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Measles may become 'endemic' without vaccination, proper clinical diagnosis ... The number of measles cases reported in the U.S. in January has surpassed the total median number of cases in previous years, and more adults are contracting the virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said during a telebriefing ...
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Measles has infected 84 people in 14 states this year A resort such as Disneyland, where visitors mix with people from all over the world before flying home, is the perfect place to start a nationwide measles epidemic, public health experts say.
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Super Bowl 2015: Officials on Alert for Measles During Big Game Arizona health officials are attempting to contain a measles outbreak that has already spread through multiple states as thousands of fans arrive in Phoenix ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl.
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Obama to Unveil Research Initiative Aiming to Develop Tailored Medical ... WASHINGTON - President Obama on Friday will announce a major biomedical research initiative, including plans to collect genetic data on one million Americans so that scientists can develop drugs and treatments tailored to individual patients' specific ...
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Disney Measles Outbreak Came From Overseas, CDC Says An outbreak of measles that started in California's Disneyland probably came from overseas, carried either by a foreign tourist or by an American coming back with the virus, a top federal health official said Thursday.
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Families fear for children too young to be vaccinated MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. - Parents Natalie and Brandon Bradshaw broke the news to their kids: They're not going to Disneyland, at least not right now.
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With Just a Few New Cases of Ebola, Liberia's Kids Head Back to School There's some good news out of the Ebola epidemic. The virus has slowed so much in Liberia that local officials are re-opening the schools there and global health officials say they can now shift into a new mode: trying to end the epidemic.
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Suspected Ebola patient admitted to California hospital SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - A patient suspected of being infected with Ebola was admitted on Thursday to a special isolation unit of a University of California hospital in Sacramento and was being tested for infection, hospital and public health officials ...
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Liberia delays school reopening by two weeks as Ebola cases fall MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia said on Friday it would delay reopening schools for two weeks in order to better prepare safety measures against the Ebola virus, which has killed more than 3,650 people in the country but now appears to be receding.
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Eye Tracking May Help to Spot Concussions Quickly THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A new eye-tracking method might help determine the severity of concussions, researchers report.
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US proposes effort to analyze DNA from 1 million people WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has proposed analyzing genetic information from more than 1 million American volunteers as part of a new initiative to understand human disease and develop medicines targeted to an individual's genetic ...
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Study supports Roche's disputed blockbuster flu drug Tamiflu LONDON Jan 30 (Reuters) - A major analysis of one of the world's most fiercely disputed medicines, Roche's Tamiflu, has found it cuts flu symptoms by a day and can help some patients avoid hospital treatment and complications.
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UCD Medical Center patient being tested for Ebola A patient is being treated at the UC Davis Medical Center for the Ebola virus, according to representatives from the hospital and the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services.
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Measles May Be in US to Stay, 15 Years After It Left (Bloomberg) -- Measles could once again become native in the U.S., disease experts worry, as an outbreak in California linked to Disneyland has put a spotlight on a growing failure to vaccinate that's helping the disease to spread.
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Measles Outbreak Has Arizona Tracking 1000 Who Might Have Been Exposed DENVER - Arizona health officials were tracking more than 1,000 people on Thursday, including at least 195 children, who might have been exposed to measles as part of an outbreak that began at Disneyland in Southern California.
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Suspected Ebola patient hospitalized at U.C. Davis Medical Center SACRAMENTO -- A patient with symptoms consistent with Ebola infection is being evaluated at the U.C. Davis Medical Center, California Public Health Department officials said Thursday.
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Possible Ebola patient in Sacramento; news conference canceled California and Sacramento County health officials have canceled an afternoon news conference to update the public on a patient who may have tested positive for Ebola at UC Davis Medical Center.
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New Study Of Retired NFL Players' Brains Shows Why Tackle Football Should ... How young is too young to be playing tackle football? There are plenty of leagues around the country where kids as young as six play.
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March meeting to plan rebuilding of Ebola-hit states NAIROBI Jan 29 (Reuters) - Governments and international organisations plan to meet in March to work out how to rebuild three West African nations whose economies have been shattered by Ebola, a U.N.
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Arizona Officials Say Nearly 1000 People May Have Been Exposed to Measles THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- In a development that could dramatically widen the scope of a measles outbreak that began last month at Disney parks in California, Arizona health officials said Wednesday that up to 1,000 people in that state ...
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Ebola likely to persist in 2015 as communities resist aid - Red Cross GENEVA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - West Africa will be lucky to wipe out Ebola this year, as the local population remains suspicious of aid workers, especially in Guinea, the Red Cross said on Friday.
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Wile E. Coyote inspires new way to diagnose concussions NEW YORK -- Dirk Kaufman, 51, was riding his bike last March when he was hit by a car. He wound up in the emergency room at Bellevue hospital.
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As Ebola Caseload Declines, Focus Shifts Efforts to slow the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola are shifting to a focus on ending the epidemic and rebuilding the three West African countries that it has devastated.
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Disneyland's measles outbreak likely came from overseas Health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have announced that the measles outbreak which started in California's Disneyland likely came from overseas.
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Bill would raise California smoking age to 21 Legislation to raise the legal smoking age in California from 18 to 21 was introduced Thursday in the state Senate. Sen. Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina (Los Angeles County), said he had authored the bill in an effort to "severely limit teen access to tobacco ...
