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US is weighing more aid to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone The United States is weighing an increase in aid, including a possible military component, to help fight the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, the country in West Africa where the deadly virus is spreading the fastest, officials said Thursday. "We are looking at ...
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How the flu vaccine turned out to be a poor match for this year's flu When it comes to developing a seasonal flu vaccine, researchers must take aim at an invisible target. Not only are flu viruses constantly changing, drug manufacturers need to start producing their vaccines four to six months before the flu season starts.
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Health|Deadlier Flu Season Is Possible, CDC Says This year's flu season may be deadlier than usual, and this year's flu vaccine is a relatively poor match to a new virus that is now circulating, federal health officials warned on Thursday. "Flu is unpredictable, but what we've seen thus far is concerning," said Dr.
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Fears abound as superbugs ravage India Deadly superbugs are spreading through India, killing thousands of newborn babies — and other countries are at risk too. More than 58,000 infants died last year as a result of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, according to a study last year in British ...
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Canada bird flu virus identified as 'highly pathogenic' strain WINNIPEG, Manitoba Dec 4 (Reuters) - The bird flu virus that has killed thousands of birds on two Canadian farms in British Columbia is the "highly pathogenic" H5N2 strain, Canada's chief veterinary officer Harpreet Kochhar said on Thursday. The strain was ...
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Obesity-Related Ills May Shave Up to 8 Years Off Your Life: Study THURSDAY, Dec. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The heart disease and diabetes that often accompany obesity may rob people of almost a decade of life and close to two decades of a healthy life, Canadian researchers report. "Not only is excess body weight ...
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'Superbugs' Kill India's Babies and Pose an Overseas Threat A mother nursing her newborn at a hospital in Haryana, where almost every baby born in hospitals in recent years has been injected with antibiotics. Credit Kuni Takahashi for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main ...
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Flu spikes across area, half of nationwide cases not protected well by vaccine Influenza is off to an early and strong start in the St. Louis area. Nationwide reports show most cases are caused by a noxious strain of the type A flu virus — about half of which are not protected well by the vaccine. "The goods news is that 50 percent match ...
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Vaccine may not cover as many flu cases Registered nurse Vanessa Grifaldo prepared to give patient Kashi Ghaley a flu shot at the Vickery Meadow Health Center in October. By SHERRY JACOBSON sjacobson@dallasnews.com. Staff Writer. Published: 04 December 2014 11:08 PM. Updated: 04 ...
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This flu season may be a bad one, CDC warns Minnesota reported its first death of the 2014 flu season Thursday, along with several new outbreaks across the state. hide. FILE- In this Nov. 27, 2014 file photo, Walgreens pharmacist Chris Nguyen gives a free flu shot to Sandra Bazaldua in Houston, Texas.
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US Birthrate Declines for Sixth Consecutive Year; Economy Could Be Factor The number of women in the United States who gave birth dropped last year, according to federal statistics released Thursday, extending the decline for a sixth year. The National Center for Health Statistics reported Thursday that there were 3.93 million births ...
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Flu virus mutates, vaccinated patients still at risk More previously vaccinated patients, say CDC officials, are likely to be diagnosed with influenza in coming weeks. Flu vaccine (Photo: WFAA). CONNECT 1 TWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. DALLAS -- Fourteen-year old Avery Schroeder caught it ...
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Flu vaccine might be less effective this season, CDC says CDC officials said doctors should be on the lookout for patients who might be at higher risk for flu. (Houston Chronicle file). NEW YORK — The flu vaccine might not be very effective this winter, according to U.S. health officials who worry this might lead to more ...
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In US, Undocumented People Can Donate But Not Receive Organs The 37-year-old single mother is desperate to get a transplant so she can get well enough to nurture and provide for her three children again – something she hasn't been able to do for the last couple of years. But her undocumented status disqualifies her ...
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US birth rates hit lowest point in more than a CENTURY, new CDC report shows The US birth rate fell to an all-time low in 2013, continuing a downward trend that started six years earlier. According to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American women gave birth to 3,932,181million babies last year, ...
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Health Care Spending Growth At 53-Year Low Americans' health care spending is following a pattern of slow growth, between 3.6% and 4.1% for five consecutive years, according to new data from the Office of the Actuary (OACT) at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). And it grew more ...
