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| FDA Approves System That May Make Blood Transfusions Safer The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first system that could be used by blood banks to destroy viruses and bacteria in donated blood plasma, potentially making transfusions safer. The system represents an extra safety step beyond ...
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Ebola Survivor Rick Sacra Returning to Fight Virus in Liberia Dr. Rick Sacra is returning to Liberia, the West African country where he contracted the virus this, in January to resume working as a medical missionary. He plans to spend four weeks at ELWA Hospital, a clinic outside Monrovia where he contracted the ebola ...
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Study confirms cliche: You really are only as old as you feel When it comes to longevity, feeling young may be more important than being young. So say a pair of researchers from University College London and the International Longevity Centre-UK. They analyzed data on nearly 6,500 English adults and found that ...
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Review of evidence finds e-cigarettes may help smokers quit ... * Study looked into whether 'vaping' helps reduce smoking. * Relative novelty of devices means little data available. * Sceptics say e-cigarettes may encourage smoking. LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Evidence suggests e-cigarettes help smokers quit, but ...
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Review of evidence finds e-cigarettes may help smokers quit LONDON (Reuters) - Evidence suggests e-cigarettes help smokers quit, but more research is needed to confirm this and find out if "vaping" nicotine is better than using patches or gum, scientists said on Wednesday. In an international review of available ...
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Ethiopian health workers arrive in Liberia to help fight Ebola MONROVIA (Reuters) - Scores of Ethiopian health workers arrived in Liberia on Tuesday to bolster the response to an Ebola outbreak that the government says it wants to stamp out before Christmas. The 87 doctors and nurses will join an African Union (AU) ...
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Government survey shows surprising number of teens try e-cigarettes as regular ... In this April 23, 2014 file photo, an e-cigarette is demonstrated in Chicago. More teens are trying out e-cigarettes than the real thing, according to the government's annual drug use survey. Photo: Nam Y. Huh, Associated Press. Camera Star Tribune photo ...
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E-cigarettes 'help smokers quit or cut down' E-cigarettes can help smokers stop or reduce their habit, a respected international review has confirmed. The first Cochrane review to examine the products considered two randomised trials with data from 662 current smokers. The review authors, from the UK ...
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Music Classes Boost Language Skills, Study Says TUESDAY, Dec. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Greater participation in music classes may benefit children's language development, a new study finds. Researchers followed kids in the nonprofit Harmony Project, which provides music education and ...
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If You're Not Diabetic, Don't Bother Going On This Diet By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) - People without diabetes don't need to worry about where a food falls on the glycemic index - even if they're overweight or obese, according to a new study. Despite having roughly the same amount of available ...
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Losing weight makes your lungs a potent CO2 emitter Planning to shed a few pounds after all the holiday excess is over? Better check your carbon footprint. lRelated Obese adults should get counseling, federal task force says · Nation · Obese adults should get counseling, federal task force says. See all related.
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Most common STD declines for first time in decades For the first time in three decades, the nation's most common sexually transmitted disease is a little less common. However, rates for a less common but highly contagious STD rose significantly, according to an annual report released Tuesday by the U.S. ...
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Ethiopian health workers arrive in Liberia to help fight Ebola MONROVIA Dec 16 (Reuters) - Scores of Ethiopian health workers arrived in Liberia on Tuesday to bolster the response to an Ebola outbreak that the government says it wants to stamp out before Christmas. The 87 doctors and nurses will join an African ...
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Survey: E-cigs surpass regular cigs in teen use WASHINGTON (AP) — Electronic cigarettes have surpassed traditional smoking in popularity among teens, the government's annual drug use survey finds. Even as tobacco smoking by teens dropped to new lows, use of e-cigarettes reached levels that ...
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UN Secretary General to Visit Ebola-Plagued Nations The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, plans to visit the three West African countries that have been hit the hardest by the Ebola outbreak, according to a senior United Nations official. Mr. Ban is to make the announcement at a year-end news ...
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Fat 'breathed out' of body via lungs, say scientists Fat can be breathed out as well as burned off as you lose weight, biochemists who have studied metabolism at a microscopic level say. But they warn that people still need to huff and puff with exercise to keep slim - hyperventilating on its own will not do the ...
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Stop Saying Yoga Isn't Exercise Professional athletes of all stripes say that incorporating yoga into their training is a great way to stay limber, flexible and build strength in muscles that might otherwise go ignored. But a new meta-analysis published Monday in the European Journal of ...
