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Link Related to Canada in some say Suicide rate in Alberta jumps 30% in wake of mass oilpatch layoffs
Health | 206830 hits | 7:40 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
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The suicide rate in Alberta has increased dramatically in the wake of mounting job losses across the province.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Calgary researchers find link between energy drinks and diabetes
Health | 206767 hits | 8:53 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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Plenty of controversy surrounds energy drinks – the amount of caffeine they contain and their popularity among young people, in particular. But according to a new study from researchers at the University of Calgary, caffeinated energy drinks may ...
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Link Related to Canada in some say
Health | 207174 hits | 1:18 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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London — The world’s first anti-aging drug will be tested on humans next year in trials that could result in people being able to live healthily well into their 120s.
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Beijing pollution hits extremely hazardous levels
Health | 208287 hits | 2:02 PM on Monday | posted by ShepherdsDog
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Beijing suffered its worst air pollution of the year on Monday, with monitoring sites throughout the city reporting extremely hazardous levels of pollutants.
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Health | 207789 hits | 12:44 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Chrissy Turner is only in Grade 3 and she is now fighting a rare form of breast cancer.
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Smoking high-strength cannabis may damage nerve fibres in brain
Health | 208709 hits | 12:15 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Study suggests high levels of skunk use may affect the brain’s white matter, making communication between the right and left hemispheres less efficient
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Link Related to Canada in some say Doctors fear Ontario not equipped for influx of refugees
Health | 207629 hits | 1:27 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Don’t worry. Be happy, is the dewey-eyed message being sent by Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins about bringing 10,000 Syrian refugees into Ontario.
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The tiny pill that makes Syrian combatants such superhuman fighters
Health | 206579 hits | 12:30 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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The al-Qaida veterans, hardened Iraqi insurgents, Arab jihadist ideologues and Western volunteers in Syria and Iraq are fuelled by an overlapping mixture of ideologies and political agendas. But experts suspect they’re also powered by something else: Capt
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Link Related to Canada in some say Are we close to total antibiotic failure'
Health | 207631 hits | 4:02 PM on Friday | posted by Winnipegger
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Interview with Dr. Peter Lin
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Link Related to Canada in some say Spooking cats with cucumbers could cause 'psychological problems,' says Calgary vet technician
Health | 207129 hits | 7:55 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
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"What I actually worry about, is long-term psychological problems," says a Calgary animal health technician after a video of people spooking their kitties with cucumbers went viral.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Superbug gene found in animals and people in China alarms scientists
Health | 206862 hits | 7:53 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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A new gene that makes bacteria highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics has been found in people and pigs in China, including in samples of bacteria with epidemic potential, researchers say.
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James Cameron wants you to fight global warming by changing what you eat
Health | 206890 hits | 12:04 PM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
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"When you add it all up, it comes up to about 14.5 percent of greenhouse gas comes from the animal agriculture sector," the "Avatar" director says. "That’s bigger than all transportation combined."
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Link Related to Canada in some say American Medical Association recommends ban of drug ads to consumers
Health | 206784 hits | 7:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
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The American Medical Association called for a ban on Tuesday on the practice of advertising drugs directly to consumers, a practice they say has driven up prices and led to more demand for them to be used in inappropriate circumstances.
