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| Study links higher caffeine consumption with lower tinnitus risk NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – - Tinnitus, an annoying ringing or buzzing in the ears, was less likely to occur in women who consumed the most caffeine, in a large study of nurses. Tinnitus can happen sporadically, or in some cases may plague a person daily ...
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Africa Ebola Centers Fill Faster Than They Can Be Opened Women wait with children in front of the health centre prior to see a doctor in Kandopleu, on August 14, 2014 near Biankouma near the border with Guinea and Liberia. (SSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images) | ISSOUF SANOGO via Getty Images. Share · Tweet.
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Stricken with ALS, Pete Frates shows the will to live Pete Frates, whose name is now inextricably linked with Ice Bucket Challenge and ALS, can no longer speak, walk, or move his arms. But he has still got a smile and the will to live, despite the incurable neurodegenerative disease that has robbed the former ...
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English Drug Panel Backs Hepatitis Drug at a Discount Gilead Sciences' $1,000-per-pill hepatitis C treatment has drawn criticism from insurers and politicians in the U.S., but the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended its use in England. Associated Press/Gilead Sciences.
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Ebola Virus: Outbreak Could Last Six More Months The magnitude of the Ebola virus outbreak may be vastly underestimated, the World Health Organization said Thursday. More than 1,000 people have died and nearly 2,000 have been sickened. Photo: Getty Images. DAKAR, Senegal—The Ebola outbreak ...
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Facebook: 1.2 million #IceBucketChallenge videos posted It's a simple concept: Film yourself dumping a bucket of iced water over your head for charity, share it on your social networks, and not-so-subtly suggest that your friends do the same. In spite of its lighthearted nature—or, perhaps, because of it—the Ice Bucket ...
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Mass., NH crack down on 'synthetic marijuana' Authorities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire are cracking down on "synthetic marijuana," a drug that has been linked to a series of recent overdoses as it remained on store shelves despite federal attempts to ban it. New Hampshire Governor Maggie ...
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Gilead says panel rejects Roche's claims on hepatitis C drug (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc said an arbitration panel rejected Roche Holding AG's patent infringement claims related to Gilead's hepatitis C drug, Sovaldi. Gilead's shares rose as much as 3 percent in early trading. "While this outcome was widely expected ...
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Drug Is Approved as Treatment for Cervical Cancer The Food and Drug Administration has approved Avastin — made by Genentech, a unit of the Swiss drug maker Roche — for a new use against late-stage cervical cancer, the seventh indication for the biotech drug, which had global sales of $6.25 billion last ...
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FDA approves Biogen Idec's multiple sclerosis drug Scrambling to stay ahead of the competition in bringing multiple sclerosis drugs to market, Biogen Idec Inc. won US regulatory approval Friday to sell a new type of injectable drug that treats adults with the most common form of the neurodegenerative disease.
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Agencies Issue Warnings Over Bogus Ebola Cures A government burial team in Sierra Leone. As Ebola claims more victims, false cures are being marketed toward Africans. Credit Carl De Souza/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story.
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USA Basketball Cancels Trip to Senegal Due to Ebola Outbreak The U.S. men's basketball national team canceled a trip to Senegal due to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that's caused more than 1,000 deaths. Team USA, comprised of 16 National Basketball Association players, was set to visit Dakar on Aug. 27 for a ...
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USA Basketball scraps trip to Senegal because of Ebola concerns CHICAGO — The Ebola outbreak has changed USA Basketball's travel plans. The team scrapped an Aug. 27 trip to Senegal after health officials said it was too risky. More than 1,100 people have died in the Ebola outbreak sweeping West Africa, making it the ...
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Ebola outbreak compared to wartime by Doctors Without Borders The Ebola epidemic is like a front line that is constantly advancing, the head of Doctors Without Borders said Friday. Joanne Liu, international president of Doctors Without Borders, spoke to reporters in Geneva after spending 10 days on the ground in Sierra ...
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| FDA approves Biogen's MS drug Plegridy CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Biogen Idec says that federal regulators have approved the specialty drugmaker's new treatment for people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. The company said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration cleared the ...
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Chronic Lung Diseases May Increase Lung Cancer Risk Serious lung ailments may increase the risk of developing lung cancer, according to a new report, but researchers did not find evidence the diseases cause cancer. In an analysis of data on more than 25,000 people, researchers found that people who had ...
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VIDEO: Flyers great Bernie Parent takes Ice Bucket Challenge, nominates Flyers ... PHILADELPHIA – Flyers great Bernie Parent took part in the social media phenomenon Friday by taking the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness for ALS. We don't know who called out the 69-year-old Hall of Fame goalie, but his three nominations to do it ...