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Health Highlights: Dec. 16, 2014 U.S. Doctor Cured of Ebola Says He'll Return to LiberiaU.S. Teens Now More Likely to Use E-Cigarettes Than Traditional CigarettesVivek Murthy Confirmed as U.S. Surgeon GeneralRuling Blocking Arizona Abortion Law Stands: Supreme Court. Font Size. A.
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Loveland Toddler Who Died From Flu A Wake-Up Call For Parents The state health department confirms the toddler had the H3N2 strain of the flu. She had received the flu vaccine and is the first pediatric death from the flu this season in Colorado. She didn't have any other medical conditions before falling ill. The health ...
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Report on sexually transmitted diseases shows chlamydia cases falling, first time ... NEW YORK — For the first time in three decades, the nation's most common sexually transmitted disease is a little less common. Health officials on Tuesday said the rate and number of chlamydia (kluh-MID'-ee-uh) cases fell last year, by 1.5 percent. But there ...
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Namaste, Yogis: Review Suggests Yoga Improves CVD Risk BOSTON, MA — A review of studies examining the benefits of yoga suggests the ancient Eastern practice provides significant benefits on cardiovascular risk factors, including LDL cholesterol and systolic blood pressure. Compared with individuals who did ...
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E-Cigarettes Top Smoking Among Youths, Study Says WASHINGTON — A new federal survey has found that e-cigarette use among teenagers has surpassed the use of traditional cigarettes as smoking has continued to decline. Health advocates say the trend for e-cigarette use is dangerous because it is making ...
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When you get your period could predict your risk of heart disease A new University of Oxford study says women may be able to predict their risk of developing conditions like heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure. How? Just think back to how old you were when you first got your period. Women who reach menarche ...
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Disabled dog walks again thanks to 3-D printed prosthetics Designers of 3-D printing are moving past human prosthetics and creating some for our beloved dogs. Derby, a dog who was born with a congenital deformity resulting in small forearms and no front paws, is now able to walk again thanks to his new 3-D ...
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E-cigarettes surpass traditional smoking among teens WASHINGTON — Electronic cigarettes have surpassed traditional smoking in popularity among teens, the government's annual drug use survey finds. Even as tobacco smoking by teens dropped to new lows, use of e-cigarettes reached levels that surprised ...
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St. Louis city ranks first in chlamydia infection rate nationwide St. Louis is No. 1 in the nation in the rate of chlamydia infections, according to the annual report on sexually transmitted diseases issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The city is No. 2 in the rate of gonorrhea infections, according to ...
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Flu hitting early, often at area schools The reports from school districts have rolled in daily to Chicago-area health departments, and the graphs on the weekly influenza charts are soaring upward. Flu season has arrived, earlier than usual and packing a punch that has sent hundreds of students ...
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Reported flu cases take a big jump in Greene County, Health Department offers ... The Springfield-Greene County Health Department says reported flu cases took a big jump last week in the county. For the week of Dec. 7-13, there were 217 reported cases of the flu in Greene County — 212 people with Influenza A, and five people with ...
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Health District sees early spike in flu cases The flu season just started in Spokane, and already sixteen people have been sent to the hospital because of it. Related Content. Recent stories by Grace Ditzler. Health District sees early spike in... Toys for Tots drive honors teens · County gets green light to ...
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St. Louis is on 1st place about the rate of chlamydia infections The rate of chlamydia infections are mostly happening in St.Louis. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is researching on more sexually diseases to find its solutions.According to instution officals are massively expecting numbers to drop in future ...
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State awards $1M to co. creating Ebola test GOOD NEWS: Dr. Richard Sacra of Holden, left, who survived Ebola after working in Liberia, stands with Gov. Deval Patrick at yesterday's State House press conference announcing a $1 million grant to fund development of an Ebola diagnostic test. 1.
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Healthy Eaters Can Ignore Glycemic Index, Studies Show If you are not dealing with diabetes, you may not have to worry about glycemic index, according to recent findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Glycemic index measures just how quickly foods contain carbohydrates and how ...
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Body fat exhaled as carbon dioxide, turned into water during weightloss DO you know where your body fat goes when you lose weight? Neither do most doctors, a study has found. The correct answer is that 84 per cent is breathed out as carbon dioxide. The rest disappears as water, in the form of urine, perspiration, tears and so ...
