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Study shows clusters of under-immunization in Northern California As a measles outbreak spreads rapidly across Southern California and beyond, scientists have identified clusters of under-immunization in communities in 13 counties in the northern portion of the state. Poring over electronic medical records of children who ...
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Blue Shield warns clients it may end coverage with Sutter Health A tense contract dispute between Blue Shield of California and the Sutter Health network of doctors and hospitals may leave nearly 280,000 Northern and Central California consumers searching for someplace else to get health care. Blue Shield notified more ...
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Backside Downside? Too Much Sitting Killing Us Slowly: Study You might NOT want to sit down for this. Too many hours spent on our buns — typing, gabbing, reading or rooting — elevates our average risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes, Canadian researchers reported Monday following a ...
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Kaiser study: Clusters of unvaccinated children in Bay Area Researchers have identified several geographic hotspots in the San Francisco Bay Area where parents are not vaccinating their children, triggering concern about potential outbreaks of dangerous and preventable infectious diseases. This unique study ...
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N.J. airline passenger treated for Ebola symptoms: hospital A United Airlines passenger showing symptoms of the Ebola virus has been hospitalized after landing at Newark Liberty International Airport from an Ebola affected country, local health officials have confirmed. The unidentified female passenger has been ...
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Woman who worked with Ebola patients monitored at NJ hospital A woman who worked with Ebola patients in Sierra Leone was taken off a United Airlines flight by police in hazmat suits Monday afternoon and was being monitored for the deadly virus at a New Jersey hospital. The Bergen Record reported that Port Authority ...
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| Richter and Actavis say Cariprazine effective on schizophrenia relapse BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian drug maker Richter and its partner Actavis on Tuesday said a Phase III trial had positive results in anti-psychotic drug Cariprazine's effects to prevent relapse for schizophrenia patients. Treatment with Cariprazine was ...
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Mexico fights electronic cigarettes as their sales increase Health authorities have seized the biggest shipment of electronic cigarettes in Mexico's history, more than 9,000 units of a product whose use is banned in this country but which, according to experts, is increasing due to the unproved belief that they help ...
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Experts zero in on pizza as packing pounds on kids The analysis by the journal Pediatrics examines pizza's contribution to the childhood-obesity crisis because it is so widely consumed. By Karen Kaplan. Los Angeles Times (TNS). Related. Reader Comments. Read all comments · Post a comment. advertising.
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Pizzas take a toll on kids' health, shows new study Go ahead, give your kids pizza. Just maybe not so much of it. A new study found that American kids take in more calories, fat and salt on days they eat pizza. That's not necessarily because it's worse than a burger. It has a lot to do with the way pizza lends itself ...
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Sitting for too long can kill you, even if you exercise: study Sitting on one's butt for a major part of the day may be deadly in the long run — even with a regimen of daily exercise, researchers say. In an analysis that pooled data from 41 international studies, Toronto researchers found the amount of time a person sits ...
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Even for the active, a long sit shortens life and erodes health Maybe those of us who sit for long hours in meetings, on phone calls, and tapping away at keyboards should be getting hazard pay. New research that distills the findings of 47 studies concludes that those of us who sit for long hours raise our average risk of ...
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Ebola Affects Not Only the Dead, But the Children Left Behind The victims of the Ebola epidemic aren't just the dead, but also those they have left behind. Mercy, 9, and her 17-year-old brother Harris, lived in a neighborhood in Monrovia, Liberia, with their mother Marie until she contracted the disease and died. It was at ...
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Kaiser study: Clusters of unvaccinated children in Bay Area Researchers have identified two geographic hotspots in the San Francisco Bay Area where parents have refused to vaccinate their children, triggering concern about potential outbreaks of dangerous and preventible infectious disease. These first-ever ...
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Is Pizza As Bad For Kids As Sugary Drinks? (CBS SF) — A new study finds kids are gobbling up pizza at an alarming rate. The Journal of Pediatrics study found nearly a quarter of all American kids are eating pizza on any given day and that pizza makes up nearly a quarter of their calories. The study ...
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Tavenner's Low-Profile CMS Tenure Was All Politics Friday's news that Marilyn Tavenner would step down as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in February first left me feeling ambivalent. Then I actually read the letter she sent to CMS staff, as well as the letter from her boss, Health ...
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'Lifestyle diseases kill 16 million prematurely a year' GENEVA: Diseases linked to lifestyle choices, including diabetes and some cancers, kill 16 million people prematurely each year, the World Health Organization said on Monday, urging action to stop "slow-moving public health disaster". Unhealthy habits like ...
