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Ebola Could Strike 20000, World Health Agency Says Officials handing out food in West Point, Liberia, a region hit hard by Ebola. The death toll from the disease has risen to 1,552 in four countries: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. Credit Abbas Dulleh/Associated Press. Continue reading the main story.
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White House orders US labs to take inventory of infectious agents CHICAGO (Reuters) - The White House has ordered federally funded labs working with infectious agents to conduct an immediate inventory of the pathogens in their labs and review their safety and security protocols, according to a memo released on ...
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Ebola in Mind, US Colleges Screen Some Students College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate their campuses from the worst Ebola outbreak in history. With the virus continuing to kill in Guinea, Liberia, ...
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Harvard lab delves into Ebola outbreak Early this summer, tubes of inactivated Ebola virus from Sierra Leone began arriving at Harvard University, packed in dry ice. Scientists on the Cambridge campus worked in round-the-clock shifts to analyze the contents of the vials. Their work was urgent ...
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Study discovers households marked by 'signature' bacteria Families and roommates share plenty – food, bathrooms, dishes. A study published Thursday adds a less visible but ubiquitous item to the list: bacteria. Households carry a common community of bacteria, populating surfaces such as door knobs, counters ...
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NIH to launch Ebola vaccine trials in humans The National Institutes of Health has announced the first clinical trial of a vaccine to protect healthy people from infection by the Ebola virus, which is responsible for an estimated 1,550 deaths throughout West Africa. NIH Director Francis Collins on Thursday ...
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Rate of drug OD deaths in city has jumped by 41% in four years, Health Dept ... The rate of drug overdose deaths in the city has soared by 41% since 2010, data released Thursday by the city Health Department revealed. Driven by a rise in heroin and prescription drug abuse, the drug overdose death rate jumped from 8.2 for every ...
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Takeda, Lilly lose bid to overturn $9 billion award for hiding cancer risk (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly & Co lost a bid to overthrow a combined $9 billion punitive-damage award by a U.S. jury for hiding cancer risks associated with their Actos diabetes drug, according to a court ruling. "Plaintiffs have pointed to ...
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Multiple Vaccines in the Works Against Ebola U.S. government scientists will start testing an experimental vaccine against Ebola in people next week, starting out with 20 healthy adults. The same vaccine, made by GlaxoSmithKline in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, will be tested in the ...
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Study questions colonoscopy surveillance guidelines For patients who have had precancerous polyps removed, colonoscopy surveillance guidelines may differ depending on the type, according to Counsel & Heal. In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers tracked 40,826 ...
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Now, you can turn bad memories into good ones WASHINGTON: At one end, there is the "memories are forever" school that finds it hard to forget things. At the other is the person who said "Not only is my short-term memory horrible but so is my shortterm memory". Between these two extremes is the ideal of ...
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Potentially deadly amoeba found in Louisiana water BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A potentially deadly brain-eating amoeba was discovered in a water system that serves more than 12,500 people, and state officials started flushing the system Thursday. No illnesses or deaths have been attributed to the amoeba.
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Feds set to start new Ebola vaccine trials HELP NEEDED: Red Cross workers, above, yesterday walk through a section of Monrovia, Liberia, that has been hit hard by the Ebola virus, against which the U.S. is about to test a new vaccine, at left. 1. Thursday, August 28, 2014. Print Email Comments ...
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Feds: US testing of Ebola vaccine for safety to start next week with 20 healthy ... WASHINGTON — Federal researchers next week will start testing humans with an experimental vaccine to prevent the deadly Ebola virus. The National Institutes of Health announced Thursday that it is launching the safety trial on a vaccine developed by the ...
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| HIV case spurs call for porn production moratorium LOS ANGELES (AP) — The advocacy group for the adult film industry has called for an industrywide production moratorium after a performer tested positive for HIV. The Free Speech Coalition called for the moratorium Thursday. The group's CEO, Diane Duke ...
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HIV case spurs call for porn production moratorium LOS ANGELES – The advocacy group for the adult film industry has called for an industrywide production moratorium after a performer tested positive for HIV. The Free Speech Coalition called for the moratorium Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT.
