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Family of Ashya King demand release of his parents as he lies in Spanish ... The family of seriously ill Ashya King have demanded his arrested parents be released and reunited with the five-year-old as he lay alone in a Spanish hospital. Grandmother Patricia King said the international hunt for Brett and Naghemeh King had been ...
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| Cholesterol Drug Halves Heart Attack and Stroke in Early Test BARCELONA — An experimental cholesterol-lowering drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals cut roughly in half the number of heart attacks and strokes in a clinical trial, researchers reported on Sunday. The result is not conclusive, because the ...
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Ashya King row: Brother defends parents in new video Ashya King's brother Naveed has uploaded a video explaining how his family cared for the five year old. Continue reading the main story. Related Stories. 'No apology' over Ashya King search · What is proton beam therapy? Missing Ashya King found in ...
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Electric Current May Boost Memory in People with Cognitive Disorders WASHINGTON—. People with cognitive problems - including memory loss due to Alzheimer's disease - may someday be able to have their memory boosted with electric current. Researchers used a non-invasive procedure called Transcranial Magnetic ...
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Ashya King's family defend parents' actions Ashya King's family took him from Southampton General Hospital on Thursday afternoon and travelled on a ferry to France with the boy and his six siblings before heading south to the Costa del Sol in southern Spain. Brett King, 51, and his wife Naghmeh, 45, ...
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Swedish hospital investigating possible case of Ebola: media STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A hospital in the Swedish capital is investigating a possible case of Ebola, Swedish media reported on Sunday. A man who recently traveled to a "risk area" for the virus was taken to Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm ...
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Alirocumab sharply reduced major cardiovascular events Key clinical point: The lower-is-better approach to LDL reduction gets a big boost from a study that showed adding alirocumab to maximally tolerated statin therapy was associated with 54% fewer major adverse cardiovascular events compared to statin plus ...
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Novatis Heart Failure Treatment drug cuts Death Risk, Hospital visits 20% An experimental heart drug by Swiss company Novatis has received several applauds by the global researchers and health experts for showing remarkable results in effectively treating the patients of cardiovascular diseases and heart woes. According to the ...
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Power Nap 101: Drinking Coffee is Key to Getting Better Rest Contrary to conventional wisdom - which teaches coffee acts as a stimulant and interferes with sleep - drinking a cup of joe may actually be the secret to having a more rejuvenating rest, suggests new research out of the United Kingdom and Japan. Scientists ...
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Suspected Ebola Case in Sweden A young man who recently had traveled in an Ebola-hit African country was placed in medical isolation in Stockholm after developing a high fever Sunday evening, local media reported. "Yes, we have a suspected [Ebola] case, but it's not confirmed," a ...
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A new app to help you determine if a patient is joking or not 7 Tremor is one of the basic symptoms that health professionals are looking at when they have a patients. They ask about the severity of the tremor and how long has it been going on. The thing is, not everyone that experiences tremor are facing serious ...
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Novartis reports positive results for LCZ696 drug to treat chronic heart disease Swiss drugmaker Novartis has revealed positive results from its Phase III PARADIGM-HF trial of its LCZ696 drug in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HF-REF). nOVARTIS. LCZ696 is a twice a day tablet being investigated for heart failure ...
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New heart failure drug works much better than current treatment, study finds In a huge international study, an experimental drug for heart failure worked significantly better than the backbone of treatment, paving the way for the biggest therapeutic advance in decades. Novartis' twice-a-day pill, known by its code name, LCZ696, ...
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Kraft recalls certain packages of American cheese singles NORTHFIELD, Ill., — Kraft Foods Group is voluntarily recalling 7,691 cases of select varieties of regular Kraft American Singles Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product. A supplier did not store an ingredient used in the product in accordance with Kraft's ...
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'Nightmare scenario' as Ebola spreads to cities Liberian health workers carry the body of a man that they believe died from the Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia. The dreaded Ebola virus came to the children's hospital in the form of a four-year-old boy. Share. Go To. Comments. His diagnosis became clear ...
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Fat children have up to six times more high blood pressure risk: Figures lead to ... Children who are obese are up to six times more at risk of high blood pressure – an adult condition commonly linked to heart disease, warn specialists. Young obese girls have the biggest problem, with a 5.9-fold chance of developing it compared with those ...
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Could obesity be overlooked? In ever-increasing numbers, parents in the U.S. fail to correctly identify their child as overweight or obese, a new study has found. Between 1988 and 1994, 78 percent of parents of an overweight boy, and 61 percent of parents of an overweight girl, identified ...