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Couples more likely to get healthy together: study WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Couples are more likely to quit smoking, exercise more or lose weight if they take up these healthy habits together, a new study suggested Monday. Researchers at the University College London in Britain looked at 3,722 ...
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Ebola Centers in Liberia Nearly Empty Tubmanburg, Liberia — Near the hillside shelter where dozens of men and women died of Ebola, a row of green U.S. military tents sit atop a vast expanse of imported gravel. The generators hum; chlorinated water churns in brand-new containers; surveillance ...
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Youths who don't sleep well may end up drinking heavily, engaging in risky ... POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Young people who don't regularly get a good night's sleep may end up engaging in heavy drinking and risky sexual behavior later in life, according to a new study. Youths in the United States often don't get enough sleep, ...
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Poor Sleep in Teens May Predict Alcohol, Drug Problems Sleeping Student (Photo : Tumblr/Napping All Over Rutgers) Sleep difficulties in adolescents can predict specific substance-related problems, according to a recent study. Sleep difficulties in adolescents can predict specific substance-related problems, ...
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Consumer Reports: The truth about gluten may surprise you The biggest trend in the food world shows no signs of slowing down. According to a recent survey of more than 1,000 Americans by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, 63 percent thought that following a gluten-free diet would improve physical ...
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Mother dies after giving birth to quadruplets; how families manage with multiple ... It's a story that has captured the hearts of people across the country, and really across the globe.A valley mother dies after giving birth to a set of quads. The babies are healthy and now the dad is facing the challenge of raising the babies on his own. It's a story ...
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Deadly Ebola victimized not only dead, but thousands of orphans left behind Marie, who died in Monrovia by the deadly Ebola, left behind Mercy a 9 year old girl with her 17-year-old brother Harris. It was at the height of the outbreak in Monrovia and all of their neighbors were terrified. "This disease is unlike any other. Just the shock of ...
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Study Reveals: Lack of Sleep in Teens Can lead to Alcohol and Drug Issues A latest U.S research proposes that lack of sleep and poor sleep can lead to several mental and psychological issues in teens. The irregular patterns of sleep can increase the risk of "regretful" sexual behavior, use of alcohol and drug addiction up to 50 ...
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Want to Get Healthy? Get Your Partner Involved MONDAY, Jan. 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- For those looking to embrace a healthier lifestyle, you might want to enlist your spouse or significant other. Men and women who want to stop smoking, get active and lose weight are much more likely to meet with ...
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Woman, child die of bird flu in Egypt, five deaths so far this year CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian woman and child died of H5N1 bird flu, the health ministry said on Monday, the fourth and fifth persons to die of the illness in the country this year. The six-year-old child died in Minya province on Monday evening, after a ...
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A Recent Study Attempts To Better Understand Healthier Salt Intake Guidelines A new study has gathered more accurate evidence on the effects of salt in the diet; mainly that there really is no reason to be overly concerned about it. Most people, according to this study, probably consume a relatively healthy amount of salt. The study ...
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Lack sleep linked to risky behavior among youths 1 A new study shows that youths who lack sleep have a higher risk of drinking more and participating in risky sexual behavior. The researchers added that it can lead to bad judgments as well in the future. Advertisement. Because of this, the researchers urge ...
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Couples Working Together To Become Healthy More Likely To Have Success (Photo : Getty Images/Markus Bernhard) Couples who hold the same health goals are more likely to be successful. A spouse or significant other may be the key to success when it comes to getting healthy, according to a new study. To conduct the study, ...
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Teens who don't sleep well have alcohol issues later: study Teens who have trouble hitting the hay may hit the bottle a little harder as they get older. Sleep-deprived teenagers are more likely to develop drinking problems, according to a new study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
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Phoenix Mom Dies In Quadruplet Delivery Phoenix mother Erica Morales passed away after giving birth to quadruplets: three girls and a boy. All the babies are healthy but now the dad is asking for help to raise them on his own. He's started a GoFundMe page, which has collected over $100,000 in ...
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Health Officials Still Debate Over the Social and Physical Health Risks of E ... Health officials continue to grow more and more concerned that electronic cigarettes are being marketed to attract the youth market. Joyce Redford, the director of the North Shore/Cape Ann Tobacco Program reports, "One of the big things is that they're ...
