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Expert Panel To Consult On Ebola A man washes his hands as part of a campaign to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia. Credit Abbas Dulleh/Associated Press. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share ...
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Millions of uninsured Americans exempt from ObamaCare penalties in 2016 ... A new congressional report has estimated that more than 25 million Americans without health insurance will not be made to pay a penalty in 2016 due to an exploding number of ObamaCare exemptions. The Wall Street Journal, citing an analysis by the ...
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The CDC's Ebola Catch-Up Game As an extraordinarily secure isolation ward in Atlanta received its second Ebola victim Tuesday, New Yorkers awoke to tabloid headlines screaming about a possible third case of Ebola in America. A patient had presented to Mount Sinai with fever and ...
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Tablet-based games may relax anxious kids before surgery NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Playing with an iPad mini before going under anesthesia could relax some kids more than a sedative would, also making life easier for their parents and hospital staff, according to a recent study. “Anxiety is a major source of ...
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An Obscure Biotech Firm Hurries Ebola Treatment Inside special isolation units at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday, Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, the two Americans infected with Ebola in West Africa, appeared to be responding to an experimental medicine devised by an obscure biotechnology company ...
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CDC issues highest-level alert for Ebola The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued its highest-level alert for a response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa. "Ops Center moved to Level 1 response to given the extension to Nigeria & potential to affect many lives," CDC chief Tom ...
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Liberia Declares 'State of Emergency' Amid Ebola Outbreak Liberia's president declared a state of emergency Wednesday and announced quarantine checkpoints as the government struggles to deal with the deadliest Ebola outbreak in the African nation's history. "The government and people of Liberia require ...
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Africans, three Ebola experts call for access to trial drug Steve Monroe, deputy director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looks over a map showing global health issues at the agency's Emergency Operations Center in ...
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Ebola emergency turns spotlight on experimental drugs CHICAGO/NEW YORK Aug 7 (Reuters) - With hundreds of patients in Africa suffering the devastating effects of Ebola, health experts are scrambling to determine which drugs might offer the best experimental treatment, and researchers are being pressed by ...
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Study Ties New Gene to Major Breast Cancer Risk It's long been known that faulty BRCA genes greatly raise the risk for breast cancer. Now scientists say a more recently identified, less common gene can do the same. Mutations in the gene can make breast cancer up to nine times more likely to develop, ...
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Use of experimental Ebola drug raises red flags among medical experts The husband of the second American aid worker recently diagnosed with Ebola says the patient is weak but showing signs of improvement. The husband of the second American aid worker recently diagnosed with Ebola says the patient is weak but showing ...
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Low vitamin D 'boosts dementia risk' Older people who have a severe vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of developing dementia, a study has suggested. UK researchers, writing in Neurology, looked at about 1,650 people aged over 65. This is not the first study to suggest a link - but its ...
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California reports first West Nile virus deaths in 2014 SACRAMENTO -- California health officials said Wednesday the mosquito-born West Nile virus had resulted in the first two deaths of the summer. The California Department of Public Health said a senior citizen in Sacramento County and an adult in Shasta ...
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Fauci: New drugs not the best answer for Ebola While researchers scramble to develop treatments, diagnostics and vaccines for the fight against Ebola, America's top infectious disease doctor says the most powerful tool against the outbreak is basic medical care. Drugs under development will not be a big ...
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Study Shows Third Gene as Indicator for Cancer Mutations in a gene called PALB2 raise the risk of breast cancer in women by almost as much as mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, the infamous genes implicated in most inherited cases of the disease, a team of researchers reported Wednesday. Previous ...
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Study links third gene to high risk of breast cancer Mutations in a gene called PALB2 raise the risk of breast cancer in women by almost as much as mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, the genes implicated in most inherited cases of the disease, a team of researchers reported Wednesday. By MARILYNN ...
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Experimental Ebola drug in spotlight but effectiveness unknown WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- As a "secret serum" called ZMapp emerged as the primary treatment of two American aid workers infected with Ebola in West Africa, experts warned that it is too early to tell if the treatment is effective. International attention ...