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High dose of vitamin C kills cancer cells in mice
Health | 206803 hits | 5:54 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
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A new study published in Science presents evidence that perhaps some of the apparently extravagant ideas about Vitamin C were not completely off base. The study in question examined human colorectal cancers containing specific genetic mutations that are f
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Link Related to Canada in some say TPP Says Food Health Policies Must Be 'Science-Based,' Except When That Would Harm Profits
Health | 206667 hits | 9:04 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
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The good news is that we finally have the complete text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. The bad news is that it runs to 6,194 pages, not including dozens of "related instruments" and "side chapters." There is no way that anybody could read thr
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High fructose corn syrup goes to court, scientific verdict partly in | Ars Technica
Health | 206764 hits | 12:22 PM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
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A sour struggle between sweeteners is underway in a Los Angeles federal courtroom. The multi-billion-dollar case, pitting corn refiners against big sugar processors, centers around whether high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a “natural” type of “corn sugar
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Link Related to Canada in some say B.C. storm causes sewage overflows in Greater Victoria
Health | 206978 hits | 9:38 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
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The Capital Regional District is advising people to stay away from several Greater Victoria beaches due to sewage overflows caused by Thursday's storm.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Commercial Sea Salt Samples Purchased in China Contaminated with Microplastics
Health | 206846 hits | 11:47 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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Tiny plastic bits, collectively known as called microplastics, are showing up in bodies of water around the world, and are accumulating in aquatic creatures, including fish and shellfish. Now scientists, after testing a sampling of commercial products in
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Link Related to Canada in some say 'How do you not try'': B.C. man sells everything to pay for surgery in U.S. | CTV News
Health | 206907 hits | 7:10 AM on Thursday | posted by Robair
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An Abbotsford, B.C., man is selling everything he has in order to pay for a $250,000 surgery in the United States that he hopes will finally end his daily crushing headaches.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Whooping cough outbreak in Manitoba blamed on parents not immunizing
Health | 206799 hits | 7:10 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
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Southern Manitoba is experiencing an outbreak of the highly-contagious and possibly-fatal whooping cough.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Disease-carrying mosquito found in British Columbia
Health | 206828 hits | 10:06 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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A mosquito that is both invasive and able to carry a number of serious diseases has been found in stagnant water in the Lower Mainland.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Baby close to dying from leukemia has no signs of cancer 2 months after designer cell therapy
Health | 206765 hits | 7:03 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
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A baby whom doctors thought almost certain to die has been cleared of a previously incurable leukaemia in the first human use of an "off-the-shelf" cell therapy that creates designer immune cells.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Trudeau government promises to end ban on gay men donating blood
Health | 206810 hits | 10:43 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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The ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood is set to be lifted if one of the promises by the incoming Liberal Party of Canada majority federal government comes to fruition.
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Oregon girl with bubonic plague moved out of intensive care
Health | 207979 hits | 2:27 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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A 16-year-old Crook County girl has been diagnosed with bubonic plague, Oregon health officials confirmed.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Common heartburn drugs may damage your kidney
Health | 207809 hits | 9:02 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
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Increased use of certain medications commonly used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may have damaging effects on the kidneys. The researchers looked at the effects of the drugs called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Allergic to ALL food: Utah teenager fears eating could kill him
Health | 207665 hits | 1:02 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Alex Visker, from Lehi, Utah says even one bite can leave him with extreme headaches, bone and muscle pain, stomach convulsions and 'brain fog'.
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Link Related to Canada in some say How Sugar Affects the Body: New Study Looks Beyond Calories
Health | 207616 hits | 12:03 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
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Fat was the food villain these past few decades but sugar is quickly muscling in to take its place. As rates of sugar-related disorders such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease climb, many experts believe that when Americans rid themselves of fat, they
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Link Related to Canada in some say Ontario newborn bleeds to death after family doctor persuades parents to get him circumcised | National Post
Health | 206698 hits | 6:08 PM on Monday | posted by andyt
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Ryan Heydari’s parents say the regulators who handled their complaints have shed little light on what led to Ryan’s death – or how to prevent similar tragedies in future
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Link Related to Canada in some say Processed meat can cause colon cancer, World Health Organization says
Health | 207703 hits | 6:33 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
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Eating processed meat such as sausage and bacon can cause cancer in humans, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency says.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Inexperienced nurses a 'rural reality,' Central Health says
Health | 206866 hits | 11:43 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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Central Health disagrees with accusations made by the nurses' union that workers in rural sites are overworked and understaffed. "In many of our rural sites, there will be times when the nurse only has a year's experience."
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Link Related to Canada in some say Imprimis drug compounder offers cheap version of Turing's $750 pill
Health | 206794 hits | 6:57 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
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A maker of compounded drugs will begin selling $1 US doses of Daraprim, whose price recently was jacked up to $750 US per pill by Martin Shkreli and Turing Pharmaceuticals.