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Naperville family helps show that germs travel In this undated photo provided by the Gilbert family shows Dylan Gilbert, 7, of Naperville, demonstrating how he helped collect samples of bacteria from his foot during a 2012 study. Dylan's father, microbiologist Jack Gilbert of Argonne National Laboratory, led ...
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Fatal heroin overdoses doubled in NYC between 2010, 2013, say officials Add comment. Fatal heroin overdoses doubled in NYC between 2010-2013, say officials. Updated August 28, 2014 6:10 PM By KEVIN DEUTSCH kevin.deutsch@newsday.com. Used syringes at a needle exchange clinic. (Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ...
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US startups get OK for smartphone-based heart tracking An exhibitor holds a EPI Life smartphone that can detect a person's abnormal heart rhythm, at the CommunicAsia 2010 conference and exhibition show in Singapore on June 16, 2010. Print. SAN FRANCISCO - For a growing US aging population, tracking ...
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Ebola outbreak: Cases could exceed 20000, WHO says The Ebola virus could eventually infect 20,000 people and the actual number of current cases may already be two to four times higher than reported, the World Health Organization says. The United Nations health agency released a road map on Thursday ...
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Magnetic stimulation could restore memory By delivering localized magnetic fields to the brain, researchers have shown that memory can temporarily be improved. By Vanessa Blanchard, Daily Digest News Thursday, August 28, 2014. Magnetic stimulation could restore memory. Patients experiencing ...
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News Scan for Aug 28, 2014 Vaccination coverage of young US children against all routinely recommended vaccines remained high and even increased for certain vaccines last year, according to data from the National Immunization Survey (NIS), published today in Morbidity Mortality ...
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Scientists switch out bad memories for good in mice: Hope for PTSD? Memory is not reliable and there are oftentimes good and bad emotions tied to memories, but scientists have found a way to manipulate those emotions. In this process, they have also made several observations about memory association and emotional ...
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Brain-eating ameba found in Louisiana water system The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announced confirmation of the ameba's presence in the water system. By Kate Halse, Daily Digest News Thursday, August 28, 2014. Brain-eating ameba found in Louisiana water system. Recent testing has ...
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Doctors urge college students to check vaccines Outbreaks of measles, mumps and meningitis showed up at college campuses across the country this year. Preventive medicine doctors say as students return to campus, perhaps it's time for one last trip to the family doctor. According to the Centers for ...
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MIT Team Learn How To Manipulate Memories Most of the memories you have—at least the strong ones—are linked with something emotionally profound. Good or bad, the things that you remember most are this moments, those experiences that typically come from an immense feeling. Joy, sorrow, glee ...
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Tri-Cities sees first human case of West Nile Virus It's the first positive test for a person living in the Tri-Cities in five years. The discovery has caused mosquito control to rework its strategy for tackling the bugs. Benton County Mosquito Control has their hands full, collecting, counting, and testing the potential ...
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Ebola vaccine to be tested on patients enrolled by U.S. scientists As Ebola spreads across West Africa, U.S. scientists will enroll patients as soon as next week in clinical safety trials of an experimental vaccine. GlaxoSmithKline Plc will conduct trials on healthy people in the United States to find out if immunity to the virus can ...
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Vaccine for babies is highly available in most US state 1 According to a federal health official, American babies doesn't have to worry about serious illness especially if there is a vaccine that will protect them because all type of vaccines are available in the US and most states. At least 90% of American babies get ...
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Electrical Pulses to Scalp May Boost Memory: Study THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found that sending electrical currents through the scalp to a specific network of brain structures can enhance people's memories, for up to a day. In a small study of healthy young adults, ...
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Electric jolt boosts memory as study suggests new brain therapy The elaborate process can be thrown off kilter after a stroke or trauma, and may be disorganized in people with schizophrenia or Alzheimer's disease. It can also degenerate with age. Minneapolis: Electrically stimulating a portion of the brain that coordinates ...
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Takeda, Lilly lose bid to overturn $9 billion award for hiding cancer risk Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd and Eli Lilly & Co lost a bid to overturn a combined $9 billion punitive damage award by a US jury for hiding cancer risks associated with their Actos diabetes drug, according to a court ruling. "Plaintiffs have pointed to sufficient ...
