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There’s a very ugly conspiracy theory going around- Medical research is deliberately not finding cures for major diseases. Sound disgusting? It is, extremely. The trouble is that it may have some basis in fact.
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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but in the medical community, she is commonly known as HeLa. At 30, Lacks was diagnosed was cervical cancer and died months later, in 1951. Her cells, however, became (and still are) one of the most important medical tools.
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Many people believe autism is caused by vaccines. They cite a scientific study as evidence. The group that originally published the story now retracts it. But has the damage already been done?
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Scientists have discovered a link between eating chocolate and pain relief. Prior studies have shown that eating sweet things will dull the effects of pain but this study by the University of Chicago shows water can have the same effect.
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Across the nation some state-mandated newborn screening programs have seen hospitals, birthing centers and midwives drawing blood from each newborn baby's heel without parental consent. The purpose has been to test infants for a number of birth defects.
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For the first time, at the Newcastle University in Britain, embryos have been created that contained materials from both humans and animals.
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Researchers have "stumbled upon" the trigger for Parkinson's disease, an incurable condition at the moment. A glitch in how cells clear damaged proteins could be the spark that causes Parkinson's.
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Should all medical research be published?
 Medical research in Canada is funded disproportionately at a low level, say doctors calling for more efficient clinical trials.
Many medical implants are vulnerable to attacks that threaten the lives of people kept alive by them, say researchers.
Some antipsychotic medication may increase the risk of death in patients with dementia more than others, according to US research.
Care homes in England are increasingly struggling to meet the medical needs of their residents, research by the Royal College of Nursing suggests.
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