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Link Related to Canada in some say TPP would allow milk from cows receiving hormones into Canada
Health | 206662 hits | 6:57 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
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With dairy imports from the U.S. set to increase under the terms of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, Canadian consumers concerned about drinking milk from cows receiving hormones will need to read food labels more carefully.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Health Canada requires doctor to sign confidentiality agreement to see drug data
Health | 206729 hits | 6:41 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
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Health Canada refuses to allow a doctor to talk about what he learned after reading unpublished clinical trial data for a popular morning sickness drug. Health Canada has also threatened legal action if the doctor reveals "confidential business informatio
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Link Related to Canada in some say Gene patents probably dead worldwide following Australian court decision | Ars Technica
Health | 206822 hits | 10:43 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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Australia's highest court has ruled unanimously that a version of a gene that is linked to an increased risk for breast cancer cannot be patented.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Vancouver Aquarium performs historic sea otter operation
Health | 206752 hits | 8:31 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
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The aquarium says the veterinary team performed what's believed to be the first kidney removal and transfusion on a sea otter.
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Health | 206800 hits | 12:15 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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A discovery in mice could pave the way to a reversible, non-hormonal form of birth control for men, researchers report. The findings, published online Oct. 1 in the journal Science
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Link Related to Canada in some say Let them lick the floor': Researchers say cleaning too much affects kids' asthma risk
Health | 208035 hits | 3:01 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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​Children gain protection against asthma if exposed to four types of gut bacteria by the age of three months, as their immune system is being established, a team of researchers from British Columbia has discovered.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Mulcair wants polluters to pay, promises carbon pricing to cut emissions
Health | 207942 hits | 12:42 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Polluters would have to pay for their actions under a plan to put a price on carbon and set limits for greenhouse gas emissions, New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair said Sunday.
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Link Related to Canada in some say B.C. doctors turning to DNA to develop personalized cancer treatments
Health | 207982 hits | 12:40 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Scientists in B.C. are helping to develop a new way of treating cancer by using a patient's DNA to come up with a customized treatment plan.
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Link Related to Canada in some say U.S. company challenges Ottawa's ability to control patent drug prices
Health | 207748 hits | 12:31 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Canada's ability to control the price of patented drug prices could be at risk after a U.S. company challenged the constitutionality of a federal patent drug price regulator.
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Link Related to Canada in some say U.S. drug company sues Canada for trying to lower cost of $700K-a-year drug
Health | 206881 hits | 7:27 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
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A U.S. drug company is taking the Canadian government to court for its attempt to lower the price of what has been called the world's most expensive drug.
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American hedge funder Martin Shkreli increases price of Aids-related drug by 5,000pc
Health | 206909 hits | 12:40 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Mr Shkreli bought Daraprim which is used to treat a parasite infection that can cause life-threatening problems for those with weakened immune systems
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Link Related to Canada in some say
Health | 206740 hits | 6:53 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
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University of Alberta researchers have made a discovery surrounding insulin production in the body, that could lead to new ways of treating Type 2 diabetes.
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Link Related to Canada in some say B.C. raw oyster ban lifted by Vancouver Coastal Health
Health | 206767 hits | 12:29 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
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Oyster growers in B.C. are back in business after Vancouver Coastal Health lifted a ban on serving raw oysters.
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Link Related to Canada in some say U.S toddler diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes
Health | 206759 hits | 8:44 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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A three-year-old American girl has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes — a condition linked to obesity — making her one of the youngest people ever detected with the disease.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Canadians Are Eating Less Beef And Pork, Thanks To Rising Prices And A Changing Country
Health | 206764 hits | 7:00 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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Demand for meat is softening in Canada, thanks to rising prices, an aging population and changing demographics, says a new study from the Conference Board of Canada. Pork consumption per person has
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Link Related to Canada in some say Study finds link between energy drinks, traumatic brain injury in teens | CTV News
Health | 206719 hits | 6:11 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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Teens who reported having a traumatic brain injury in the past year were seven times more likely to have consumed at least five energy drinks in the past week than those teens with no history of traumatic brain injury, according to a new study.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Air Canada pilot diverts Tel Aviv-to-Toronto flight to ensure dog's safety
Health | 206725 hits | 8:13 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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Air Canada says one of its pilots diverted an international flight to ensure a dog could travel in safety.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Alberta mom denied marijuana prescription for daughter turns to Ontario
Health | 206962 hits | 5:57 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
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An Alberta mother whose daughter has severe epilepsy has travelled to Ontario for a medical marijuana prescription after the girl's doctor said he was no longer allowed to provide permission to purchase the product.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Canadian YouTube star encourages fat-shaming in widely criticized video
Health | 206691 hits | 8:20 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
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Toronto-based comedian Nicole Arbour released a video to Facebook and YouTube titled Dear Fat People where she states that fat people should be shamed until they lose weight.

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