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UPDATE 1-Takeda, Lilly lose bid to overturn $9 bln award for hiding cancer risk ... * Takeda hopes for retrial or reduced verdict. * No connection between Actos and bladder cancer-study. * Takeda shares muted, up 0.4 pct (Adds Takeda comment, Actos study result, share price, other details). Aug 28 (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co ...
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Human trials of Ebola vaccine to start next week Washington: The US government announced on Thursday that it will start initial human trials of Ebola vaccine next week. The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) said in a statement that the phase one clinical trial will determine if a vaccine, co-developed by ...
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HIV case spurs call for porn production moratorium An adult film industry organization has declared a temporary industrywide production moratorium after a performer tested positive for HIV. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid=285899" frameborder="0" ...
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NYC fatal heroin overdoses rise tremendously The number of deaths from heroin overdose has been increasing over the last few years. Researchers are also finding that the profile of a heroin user has also changed within the last decade. (Photo : Wikimedia Commons: Psychonaught). Heroin numbers ...
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Stimulating brain with electric current could improve memory A new study has found that stimulating a specific part of bran with non-invasive electric current, called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, could boost a person's memory. Senior author Joel Voss at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine said ...
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Heroin Death Toll In New York On The Rise; Shocking Data From City Health ... Heroin death toll in New York is on the rise compared to the number of people who died due to overdosefrom heroin since 2003, according to the latest report from The New York Times. In 2013, the city health department recorded that the heroin death toll in ...
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Deadly brain-eating bug discovered in towns' water supply A deadly brain-eating bug has been found in a water system serving three towns. The Naegleria fowleri amoeba, which attacks the human brain and nervous system, was found in water serving the towns of Reserve, Garyville and Mt Airy in Louisiana, the US ...
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Magnetic stimulation could help to restore memory Elderly people who are losing their memory could be helped by using a magnetic field to stimulate part of their brain, a study has shown. The effect lasts at least 24 hours after the stimulation is given, improving the ability of volunteers to remember words ...
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First human West Nile case reported The first human case of West Nile virus in Massachusetts this year was reported Aug. 22, according to the state Department of Public Health. The Middlesex County resident in his 60s is hospitalized but recovering while the department ascertains where he ...
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Ebola in mind, US colleges screen some students BUFFALO, N.Y. -- College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate their campuses from the worst Ebola outbreak in history. With the virus continuing to kill in ...
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Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in Louisiana Water Supply An amoeba known to feast on human brains has been discovered in the water supply that serves a community of about 12,500 in Louisiana, prompting state officials to take immediate action to flush the system. No illnesses or deaths have been linked to the ...
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West Nile Virus found in Michigan horse, turkeys GRAND TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Michigan officials have confirmed the West Nile Virus has been found in a northern Michigan horse and a mid-Michigan turkey flock. The state Agriculture and Community Health departments said Thursday an 8-year-old ...
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Could Too Much Salt Harm MS Patients? THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Too much salt in the diet may worsen symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study from Argentina suggests. "Many environmental factors affect MS, such as vitamin D, smoking and Epstein Barr virus ...
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New data show drug overdose deaths up in New York City NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- New dada from the New York City Health Department show that, from 2010 to 2013, drug overdose deaths in the metropolis increased by 41 percent -- from 8.2 to 11.6 per 100,000 New Yorkers. According to the new Epi Data ...
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Ebola in mind, US colleges screen some students BUFFALO, N.Y. — College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate their campuses from the worst Ebola outbreak in history. With the virus continuing to kill in ...
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Potentially deadly amoeba found in Louisiana water BATON ROUGE, La. - A potentially deadly brain-eating amoeba was discovered in a water system that serves more than 12,500 people, and state officials started flushing the system Thursday. No illnesses or deaths have been attributed to the amoeba.
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West Nile Virus found in Michigan horse, turkeys GRAND TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Michigan officials have confirmed the West Nile Virus has been found in a northern Michigan horse and a mid-Michigan turkey flock. The state Agriculture and Community Health departments said Thursday an 8-year-old ...
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Are vaccines related to increases in autism? On Aug. 27, 2104, William Thompson, a scientist at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), stated that critical data in a 2004 study linking autism to the MMR vaccine was suppressed. The data indicated that the population at increased risk for ...
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