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Disneyland measles outbreak spreads An outbreak of measles that began at Disneyland before Christmas is disrupting lives in six states. Seventy people have been diagnosed with measles, and hundreds more have been exposed at schools, doctor's offices, hospitals, shopping malls and other ...
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Sorry, Pregnant Women, New Study Is Not a Carte Blanche to Eat Sushi Despite jubilant tweets and Facebook posts to the contrary, a new study does not reverse decades of advice prohibiting pregnant women from eating sushi, experts said.
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Legally Blind Mom Sees Newborn for First Time Through Special Glasses Kathy Beitz has been legally blind since she was 11 years old, but she got to see her newborn on the day he was born by wearing special glasses.
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Liberia Ebola vaccine trial 'challenging' as cases tumble DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - A steep fall in Ebola cases in Liberia will make it hard to prove whether experimental vaccines work in a major clinical trial about to start in the country, the head of the U.S.
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School-wide prevention program lowers teen suicide risk (Reuters Health) - After a school-based prevention program, European teenagers were about half as likely to attempt suicide or to feel suicidal, a new study shows.
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How the US went from eliminating measles to a measles outbreak at Disneyland In 2000, the United States declared that measles had been eliminated. But the country experienced a record number of measles cases last year, while an outbreak this month that began at Disneyland has been linked to dozens of cases in California and other ...
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| FDA approves NPS drug, in move validating Shire takeover deal (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s drug Natpara to treat a rare hormone disorder, validating a bet by Shire Plc, which recently agreed to acquire NPS for $5.2 billion.
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Just five Ebola cases left in Liberia, government says MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia, once the epicenter of West Africa's deadly Ebola epidemic, has just five remaining confirmed cases of the disease, a senior health official said on Friday, highlighting the country's success in halting new infections.
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Fewer celiac diagnoses among poor UK children (Reuters Health) - Children from poorer areas in the UK are less likely to be diagnosed with celiac disease - but it's not clear why, researchers say.
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Astellas' Novel Anti-Fungal Wins FDA Panel Support savesaved; ">. by Shannon Firth Contributing Writer. SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Astellas' novel drug, isavuconazonium (Cresemba) for treatment of invasive aspergillosis won the unanimous endorsement of an FDA advisory committee.
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Ebola vaccine heads to Liberia for tests even as crisis eases It took so long for the first Ebola vaccination to be shipped to Liberia that the crisis there was waning before British company GlaxoSmithKline announced that 300 doses of an experimental vaccine were on their way to the West African nation on Friday.
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UPDATE 1-Pediatrician group urges measles vaccinations amid Disneyland ... (Adds renewed debate over anti-vaccination movement). By Dan Whitcomb. LOS ANGELES Jan 23 (Reuters) - The leading U.S. pediatrician group on Friday urged parents, schools and communities to vaccinate children against measles in the face of an ...
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Measles in the Magic Kingdom? It's a Small World, After All One would think our recent experience with Ebola -- the rapid and predictable, albeit, rare transmission of the disease out from its site of origin to far-flung places around the globe, including here, and the attendant hysteria -- would have taught us already that ...
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California measles outbreak expands to 78 cases; more likely The measles outbreak centered in California continues to expand, with officials now confirming 78 cases of the illness in seven states and Mexico.
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Leading scientist warns that Ebola eradication may be elusive Nearly 40 years ago, Dr. Peter Piot was on a team of scientists in the Belgian city of Antwerp that discovered the Ebola virus. An airline pilot had delivered a blood sample from a Belgian nun who had fallen mysteriously ill in the central African country then ...
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70 People Now Infected in US Measles Outbreak FRIDAY, Jan. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The number of people infected with measles linked to the outbreak at Disney amusement parks in Southern California now stands at 70, health officials reported Thursday.
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Measles outbreak changes game for Bay Area hospitals With the Disneyland measles outbreak expected to grow in the coming weeks, Bay Area hospitals and doctors' offices are preparing for new cases and a flood of questions from patients worried about getting sick.
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FDA clears new medical app to track real-time glucose levels in diabetics Doctors and other caregivers will soon be able to track the blood-sugar levels of diabetic patients by simply logging into a smartphone app, in the latest example of how mobile technologies are changing the health care landscape.
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Flu Remains Widespread in Much of US Jan. 23, 2015 - The flu is still widespread in a majority of states, and flu-related hospitalizations and deaths are on the rise, the CDC says.
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Good-Quality Sleep When Young Helps Memory Later In Life, Study Says Younger people may pride themselves in the ability to stay up all night and still function the next day, but a new study suggests they rethink their poor sleeping habits.
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Flu season hits some big states hard Flu season may be starting to let up a bit in some parts of the country, but it's hitting a number of big states hard. The latest update from the U.S.
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Pediatrician group urges measles vaccinations amid Disneyland outbreak LOS ANGELES Jan 23 (Reuters) - The leading U.S. pediatrician group on Friday urged parents, schools and communities to vaccinate children against measles in the face of an outbreak that began at Disneyland in California in December and has spread to ...
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10 things I wish people understood about suicide Like most secular people, and many religious ones, for most of my life I believed the dominant cultural idea about suicide: that it was everyone's private choice.
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CDC: Flu still hitting hard in most of US, but spread seems to be slowing (CNN) The flu is still hitting the U.S. hard, but the number of new infections seems to be slowing down from week to week. That's according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which that monitors cases throughout the country.