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Early Birds May Catch the Worm, but Night Owls May Snatch the Win THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Who's going to win Sunday's Super Bowl? It may depend, in part, on which team has the most "night owls," a new study suggests.
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Study Tests High Blood Pressure Control During Pregnancy High blood pressure during pregnancy is increasingly common, largely due to older age and obesity. Although there is widespread agreement that hypertension in these women should be treated when it is high enough to raise the risk of stroke, there is little ...
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Patient tested for Ebola at Calif.'s UC Davis hospital A patient being cared for at UC Davis Medical Center in California is being tested for Ebola, according to a UC Davis Health System spokesperson.
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Tight BP Control in Pregnancy Fails to Improve Outcomes savesaved; ">. author name. by Sarah Wickline Wallan Staff Writer, MedPage Today. This article is a collaboration between MedPage Today® and: Medpage Today.
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Suspected Ebola patient admitted to California hospital SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - A patient suspected of being infected with Ebola was admitted on Thursday to the University of California, Davis, Medical Center in Sacramento, the hospital said in a statement.
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Obama's $215 Million DNA Sequencing Project Is A Great Idea This morning, President Obama is going to announce the new "Precision Medicine Initiative that he teased in his State of the Union address on January 20 to a roomful of luminaries including the research heads of several major drug makers.
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Bedtime 'has huge impact on sport' Our internal body clock has such a dramatic impact on sporting ability that it could alter the chances of Olympic gold, say researchers.
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Reminder: Most people think vaccinations should be mandatory for children The ongoing measles outbreak that originated at Disneyland has infected dozens of people so far this year, with hundreds of additional people being monitored for exposure.
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Young adults say they see e-cigs as safe, fun technology (Reuters Health) - Many young adults are enthusiastically "vaping" e-cigarettes, drawn by the nifty technology, tasty flavors and their own physical sense that the devices are doing them no harm, according to new research.
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Anti-vaccine parents dropped by some US doctors With California gripped by a measles outbreak, Dr. Charles Goodman posted a clear notice in his waiting room and on Facebook: His practice will no longer see children whose parents won't get them vaccinated.
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Could cattle feedlots be spreading antibiotic resistance through the air? A new study shows scientists are starting to understand how antibiotic resistance from open-air farms can travel through the air to spread to human populations.
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White House Details 'Precision Medicine' Initiative White House press secretary Josh Earnest answers questions Thursday about President Barack Obama's upcoming budget proposal, which includes funding for personalized medicine.
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Patient Tested for Ebola in California A patient exhibiting symptoms "consistent with Ebola infection" was being treated in isolation at a Sacramento, Calif., hospital Thursday.
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New Ebola cases fall under 100 for 1st week since June New weekly cases of Ebola fell below 100 in three hot spots for the first time since last June, but the hardest part of stamping out the outbreak remains, infectious disease experts say.
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Legislation would raise smoking age in California from 18 to 21 Alarmed by the prevalence of tobacco use among teenagers, state Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) introduced legislation Thursday that would raise the legal minimum smoking age in California from 18 to 21.
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Early Birds May Catch the Worm, but Night Owls May Snatch the Win Quarterback Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy following victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 48 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on February 2, 2014.
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Buzz Kill: 3 Daily Cocktails May Boost Stroke Risk: Study You may want to keep that third beer of the night stashed in your fridge. People in their 50s and 60s who down more than two alcoholic beverages daily have a 34 percent higher risk of stroke compared to lighter drinkers - and are more apt to suffer a stroke ...
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Heavy drinking in midlife 'bigger risk factor for stroke than hypertension, diabetes' It is well known that high blood pressure and diabetes can raise the risk of stroke. But a new twin study finds that, for middle-aged individuals, there may be one factor that increases this risk even more: heavy alcohol consumption.
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Doctors Fear Measles Exposure To Super Bowl Patrons Phoenix, Ariz. (CBS Seattle) - About 1,000 people in Arizona near the site of Super Bowl XLIX have recently been exposed to measles, according to health officials.
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Quick public health response helping to limit measles cases The battle to halt the spread of the measles outbreak that began at Disneyland has required both infectious disease expertise and a good amount of old-fashioned detective work.
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Doctor's notes: American Ebola survivor back in Africa, dealing with loss (CNN) January 26, 2015. I've been here 10 days now, and spent last weekend on call at ELWA Hospital, the 55-bed facility that SIM runs just outside Monrovia, Liberia's capital city.
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Measles outbreak with Disney park origins grows to 95 cases A woman with a Mickey Mouse hat walks toward Sleeping Beauty's Castle at Disneyland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif.
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Health Care Providers Take Action To Stop Further Spread Of Measles LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) —Health care providers in California are taking a stand against the spread of measles. Los Angeles pediatrician Dr.
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2015 US measles outbreak already at 84 cases, more than in a typical year The 2015 measles outbreak already has spread to 84 people, more than health officials typically see in an entire year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
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California announces campaign to combat use of e-cigarettes Arguing that the rising popularity of electronic cigarettes soon would undermine California's leadership in reducing tobacco use, state health officials Wednesday called for tighter regulation of the devices and announced an educational campaign to combat ...
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