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Duplication Error May Make Giants Endocrinology. Duplication Error May Make Giants. Published: Dec 4, 2014. By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete · Take Posttest. A duplication in a short stretch of the X chromosome may be responsible for a specific ...
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Scientists find why male smokers may run even higher health risks A man smokes in front of a ''no smoking'' sign outside a shopping mall in Shanghai January 10, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Aly Song/Files. Related Topics. World » · Indian Navy soldiers play drums during Navy Day celebrations, marking their battle at Karachi ...
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| Smoking Might Cost Men Their 'Y' Chromosome, Study Finds THURSDAY, Dec. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Men who smoke may see more of their Y chromosomes disappear as they age, a new study suggests. Scientists have long known that as men grow older, the Y chromosome can start to disappear from some of ...
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Canada bird flu virus identifiedas 'highly pathogenic' strain WINNIPEG, Canada - The bird flu virus that has killed thousands of birds on two Canadian farms in British Columbia is the "highly pathogenic" H5N2 strain, Canada's chief veterinary officer Harpreet Kochhar said on Thursday. The strain was last detected in ...
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Male Smokers More Likely to Lose Y Chromosome, Have Higher Mortality Rates Smoking (Photo : Flickr/CC) Men who smoke are three times more likely than non-smoking men to lose their Y chromosomes, according to a recent study. Men who smoke are three times more likely than non-smoking men to lose their Y chromosomes, ...
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'Two souls with one heart': One-in-a-million conjoined twins born sharing the ... Conjoined twin brothers who share the same the same body and heart have been born today in Atlanta. Asa and Eli Hamby - who can never be separated - were welcomed into the world at 7.32am via a pre-planned C-section to mom Robin and dad Michael ...
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Chromosome Duplication Makes Giants Researchers zero in on a gene that may cause gigantism, a condition causing abnormal growth in children. Duplication of a part of the X chromosome may be behind it, they say. (Photo : Wikipedia, Public Domain). A genetic cause of gigantism, a rare ...
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| Scientists find why male smokers may run even higher health risks LONDON: Male smokers are three times more likely than non-smoking men to lose their Y chromosomes, according to research which may explain why men develop and die from many cancers at disproportionate rates compared to women. In a study in the ...
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What happens if you drink 10 cans of coke for 30 consecutive days? 2 George Prior decided to find out the answer if he drinks 10 cans of coke for 30 consecutive days. For a month, Prior drank 10 12-ounce cans of Coke a day. Advertisement. According to Prior, he was inspired by the documentary of Morgan Spurlock's "Super ...
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U.S. Birthrate Drops To Record Low Levels WASHINGTON — American women gave birth to 3,932,181 babies in 2013 as the nation's birthrate fell to another record low, federal researchers reported Thursday. Flickr. The total number of births declined for the sixth straight year, with only 63 babies born ...
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New Drug Helps Repair Spinal Cord Injuries Scientists have created a new chemical compound that can help restore muscle function in patients suffering from spinal cord injuries. The findings are published in the journal Nature. Like Us on Facebook ...
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US Transportation Command taking steps to defend against cyber attacks The U.S. military command that transports troops and cargo is taking aggressive steps to defend its computer networks against destructive cyber attacks by other countries and criminals, its four-star commanding general said on Thursday. Air Force General ...
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Bird Flu Strain Identified in Canada The bird flu virus that has killed thousands of birds on two farms in British Columbia in Canada has been identified as H5N2 strain, officials said on Thursday. Advertisement. John Spika, of the Public Health Agency of Canada, said although the strain found in ...
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| Researchers find why smoking riskier for men than women WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Men who smoke are over three times more likely than nonsmokers to lose their Y chromosomes, according to researchers who have previously shown that loss of the Y chromosome is linked to cancer. The study, published ...
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Gigantism Gene Revealed: Finding Could Lead To New Treatments For The ... Researchers pinpointed a gene within a duplication is a short stretch of the X chromosome that may be linked to excessive childhood growth. Share This Story. The gene in question could have a significant influence on how much children grow, the National ...
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American Birth Rates In Decline Recent data from the National Center for Health Statistics, a division of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, indicates that birth rates in America are falling. It marks the sixth straight year in declining birth rates. To be more specific, the ...
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Smoking Can Cause Males To Lose Cancer-Fighting Y Chromosomes Researchers identified a link between smoking and the loss of the Y chromosome in red blood cells for the first time. Share This Story. Research suggests male smokers have a higher risk of developing cancers outside of the respiratory system than females, ...
