FOX NEWS: Washing avocados? Why the FDA recommends cleaning the fruit before eating it

Washing avocados? Why the FDA recommends cleaning the fruit before eating it



Do you wash an avocado before eating it? According to a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report, you should, as the skin of the fruit could contain trace amounts of Listeria monocytogenes.

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FOX NEWS: African boy, 8, brought to US for surgery by NBA great Dikembe Mutombo dies, foundation says

African boy, 8, brought to US for surgery by NBA great Dikembe Mutombo dies, foundation says



An eight-year-old African boy who was brought to the U.S. for surgery on a facial tumor died Friday night, NBA great Dikembe Mutombo’s Foundation said.

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FOX NEWS: Elizabeth Warren wants the government to manufacture its own generic drugs, but what would happen during a shutdown?

Elizabeth Warren wants the government to manufacture its own generic drugs, but what would happen during a shutdown?



The potential 2020 presidential candidate's plan is examined by a doctor on 'Fox & Friends.'

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Cancer Doctors See Encouraging Signs for Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2A8JczO

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FOX NEWS: Man’s near-fatal heart attack caught on car dealership camera

Man’s near-fatal heart attack caught on car dealership camera



A Texas man will likely be home in time for the holidays after suffering a life-threatening heart attack while shopping for a car on Monday.

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FOX NEWS: British boy, 2, 'castrated' after surgeons mistakenly operate on wrong testicle

British boy, 2, 'castrated' after surgeons mistakenly operate on wrong testicle



A young British boy was left infertile following a botched surgery on the wrong testicle at the British Royal Hospital for Children, his family said. The 2-year-old boy went in for the procedure to treat an undescended testicle. The parents were told a surgeon 'mistakenly inserted a camera into the wrong side' and as a result their son's one healthy testicle 'would never work.'

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Long-Acting Contraceptives Gaining Acceptance Among U.S. Women

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2BD2LzZ

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