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Senegal Ebola case 'a top priority emergency' - WHO Dakar - The effort to contain Ebola in Senegal is "a top priority emergency," the World Health Organisation said on Sunday, as the government continued tracing everyone who came in contact with a Guinean student who has tested positive for the deadly ...
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Baby gorilla delivered by c-section doing well A baby gorilla, born by emergency caesarean section, has been mixing happily with the rest of her group at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in the US. Five-month-old Joanne is learning to crawl and eat by herself, according to zoo staff. "We are seeing Joanne ...
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Kraft Foods recall Single Slice American Cheese If you and your family enjoy those Kraft single american cheese slices, you may want to take warning. Kraft Foods announced that over 7 thousand cases of the cheese has been recalled because a supplier may not have stored one of the ingredients in the ...
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Novartis drug may be breakthrough for heart patients Novartis executives say the company will file for approval of the drug, LCZ696, in Europe in the first quarter of 2015. The drug could get to patients as early as next year. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images. Topics: Business · Pharma & MedTech ...
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Novartis banks on new blockbuster heart failure drug to hit new highs Barcelona: The expected launch of Novartis's new heart failure drug next year promises to be the company's most exciting ever and profit margins on the medicine will be good, its head of pharmaceuticals said on Sunday. The Swiss drugmaker impressed ...
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Ebola case might have reached Sweden 3 Swedish media reported Sunday that a possible case of Ebola has now reached the country. The patient was said to come from one of the risk-area and is travelling with fever. The patient has been taken to Krolinska University Hospital in Stockholm and is ...
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Black women receive less breastfeeding support as compared to white women As per a recent study that was conducted by researchers from US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it was found that African-American women are less likely to receive support for breastfeeding in comparison to white women. Jennifer Lind, CDC ...
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Kraft recalls nearly 8000 cases of American Singles cheese product NEW YORK — Kraft Foods Group Inc. said Friday it is voluntarily recalling 7,691 cases of several varieties of its Kraft American Singles as a precautionary measure after a supplier failed to correctly store an ingredient. The Northfield, Illinois-based company ...
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Health workers death toll mounts in W.Africa as Ebola spreads LAGOS - Nigeria's health minister will hold an emergency meeting of state health commissioners on Monday as West Africa struggles to halt the deadly Ebola virus, amid growing concern at the toll among healthcare workers. Nigeria on Sunday confirmed a ...
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Darapladib after ACS did not lower risk for patients Researchers after detailed study and research have concluded that Darapladib is of no benefit at all in ACS patients. Researchers say that people suffering from acute coronary syndrome that is generally known as ACS didn't benefit at all from being given ...
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Japan Finds 19 More Dengue Fever Cases, Public Broadcaster Says Japan reported more patients with dengue fever after last week finding the country's first domestic cases of the mosquito-borne disease since the 1940s. Nineteen people in Japan have been confirmed to have dengue fever in addition to the three cases ...
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Health workers death toll mounts in W.Africa as Ebola spread...... Health care workers wearing a protective suits leave a high-risk area at the French NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without borders) Elwa hospital on August 30, 2014 in Monrovia. PHOTO/AFP. Tweet ...
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Health workers death toll mounts in W.Africa as Ebola spreads LAGOS, September 1- Nigeria's health minister will hold an emergency meeting of state health commissioners on Monday as West Africa struggles to halt the deadly Ebola virus, amid growing concern at the toll among healthcare workers. Nigeria on Sunday ...
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Sweden investigates possible Ebola case Medical workers wearing protective apparel check patient details and updates at a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) facility in Kailahun, Sierra Leone, on August 15, 2014. Mon Sep 1, 2014 4:17AM. Share | Email | Print. Related Viewpoints: Bio-weapons ...
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Health workers Ebola death toll mounts Nigeria's health minister will hold an emergency meeting of state health commissioners as West Africa struggles to halt the deadly Ebola virus. There's a growing concern at the toll among healthcare workers. Nigeria on Sunday confirmed a fresh case of Ebola ...
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Video: Cute baby gorilla still sticks by Mum Five-month-old baby gorilla Joanne stands out from the rest - the next oldest in little Joanne's habitat at San Diego Zoo Safari Park is a 3-year-old. Although she can walk on her own, she still looks a slightly awkward on her own four feet. So it's understandable ...