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US hospital receives possible Ebola patient from West Africa WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- An American health care worker who may have been exposed to Ebola virus in West Africa has been transferred to the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, the hospital said Thursday. "The patient arrived at the hospital this ...
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PwC: Top 10 Health Industry Issues of 2015 In its annual Top Health Industry Issues of 2015 report, PwC's Health Research Institute (HRI) anticipates that the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare sector will start feeling like a true market. HRI's report explores the top 10 trends that are expected to shape the sector ...
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Top 10 healthcare issues to watch in 2015 US clinicians were asked how comfortable they are using patient data streamed from mobile health apps and devices. Consumerism in healthcare is changing the industry, as patients are paying far closer attention to the costs of medical care than in the past.
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There's a path forward for West Africa A man walks past a billboard warning people of the deadly Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia. Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. The ongoing Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa has fueled pessimism and led many commentators to declare that these nations are beyond ...
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Men Lose Y Chromosome Over Time, but Smoking Can Speed Rate of ... New research out of Sweden suggests men who smoke tobacco could lose their Y chromosome, which could mean lower sperm count, among other things. The loss or degradation of the Y chromosome is nothing new. Scientists have long known that this ...
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Was Your Flu Shot A Waste Of Time This Year? So every year we hammer home the message: get your flu shot! Well that's still good advice. But what do you say when you hear that the strain that's out there causing the most problems has mutated—so the vaccine is not as effective as it should be.
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Antio-biotic Resistant "Super Bugs" kills thousands of Indian Babies Last year, a bacterial infection killed around 58,000 babies in India. It was hard to cure the patients with ordinary antibiotics. Numerous infants and children died every year due to the antibiotic resistant bacteria. A special kind of super bug is responsible for ...
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Stephen P. Erickson: Community-based mental care in RI is essential Care New England's recent advocacy of the medical model for treatment of the mentally ill, ("Integrated care boosts mental health in R.I.," by Dennis Keefe and Dale Klatzker, Commentary, Nov. 22) contains within it an explanation of why that vision, ...
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In State Dec. 5, 2014 ATLANTA: The mother of conjoined twin boys who were recently born in Atlanta says doctors are planning more extensive tests on the heart they share. The boys — Asa and Eli Hamby — share a torso, arms and legs and are joined side-by-side. The boys ...
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Smartphone 'Technoference' Could Ruin Relationships, Study Finds Researchers found the small interruptions that come with smartphone use could be relationship killers, Brigham Young University reported. Share This Story. The research team looked at 143 women who were in committed relationships, and found over 70 ...
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New US Kidney Transplant Rules Take Effect THURSDAY, Dec. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- New rules intended to create a more level playing field for those awaiting kidney transplants in the United States go into effect Thursday. The changes are designed to lengthen the time younger patients will ...
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10 Charts Explain Top Health Industry Issues In 2015 (#4) It is no secret that a tiny sliver of the American patient population is responsible for consuming a sizable chunk of what the nation spends on healthcare. One of the most costly patient groups is the "dual eligibles" – the roughly 9.6 million who qualify for both ...
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Response lags behind rapid shifts in Ebola, says MSF Médecins Sans Frontières has criticised the international community's response to Ebola in West Africa, saying it risks becoming a 'double failure'. Extras: West Africa needs staff, training and transport to effectively fight Ebola. (AFP). The medical ...
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Obesity can shorten life by eight years Being obese can shorten life by eight years and condemn a person to almost two decades of ill-health, new research has shown. Scientists used a computer model to predict that diabetes and heart disease were likely to deprive an obese person of up to 19 ...
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Suspected Ebola patient in US sent to hospital Washington: An American health care worker, suspected to have been exposed to the Ebola virus in West Africa has been sent to the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. "The patient arrived at the hospital this morning at approximately 5.45 am (10.45 GMT)," ...
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WA man cleared of Ebola A WEST Australian man has been cleared of Ebola after being tested in a Perth hospital following a trip to west Africa. THE patient recently returned from a visit to Sierra Leone and was tested at the state's quarantine facility, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, after ...
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Obesity can eat up 8 years of your life In a new study, scientists have found that overweight and obese people can lose up to 8 years of their lives. Researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University, examined the relationship between ...
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