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Ebola Outbreak 'Not in the Cards' for US, CDC Director Says International health experts are preparing to “surge” into West Africa to fight the raging outbreak of Ebola virus, and say they are confident they can keep it from spreading to countries like the United States and eventually stamp it out. The Centers for Disease ...
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The Pill Linked to Breast Cancer Risk Oncology/Hematology. The Pill Linked to Breast Cancer Risk. Published: Aug 1, 2014. By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today. Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, ...
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WHO, CDC See $100 Million Surge for Africa Ebola Battle The World Health Organization and the West Africa nations hit hardest by deadly Ebola will pump $100 million into an intensified effort against the disease that will deploy several hundred more health workers. A patient infected with the virus that has killed ...
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Two African Leaders Skip Obama Summit to Deal With Ebola The presidents of Liberia and Sierra Leone plan to skip President Barack Obama's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit next week to deal with the deadly Ebola virus in their countries. The schedule for three days of meetings planned in Washington hasn't been ...
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This Gene Could Tell You Who Is At Risk For Suicide A new study could be the key to creating a blood test that can screen people for suicide risk. Such a test, experts say, could improve treatment in hospitals, clinics or even help military leaders assess which active-duty members and veterans are most at risk of ...
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Experts focus on keeping Ebola in check <bold>Above: Alfred Sirleaf</bold> (in blue) delivered social commentary in Monrovia, Liberia, on Thursday as listeners gathered around. <bold>Top: </bold>Worshippers at Southside Church of Christ in Fort Worth on Wednesday night were urged to pray for ...
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Johnson & Johnson Wins Praise for Pulling Uterine Surgery Devices Johnson & Johnson, which has come under withering criticism for its response to problems with some of its medical devices, won cautious praise from critics on Thursday for its decision to withdraw three products used in uterine surgery because of a risk of ...
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Cholesterol Drugs May Speed Healing After Surgery THURSDAY, July 31, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Recovery time after surgery may be reduced for patients taking the cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins, according to a new study. The study's Irish researchers suspect that the drugs may affect ...
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FDA To Regulate Thousands Of Cancer, Genetic, And Other Diagnostics The Food and Drug Administration unveiled plans to regulate thousands of diagnostic tests, including many coming from the exploding field of genetic research, to which it has until now turned a blind eye. More than 11,000 of these tests, known as ...
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FDA Acts on Lab Tests Developed In-House The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday that it would start regulating medical laboratory testing, saying that tests used to make important treatment decisions must be vetted and validated before they go into use. The decision, long in ...
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US reforms poultry inspections to boost food safety WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday reforms to decades-old processes for inspecting poultry facilities in a bid to cut down on the number of foodborne illnesses, but dropped an industry-backed plan to speed ...
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US government seeking to test Ebola vaccine on humans: reports LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. government will begin testing on people an experimental Ebola vaccine as early as September, after seeing positive results from tests on primates, according to media reports on Thursday. The National Institutes of Health's ...
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Emory University Hospital to treat American with Ebola Emory University Hospital in Atlanta plans to treat an American aid worker in Africa who has been diagnosed with Ebola, officials at the hospital said Thursday. Two American aid workers are suffering from Ebola in Liberia. However, the hospital said it could ...
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Ebola patient expected at special unit at Emory Hospital A patient with Ebola disease will be transferred from overseas “within the next several days” to a special isolation unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, bringing the tragedy that has killed hundreds in West Africa to U.S. shores for the first time.
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The Cheesecake Factory, Red Robin take 'top' awards in extreme eating contest ... The Cheesecake Factory won three awards in the 2014 edition of the Xtreme Eating Awards, an annual ranking that discerns the richest menu items in popular U.S. restaurant chains, revealing calorie, fat and sodium content. The chain's 2,780-calorie ...
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| Scientists create see-through mouse and rat bodies Scientists have developed a new technique for making tissue samples transparent. Image A is a dorsal view of a mouse, B shows its kidneys and C shows its brain. Scientists have developed a new technique for making tissue samples transparent. Image A is ...
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2 more test positive for West Nile virus in Montgomery Co. Montgomery County health officials reported Thursday that two more men, one 70 and the other in his late 30s, have tested positive for the West Nile virus. The two cases bring Montgomery County's positive Wile Nile virus count to three, according to county ...
