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Exclusive: NewLink says Ebola vaccine trial could start in weeks (Reuters) - NewLink Genetics Corp, which licensed an Ebola vaccine developed by Canadian government scientists, has enough doses on hand to launch the first human safety trial of an Ebola vaccine this summer, its chief executive said on Wednesday.
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New Study Questions Benefits of Low- Salt Intake A nurse checks a patient's blood pressure during the Care Harbor Public Health Clinic event at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in October. Bloomberg News. A long-running debate over the merits of eating less salt escalated Wednesday when one of the most ...
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Being overweight or obese 'linked to 10 common cancers' Being overweight and obese puts people at greater risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, according to research in the Lancet medical journal. Scientists calculated individuals carrying this extra weight could contribute to more than 12,000 cases ...
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| US Panel Says Seniors Should Get Pfizer's Prevnar 13 Pfizer Inc. (PFE:US) won the backing of a key U.S. advisory panel to recommend its vaccine Prevnar 13 for people ages 65 and older to help prevent infections including pneumonia and meningitis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory ...
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Entrepreneurship the Answer for Some With Autism When Matt Cottle asked his boss to let him work in the supermarket's bakery, she told him he'd never do anything more than collect grocery carts. After six years of bagging groceries and pushing carts, Cottle wanted more. He had already learned how to do ...
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More middle-aged US women having babies outside marriage, CDC says More single U.S. women over the age of 35 are having children, even as the overall birth rates for unmarried women in the United States have dropped, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. There were 1.6 million births to ...
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Obesity epidemic fuelling 12000 cancer cases a year The obesity epidemic is fuelling more than 12,000 cases of cancer every year and diagnoses will soar unless urgent action is taken, health experts have warned. Excess weight increases the risk of developing ten common cancers by up to 62 per cent, the ...
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Doctors: Ebola drug poses 'impossible dilemma' DAKAR, Senegal — Doctors treating a Sierra Leone physician with Ebola defended their decision not to give him an experimental drug, saying Wednesday that they feared it was too risky. Calling it “an impossible dilemma,” Doctors Without Borders detailed ...
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NY Jets coach Rex Ryan takes double-edged dig at Mike Pettine during ice ... CORTLAND − Rex Ryan used the ice-bucket challenge as an opportunity to send a friendly jab at Mike Pettine, his former defensive coordinator and current Browns head coach. The Jets accepted the New England Patriots' nomination to complete the ...
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| US advisory panel recommends Prevnar 13 vaccine for elderly Aug 13 (Reuters) - An influential U.S. medical advisory panel on Wednesday recommended that people 65 and older be given Pfizer Inc's blockbuster Prevnar 13 vaccine to protect against pneumococcal bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other ...
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NY Giants co-owner Steve Tisch joins ALS ice-bucket list Giants co-owner Steve Tisch took Victor Cruz's “Ice Bucket Challenge,” and then he tried to do everyone a favor. On Wednesday, two days after Cruz dumped a cold bucket of ice water on John Mara's head, it was Tisch's turn to get dunked as part of the social ...
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Salty diet 'causes 1.6 million deaths worldwide each year' Consuming too much salt leads to more than 1.6 million heart disease-related deaths around the world each year, research suggests. Scientists based the finding on an analysis of 205 surveys of sodium intake in countries representing nearly three-quarters ...
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FDA Approves New Kind of Insomnia Drug WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A new prescription insomnia drug that's the first of its kind was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. Belsomra (suvorexant) tablets are approved to treat patients with insomnia, ...
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Higher BMI increases risk of developing common cancers LONDON: A first of its kind study by a team of doctors, including one of Indian-origin, has revealed that a higher body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers. This is the largest study of its kind on BMI and cancer, ...
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Mr. Met takes ice bucket challenge Numerous celebrities have taken the ice bucket challenge in the past week or so to raise awareness for ALS. Matt Lauer, Martha Stewart, Roger Goodell, Jimmy Fallon, Kathy Lee and Hoda and Woody Johnson have all dumped buckets of freezing water over ...
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This Experimental Ebola Drug Might Never Reach West Africa Health workers carry the body of an Ebola victim to the morgue at the hospital in Kenema, Sierra Leone on Aug. 7. A Canadian company investigating an experimental treatment for Ebola may be months away from making new drug supplies, offering no ...
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Katy Perry and Michael Strahan called out by Giants owner for 'Ice Bucket ... Giants owner Steve Tisch didn't just conquer the "Ice Bucket Challenge" for ALS, he brought it to Hollywood. Tisch, a movie and television producer who lives in California, accepted wide receiver Victor Cruz's challenge on NFL Network. He then challenged ...