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Ebola Vaccine Sent to W. Africa for Testing Jan. 23, 2015 --The first shipment of an experimental Ebola vaccine is being sent to Liberia for field testing, but experts say it may be difficult to determine how effective it is because the number of Ebola cases in West Africa is falling.
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Good-quality sleep when younger, not older, may benefit later-life memory Investing in good-quality sleep as a young or middle-aged adult may be key for a good memory later in life, according to a new study published in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science.
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78 People Now Infected in U.S. Measles Outbreak FRIDAY, Jan. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The number of people infected with measles linked to the outbreak at Disney amusement parks in southern California now stands at 78, health officials reported Friday.
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No 'taste of Paradise' as Ebola fears hit Bounty bar beach It's gleaming white sands may not be as famous as Copacabana or Bondi, but when it comes to marketing itself as a tropical paradise, River No 2 Beach in Sierra Leone has a unique claim to fame.
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Placer County reports its first flu-related death Placer County health officials reported Friday they believe influenza is a contributing cause in a Placer County man's death this week.
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FDA approves meningitis B vaccine distributed to Princeton University students The Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday that it had approved a meningitis vaccine that was offered at Princeton University following an outbreak that infected nine people and resulted in one death.
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Mobile Monitoring of Blood Glucose Is Approved The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a set of mobile medical applications that allow people with diabetes to share information about the level of glucose in their blood with doctors in real time using an iPhone.
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Video Shows Baby Smile After 'Seeing' Mom For The First Time DENVER (CBS4) - An emotional video showing a Denver child as she wore special glasses that allowed her to "see" her mother for the first time has captured the heart of the Internet.
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First batch of Ebola vaccine set to arrive in Liberia The first batch of experimental Ebola vaccine from phamaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) was due to arrive in Liberia on Friday, providing a boost to public health officials hopeful to stem the spread of the disease, which has killed more than 8,000 ...
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Measles vaccination is not 100 percent effective As the number of confirmed cases in the recent California-centered measles outbreak continues to rise, some concern has spread about the handful of patients who were immunized against the disease but contracted it anyway.
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Baby with new glasses sees mom for the first time Baby Louise was born with albinism, a genetic condition in which a person has little or no pigment in their hair or skin. The absence of melanin can also interfere with a person's ability to see due to a lack of pigment in the eyes.
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Sierra Leone eases blocks on travel, business as Ebola wanes FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - With the Ebola outbreak weakening in West Africa, Sierra Leone eased restrictions on movement and commercial activity Friday even as the president warned that the fight against the deadly disease is not yet over.
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Shire's $5.2 Billion Gamble Pays Off as NPS Drug Wins Approval NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NPSP:US) won U.S. approval for the first drug to treat a rare hormonal abnormality, vindicating Shire Plc (SHP)'s gamble to buy the company for $5.2 billion before the outcome was publicly known.
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Placer County Reports First Flu-Related Death Of Season PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) - Officials announced Friday that Placer County has suffered its first flu-related death of the season. Placer County health officials say the victim, a man whose identity is not being released, was under the age of 65 and had been ...
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Officials: New cases of white-nose syndrome in bats found MOHAWK, Mich. (AP) - State officials say they've received the first reports this winter of Michigan bats dying from white-nose syndrome.
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Michigan Confirms First Child Death From Flu This Season DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A child in southeast Michigan has died from the flu, making it the state's first confirmed adolescent death from the virus this season.
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Prescription painkillers increases the risk of brain, spine and heart defects in ... Prescription painkillers including codeine and morphine increases the risk of serious birth defects in babies, a study has found. A group of painkillers known as opioid-based drugs increase the risk of serious birth defects of the baby's brain, spine and heart, ...
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FDA approves 2nd vaccine against meningitis strain WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health regulators have approved a second vaccine to prevent a strain of bacteria that can cause deadly cases of meningitis.
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Anti-Vaxxers Fingered in Disney Measles Outbreak Measles California People walk toward the Sleeping Beauty's Castle in the background at Disneyland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif.
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UPDATE 4-Doctors group urges measles shots as Disneyland outbreak spreads (State public health agency cites unvaccinated individuals as principal factor in outbreak). By Dan Whitcomb. LOS ANGELES Jan 23 (Reuters) - The leading U.S.
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Liberia to Receive First Batch of Experimental Ebola Vaccine Volunteer Andrew Matzen receives a trial Ebola vaccine at the Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine in Oxford, U.k.
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FDA OKs Second Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccine A vaccine for serogroup B meningococcal disease that received an emergency trial run on two college campuses was approved today by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Sleeping on stomach 'may raise risk of sudden death in epilepsy' People with epilepsy who sleep on their stomach may be at much higher risk of sudden unexpected death than those with the disorder who do not sleep in this position.
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Disney measles outbreak spreads to more US states, Mexico LOS ANGELES - A measles outbreak centred around Disneyland in California has spread to six more US states and Mexico, and an international visitor to the theme park likely sparked the health alert, officials said Friday.
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Social distancing 'effective for minimizing flu risk' In early January, the Centers for Illness Manage and Prevention (CDC) revealed that the present flu season had already reached the threshold for epidemic status, with a important enhance in flu activity across the US in space of 1 week and 15 youngster ...
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NPS Pharma Says FDA OKs Natpara For Hypoparathyroidism Treatment - Quick ... Biopharmaceutical company NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NPSP: Quote) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Natpara (parathyroid hormone) as an adjunct to calcium and vitamin D to control hypocalcemia in patients with ...
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