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Ebola outbreak: Infected American aid worker to be treated in US A U.S. aid worker who was infected with the deadly Ebola virus while working in West Africa will be flown to the United States to be treated in a high-security ward at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, hospital officials said on Thursday. Ebola: What you ...
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Results may trouble women on birth control pill Whether women currently taking birth control pills have a higher risk of breast cancer has long been a matter of debate with some studies suggesting that they do, and others suggesting that they don't. But a new finding is certain to give some pill takers, like ...
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Heroic American doctor stricken with Ebola forgoes treatment for gravely ill ... Two gravely ill American medical workers in Liberia who were infected with the Ebola virus are said to be in stable condition as the humanitarian organization Samaritan's Purse works to bring them back to the U.S. for treatment. Dr. Kent Brantly, the second ...
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USDA Overhauls Decades-Old Poultry Inspections The Obama administration is overhauling poultry plant inspections for the first time in more than 50 years, a move it says could result in 5,000 fewer foodborne illnesses each year. Final rules announced Thursday would reduce the number of government ...
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Sierra Leone cyclist tested for Ebola at Games Sierra Leone cyclist Moses Sesay was quarantined and tested for Ebola at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, before being given the all-clear. "I was sick. I felt tired and listless. All the doctors were in special suits to treat me - they dressed like I had Ebola ...
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Taking the Pill 'raises the risk of breast cancer by 50 per cent', says study Women taking contraceptive pills have a 50 per cent higher overall risk of developing breast cancer, a study has found. Some pills with high levels of oestrogen can raise the risk threefold, compared with that of women who have never taken the Pill or who ...
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Statins May Decrease Recovery Time Following Heart Surgery The use of statins may enable faster recovery times after cardiac surgery, according to a study from researchers at Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. For the study the researchers reviewed data from 20 cohort studies involving statin use and ...
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FDA moves to regulate lab-developed tests The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it would start regulating medical laboratory testing, saying that tests used to make important medical decisions must be vetted and validated before they go into use. The decision, long in coming, ...
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New Rules Say Poultry Plants Can Conduct Own Checks WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department released long-awaited poultry-inspection rules on Thursday that will give plant operators the option of conducting their own inspections for bird defects and feces on the processing lines and allow government ...
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FDA to start regulating lab-developed tests Regulation of laboratory-developed tests has been a subject of debate since at least the 1990s. FDA regulators estimate that about 2,000 laboratories in the United States market more than 11,000 medical tests. TOPNEWS.IN ...
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Sunbathers see spike in skin cancer A sunbather on a dock along the Hudson River in Peekskill. (Photo: File photo by Joe Larese/The Journal News)Buy Photo. Story Highlights. Acting U.S. Surgeon General Rear Adm. Boris Lushniak issued a report about the dangers of tanning; The report cites ...
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State urges action to avoid West Nile virus DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Department of Public Health says there have already been three reported cases of West Nile virus in the state, even though the disease usually is seen in early autumn. The agency says cases have been reported in Clay, ...
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More West Nile Virus detected in Will County Tests of mosquitoes in two Will County communities have turned up positive for West Nile Virus, the Will County Health Department announced Thursday. Related Links. More West Nile Virus detected in Will County. Two mosquito samples collected earlier ...
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Lab-developed medical tests to recieve FDA oversight The FDA is exercising more control over laboratory blood tests. As tests get more common and sophisticated, the FDA said it wants to ensure that tests are accurate and reliable. (Photo : Wikimedia Commons: United States Navy). Having blood work done at a ...
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The Cheesecake Factory 'wins' awards for most calorie, fat and sodium content The Cheesecake Factory's Farfalle with Chicken and Roasted Garlic packs a three-day load of saturated fat. Wedding interrupted as 300 guests take part in fight · Naked man being led with dog collar causes traffic back-up · The NEW KRMG App! By Shelby ...
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Anyone Can Get Skin Cancer From Tanning, And Yes, That Includes You If you've been clinging desperately to your tanning lotion for the past few years, covering your crispy ears to block out the sound of all the warnings, and telling yourself that you're different from people who get skin cancer... here's your official wakeup call.
