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FDA approves a third new weight-loss pill For the third time in about two years, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new weight-loss pill. Contrave got FDA approval Wednesday. The medication is made by Orexigen Therapeutics Inc., San Diego, and will be marketed by Takeda ...
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| Sanofi aims to grow Genzyme unit with new drugs and acquisitions PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi rare disease unit Genzyme hopes to become a leader in the multiple sclerosis (MS) field with the help of new products developed in-house but also through acquisitions, senior Genzyme executives told Reuters. The Cambridge ...
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Call for lung cancer screening in UK Delays introducing lung cancer screening in the UK could cost thousands of lives, warns a leading cancer expert. Prof John Field of Liverpool University says planning should start now for nationwide screening of older smokers by the end of 2016. US data ...
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Nebraska Ebola patient showing more progress : hospital (Reuters) - A U.S. doctor infected with the Ebola virus in West Africa has continued to show progress at the Nebraska Medical Center where he was taken last week, the hospital said on Wednesday. Dr. Rick Sacra, 51, who was working as a medical ...
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Blood group 'link to memory loss' There may be a link between a rare blood type and memory loss in later life, American research suggests. People with AB blood, found in 4% of the population, appear more likely to develop thinking and memory problems than those with other blood groups.
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| New Drug to Treat Obesity Gains Approval by FDA The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the third new prescription drug for obesity since 2012. The drug, called Contrave, was developed by Orexigen Therapeutics, a small company based in San Diego, and will be marketed by Takeda ...
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Economic growth forecasts cut for Ebola-hit West African nations ... * Sierra Leone cuts its 2014 forecast to 7-8 pct from over 11 pct. * Standard Chartered also lowers Liberia, Guinea forecasts. * Bank warns of double digit inflation. * Mining, agriculture and tourism hit by Ebola outbreak. By Umaru Fofana. FREETOWN, Sept ...
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Gates Foundation Pledges $50 Million For Ebola Battle LIBERIA-HEALTH-EBOLA-WAFRICA Health workers before entering a high-risk area on Sept. 7, 2014, at Elwa Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, which is run by Doctors Without Borders Dominique Faget—AFP/Getty Images ...
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Nebraska Ebola patient showing more progress -hospital Sept 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. doctor infected with the Ebola virus in West Africa has continued to show progress at the Nebraska Medical Center where he was taken last week, the hospital said on Wednesday. Dr. Rick Sacra, 51, who was working as a medical ...
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Gates Foundation pledges $50 million to fight Ebola LONDON: The global fight against the deadly Ebola virus has received a massive financial push with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation committing $50 million to support the scale up of emergency efforts to contain the outbreak in West Africa and interrupt ...
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| Sanofi says MS drug Lemtrada shows sustained effect on disease PARIS, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Sanofi rare disease unit Genzyme said its Lemtrada multiple sclerosis (MS) drug showed continued efficacy for four years in more than two thirds of patients and that no new safety risks had been identified in its latest studies.
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E.coli kills two girls in Pacific Northwest, boy hospitalized SEATTLE (Reuters) - Two young girls have died and a boy was hospitalized in critical condition in the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday after becoming infected with E.coli in two separate incidents, health officials said. Investigations have been launched into ...
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Investigators consider food, livestock and water in death of Otis girl, 4, from E. coli Lincoln County and state health experts are trying to figure out what sickened Serena Faith Profitt, who suffered bloody diarrhea, kidney failure and brain damage after the Labor Day weekend. On Monday, her family pulled life support at Doernbecher ...
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NW E. coli cases: 2 children die, boy improving TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a second Northwest child has died after contracting an E. coli infection while a 5-year-old boy being treated for E. coli complications remains in critical condition but is steadily improving in a Tacoma, Washington, ...
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Certain anti-anxiety drugs may raise Alzheimer's risk in elderly A study of benzodiazepines' use in treating early dementia symptoms such as insomnia and anxiety focused on the possibility that heavy use of the medications may permit, cause or hasten the onset of Alzheimer's dementia. By Melissa Healy. Los Angeles ...
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Official: Boy with E. coli in Tacoma improving TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Officials at a Tacoma hospital say a 5-year-old boy they are treating for complicated often related to E. coli is still in critical condition but he is steadily improving. The boy attended the same gathering as the 4-year-old Oregon girl who ...
