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OC now has largest measles outbreak in California Orange County health officials met in an emergency session this week after the latest measles tally showed the number of cases in the county had rocketed in the past few weeks. There are now 21 confirmed cases of measles in Orange County, the most of ...
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| CT Scans Might Help Diagnose Gout in Some Cases WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- CT scans can help detect gout that's been missed by the current standard testing method, a new study suggests. Gout is a common and painful form of arthritis caused by a buildup of uric acid in the body.
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| Novartis says lung cancer patients respond to drug in study ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis said late on Wednesday that a majority of patients given a development drug against non-small cell lung cancer had responded to the treatment, according to study results published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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| Electrical Brain Stimulation for Fibromyalgia WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- By using magnetic brain stimulation on patients with fibromyalgia, French researchers say they were able to improve some of the patients' symptoms. Specifically, the technique, called transcranial magnetic ...
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Autism 'begins long before birth' Patchy changes in the developing brain long before birth may cause symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), research suggests. The study, in the New England Journal of Medicine, raises hopes that better understanding of the brain may improve the ...
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Mobile app helped recovering alcoholics stay sober, study finds CHICAGO -- A smartphone app for recovering alcoholics that includes a panic button and sounds an alert when they get too close to taverns helped keep some on the wagon, researchers who developed the tool found. The sober app studied joins a host of ...
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Infections at Hospitals Are Falling, CDC Says The number of infections Americans acquire during hospital stays every year has declined substantially over the last decade, federal health officials said in a report on Wednesday, as hospitals have worked to improve their practices and nursing homes' role in ...
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How your brain makes moral judgments Science is still trying to work out how exactly we reason through moral problems and how we judge others on the morality of their actions. Researchers interested in the neuroscience of morality are investigating which brain networks are involved in such ...
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Alli Weight-Loss Drug; Bottles Tampered With In 7 States The drug, called Alli, is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline and is sold over the counter in the U.S., Reuters reported. The Food and Drug Administration has been investigating the case. So far 20 bottles that have been sold in seven mostly southern states were ...
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| Measles cases on the rise in California San Diego - Health Officials are worried that a disease once thought to be eradicated in the United States, may be making a comeback. There are now 21 reported cases of measles in Orange County. San Diego has four cases, Los Angeles has 10.
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Dr. Norman Foster: Alzheimer Testing (KUTV) A simple blood test could predict who will develop Alzheimer's disease; Dr. Norman Foster from University of Utah Health Care joined us to talk about how it works. According to a recent study: -Researchers report a promising, easy and inexpensive ...
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Economic growth does not necessarily end undernutrition among kids: Lancet Washington: Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health, the University of Gottingen, Germany, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, found not much association between economic growth and signs of ...
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Obamacare Delays Should Delay Tax Day Too: April 15? How About August Deadlines are part of government and our system of laws. We're used to meeting them, including the dreaded April 15 tax day. Yet the repeated delays in implementing Obamacare have become the new normal. So far, according to Politico, we've had these:.
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$1000 for a Hepatitis C pill named Sovaldi! If you think that is exorbitantly priced you should know that the entire course of treatment for Hepatitis C will cost around $84,000! This has created an upheaval with many members of Congress who are now asking for a concrete explanation as to why the ...
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New Gene 'Atlas' Maps Human DNA Activity WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they've constructed an "atlas" that maps the ways human genes are turned on and off, offering potentially important new insights into health and disease. The new atlas builds on the ...
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Lung cancer pill shows promise in Peter MacCallum trial A NEW pill that treats a type of lung cancer that strikes young people and non-smokers has successfully shrunk tumours in a world-first trial. The drug switches off a gene in lung cancer patients, stopping cancer cells from growing and spreading.
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Now, a blood test to predict obesity in children LONDON: A simple blood test can now accurately predict obesity in children, years before they first shows signs of it. A blood test can read DNA which can be used to predict obesity levels in children and hence allow parents to make early changes to diet and ...
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Wal-Mart to recall 174000 dolls over burn risk WASHINGTON: Wal-Mart Stores Inc is recalling 174,000 dolls because the toy can overheat and potentially burn consumers. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Monday that the "My Sweet Love / My Sweet Baby Cuddle Care Baby Doll" ...
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Your Blood Pressure May Be Up Because You're At The Doctor Doctors make people nervous. Most people don't go unless something is wrong so they are already anxious. Thus, it is no surprise doctors routinely record blood pressure levels that are significantly higher than levels recorded by nurses, according to a a ...
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Endemic threat: 'Pakistan can transmit polio abroad' In a damning verdict, the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has cautioned that the current situation of polio in Pakistan is a 'powder keg' that could ignite widespread polio transmission. “If the current trend continues, ...
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Consumer Reports: Surviving Your Hospital Stay You go to the hospital to get well. But far too many people die after something goes wrong. Patients get the wrong drugs, fail to get needed tests or treatments or develop infections that could have been prevented. John James has dedicated himself to ...
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Harsh winter could mean bad allergy season too You can see the sights and hear sounds of spring, but it's probably something that you can't see that might have your allergies flaring up. John Kammermeyer, M.D., an allergist at the Iowa City Allergy and Asthma Clinic says this year's brutal winter, mixed with ...
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Why aren't Latinos signing up for health care? The Latino-Hispanic population will specifically be targeted in the coming days as the deadline to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act approaches. Experts said the enrollment rate for Hispanic-Americans seems "very low." That's a ...
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Former Bills QB Jim Kelly fighting cancer again There's a part of the Bible's old testament called the Book of Job. It is considered one of the more significant. Job is the central character, a righteous man who is put through hell on earth, to prove his faith in God. His land, livelihood, health and family are all ...
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