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Most States Let Medicaid Doc Pay Hikes Lapse Public Health & Policy. Most States Let Medicaid Doc Pay Hikes Lapse. Published: Jul 31, 2014. By Phil Galewitz , Kaiser Health News. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete · Take Posttest. Just six states and the District of Columbia will use their own money in ...
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Scientists Identify Gene Mutation Responsible for Suicide Scientists said they've discovered the gene mutation that increases a person's vulnerability to suicide because of his weaker resistance to the effects of stress and anxiety. This discovery could lead to a simple blood test to determine a person's risk of suicide ...
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Reactions Vary to USDA's Poultry Inspection Rule The U.S. Department of Agriculture published the final rule of its Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection on Thursday, requiring all poultry processing plants to engage in additional microbiological testing and establishing the New Poultry Inspection ...
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Mosquitoes in Toledo found to have West Nile The Toledo Area Sanitary District said mosquitoes captured in West Toledo tested positive for the West Nile Virus. Paul Bauman, biologist for the district, said a large number of mosquitoes were found in a trap July 22, which indicates the virus may be present.
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Rate of Melanoma Increased over 200% from 1973 to 2011: Surgeon General Skin cancer is the most common diagnosed cancer in the US. Dr. Boris D. Lushniak, the acting surgeon general, unveiled in a report that from 1973 to 2011, more than 200% rise has been witnessed in the rate of melanoma. The nation's top doctor has called ...
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Ebola outbreak: suspected case at British immigration centre Ebola virus outbreak: live. An asylum seeker was suspected of having the deadly Ebola virus after developing symptoms within days of arriving in Britain from Libera, it has emerged. The man, who was awaiting processing at an immigration centre run by ...
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Returning National Guardsmen more likely to turn to alcohol when faced with ... Regardless of traumatic events experienced during deployment, returning National Guard soldiers were more likely to develop a drinking problem if faced with civilian life setbacks, including job loss, legal problems, divorce, and serious financial and legal ...
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Cases involving Americans bring fears that Ebola is only a flight away Alfred Sirleaf (in blue) delivered social commentary in Monrovia, Liberia, on Thursday as listeners gathered around. 1, of, 2, Next Image. By SEEMA YASMIN AND CHARLES SCUDDER. SEEMA YASMIN AND CHARLES SCUDDER The Dallas Morning News.
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Medicare for All Is the One Answer for Our Health Care Headache Medicare was created 49 years ago this week. As a worker, I paid into Medicare for those already in need and for my future health care as a senior. It has enabled universal care for millions of Americans over 65 as well as disabled individuals like myself.
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J&J commended for recalling morcellators that are used for hysterectomies and ... Johnson & Johnson have suspended the sales of laparoscopic power morcellators used for performing hysterectomies and also for removing growths that are found in the uterus. This was done in April when the FDA raised a concern over use of electronic ...
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Hysterectomy device pulled, may raise risk of spreading cancer WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson is asking surgeons not to use a line of devices for performing hysterectomies and removing growths from the uterus amid regulators' growing concern that the electronic surgical tools raise the risk of spreading ...
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Researchers Make Whole See-Through Mice The concept of transparency in scientific exploration has taken on a whole new meaning at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. That where researchers have developed a new way to create transparent rodents with their internal organs and ...
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The CDC Says You Shouldn't Fly to Countries Hardest Hit by Ebola Outbreak The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel advisory for Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia in response to an Ebola outbreak ravaging those West African countries, CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden announced in a press ...
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Ebola hit west Africa launches emergency battle plan CONARKY, August 1- West Africa's Ebola-hit nations imposed stringent new rules to tackle the world's worst ever outbreak of the tropical virus ahead of a special regional summit Friday to launch an emergency response plan. The leaders of four west African ...
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Best defense against mosquitoes is proactive approach Officials say area residents should be more concerned with West Nile virus right now, though no cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been reported in Lubbock County. Back | Next. Officials say area residents should be more concerned with West Nile ...
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USDA overhauls decades-old poultry inspections WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is overhauling poultry plant inspections for the first time in more than 50 years, a move it says could result in 5,000 fewer foodborne illnesses each year. Final rules announced Thursday would reduce the ...
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FDA Clears Olodaterol (Striverdi Respimat) for COPD The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the long-acting beta-agonist, olodaterol (Striverdi Respimat, Boehringer Ingelheim), for long-term, once-daily maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive ...
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