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Satellite data identifies warning signs ahead of 2018 volcanic eruption, tsunami

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In 2018, the side of the Anak Krakatau volcano collapsed in a powerful eruption and produced a tsunami that killed hundreds and injured thousands on nearby Java and Sumatra in Indonesia.

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Household Radon Can Lead to Lung Cancer -- Has Your Home Been Tested?

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THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 -- Kentucky resident Chasity Harney embraced a thoroughly healthy lifestyle -- eating right, exercising and never touching tobacco.So, her 2018 diagnosis of advanced lung cancer, which came at the age of 40, was a complete.

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Clients Got HIV Through 'Vampire Facial' Microneedling Treatments

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FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 (HealthDay) -- Between 2018 and the spring of 2023, a cluster of clients who had gotten 'vampire facial' microneedling skin treatments at a New Mexico spa were diagnosed with HIV, probably via poorly cleaned instruments, a new.

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Atmospheric blocking slows ocean-driven melting of Greenland's largest glacier tongue

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Experts have however now determined that the temperature of the water flowing into the glacier cavern declined from 2018 to 2021, even though the ocean has steadily warmed in the region over the past several decades. This could be due to temporarily changed atmospheric circulation patterns.

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GSK antibody drug reduces COPD attacks in trial

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regulators rejected GSK’s submission in 2018. New trial results could offer support for an expansion of Nucala’s label after U.S.

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U.S. Suicide Death Rate Is Rising Again

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recorded in the pre-pandemic year of 2018 to 13.5 THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 -- U.S. suicide rates are ticking back upward again after a dip during the pandemic, new statistics show.Suicide deaths per 100,000 people had fallen from 14.2

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Fatty Liver Disease Now Affects 4 in 10 U.S. Adults

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2018, federal data showed that 42% of adults had some form of fatty liver disease -- higher. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 -- Obesity, alcohol use and other factors are driving up rates of fatty liver disease among American adults, new research warns.By

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