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Gates Foundation gives $50 million to stem Ebola outbreak The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday announced a $50 million commitment to help stem the outbreak in West Africa and speed development of treatments and diagnostics. The Ebola funding is the biggest emergency allocation in the ...
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What You Need to Know about Virus Sweeping the Midwest A rare virus similar to the common cold is infecting U.S. children across the Midwest and West. While the virus is not deadly, some children — especially those with asthma or other cardiorespiratory diseases — are at risk for developing serious problems.
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Study: Many hospitals use too many antibiotics NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors in many U.S. hospitals are unnecessarily prescribing multiple antibiotics for several days when just one would do the job, a new study released Wednesday suggests. Health officials have sounded alarms that overuse of antibiotics ...
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For the third time in two years, FDA approves weight loss pill A man walks on the National Mall in Washington DC on August 13, 2010. Obesity in the United States has increased to 2.4 million obese Americans since 2007, according to a report released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Ahead of the salt curve in Cedar Rapids CEDAR RAPIDS — The majority of school-aged children — about 90 percent — consume too much sodium, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But Iowa schools already are ahead of the curve when it comes to reducing sodium ...
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Rare Virus Hospitalizes Hundreds of Children in Midwest Respiratory-illness Will Cornejo, 13, is recovering at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver on Friday, September 5, 2014 from what doctors suspect is the respiratory virus, human enterovirus 68 that has ...
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Quest for answers continue after girl, 4, dies - KPTV - FOX 12 The quest for answers into a deadly illness continues, two days after a 4-year-old girl diagnosed with E. coli died. Health experts say they still don't know the source of the contamination. Serena's mother tells said it's also possible because so much time has ...
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Mothers' Childhood Experiences Influence How They Respond To Their Babies Mothers who had negative childhood experiences are more likely to see their a baby crying as a nuisance. (Photo : Flickr ). New research suggests a mother's childhood experiences could influence how they respond to their own babies. Researchers found ...
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Facts On Enterovirus After Rumors Surface On Arrival In Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA - The thought of the enterovirus hitting Lynchburg has caused concerns for some parents.Matt Perkins is a father of a 3-year-old and says he has some worries this fall. "We try to take as many precautions as we can. He's in daycare, public ...
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Hormone Therapy Natpara Looking For FDA Approval Approximately 180,000 people are diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism every year according to NPS Pharmaceuticals. Hypoparathyroidism is a condition in the body which occurs when the parathyroid does not secrete enough of the parathyroid hormone.
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Memory loss more common in people with blood type AB SEVERAL research studies have pinpointed lifestyle changes individuals can make to prevent memory loss, such as keeping stress and blood sugars low, and not smoking. But a new study pinpoints a potential risk factor for memory loss that we can do ...
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Enterovirus forces IU Health to revoke visituation right A virus that has spread across the Midwest is hitting our area: Enterovirus-D68. Now, it's causing local hospitals to limit who can visit hospitals. IU Health in Goshen announced children under 12 cannot visit the Circle of Caring Birthplace and Pediatrics Unit.
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Final Word: Best drug for hyperactive kids may be exercise I've always said exercise was my drug of choice. What if we have been treating ADHD in America with the wrong drug? A new study out of Michigan State University and the University of Vermont finds that kids with ADHD benefit from exercise in the morning ...
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Facebook apologizes for rejecting dad's ad to help baby NEW YORK: Facebook has apologised to a father after rejecting his advertisement on the social networking site asking people to donate money for his two-month-old son's heart transplant. Hudson Bond has been diagnosed with the heart disease called ...
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State health officials warn doctors about severe respiratory virus Health officials in New Hampshire are issuing a warning about a serious respiratory virus that has sent hundreds of children to hospitals in the Midwest. Tweet · Pin It. Show Transcript Hide Transcript. Advertising. Video Transcript. LANDED ON THE VICTIM'S ...
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Private suicide inquests 'could increase stigma' Concern that holding suicide inquests in private could increase stigma about such deaths was raised by Minister of State for Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch. She was commenting on a call by Console for inquests into death by suicide to be held in private ...
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A third weight-loss pill 'Contrave' is approved by FDA Food and Drug Administration have issued approval for a new weight-loss pill. FDA is doing that for the 3rd time in the period of two years. Advertisements. The pill named Contrave has got FDA's approval. Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. San Diego is the drug's ...