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Prostate tests 'would cut deaths' Screening men for prostate cancer could reduce deaths from the disease by a fifth despite doubts about the diagnostic test used, a major study has found. The positive effect of screening increased over time, the research involving more than 162,000 men ...
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Access to untested Ebola drug is debated A message urging people to pay careful attention to hygiene to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus adorns a wash bucket in Monrovia, Liberia. The virus has infected more than 1,700 people and killed more than 932 in West Africa in what has become the ...
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Dementia Risk And Vitamin D Levels: Is There A Connection? A deficiency of vitamin D in older persons may double the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease, according to results of a new study. Dementia is broadly characterized by a decline in thinking and memory. Alzheimer's disease, which affects ...
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Is the PSA Test Worth It? Major Study Is Inconclusive WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The value of the PSA test to screen men for prostate cancer has long been debated, and a new study of 162,000 men may not resolve the issue. The European study, reported Aug. 6 in The Lancet, finds that ...
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The "Sunshine Vitamin" Helps Prevent Alzheimer's and Dementia Vitamin D, also known as the "Sunshine Vitamin," because it's activated by sunlight, has been found to help prevent Alzheimer's disease and other form of dementia. A new study published in the peer-reviewed medical journal, Neurology, confirms older ...
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Veronan Donates Kidney, Saves Life It all began last August during a visit to Long Beach Island. Maureen Tracy had been sitting on the beach with a distant cousin, Josette Teixeira, hearing about how her husband, Mario, had been on dialysis for two years and desperately needed a kidney ...
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Risk of developing Alzheimer's doubles with lack of vitamin D A SEVERE lack of vitamin D can double the risk of Alzheimer's in older people, a study has found. Share. Go To. Comments. Even a moderate deficiency was found to increase the chances of developing the disease by 69pc. Scientists were surprised by the ...
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Spending time in the sun may decrease risk of dementia Researchers found an association between low levels of vitamin D and higher risks for dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, suggesting that aging adults make efforts to be out in the sun more, consume certain foods, or consider supplementation. By John ...
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Two Health Insurers in Plans to Create a Health Records Database for Californians Two insurance cover providers will team up to setup a health-information exchange for the residents of California. The California Integrated Data Exchange (Cal Index) by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California is set to be the largest data exchange ...
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PSA Screening Does Reduce Deaths, but Is Not Recommended Routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer does save lives: the updated results from the European Randomised study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) confirm that there is a substantial reduction in prostate cancer ...
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Fed Government Removes Many Hospital Errors from Public Access (Time) – The federal government has stopped disclosing some hospital errors to the public, preventing people from being able to thoroughly research the conditions of a hospital prior to a visit. USA Today reports that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...
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Truth In Labeling: Celiac Community Cheers FDA Rule For Gluten Free An FDA rule effective Aug. 5 states that foods may be labeled "gluten-free" only if there's less than 20 parts per million of the protein. (iStockphoto). If you spot a food package label that says gluten free, you can now be pretty well assured that the label means ...
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RPT-Ebola sucks life from W. African states weakened by war, poverty (Repeats with no change to text). * Deadly virus ravages nations already among world's poorest. * Impacts seen on GDP growth, trade, transport and mining. * Food inflation a worry as farmworkers flee disease. * Major investors alert, no rush for the exit yet.
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Low Vitamin D Levels May Boost Alzheimer's Risk WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with too little vitamin D in their blood may have twice the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease as seniors with sufficient levels of the "sunshine vitamin," a new study finds. The research -- based ...
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Airport precautions against Ebola outbreak The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a quarantine and Border Health Services branch. They have scientists and medical professionals staffed at 20 airports, including Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The CDC says it's all ...
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PALB2 mutations increases the risk of breast cancer in women According to recent studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, the risk for breast cancer for women generally is about 12%. The risk for developing cancer at the age of 70 was 35% for women found with a PALB2 mutation ...
