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What's in a Measles Vaccine? Many people who resist getting measles vaccines say they're worried the ingredients are toxic, or might harm them or their children.
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US measles outbreak prompts vaccine crackdown in New Mexico schools (Reuters) - One of New Mexico's largest public school districts, reacting to a measles outbreak in California that has infected about 100 people, is redoubling its enforcement of student vaccination rules this month, the school board president said on Friday.
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Measles outbreak spurs new action in California, New Mexico (Reuters) - Students at all 10 campuses of the University of California will be required to be screened for tuberculosis and vaccinated for measles, mumps, rubella and other diseases under a new health plan set to take effect in 2017, the university said on ...
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Germs of the New York Subway: Scores of Mysterious Microbes Found What's riding the New York City subway, other than millions of humans each week? Pizza crud, gut germs - and scores of mysterious, unidentified microscopic species, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medical College.
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Florida Woman Gives Birth to 14.1-Pound Baby A Florida woman may have to buy bigger diapers after giving birth to a 14.1-pound baby. Maxxzandra Ford's newborn son, Avery, is the heaviest infant to ever be born at St. Joseph's Women's Hospital in Tampa, Florida, according to the hospital.
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Bubonic Plague in the Subway System? Don't Worry About It No human being has caught it in New York City for at least a century, but still, there it was, researchers said, in places touched by hundreds, maybe thousands, of people every day.
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Woman delivers 14.1-pound baby at Tampa's St. Joseph's Women's Hospital TAMPA -- Chunky newborn Avery Denton curled up in his mother Maxxandra Ford's arms Friday morning wearing a shirt that read "World Record Breaker.
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How bad is measles around the world? (CNN) Measles this year has hit the most disparate places: camps for internally displaced people in northeast Nigeria, who've had to flee from Boko Haram, and Disneyland in California.
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Woman's stool transplant leads to 'tremendous weight gain' A woman has dramatically gained weight after a stool transplant from her daughter, doctors report. It is a genuine medical procedure to transplant healthy bacteria into a diseased gut, but US doctors think it may have affected her waistline.
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Mom delivers 14-pound baby naturally after discovering pregnancy at 8.5 months Soon, a Florida mother will take home an almost 14-pound bundle of joy she only recently discovered was on his way. Maxxzandra Ford didn't think anything was unusual for most of her pregnancy.
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More than 600 types of microbes found on the subway: study All aboard the D(irty) train! If you thought your daily commute couldn't get any more crowded, think again - New York straphangers are not only sharing their ride with 8 million other disgruntled city-dwellers, but hundreds of bacteria, viral, fungal and animal ...
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Toledo, Ohio, Mayor Dies After Cardiac Arrest While Driving Mayor D. Michael Collins, who became an advocate for expanded attention to drinking water quality after Toledo's water supply was contaminated by toxins, died Friday, five days after suffering cardiac arrest while driving during a snowstorm.
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California measles outbreak: State cases now over 100 Measles cases in California reached triple digits for the first time this year, jumping by four since Wednesday to 103, state public health officials said Friday.
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Daycare centers are latest hit with measles outbreak Five infants at a suburban Chicago KinderCaredaycare center are the latest to be diagnosed with measles, part of an outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people in the past few weeks.
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HIV-related deaths still high but declining among blacks, CDC says HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, particles in purple, cause the disease AIDS. Credit: CDC/ Dr. A. Harrison; Dr. P. Feorino. Deaths among HIV-diagnosed blacks in the United States have fallen, but the rate among this group of Americans remains higher ...
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Canada's high court strikes down ban on assisted suicide Canada's absolute ban on assisted suicide is out of step with the times and deprives those with incurable illnesses their right to decide matters "critical to their dignity and autonomy," the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.
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IUDs, hormonal implants may be effective beyond approved use, study finds A new study has found that long-acting forms of birth control may work one year longer than their approved duration of use, and researchers are studying whether they may be effective another two years beyond that.
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Defending the Mother Who Abandoned Her Down Syndrome Baby If you've been on Facebook in the past 24 hours, you've probably heard the story of Samuel Forrest, a baby born with Down Syndrome in a hospital in Armenia.
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Woman experiences unexpected, rapid weight gain after fecal transplant ... A woman who had a successful fecal transplant to treat a bacterial infection in her intestines has experienced unexpected and rapid weight gain, causing doctors to consider the role of gut bacteria in metabolism and health.
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UC will require measles vaccination for incoming students As the Disneyland measles outbreak continues to spread, the University of California announced Friday that it would require incoming students to be vaccinated for the measles as well as other diseases.
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Florida woman gives birth to 14.1-pound baby boy (CNN) A Florida woman didn't expect to give birth to one of the largest babies born in the state. But that didn't stop little Avery Ford from coming into the world at a whopping 14.1 pounds.
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Lake County testing suspected case of measles A school bus leaves KinderCare in Palatine, Ill., on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. Public health officials say they are investigating a cluster of measles cases in the suburban Chicago school.
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HIV becoming less deadly for African Americans Death rates of African Americans living with HIV dropped 28% between 2008 and 2012, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Day care centers highlight problem in measles fight CHICAGO - Measles infections in five babies at a suburban Chicago day care center reveal a potential weak link in public-health efforts to contain the disease, officials said Friday, explaining that infants who are too young to be vaccinated and in close ...
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Measles cases turn attention to bounty of childhood vaccines Measles is in the news, but it's just one of more than a dozen preventable -- and sometimes forgotten -- diseases targeted by vaccines for children.
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Dad refuses to give up son Down syndrome; wife divorces him A New Zealand father refused to give up his newborn son who had has Down syndrome - prompting his wife to divorce him. Samuel Forrest's wife gave him an ultimatum when their son, Leo, was born last month: Give up the boy or face a breakup.
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California measles cases top 100 (CNN) The number of confirmed measles cases in California has grown to 103, the state's health department said Friday. Many of the cases -- 32 -- are in Orange County, home to Disneyland, where an outbreak of the disease began in mid-December.
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Smartphone device can diagnose HIV, syphilis in 15 minutes Lab quality HIV and STD screenings from your smartphone? There's an invention for that. A portable device developed by a team of Columbia University researchers can diagnose HIV and syphilis in 15 minutes using a finger prick of blood.
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University of California to require all students to get measles shot LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Students at all 10 campuses of the University of California will be required to be screened for tuberculosis and vaccinated for measles, mumps, rubella and other diseases under a new health plan set to take effect in 2017, the ...
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5 Palatine daycare measles cluster cases confirmed; total 6 in state Snow rests at the bottom of a KinderCare Learning Center sign on East Palatine Road, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in Palatine, Ill. Public health officials say students, staff and faculty at the facility have been notified and anyone who hasn't been vaccinated for ...
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Colorado right-to-die bill gets first public hearing Dozens of people with serious illnesses and others who have seen relatives suffer packed a Colorado legislative hearing Friday to testify on a proposal that would give dying patients the option to seek help ending their lives.
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Why Is 90 Percent of America Stressed About Money? With an economy that's supposedly improving, you wouldn't expect 90% of Americans to say they're still stressed about money.
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One Dad's Choice To Keep His Son With Down Syndrome -- No Matter What Samuel Forrest says he was given a choice: Abandon his newborn son, or get a divorce. It all started soon after Forrest's son, Leo, was born in Armenia on Jan. 21.
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CDC: New Jersey Infant Did Have Measles, First Case In State JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) - An infant in New Jersey is the state's first recent case of measles, part of an outbreak affecting 15 states so far.
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State braces for measles after outbreak at Disneyland Doctors and public health officials are girding for the possible arrival of measles in Massachusetts, as an outbreak that originated in California's Disneyland moves swiftly across the country and sparks renewed alarm over a nearly conquered illness.
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Flu epidemic seems to be slowing, but 8 more children have died (CNN) The flu is still hitting the U.S. hard, but fewer people seem to be getting sick with it and the number of new infections seems to be slowing down from week to week.
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Canada's Top Court Backs Doctor-Assisted Suicide OTTAWA—Canada's top court on Friday said Canadians have a right to end their lives with the help of a doctor, in a ruling that bolsters legal arguments advanced by right-to-die advocates in the U.S.
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California: Colleges to Require Measles Vaccinations University of California students will have to be vaccinated against measles and other diseases under rules that take effect in 2017.
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World Health Organization Calls For Special Care For Children With Ebola To ... ... * Disease has caused up to 95 percent mortality in children * Clinicians agree to lift "no touch" policy if protected * More than 16,000 children lost parents to Ebola, UNICEF says.
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Hundreds Of Women 'Go Red' For Cardiovascular Health Awareness NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) –Heart disease survivors are sharing their personal journeys with CBS2 in honor of National Wear Red Day, raising awareness about growing heart risks to women across the country.
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Health: National Wear Red Day Raises Awareness About Women And Heart ... PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Friday February 6th is National Wear Red Day to raise awareness about women and heart disease, which affects 43 million American women.
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No more confirmed measles cases in suburbs today Public health officials are investigating a measles outbreak involving five children enrolled at the KinderCare Learning Center on the 900 block of East Palatine Road in Palatine.
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Autism Speaks big urges that kids 'be fully vaccinated' A call for parents to vaccinate their kids during this year's scary measles outbreak is now coming from the country's largest autism advocacy group.
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Scientists Swabbed New York City's Subways, And You Won't Believe What ... Mozzarella. Bubonic plague. Kimchi. Staph. What could these things possibly have in common? They're all among the strange set of substances DNA-hunting scientists identified in New York City's subway cars and stations as part of a comprehensive new ...
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Type 1 diabetes is more dangerous for women than men, study finds Type 1 diabetes is more dangerous for women than men, according to new research. A study has found that female patients have a 40 per cent increased risk of death from any cause and are twice as likely to die from heart disease than men with the same ...
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Double tragedy as young parents to daughters aged one and three are BOTH ... The Michigan-based parents of two young daughters are facing a double tragedy after both being diagnosed with cancer in the last year, it has emerged.
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A New Dad Was Forced to Choose Between His Wife and His Son With Down ... Samuel Forrest was faced with one of the worst ultimatums you could ever imagine. The new dad was filled with glee when he heard the cried of a baby coming from his wife's hospital room in Armenia last month, but unfortunately, the doctor had some bad ...
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Type 1 Diabetes More Deadly for Women Than Men THURSDAY, Feb. 5, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Women with type 1 diabetes have a nearly 40 percent greater risk of dying from any cause and more than double the risk of dying from heart disease than men with type 1 diabetes, Australian researchers report.
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Baird Government to ban e-cigarette sales to children - 70 percent found to ... E-cigarettes will be banned from sale to minors in NSW, including "e-juice" vaporisers with fruit flavours, Health Minister Jillian Skinner will pledge on Sunday.
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University of California system to require measles shots LOS ANGELES University of California students will have to be vaccinated against measles and other diseases under new rules that take effect in 2017.
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