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Is Salt Getting a Bad Rap for Nothing? Study Shows More Salt Isn't Harmful Salt may not be as bad for the heart as once believed - what effect does it have on cardiovascular disease? (Photo : Flickr / Kevin Dooley). Salt may not be as hazardous to health as traditionally believed, according to new research from Emory University and ...
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TV Alcohol Ads Tied to Problem Drinking for Teens, Study Finds MONDAY, Jan. 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds a link between the number of TV ads for alcohol a teen views, and their odds for problem drinking. Higher "familiarity" with booze ads "was associated with the subsequent onset of drinking ...
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Fight threatens thousands of Californians' health coverage SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A contract dispute between health insurance provider Blue Shield of California and the Sutter Health network of doctors and hospitals is threatening to force nearly 280,000 consumers in Northern and Central California to find new ...
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3 more possible local measles cases; urgent care clinic closed SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A measles outbreak continued to affect the San Diego region Monday as health officials reported suspected cases among three North County residents and Sharp Healthcare closed an urgent care clinic in Rancho Bernardo following the ...
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Baby's age at gluten exposure not tied to celiac disease The age at, which babies are introduced to foods with gluten doesn't affect their risk of developing celiac disease, a new study finds. Earlier studies had suggested that introducing gluten between the ages of four and six months might lower the risk of celiac ...
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Disneyland Measles cases reported in four states Many patients in the outbreak that began in Disneyland were not vaccinated. (Source: NBC News). NBC News StoriesNBC News StoriesMore>> · Disneyland Measles cases reported in four states · Disneyland Measles cases reported in four states. Updated: ...
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Couples that stay together are healthier together 3 A new study about the healthy habits of couples shows that couples that do healthy habits together are healthier than those who do it on their own. According to the researchers, couple are more likely to become successful in quitting smoking and losing ...
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New e-cigarette laws may prove fatal for some small and local businesses "E-Cigarettes are easily the most popular thing in the tobacco industry, easily as popular as hookah and glass pipes; it's what's hot nowadays," said manager George Ranson of the West Lafayette Smoke Shop. In fact, according to the National Institute on ...
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Life in the slow lane: Walking groups boost health PARIS - Joining a walking group is one of the easiest ways to boost health and morale, according to an investigation published Monday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Researchers at Britain's University of East Anglia analysed 42 published studies ...
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Northside woman concerned about Ebola exposure on flight from Brussels e.E. Charlton-Trujillo travels internationally on a regular basis as a filmmaker and novelist. She was in Brussels visiting family before she boarded a United Airlines flight to Newark. Several people on board were from a connecting flight from Sierra Leone, ...
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Study, All Work & No Play Could Make You Binge Drinker All work and no play, brings about numerous intrusion in the health and your stability. A new study says that involving oneself in loads of working hours or juggling between many jobs, can cause alcohol indulgence. Not only does it lead you to this terrible ...
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Passenger hospitalized after travel from Ebola-affected nation The passenger is being kept overnight for further evaluation 'in an abundance of caution.' (Source: CNN). HACKENSACK, NJ (CNN) - A plane passenger who recently traveled to an Ebola-affected country was hospitalized after a flight landed in Newark, ...
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Shun bad habits together when it comes to health If your wife finally puts on her shoes and hit the gym, it is possible that you will follow her footsteps for a healthy life together. This is the gist of a new study that found that people were more successful in swapping bad habits like no exercise, smoking and ...
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Passenger hospitalized after travel from Ebola-affected nation HACKENSACK, NJ (CNN) - A plane passenger who recently traveled to an Ebola-affected country was hospitalized after a flight landed in Newark, NJ on Monday, according to a spokeswoman for Hackensack University Medical Center, who did not specify ...
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Walking groups boost health, study shows Walking is a risk-free activity, study finds. – File picture by Choo Choy MayPARIS, Jan 20 — Joining a walking group is one of the easiest ways to boost health and morale, according to an investigation published yesterday in the British Journal of Sports ...
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MSF slams expensive vaccines, urges GSK and Pfizer to cut prices LONDON Jan 20 (Reuters) - the international charity Medecins Sans Frontieres urged drugmakers GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer on Tuesday to slash the price of their pneumococcal vaccines to $5 per child in poor countries. In a report on vaccine prices ahead ...
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Medical first means newborn is Britain's youngest organ donor A six-day-old baby has donated her kidneys in a British medical first which doctors say could give hope to hundreds of babies and children. Each year around 1,000 people die on UK waiting lists, with widespread shortages of donors and difficulties finding ...
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