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Newly Discovered Gene Mutations Strongly Linked To Breast Cancer Dr. Tischkowitz: The PALB2 gene was first identified in 2006 and linked to breast cancer in 2007 but until now we have not had good breast cancer risk estimates for women who have inherited PALB2 mutations. This study was started in 2009 by an group of ...
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insurance companies team on healthcare database, security crops up as ... A new California health insurance database, Cal Index, is expected to serve 9 million patients by the end of the year. The $80 million effort is being built by two insurance companies. (Photo : David Quitoriano | Creative Commons). A pair of California health ...
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Many Cancer Survivors Keep Smoking After Diagnosis Many cancer survivors continue to smoke long after their initial diagnosis, according to research published online Aug. 6 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Many cancer survivors continue to ...
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Men should have a choice of undergoing PSA screening which can reduce ... Recent results that were published in The Lancet medical journal shows that screening could reduce deaths caused by prostate cancer by nearly 15% at nine years and to 22% at 11 years. A study was conducted on men from eight countries including France, ...
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| FDA Approves The Medicines Company's ORBACTIV™ (oritavancin) for Use in ... PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug 07, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ORBACTIV™ (oritavancin) for injection for the treatment of adults with ...
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Thai case casts spotlight on business of surrogacy For thousands of well-off childless couples, the dream of having a baby is often realized in places like Thailand and India. Ready to help them are young women who become paid surrogates, their wombs offered up as vessels that can safely carry the babies ...
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Sick man in isolation in NYC does not have Ebola New York -The man who went to the Mount Sinai Hospital emergency room Monday with a high fever and gastrointestinal symptoms after recently traveling to a West African country where cases of Ebola have been reported does not have the deadly virus, ...
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Researchers Link New Gene to Increased Breast Cancer Risk (NEW YORK) -- Researchers say they have identified another gene that may be linked to increased risk of breast cancer. According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the PALB2 gene may be linked to between five and eight times ...
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Smoking so addictive even 10% of cancer survivors can't quit The CDC reports smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., and more than 16 million Americans suffer from a disease caused by smoking. So how could someone who already went through the horrors of cancer increase their risk of ...
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Study Finds an Aspirin a Day Cuts Cancer Rates LONDON (Reuters) -- Taking a small daily dose of aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of developing - or dying from - bowel, stomach and oesophageal cancer, according to a large review of scientific studies. Researchers who analyzed all available ...
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Many Cancer Survivors Still Smoked (dailyRx News) Smoking cigarettes is a proven cause of cancer and other medical conditions. But some people may continue to use tobacco even after they have had cancer. A new study showed that, in some cases, patients continued smoking even after ...
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WHO weighing emergency decree on Ebola NEW YORK — Scrambling to get ahead of the worst outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday that it was considering the declaration of an international public health emergency and would convene a panel of ...
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Two receiving experimental treatment for deadly virus ATLANTA (AP):A second American who came down with Ebola in Liberia is now hospitalised in Atlanta. SIM missionary Nancy Writebol has joined Samaritan's Purse Dr Kent Brantly at Emory University Hospital, where they're being given an experimental ...
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Warning over cancer blood test as study reveals it would save thousands of ... EXPERTS say better checks for prostate cancer are needed despite a study today which found using a commonly-used blood test to screen men for the illness could reduce deaths by a fifth. Over a period of nine years, screening reduced the number of men ...
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Could Asprin be the miracle pill? On Tuesday researchers revealed that aspirin — the little white pill we all take for granted — could be a breakthrough medicine in the fight against cancer. But with serious health risks also linked to its long-term use, what do the findings really mean? Fiachra ...
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Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of Dementia Older people will deficiency of vitamin D face higher risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease. People deficient in Vitamin D have 122 percent higher risk of dementia compared to people with normal level of vitamin D. Vitamin D and cognitive ...
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Aspirin may prevent cancer in elderly Taking aspirin for 10 years could cut bowel cancer cases by around 35 per cent and deaths by 40 per cent, while rates of Esophageal and stomach cancers were cut by 30 per cent and deaths from these cancers by 35-50 per cent are some of the conclusions.
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