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Here Is One Thing We Can Do to Control the Spread of Ebola Ebola in Sierra Leone Isata, a 22-month-old, is the youngest patient to be discharged from the Ebola treatment centre in Kailahun district, Sierra Leone. Jennifer Yang—Toronto Star via Getty Images ...
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| FDA approves Biogen's MS drug Plegridy Cambridge, Mass. • Biogen Idec said Friday that federal regulators have approved the specialty drugmaker's new treatment for people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. The company said the Food and Drug Administration cleared the injectable drug, ...
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Ebola may take six months to control Geneva: The Ebola epidemic is moving faster than authorities can handle and could take six months to bring under control, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday. The warning came after the World Health Organisation said the scale of the ...
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Vitamin D Linked to IVF Success Low serum levels of vitamin D may impair a woman's chances of conceiving through in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to the results of a large, prospective, cross-sectional study. In patients undergoing IVF, a serum vitamin D level of 20 ng/mL or more was ...
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Avastin Approved for Late-Stage Cervical Cancer FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) has been newly approved to treat aggressive and late-stage cervical cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a news release. Cervical cancer is most ...
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Jockeys make splash with ALS ice bucket challenge From left, jockeys John R. Velazquez, Michael J. Luzzi, Jose L. Ortiz, Manuel Franco, Irad Ortiz Jr. and TV analyst Richard Migliore take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Friday at Saratoga Race Course. J.S. Carras — The Saratogian. Posted: 08/16/14, 1:12 ...
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Ebola outbreak might go on for 6 more months MONROVIA, LIBERIA - UNSPECIFIED DATE: (NO SALES; NO ARCHIVE) In this handout provided by Samaritan's Purse, Dr. Kent Brantly (L), one of the two Americans who contracted Ebola, works at an Ebola isolation ward at a mission hospital outside of ...
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Harbaugh accepts ice-bucket challenge, no thanks to Seahawks' Carroll SANTA CLARA -- In the end, Jim Harbaugh had a bucket of ice water emptied over his head on Friday, but the 49ers coach made it clear it wasn't because arch rival Pete Carroll challenged him to do it. "Got another challenge with him," Harbaugh said of the ...
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Emory Ebola patients facing long recovery, but they're now 'immune' Emory Ebola patients can't spread it to anyone else, and no one can spread it to them -- they're now immune. Loading… Post to Facebook. Emory Ebola patients facing long recovery, but they're now 'immune' Emory Ebola patients can't spread it to anyone ...
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Synthetic marijuana or 'Spice' overdose on the rise: NH Gov. declares state of ... New Hampshire's Governor Maggie Hassan has declared a state of emergency after 44 drug overdose cases have been reported. The drug, a type of synthetic marijuana, is known as "Smacked." (Photo : Samantha Cohen). Smacked, otherwise known as ...
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| Bivalirudin versus heparin in patients planned for coronary stenting Boston, MA— Bivalirudin and heparin are two anticoagulant options for patients undergoing coronary stenting for ischemic heart disease. Bivalirudin, a newer anticoagulant, has been touted as being as effective as generic heparin, but with nearly half the rate ...
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Synthetic marijuana prompts health emergency in NH Numerous overdoses involving "Smacked," a synthetic marijuana, has led to New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan declaring a public health emergency. Currently, 44 reported overdoses have been linked to Smacked, with many of those people needing ...
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State of Emergency declared in New Hampshire due to Synthetic Marijuana "Synthetic marijuana", a drug linked to recent overdoses are being cracked down by Authorities in New Hampshire and Massachusetts as it remained on the shelves of stores in spite of attempts being made by federal for banning it. This week a public health ...
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Brantly says he is recovering from Ebola Tax-deductible contributions through the JPS Foundation can be made at www.givetojps.org. A drop-down menu allows donations to be earmarked for Dr. Brantly. Or mail a donation to JPS Foundation, Kent Brantly Fund, 1223 S. Main St., Fort Worth, ...
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Chikungunya vaccine shows promise, NIH says An aedes aegypti mosquito is shown on human skin in this undated photo. The insect is one of two types of mosquitoes believed responsible for spreading a painful joint infection called chikungunya. (Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture / AP ).
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More Synthetic Marijuana Overdose Cases Reported in New Hampshire Synthetic marijuana is just something that seems it should not be that common. But synthetic marijuana is linked to cases of overdoses and the situation is apparently pretty bad in some parts of the country. For example, after 44 overdoses related to synthetic ...