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FDA approves new sleeping drug from Merck Merck & Co. has won federal approval for a new type of sleeping pill designed to help people with insomnia stay asleep. Related. Reader Comments. Read all comments · Post a comment. advertising. WASHINGTON —. Merck & Co. has won federal approval ...
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Montreal patient tested for Ebola - but does not meet the criteria A patient who arrived from Africa suffering from a fever does not meet the criteria for exposure to Ebola, Montreal's public health agency has confirmed. Montreal Health and Social Services Agency spokesperson Deborah Bonney said a patient was admitted ...
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Ebola Claims Another Sierra Leone Doctor FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — A second leading Sierra Leone doctor has succumbed to the Ebola epidemic sweeping across West Africa, dealing another blow to the country's faltering efforts to stem the disease. Dr. Modupeh Cole, 56, died Wednesday at the ...
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Ebola kills physician who treated patients with the disease in Sierra Leone LONDON — Another of Sierra Leone's leading physicians has died from Ebola, officials said Wednesday. U.S.-trained Modupeh Cole was one of the lead doctors working in the Ebola isolation ward in Connaught Hospital in Freetown, said Sidie Yayah Tunis ...
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| Why Amgen, Inc.'s Kyprolis FOCUS Failure Is a Big Deal Amgen 's Kyprolis has passed multiple clinical trials, but the failure today will overshadow the rest. That's because the only thing that really matters to cancer patients is survival. Does the drug help the patient live longer? Living longer without the disease ...
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Husband, wife turned to God when she got Ebola CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When a doctor told missionary David Writebol that his wife, Nancy, had contracted the Ebola virus while they were serving in Liberia, he says they turned to God for help. He's being quarantined at the charity, SIM USA's, campus ...
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Lone Star Tick Bite Can Make You Allergic to Red Meat If you love your red meat, you want to be on the lookout for a tick found in the US south and east (see map above). It seems like a truly strange reaction to a tick bite, but more and more people are finding they can no longer eat red meat after being bitten by the ...
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Using Wearables to Better Understand Parkinson's Disease Intel and the Michael J. Fox Foundation have embarked on a collaborative project to better track people with Parkinson's, hopefully gaining insights into the progression of the disease. 0shares. Intel MJFF Wearables/Credit: Intel/MJFF. Intel and the Michael J.
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Scituate man with ALS touched by ice bucket challenge From his wheelchair at the Southwood Norwell Nursing Center, Peter Kerner, 68, of Scituate, expressed his gratitude towards the ice bucket challenge which has swept the nation in raising money and awareness for ALS. Kerner's daughter, an acquaintance ...
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| UPDATE 2-Amgen drug fails to improve survival in multiple myeloma trial (Adds analyst comment, updates share price). Aug 13 (Reuters) - Amgen Inc's Kyprolis drug failed to extend survival compared to standard care in a trial involving patients with advanced multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer that develops in the bone ...
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Husband: American Ebola Patient 'Making Good Progress' iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The husband of an American health worker infected with Ebola said she is “improving” and headed “in the right direction” after contracting the deadly virus last month. Nancy Writebol, 59, has been treated in a special ...
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Husband: American Ebola Patient 'Making Good Progress' iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- The husband of an American health worker infected with Ebola said she is “improving” and headed “in the right direction” after contracting the deadly virus last month. Nancy Writebol, 59, has been treated in a special ...
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Storm Team 4Caster Jesse Ritka takes the 'ALS Ice Bucket Challenge' MILWAUKEE – Aaron Rodgers has done it, Ryan Braun and several Brewers are on board, and Washington County Administrator Josh Shoemann just challenged Governor Scott Walker to get soaked for ALS. The “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” is sending ...
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Intel wants to track Parkinson's patients using wearables It's not hard to find a wearable device that can track your activity at all hours of the day, but aggregating that data from large groups of people has proven to be a more difficult task. So much so that a number of big technology companies including Apple, ...
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This unfortunate tick bite will turn you off red meat A tick bite could have an unfortunate side effect – a meat allergy. People are reporting allergic reactions to red meat after being bit by Lone Star ticks. (Photo : Wikimedia Commons: James Gathany). It sounds like something PETA would advocate for.