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In UK screening for Lung cancer Currently, 75% of lung cancer patients are diagnosed too late to save them.Prof Field, who is leading the UK Lung Cancer Screening trial (UKLS), said that in 2012 someone died of lung cancer in the European Union every two minutes. Advertisements.
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Exercise can help kids with ADHD A study done by two U.S. universities has suggested that aerobic exercise before school can help children at risk for attention deficit disorders including ADHD to focus better at school and home. Science World Report describes some of the research: A latest ...
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100 Primary Children's Hospital patients may have contracted Enterovirus D68 (KUTV) Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City has admitted as many as 100 children who doctors believe may have Enterovirus D68. At least four states have confirmed cases of EV-D68, while the illness is suspected in a minimum of eight others.
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Cutting Calories May Ease Sleep Apnea in Obese, Study Finds WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Cutting calories could improve sleep apnea and lower blood pressure in obese adults, Brazilian researchers report. Sleep apnea causes pauses in breathing while sleeping and is associated with high blood ...
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Memory loss directly link to Blood group The study, published in Neurology, builds on previous research showing blood type may influence heart risk.A charity said the best way to keep the brain healthy was a balanced diet, regular exercise and not smoking. Advertisements. The researchers said ...
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Sleep Apnea May Be Improved By Moderate Calorie Restriction This study was conducted at the Discipline of Clinical and Experimental Pathophysiology – Rio de Janeiro State University and the financial support of FAPERJ. Medical Research: What was the main findings of the study? Dr. Klein: The main findings were ...
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Sleeping pill use linked to Alzheimer's Tens of thousands of Irish patients could be at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease as a result of using commonly prescribed sleeping tablets and anxiety drugs. Share. Go To. Comments. A new study published in the 'British Medical Journal' has ...
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Virus could spread quickly; six possible cases of enterovirus reported in Alabama The upper respiratory virus that has hospitalized children in Missouri, Colorado and at least 10 other states is extremely contagious and could spread quickly across Alabama, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health. The Alabama Department ...
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People with AB Blood Type at Higher Risk of Dementia A new study has found that people with AB blood type are more likely to face memory-related problems later in life than others. The research shows that blood type might be an indicator for future dementia risk. The study was conducted by researchers at the ...
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UK proton beam centres to open in 2018 Proton beam therapy to treat children with brain cancer will be available in the UK by 2018, NHS experts say. The confirmation follows controversy about Ashya King, a five-year-old with a brain tumour, whose parents took him to the Czech Republic for the ...
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Rare Blood Type May Increase Dementia Risk Researchers found that one blood type is partially responsible for the development of dementia. The risk exists for only four percent of the population – the ones with the AB type, as they are more prone to developing memory problems. However, people with ...
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necessary precautions: No cases of respiratory illness affecting children reported ... A respiratory virus affecting children has not yet showed up in Bell County, however, local health officials said residents should take the same precautions they would with the flu: covering the mouth when coughing, washing hands frequently and staying home ...
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Increased suicide rates linked to sunny days A new study has found that suicide rates increase as the number of hours of sunlight increase. By Vanessa Blanchard, Daily Digest News Wednesday, September 10, 2014. Increased suicide rates linked to sunny days. Sun light is commonly perceived to be ...
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Alzheimer's risk raised with use of anxiety, sleeping pills: study Long-term use of pills for sleep problems and anxiety could increase an elderly person's chance of getting Alzheimer's disease by up to 51 per cent, suggests a new study by Canadian and French researchers. The team, which included scientists from the ...
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Fat shaming 'makes people eat more rather than less' For some people it is simply a case being “cruel to be kind”. But, contrary to a belief that calling people fat will motivate them to lose weight, so-called “fat shaming” can lead to overweight people eating more. A new study warns that shaming those who are ...
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford diagnosed with tumour Toronto: Rob Ford, the Toronto mayor who gained global notoriety after a well-publicised battle with addiction, was admitted to hospital with a tumour in his abdomen on Wednesday, throwing his campaign for re-election into doubt. Mr Ford went to a Toronto ...
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Manpower 'surge' against Ebola in West Africa planned by US The U.S. is planning a “surge” of federal workers into West African countries hit by Ebola, and has hired the air-ambulance company that evacuated two infected U.S. citizens in July to support them. About 1,400 U.S. government employees are in the region ...
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