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| Upcoming American Red Cross Blood Drives OZARK, Mo.- American Red Cross raises awareness for sickle cell disease for the month of September and will be hosting blood drives in the area. September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. American Red Cross identifies the disease an inherited ...
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Human trials of a new Ebola vaccine may begin soon OXFORD, England --- Health officials are set to begin trials on a vaccine to prevent Ebola. The death toll of the Ebola outbreak in Africa has now risen to more than 1500 people. So far, 3000 people have been infected, and forty percent of those cases have ...
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ESC: Nerve Stimulation No Help in Heart Failure Meeting Coverage. ESC: Nerve Stimulation No Help in Heart Failure. Published: Aug 31, 2014. By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today. Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
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E-cigarette Smoke Contains Elevated Levels of Harmful Metals Overall, the secondhand smoke generated by electronic cigarettes is less toxic that that from traditional cigarettes, but still releases chemicals into the air that are a health concern, says new research out of USC. The findings of the new work have been ...
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Celebration in Liberia slum as Ebola quarantine lifted Residents of West Point celebrate the lifting of a quarantine by the Liberian government, in Monrovia August 30, 2014. (Reuters). SummaryCrowds sang and danced in the streets of a seaside neighborhood in Liberia on Saturday.
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Fear spreads as Ebola hits cities EBOLA CITIES: A health worker in Sierra Leone checks the temperature of a child at an Ebola checkpoint on the road between Kenema and Freetown. Relevant offers. Africa. Lesotho PM says army staged coup Health workers strike at major Ebola clinic Drug ...
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Celebration in Liberia slum as Ebola quarantine lifted ... * Governments struggle to contain virus, face pressure. * Sierra Leone says third doctor dies from Ebola. * Senegal seeks to contain Ebola after first case. By James Harding Giahyue and Saliou Samb. MONROVIA/CONAKRY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Crowds ...
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Officials continue to investigate man charged in willful HIV infection Thomas Miguel Guerra has been charged with knowingly infecting a partner with HIV, a misdemeanor. Thomas Miguel Guerra has been charged with knowingly infecting a partner with HIV, a misdemeanor. (KGTV-TV). By Tony Perry contact the reporter.
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Supportive community needed for breast-feeding success The theme for this year's Word Breastfeeding Week (Aug. 1 to 7) was ““Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal — For Life!” According to the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action website, “In 1990, eight global goals, the Millennium Development Goals, were set by ...
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Regulators want to increase marijuana sales INEWS - Supply and sources of marijuana in Colorado. Policymakers in Colorado are considering changes to the state's production limits on legal marijuana to combat the sale of pot in unregulated markets.(Joe Mahoney/Rocky Mountain PBS I-News).
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Swedish Hospital Investigating Possible Case of Ebola Stockholm: A hospital in the Swedish capital is investigating a possible case of Ebola, Swedish media reported on Sunday. A man who recently travelled to a "risk area" for the virus was taken to Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm suffering from a ...
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| Darapladib No Benefit in ACS Patients: SOLID-TIMI 52 BARCELONA, SPAIN — Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients who received darapladib, a selective inhibitor of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), on top of optimal medical therapy fared no better than ACS patients who received optimal ...
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San Diego Zoo baby gorilla begins to crawl San Diego Zoo Safari Park gorillas baby Joanne and mother Imani are shown in this photo. (San Diego Zoo Safari Park). KABC. Saturday, August 30, 2014. SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) --. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park's baby gorilla that was born in a rare ...
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Ashya King video released by his family Police have rejected criticism of their search for a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour removed from a UK hospital by his parents against medical advice. Ashya King was found in Malaga on Saturday and his parents arrested, following an international ...
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Southwest Airlines passenger suffers heart attack after 'flight attendant refuses to ... A Southwest Airlines flight attendant allegedly initially refused to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a passenger due to his chest hair. KOAT reported that Jack Jordan, 62, suffered a heart attack on the plane. Spouse Caroline Jordan, who was ...
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Missing British patient, 5, found in Spain, police say (CNN) -- A 5-year-old boy with a brain tumor who was removed from a British hospital, starting an intense international search, has been found in Spain with his parents, the Hampshire Constabulary posted on its Facebook page late Saturday. The search for ...
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Senegal Ebola patient in 'satisfactory' condition The patient, a 21-year-old male native of Guinea, arrived in Dakar, by road, on 20 August and stayed with relatives at a home in the outskirts of the city. After initially being diagnosed and treated for malaria, he presented for treatment at a specialized facility for ...
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