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| Merck four-week hep C regimen with Gilead's Sovaldi comes up short (Reuters) - An attempt by Merck & Co to shorten hepatitis C treatment to just four weeks by adding Gilead Sciences Inc's huge selling Sovaldi to its own oral two-drug combination came nowhere near the desired efficacy due to a high rate of relapses, ...
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HealthCare.gov opens for insurance plan shoppers The federal health insurance exchange will go live Sunday night for window shopping — a couple days later than some expected — as government officials worked to refine both their technology and their message to one encouraging people to re-enroll to ...
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In the eye of the Ebola storm (CNN) -- By the time photographer Luigi Baldelli arrived in Sierra Leone early August, the Ebola epidemic had spread like wildfire. Contagion and death rates grew exponentially during those summer months of seasonal rainstorms while, strangely, an eerie ...
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Philippines to isolate returning peacekeepers for Ebola checks, worries about ... MANILA (Reuters) - More than 100 Philippine peacekeepers returning from almost a year in Liberia will be put in quarantine on an isolated island on arrival this week to check for Ebola, the military said on Monday, adding there were fears how the public ...
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Laundry detergent pods pose serious risk to young kids (Reuters Health) - U.S. poison control centers received more than 17,000 calls - or about one per hour - about children who'd been exposed to chemicals in laundry detergent pods in 2012 and 2013, a new study found. Over 700 of the children were ...
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Higher bar for health law in 2nd sign-up season With a bright look to its rebuilt website, version 2.0 of President Barack Obama's health insurance overhaul represents another chance to win over a skeptical public. By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR. Associated Press ...
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Healthplanfinder Q&A: How to find help with 2015 health plans As Washington Healthplanfinder opens for business at the end of the week, a number of issues in the health-care landscape will come into play, from the technical performance of the exchange to efforts to improve health-care literacy. By Lisa Stiffler and ...
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Kaci Hickox, Maine nurse who defied quarantine after treating Ebola patients ... PORTLAND, Maine - The Maine nurse who defied quarantine attempts after treating Ebola patients in West Africa is looking forward to stepping out her front door — "like normal people." Kaci Hickox's plans for the end of the deadly disease's 21-day incubation ...
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E-cigarette firm eyes emerging cannabis oil market OKLAHOMA CITY — As more states approve the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana, an Oklahoma-based electronic cigarette retailer is looking to build a national franchise. Marijuana is illegal under federal drug laws. But voters in Oregon, Alaska, ...
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Florida mother survives C-Section complications despite 45 minutes without a ... BOCA RATON, Fla. – A Florida mother is home and tending to her new infant less than a month after surviving without a pulse for 45 minutes following complications from a routine cesarean section. A spokesman for Boca Raton Regional Hospital told The ...
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Study: More than 700 children poisoned by detergent "pods" since 2013 CHICAGO — Accidental poisonings from squishy laundry detergent packets sometimes mistaken for toys or candy landed more than 700 U.S. children in the hospital in just two years, researchers report. Coma and seizures were among the most serious ...
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Health law faces higher bar in 2nd sign-up season FILE - In this March 28, 2012 file photo, supporters of health care reform rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on the final day of arguments regarding the health care law signed by President Barack Obama. The Supreme Court agreed Friday to ...
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Florida woman survives 45 minutes with no pulse BOCA RATON, fla. — A Florida mother is home and tending to her new infant a month after surviving without a pulse for 45 minutes after complications from a routine cesarean section. A spokesman for Boca Raton Regional Hospital said Sunday that a team ...
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Ebola: A Nasty Psychological Cocktail Nothing makes sense when fear takes over. Which explains why 7 in 10 Americans—according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll---want mandatory quarantines for health workers who've treated African Ebola patients, even if they have no symptoms.
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Physicians play a critical role in ensuring bladder cancer patients When bladder cancer patients are well-informed by their physicians, they acknowledge that tobacco use was likely the cause of their disease. The finding comes from a new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American ...
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18000 Nurses in California Ready to Strike This Week Over a Lack of Ebola ... Ever since two Texas nurses tested positive for the Ebola virus after caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, our attention has been sharply focused on making sure that health care providers have the necessary training to safely treat future patients. Several facilities ...
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Alberta appeals to private wholesalers for flu-shot distribution A year after vaccine shortages and long lines snarled Alberta's flu-shot program, the province has turned to private wholesalers to help supply pharmacies as it aims to inoculate nearly half of Albertans. With 12 million vaccines ordered by governments across ...