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Ashley Cole challenges Didier Drogba and John Terry in ALS Ice Bucket ... This summer's biggest viral phenomenon is not only fun but is for a great cause. And now it looks to be coming to Chelsea. Tweet Share on Twitter Share Share on Facebook Share Share with Chelsea friends + Comments. If you've spent any amount of ...
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Smart Woman: Chikungunya Vaccine Federal health officials have been keeping a close eye on the mosquito borne virus called chikungunya as more cases are reported nationwide. Now a new vaccine is in development to prevent the illness. Federal health officials have been keeping a close ...
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Newsmakers: Doctor thankful he is recovering from Ebola An American doctor infected with Ebola while working in western Africa says he is "recovering in every way" and holding onto the hope of a reunion with his family. Dr. Kent Brantly remained hospitalized Friday at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
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New Vaccine Shows Promise Against Mosquito-Borne Virus A new vaccine now in its first human trials may offer protection against the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne infection that causes fever and severe joint pain, researchers reported Thursday in The Lancet. As of June 13, an estimated 166,000 suspected ...
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Researchers Testing Vaccine for Mosquito-Borne Illness "We have tested it to see if it's safe and apparently it is and to see if it induces the kind of immune response that you would predict would be protective and that is good," says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious ...
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Chikungunya Virus Vaccine Shows Promising Results The phase 1 human trial of chikungunya virus vaccine provided a hope for chikungunya free future. Advertisements. The vaccine against this virus was developed from the non-infectious virus-like particles (VLP). In this trial, 25 healthy volunteers had ...
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JPS Foundation to rescue infected doctor with Ebola 3 Dr. Kent Brantly, the missionary doctor in West Africa who contacted Ebola while on a mission to save infected patients in Liberia said they have no earthly possessions anymore. This is the reason JPS Foundation setup a fund for the family of the said doctor ...
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Gay teen's organ tissue donation denied Over a year ago, doctors disconnected Sheryl Moore's 16-year-old son from life support after his attempted suicide caused irreversible damage that he'd never survive. Her son, Alexander "AJ" Betts, chose to end has life as a result of being bullied by ...
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Liberia Battles Spreading Ebola Epidemic MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 15: A boy waits to wash in a public bathroom in the seaside favella of West Point, where most homes have no running water on August 15, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. Poor sanitation and close living quarters have contributed ...
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Achillion Pharmaceuticals Director Michael D. Kishbauch Sells 495812 Shares ... Achillion Pharmaceuticals logo Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN) Director Michael D. Kishbauch unloaded 495,812 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.40, for a ...
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News Scan for Aug 15, 2014 A chikungunya candidate vaccine developed using noninfectious virus-like particles (VLPs) has been shown to provide long-term protection against multiple genotypes of the disease, according to results of the first human trial, conducted by researchers from ...
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Ebola-stricken doctor improving in Atlanta Dr. Kent Brantly, the American doctor who contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia, could be released from Emory University Hospital "in the near future," said Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse, which sponsored Brantly's work in West ...
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FDA clears Avastin for late-stage cervical cancer WASHINGTON • The Food and Drug Administration has approved Genentech's Avastin for a new use against late-stage cervical cancer, the sixth indication for the blockbuster biotech drug. The FDA approved the drug late Thursday for women with cervical ...
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Ebola Virus: For Want of Gloves, Doctors Die In a school building used to quarantine Ebola patients in Monrovia, Liberia, Umu Fambulle stands over her infected husband after he fell. Getty Images. SERGEANT KOLLIE TOWN, Liberia—Rubber gloves were nearly as scarce as doctors in this part of rural ...
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FDA warns of fraudulent Ebola drug claims SummaryUS FDA warns-It become aware of products being sold online that fraudulently claim to prevent Ebola. Related Articles. Rupee to dollar: Indian currency expected to appreciate furtherWest Africa struggles to deal with Ebola outbreakWHO: Ebola toll ...
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American doctor with Ebola "recovering in every way" (Left) Dr. Kent Brantly administering a drug. Brantly was serving as medical director for the Samaritan's Purse Ebola Consolidated Case Management Center in Monrovia when he tested positive for Ebola. (Courtesy: Samaritan's Purse). By Nicole Bennett.
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Ebola puts focus on drugs made in tobacco plants NEW YORK (AP) — It's an eye-catching angle in the story of an experimental treatment for Ebola: The drug comes from tobacco plants that were turned into living pharmaceutical factories. Using plants this way — sometimes called "pharming" — can produce ...
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