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Intel and MJFF teaming up to battle Parkinson's Disease Intel and the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) have teamed up in an effort to combat Parkinson's disease. The technology giant announced on Wednesday that it will be working with the Michael J. Fox Foundation to give patients with Parkinson's wearable ...
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Study questions need for most people to cut on salt A large international study questions the conventional wisdom that most people should cut back on salt, suggesting that the amount most folks consume is OK for heart health — and too little may be as bad as too much. The findings came under immediate ...
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Intel develops devices for Parkinson's research The Michael J. Fox Foundation will fund an effort to equip Parkinson's disease patients around the U.S. with wearable devices designed and manufactured by the Intel Corporation in a partnership intended to advance research. By John Tyburski, Daily Digest ...
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Health department gears up to tackle Ebola virus KOLHAPUR: The district administration has geared up to tackle any emergent situation following the outbreak of Ebola virus in some West African countries. The state government has issued orders to the district health department to be prepared to tackle the ...
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Poor Sleep May Be A Suicide Warning Sign A recent study has revealed that difficulties related to sleep can actually increase a person's risk of committing suicide, regardless of whether other symptoms of depression are present. Advertisements. Trouble sleeping includes insomnia, inability to stay ...
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Obesity is now linked to different types of cancer 7 A research in Lancet Medical Journal now says that being obese increase the risk of developing different type of cancer. A projective increase in obesity can result to 3,700 new cases of cancer annually according to the research. This is confirmed by the ...
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Obesity raises cancer risk: study PEOPLE who are overweight or obese are at greater risk of developing cancer, according to a major new study. RESEARCHERS from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine gathered data on 5.2 million people in Britain, of whom nearly ...
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Husband, wife turned to God when she got Ebola David Writebol and his wife Nancy expected to enter a world of poverty, pain and suffering when they left home last year for missionary work in Liberia. They accepted the risks, having faith that God would ensure their safety. So when a doctor told Writebol that ...
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Husband says Ebola-infected missionary seems stronger A quarantined American missionary says his Ebola-infected wife is weak but seems to be gaining strength. In a news conference via Skype from his quarantine in North Carolina, David Writebol said he isn't showing any Ebola symptoms, and his wife sounds ...
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An Increased Chance of Getting 10 Common Cancers Linked to Being Overweight If you still need another reason to shed extra pounds, new research published in the Lancet Medical Journal indicates those with a high Body Mass Index (BMI) have an increased chance of developing 10 of the most common types of cancer we know about.
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Too much salt is linked to 1.65 million deaths per year Washington: People around the world eat twice as much salt as they should, and this behavior translates into 1.65 million heart-related deaths per year, researchers said Wednesday. Excess salt can cause high blood pressure, which is leading factor in heart ...
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More than one million people affected by Ebola outbreak: WHO UNITED NATIONS: With more than one million people affected by the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the WHO has warned that there is "no early end in sight" to the severe health crisis and called for "extraordinary measures" to stop the transmission of ...
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Husband of American Ebola patient says she's 'getting stronger' (CNN) - The husband of an Ebola patient being treated at an Atlanta hospital says he believes she's "getting stronger." Nancy Writebol was one of two Americans transferred to an isolation unit at Emory University hospital after contracting Ebola while ...
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Husband, wife turned to God when she got Ebola CHARLOTTE, N.C. — David Writebol and his wife Nancy expected to enter a world of poverty, pain and suffering when they left home last year for missionary work in Liberia. They accepted the risks, having faith that God would ensure their safety. So when a ...
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Bee, wasp, snake, scorpion venom used in new therapy for breast cancer, others THE verdict is out: Bee, snake, scorpion and wasp venom could be used in fight against cancer after trials showed that the toxins could kill tumours. A wasp is any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant.
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Husband, Wife Turned to God When She Got Ebola When a doctor told missionary David Writebol that his wife, Nancy, had contracted the Ebola virus while they were serving in Liberia, he says they turned to God for help. He's being quarantined at the charity, SIM USA's, campus outside Charlotte. His wife ...
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Exclusive: NewLink says Ebola vaccine trial could start in weeks (Reuters) - NewLink Genetics Corp , which licensed an Ebola vaccine developed by Canadian government scientists, has enough doses on hand to launch the first human safety trial of an Ebola vaccine this summer, its chief executive said on Wednesday.
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Intel explores wearable devices for Parkinson's disease research Intel expects to extend similar programmes to related areas of health care, as well as other industries, including manufacturing. Photo: AFP. San Francisco: Intel Corp. plans to use wearable gadgets such as smart watches to monitor patients with Parkinson's ...
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