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In some parts of the world artificial trans fats are added to products like pastries to extend their shelf life at a low cost, but they have been linked to heart disease

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Denmark's ban of artificial trans fats saved 1200 lives over 16 years

Banning the addition of artificial trans fats to food in 2003 is thought to have saved 1200 lives in Denmark between 1991 and 2007

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X-rays have diagnosed nine people with pneumonia of an unknown origin in the Tucumán province of northwestern Argentina

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What we know about the mysterious pneumonia in Argentina

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A child with symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease

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A common childhood illness could be behind 'tomato flu' outbreak

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Indian/asian Senior couple video chatting on tablet/computer while sitting at couch or in garden at home, selective focus

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Video calls improved cognition in older people at risk of Alzheimer’s

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A river runs around a damaged bridge

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Climate change impacts are making most infectious diseases worse

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X and Y chromosome

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Risk of heart failure may increase with age due to Y chromosome loss

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Drugs used to treat ADHD and depression may ease Alzheimer's symptoms

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Solar storms may cause up to 5500 heart-related deaths in a given year

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ETKTC0 Tweezers pointing to a tick while doing Lyme disease research in College Park, Maryland, USA

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More than 1 in 7 people worldwide have had Lyme disease

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One epigenome-editing injection could cut cholesterol level for years

Tests in mice show that it is possible to switch off a gene in liver cells for at least 220 days, which should lower cholesterol and cut the risk of heart disease

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Conservationists warn spread of bird flu is wiping out UK seabirds

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Black people less likely than white to get Parkinson’s surgery in US

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Brain cells that are linked to Parkinson’s disease finally identified

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Vaccine may protect against the virus behind multiple sclerosis

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