FOX NEWS: Phoenix-area women go from total strangers to half-sisters thanks to DNA tests world

Phoenix-area women go from total strangers to half-sisters thanks to DNA tests



Women learn they share the same biological father who was a sperm donor before there was such a thing as a sperm bank.

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FOX NEWS: Cactus prick likely caused ex-NHL player Lyle Odelein's life-threatening infection world

Cactus prick likely caused ex-NHL player Lyle Odelein's life-threatening infection



Former NHL player Lyle Odelein, who retired in 2006 after a nearly two-decade career, is facing a life-threatening infection after a spiky cactus pierced his leg. Odelein was playing golf in Arizona in March 2018 when he walked into the rough to retrieve a ball. That's when a small segment of cactus that detaches easily when it's touched, known as a 'jumping cactus,' lodged into his leg. The infection worsened causing heart problems, kidney and liver failure.

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FOX NEWS: Quitting JUUL: New text messaging program targets addicted teens world

Quitting JUUL: New text messaging program targets addicted teens



With e-cigarette use reaching “epidemic levels” among the nation’s youth and major health groups urging the government to step in, an anti-tobacco organization has launched a free text messaging service aimed at teens to help them quit their potentially harmful habits.

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FOX NEWS: Cactus prick likely caused ex-NHL player's life-threatening infection world

Cactus prick likely caused ex-NHL player's life-threatening infection



A former NHL player developed a life-threatening infection after a spiky cactus pierced his leg, according to news reports.

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FOX NEWS: A five-year-old girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis is competing in a half marathon world

A five-year-old girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis is competing in a half marathon



A five-year-old girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis is competing in a half marathon in Bath, England in March.

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FOX NEWS: 5-year-old quadruple amputee gearing up for half-marathon after losing limbs to meningitis world

5-year-old quadruple amputee gearing up for half-marathon after losing limbs to meningitis



A 5-year-old girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis before age 1 is gearing up for her first half-marathon, where she’ll be aided around the course by her team members before hopefully finishing the final stretch on her prosthetic legs.  

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FOX NEWS: How to avoid falling victim to hospital mistakes world

How to avoid falling victim to hospital mistakes



When tennis star Andy Murray posted a hospital photo to Instagram last week, the pushback was swift. Not for the overshare, but for what some doctors said were medical errors, including misplaced IVs and unshaven arm hair.

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