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No risk factors with low glycemic diet for cardiovascular disease and diabetes Carbohydrats containing foods which is healtier than the others but with overdose of carbohydrate can cause diseases.People must be careful about cardiovascular diseases.to be careful about this disease,glycemic index must be always in low percents.
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Just In: State police: Heroin deaths up dramatically this month This drug stash was confiscated by Massachusetts State Police in July during the arrest of two individuals suspected of selling heroin in Lawrence. 1. Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Print Email Comments ...
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Do Low-Glycemic Foods Provide Health Benefits? Some carbohydrates in our diets increase our blood sugar more than others. Foods that increase blood sugar levels within two hours have a high-glycemic index. Some nutritionists recommend that we should eat more low-glycemic foods. In a new study, ...
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Woman can predict many diseases with period This study says that women can understand the risks of many diseases mostly like heart disease,stroke and blood pressure from their first age of period time.Woman who got period before 10 or after 17 have more higher risks than anothers.Also obese ...
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Lose weight and emit CO2 from your lungs Nutritionists, physicians, physical trainers are defining that losing weight also effect to emit CO2 from lungs.Human body can do everything which is unique as we can see in this situation.Also When lungs emit the co2 , Doctors say that our lungs are working ...
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Ethiopian Health Works Reached Liberia to Wipe Out Ebola A group of Ethiopian Health workers reached Liberia on Tuesday. The main aim of the workers is to motivate other nations and wipe out this deadly outburst. African Union is all set to join hands with a team of 87 doctors and nurses. Thus far, nearly 6,800 ...
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New Blood Test to Predict Heart Attack got FDA's Approval US Food and Drug on Monday approved the new blood test that they believe can be helpful in detecting person's risk of future heart condition and heart attack. The test called PLAC Test for Lp-PLA2 is exclusive as it is designed for people with no history of ...
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Cases of flu type A on rise: Experts say vaccine still a good idea Officials with the Tuscarawas County Health Department have seen an increase in influenza type A cases in recent weeks. email · print. Comment. Jon Baker TimesReporter.com staff writer. Times Reporter. Jon Baker TimesReporter.com staff writer.
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Tech titan Sean Parker gives $25 million to Stanford to cure allergies The Napster founder and former Facebook president is the latest Silicon Valley tech tycoon to carve out a side career making donations to health initiatives. By Joe Garofoli. San Francisco Chronicle ...
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Low glycemic index diets not necessarily beneficial for heart, diabetes A new research has indicated that a low glycemic diet does not improve insulin sensitivity, lipid levels or blood pressure. In new findings led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston and Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore, ...
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Guest opinion: VA system has been unfairly maligned The VA delivers some of the best — indeed, some of the only — coordinated health care in the entire country. One of the biggest — and most misunderstood — stories of 2014 was about the nation's largest health care system, the Veterans Health ...
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Government to search for Ebola cases in capital FREETOWN (AP):Sierra Leone is planning a house-to-house search for hidden Ebola cases in the capital and surrounding areas, which currently account for more than half of the country's new infections. The government has periodically restricted ...
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Church of England will name first female bishop: report After centuries of male-only leadership, the Church of England's first female bishop should be announced Wednesday, according to a report. The Daily Telegraph reports a female priest has been chosen after 40 years of arguing over letting women into ...
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Britain pledges more support for children affected by Ebola LONDON, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Britain has pledged a 2.5 million pounds (3.93 million U.S. dollars) fund to help children affected by Ebola. The Department for International Development of the United Kingdom said the fund will go to the United Nations ...
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'Bad Carbs' May Not Be That Bad If you generally eat a heart-healthy diet, then you might have one fewer factor to worry about: the "glycemic index" of the carbs you eat, new research suggests. In a new study, researchers looked at how people's health is affected by the types of carbs they eat, ...
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Indoor tanning can lead to burns, fainting, eye injuries Reuters Health - Indoor tanning can send people to the emergency room for burns, eye injuries and losing consciousness, according to U.S. health officials. "It's important for people to understand both the long-term and the short-term risks of indoor tanning," ...
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Syphilis on the Rise Among Gay, Bisexual Men: CDC TUESDAY, Dec. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The number of cases of syphilis in the United States jumped 10 percent from 2012 to 2013, with gay and bisexual men accounting for 75 percent of the increase, U.S health officials reported Tuesday. Rates of ...
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