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Ebola Panic Grips Canary Islands After Boat Carrying African Immigrants Lands ... (Photo : Commons) A boat carrying immigrants from Africa started an Ebola panic when it landed on a nudist beach in the Canary Islands. A boat carrying immigrants from Africa started an Ebola panic when it landed on a nudist beach in the Canary Islands.
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Local Kaiser Nurses Prepare to Strike this Week 18,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses throughout Northern California are getting ready to strike this Tuesday and Wednesday. 3,500 nurses in Sacramento will take part, but all Kaiser hospitals will remain open during the strike. "They're profiting 12 million dollars ...
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White House Says Consumers Can Browse Early on Retooled Health Care Site WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Sunday that consumers could shop for health insurance and compare their options on HealthCare.gov, starting Monday, even before the open enrollment period formally begins on Saturday. Andrew Slavitt ...
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Ebola nurse to remain a voice against quarantines PORTLAND, Maine — A nurse who defied quarantine attempts after treating Ebola patients in West Africa is looking forward to stepping out her front door "like normal people." Kaci Hickox's plans for the end of the deadly disease's 21-day incubation period ...
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Nurses will strike over Ebola protocols at Kaiser hospitals Be sure to include your name, daytime phone number, address, name and phone number of legal next-of-kin, method of payment, and the name of the funeral home/crematory to contact for verification of death. For more information about placing obituaries, ...
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Galectin Therapeutics' Phase 1 Data Presented at AASLD Annual Meeting ... NORCROSS, Ga., Nov. 9, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galectin Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:GALT), the leading developer of therapeutics that target galectin proteins to treat fibrosis and cancer, presented data today from the Company's Phase 1 clinical trial of ...
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White House Discusses the Use of Robots in Fight Against Ebola The White House would like to know how robots could help in a medical crisis like the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Specialists in robotics gathered at the White House on Friday to discuss what technologies could be used to assist the health care ...
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The Ebola Virus Isn't Omnipotent: Ways to Get Rid of It 140730092338-eitm-gupta-ebola-symptoms-origins-00011224-story- For almost ten years now, scientists have been trying, and failing, in finding a vaccine for the Ebola virus. However, the virus itself isn't indestructible. Here is a list of a few things that, ...
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Ebola Scare: Remote Region of Sierra Leone Awaits Help According to reports by R ed Cross in a matter of days the last region of Sierra Leone Koinadugu, situated in the north-east side of the country, has witnessed death of 50 people that fell victim to the deadly Ebola virus. John Marah, head of the Red Cross in ...
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Aid agencies fear Canada weighing stricter Ebola measures OTTAWA—Canada's aid community is buzzing with speculation that the federal government may be poised to escalate its measures aimed at otherwise healthy people who had contact with Ebola patients overseas. Aid agencies are cautioning against ...
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Remote Sierra Leone Region Pleads for Help in Ebola Fight In this photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, a youth under quarantine sits behind a cordon outside his house in Moyamba town on the outskirts of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Freetown: The last region of Sierra Leone to be affected by Ebola, Koinadugu, in the ...
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E-cigarette company eyes cannabis oil vapor Ben Arboleda blows a cloud of vapor into his hand after taking a puff from his electronic cigarette at Escape Vapor Lounge. (Portland Tribune/Jonathan House). Related Coverage. Oregonians vote 'yes,' legalize recreational pot. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – State ...
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Laundry soap pods dangerous for young kids: study WASHINGTON - Laundry detergent pods could be dangerous for young children, researchers warned Monday, as reports grow of kids under six swallowing the capsules in the United States. The detergent pods - on US shelves since 2010 - are just the right ...
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US woman survives 45 minutes with no pulse A Florida mother is home and tending to her new infant less than a month after surviving without a pulse for 45 minutes following complications from a routine caesarean section. A spokesman for Boca Raton Regional Hospital told The Associated Press today ...
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Merck's four week Hepatitis C regimen falls short Merck's ambitious endeavor to develop a Hepatitis C drug and outdo Gilead has fallen short. Merck's attempt to reduce treatment duration by combining two of its drugs with Gilead's drug Sovaldi has failed to achieve the desired result. Interim data released by ...
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Canada's aid community nervous about plans for those in contact with Ebola ... OTTAWA -- Canada's aid community is buzzing with speculation that the federal government may be poised to escalate its measures aimed at otherwise healthy people who had contact with Ebola patients overseas. Aid agencies are cautioning against ...
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Florida woman survives 45 minutes without pulse in miracle case: doctors BOCA RATON, Fla. — A Florida mother is home and tending to her new infant less than a month after surviving without a pulse for 45 minutes following complications from a routine cesarean section. A spokesman for Boca Raton Regional Hospital told The ...
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Missionary in Charlotte being monitored for Ebola has no symptoms CHARLOTTE - The Mecklenburg County Health Department is monitoring a SIM missionary who returned to the Charlotte area from one of the West African countries that has been affected by the Ebola virus outbreak, the Christian mission agency confirmed ...
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E-cigarette firm eyes emerging cannabis oil market A sample of medical marijuana is displayed at Shango Premium Cannabis dispensary Wednesday in Portland, Ore. Posted: Sunday, November 9, 2014 7:15 pm. E-cigarette firm eyes emerging cannabis oil market Associated Press |. OKLAHOMA CITY — As ...
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Home Packed Lunches Are Often Worse Than The Fresh Non-Packed: Recent ... School lunches frequently get belittled to be unhealthy, but lunches packed in your own home could be just as lacking in nutrition, Washington Publish report revealed. Though a lot of schools offer infamously unhealthy options, for example, corn dogs, nachos ...
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AFP chief asks for more patience from kin of returning UN peacekeepers MANILA - Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. has asked for more patience from the families of the arriving first batch of 108 soldiers who served the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia for almost one year, as they will ...
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When it comes to understanding allergies, your doctor may not know best Results of a new study show some doctors may not know best when it comes to treating patients for allergies. The finding, presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting revealed just half of internal ...
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Alabama university cures diabetes in lab mice, looking for patients to test drug A common blood pressure medication has been found to reverse diabetes in mice and soon scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham will begin clinical trials to see if the same thing is possible with humans. You Might Also Like. Before You Think ...
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Health law faces higher bar in 2nd sign-up season WASHINGTON — With a bright look to its rebuilt website, version 2.0 of President Barack Obama's health insurance overhaul represents another chance to win over a skeptical public. But more than possible computer woes lurk as HealthCare.gov's second ...
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WHO adopts protocol for safe and dignified burial of people who die from Ebola A new WHO protocol for safe and dignified burial of people who die from Ebola virus disease emphasizes inclusion of family members and encouraging religious rites as an essential part of safe burials. Ebola infections occur during burials when family and ...
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E-cigarette firm eyes emerging cannabis oil market As more states approve the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana, an Oklahoma-based electronic cigarette retailer is looking to build a national franchise. By TIM TALLEY. Associated Press ...
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No pulse for 45 minutes; full recovery BOCA RATON, Fla. – Ruby Graupera-Cassimiro had gone 45 minutes without a pulse when doctors called her family into the operating room and told them they that no more could be done. A team of more than a dozen doctors and nurses had been working ...
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CDC Spends $2.7 Million for 50 Kits of Protective Gear for Ebola The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered $2.7 million worth of protective equipment that will be configured into 50 kits for the hospitals. (Photo : Reuters). The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered ...
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CDC Officials Increase Supplies To Combat Ebola Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials are increasing Strategic National Stockpile supplies and have ordered $2.7 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) in order to assist U.S. hospitals caring for Ebola patients, according to a ...
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While not exotic, flu awareness a must Now that Ebola is on everybody's mind, influenza seems like a boring topic. When I was at a Harvard Hospital Medicine review course a few weeks ago, the speaker commented that it is too bad that one person in this country has died from Ebola, but it is ...
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Detergent Pods Pose Risk to Children, Study Finds Critics say the colorful laundry packets look too much like candy or teething toys. Credit Tony Cenicola/The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This Page. Continue ...
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Report: Laundry 'pods' sent 1 child a day to hospitals A laundry product designed for convenience has quickly turned into a serious and common hazard for small children, says a report on the dangers of liquid laundry detergent packets. The single-use packets — often called "pods" after the popular Tide Pods ...
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Washington County prepares for Ebola The Washington County Health Department is taking special precautions and implementing Ebola virus protocols in conjunction with the U.S. CDC and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MODHSS). The county has yet to have a reported ...
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