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What we know so far about the US vaping illness outbreak

Saturday, 26 October 2019, 10:22 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

U.S. health officials are investigating what might be causing hundreds of serious breathing illnesses in people who use e-cigarettes and other vaping devices. They have identified about 450 possible...

Gucci takes a kinky turn; Dolce&Gabbana give a jungle roar

Saturday, 26 October 2019, 10:19 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Fashion, according to Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele, now is above all "a great platform. It has great power." Michele has used that platform during his 4½ years at Gucci's...

Study finds air pollution reaches placenta during pregnancy

Friday, 25 October 2019, 14:02 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A new study suggests when a pregnant woman breathes in air pollution, it can travel beyond her lungs to the placenta that guards her fetus. Pollution composed of tiny particles from car exhaust,...

Fendi lets sun shine on post-Lagerfeld era, glancing back

Friday, 25 October 2019, 13:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A naïve streak is running through the collections on preview during Milan Fashion Week — with a return to simpler times, yesteryear prints and patterns and unfussy silhouettes. Checked...

Scientists rethink Alzheimer's, diversifying the drug search

Thursday, 24 October 2019, 08:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

When researchers at the University of Kentucky compare brains donated from people who died with dementia, very rarely do they find one that bears only Alzheimer's trademark plaques and tangles —...

Benetton makes a splash on the eve of Milan Fashion Week

Thursday, 24 October 2019, 08:33 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Benetton has long made waves off the runway with its provocative advertising campaigns. But the storied family-owned knitwear brand is seeking to make waves inside the world of Italian fashion under...

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