basso, who was the longest living survivor of the rare genetic disease progeria, has died at the age of 28, the Italian Progeria Association said on Sunday.

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  Food poisoning dangers are real after severe weather. Here's how to protect yourself

  If your household has recently been hit by a power outage, here are ways to keep your food safe.

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  Frequent drinking of fizzy beverages and fruit juice linked to an increased risk of stroke: research

  New data raises questions about the drinks people consume and the potential risks associated with them, according to researchers at Galway University in Ireland, in partnership with Hamilton’s McMaster University.

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  Beef jelly tongue products sold in London, Kitchener and southwestern Ontario recalled

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall due to possible Listeria contamination for more than a dozen brands of beef jelly tongue products sold in Ontario.

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  Nobel Prize in medicine honours 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA

  Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do and when they do it.

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  A Canadian woman was recently diagnosed with scurvy. Here are the factors tied to the disease

  Scurvy is not just an archaic diagnosis of 18th-century seafarers and doctors should watch for possible cases, according to researchers following a recent case.

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  Lost your smell during a bout of COVID? Ontario researchers are working to reverse that

  Rebecca Bruzzese came down with COVID-19 in February 2023, and received her injection at the end of March. 'Being able to recognize smells is something we take for granted, until you can’t.'

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  Doctor admits trying to kill his mother's partner with poison disguised as COVID-19 vaccine

  A British doctor on Monday admitted trying to kill his mother's long-term partner, who stood between him and an inheritance, by injecting the man with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine.