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| Dr. Martin Salia's Death Shows Early Ebola Treatment Vital By the time he got to Nebraska, Dr. Martin Salia was unconscious, struggling to breathe and his kidneys had failed. The medical team at Nebraska Medical Center, experienced from saving the lives of two previous patients, swung into action, pumping Salia ... | |
| Study Finds Alternative to Anti-Cholesterol Drug Dr. Robert Califf, a Duke cardiologist, led a six-year study of a new cholesterol-lowering drug. Credit Jeremy M. Lange for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This ... | |
| Doctor's death marks second US Ebola fatality Your video will begin momentarily. STORY HIGHLIGHTS. Dr. Martin Salia's death marks the second U.S. death from Ebola; Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian, was the first to die in the U.S.; Salia was already critically ill before he left Sierra Leone, officials say ... | |
| Doctor With Ebola Dies in Nebraska Ebola is very likely NOT OVER.This is round one here .Its still killing in Africa at a slower pace is all . Jeff Stone subscriber 5pts. Here we have a trained medical professional, a surgeon no less, that contracts Ebola in Africa and returns home to the US for ... | |
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| AFib: Some Painkillers Tied to Bleeding Risk MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- People with the abnormal heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation who take common painkillers might significantly increase their risk for bleeding and blood clots, according to a new study. That risk was even higher ... | |
| A Resurrected Vaccine Fear Puts Kenyan Infants at Risk Another dangerous vaccine rumor is afoot that is threatening the lives of thousands of infants at risk for tetanus. It's actually an old rumor about the tetanus toxoid vaccine resurrected in a new place, and it has the potential to derail a vital immunization ... | |
| Statin plus second drug found to lower LDL, reduce heart attacks For the first time since statins have been regularly used, a large study has found that another type of cholesterol-lowering drug can protect people from heart attacks and strokes. The finding can help millions at high risk of heart attacks who cannot tolerate ... | |
| Ebola patient who died had received ZMapp late in his treatment A frantic, 36-hour effort to save the life of Dr. Martin Salia at the Nebraska Medical Center included a rare dose of the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp, hospital officials disclosed Monday. The 44-year-old surgeon contracted the virus while treating patients in ... | |
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| Nonstatins score high in cardiac study NEW YORK — For the first time since statins have been regularly used, a large study has found that another type of cholesterol-lowering drug can protect people from heart attacks and strokes. The finding can help millions at high risk of heart attacks who can't ... | |
| Daily Aspirin Fails to Help Older Hearts in Japanese Study MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Daily low-dose aspirin therapy may not have significant heart-health benefits for older people, new research suggests. The study, which involved more than 14,000 Japanese people aged 60 to 85, found no major ... | |
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| Cholesterol Drug Vytorin Linked to Reduced Heart Attack Risk MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Driving "bad" LDL cholesterol down to extremely low levels with a combination drug appears to significantly reduce heart attacks and strokes in high-risk patients with clogged arteries, a new study found. Patients ... | |
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| AstraZeneca trumpets progress in cancer, other drugs LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca, determined to show it has a strong independent future after seeing off a $118 billion bid from Pfizer in May, said it had made good progress in developing a pipeline of new drugs. The company flagged its "industry-leading" ... | |
| A 'heat-not-burn' cigarette to debut Reynolds American via Associated Press. This cigarette, debuting in February, is likely to succeed because of the success of e-cigarettes, its maker says. RICHMOND — Reynolds American is launching a cigarette that heats tobacco rather than burning it, ... | |
| Zetia, Vytorin cut heart attacks for those at risk, study shows CHICAGO — A major study lifts a cloud around Zetia and Vytorin, blockbuster drugs for lowering cholesterol. The study found that these pills modestly lower the risk of heart attacks and other problems in people at high risk for them — evidence that's been ... | |
| MILITARY: Hagel visit renews fears of base reductions Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel greets a soldier at the Army's National Training Center at Fort Irwin, where he observed a training exercise Sunday. DAVID BAUMAN , DAVID BAUMAN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. Related article » ... | |
| 2nd Graders Had It Right: Kissing Is Gross, Science Proves A new study published in Microbiome journal says that 80 million bacteria can be transferred in a 10-second kiss. Ew. Researchers at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research studied a pool of 21 couples, who kiss frequently, and ... | |
| Reynolds launching heat-not-burn cigarette RICHMOND, va. — Reynolds American Inc. is launching a cigarette that heats tobacco rather than burning it, hoping to capitalize on the growing appetite for alternatives to traditional smokes. The nation's second-biggest tobacco company said Monday that it ... | |
| Even Running Won't Raise Your Risk Of Knee Arthritis Regular exercise can greatly help improve the pain that comes with hip and knee arthritis, according to recent findings presented at the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting in Boston. Like Us on Facebook ... | |
| Vape: Oxford's 2014 Word of the Year FDA Proposes New Regulations On Electronic Cigarettes A salesman waits for customers as he enjoys an electronic cigarette at the Vapor Shark store on April 24, 2014 in Miami. Joe Raedle—Getty Images ... | |
| Supplements Don't Improve Knee Osteoarthritis Rheumatology. Supplements Don't Improve Knee Osteoarthritis. Published: Nov 17, 2014. By Pauline Anderson and Diana Swift , Contributing Writers, MedPage Today. Reviewed by F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE; Assistant Professor, Section of Nephrology, ... | |
| 'Vape' named word of the year 2014 The word 'vape' has pipped 'bae' and 'indyref' to be named the Oxford Dictionaries word of the year 2014. Meaning to puff on the vapour from an electronic cigarette, the word has soared in popularity this year as smokers try to quit tobacco. Language ... | |
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| Osteoarthritis Risk Lowered Among Joggers knee osteoarthritis prevented through running Studies have shown that running does not only not increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis, but can actually prevent the disease from occurring. The findings are being presented at the American College of ... | |
| Cruise that saw outbreak ends in LA; ship cleaned LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A nearly monthlong cruise that saw more than 170 passengers get sick with the gastrointestinal illness norovirus has ended in Los Angeles with a thorough cleaning of the ship. Carnival's Crown Princess docked Sunday at the Port of ... | |
| Trust Supplements or Jog to Reduce Pain in the Knees? A recent study that included 206 people indicates that people suffering from hip and knee arthritis benefit with regular exercise as well in combination with physical therapy. The average age of the group was 66 and it was noticed that the group that exercised ... | |
| Bird flu outbreak: turkey and other poultry remains safe to eat Liz Truss, the Environment Secretary, assured consumers that turkey, duck and other poultry is completely safe to eat as Britain suffered its first outbreak of bird flu in six years. Six thousand Pekin ducks being reared at a farm in East Yorkshire where the ... | |
| Pfizer ends Astra bid hopes with Merck deal Pfizer dampened investors' expectations of a renewed bid for AstraZeneca yesterday by signing a major cancer drug deal with Germany's Merck, reducing the US firm's need for Astra's products. Merck will get an upfront payment of $850m (€680m) from the ... | |
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| For Babies, Preterm Birth Is Now The Number One Cause of Death Babies around the world face a lot of risks to their health: pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria, to name a few. But it turns out that no single infectious disease takes a greater toll than the simple fact of being born premature. Premature birth is now the single ... | |
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| Japanese Study Questions Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Benefit But a new study out of Japan indicates that this may not very well be the case. The study examined 14,000 Japanese patients between the ages of 60 and 85 and found that there appears to be no major difference in heart-related deaths as well as non-fatal ... | |
| What's in a French Kiss? 80 million bacteria A note of caution for all you couples out there: for every 10-second kiss you share, you transfer around 80 million bacteria to your partner. In a study published in the journal Microbiome, Dutch scientists from the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific ... | |
| US, German drugmakers team up on cancer medicines TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Pfizer said Monday that it will partner with German drug and chemical maker Merck in developing potential cancer drugs in a hot new medication class that harnesses the body's immune system to fight cancer. Under their agreement ... | |
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| | Rhode Island Public Radio | For Babies, Preterm Birth Is Now The Number One Cause of Death Premature and sick babies are cared for in the neonatal unit at Isaie Jeanty maternity hospital, operated by Doctors Without Borders in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Mario Tama Getty Images. 1 of 2. The countries with the greatest number of babies dying from preterm ... | |
| Sierra Leone doctor dies of Ebola at Nebraska hospital (Reuters) - A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone died early on Monday of the disease at a Nebraska hospital, medical officials said, the second death from the virus out of 10 known cases treated in the United States. Dr. Martin Salia ... | |
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| 'Vape' and 6 other words we're all going to be saying a lot more It's a verb, meaning to inhale and exhale vapour from an electronic cigarette, or a noun for said device. Oh…. a man smoking an electronic cigarette as 'vape' is named word of the year (Yui Mok/PA). Use of "vape" has apparently more than doubled in 2014 ... | |
| Access to calorie-counting app doesn't lead to weight loss (Reuters Health) – Merely recommending a calorie-counting app to overweight people and giving them access to it on their phones does not lead to weight loss, according to a new study. The findings don't mean calorie-counting apps don't work for people ... | |
| Cook at home for fewer calories Cooking at home can lead to consuming fewer calories and healthier foods, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Research. "When people cook most of their meals at home, they consume fewer carbohydrates, less ... | |
| Boosting diabetes awareness Kate Shanahan of Geneva, 8, loves to climb trees and play in the play lot behind her home. Shanahan was diagnosed at age 3 with Type 1 diabetes. Caption. (Sandy Bressner - sbressner@shawmedia.com). Kate Shanahan of Geneva, 8, relaxes in her living ... | |
| Drowning: 'Hidden childhood killer' Drowning is one of the 10 leading causes of death for children and young people across the world, a World Health Organization (WHO) report reveals. The global survey suggests it claims more than 372,000 lives each year - with children under five most at ... | |
| CDC: 172 people on cruise fell ill with norovirus LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A cruise ship docked in California on Sunday after 172 people on board fell ill with the highly contagious norovirus during a nearly monthlong trip, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Some of the more than 4,100 ... | |
| Common antibacterial in soap may harm liver New York: Long-term exposure to triclosan, found in soaps, shampoos, toothpastes and many other household items, may cause liver fibrosis and cancer, an alarming study suggests. "Triclosan's increasing detection in environmental samples and its ... | |
| 172 fall ill on Carnival's Crown Princess cruise from California A cruise ship with 172 passengers and crew members suffering from a gastrointestinal ailment caused by norovirus was met by public health officials when it docked in California on Sunday, authorities and Carnival Corp said. The outbreak marks the second ... | |
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