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Is post-traumatic stress disorder in your genes? (CNN) Could a simple blood test someday tell if you're genetically predisposed to post-traumatic stress disorder? That's what a team of international researchers is hoping after finding a genetic marker linked to PTSD in the blood samples of Marines stationed ...
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Opioid Abuse Drops, Then Levels Off savesaved. author name. by Kristina Fiore Staff Writer, MedPage Today. Making an abuse-deterrent formulation of OxyContin (oxycodone ) diminished abuse in the short term, but the reductions eventually hit a plateau, researchers found.
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Another American Infected With Ebola Another American healthcare worker has been infected with Ebola and will be admitted to a special unit at the National Institutes of Health on Friday, the NIH says.
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Measles fear for Ebola-hit countries Ebola-hit countries in West Africa are ripe for a measles outbreak that could infect hundreds of thousands of people, US researchers warn.
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FDA to require proof that new devices can be cleaned reliably The Food and Drug Administration, under fire for its slow response to superbug outbreaks from tainted medical scopes, said it will now require proof from manufacturers that new devices can be cleaned reliably.
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US healthcare worker with Ebola arrives at NIH for treatment WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. healthcare worker who tested positive for the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone arrived in the United States for treatment on Friday, U.S.
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India, US researchers clash over swine flu strain mutation NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has disputed U.S. scientists' findings that the deadly swine flu virus has acquired more virulent mutations in the South Asian country and rejected their concerns over how authorities are monitoring an outbreak of the disease.
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NIH Unit To Admit U.S. Ebola Patient savesaved. author name. by Michael Smith North American Correspondent, MedPage Today. An American healthcare worker who has tested positive for Ebola is on the way to the U.S.
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FDA will require firms to show new medical devices can be cleaned The Food and Drug Administration, criticized for its slow response to tainted scopes infecting patients, said for new reusable devices it will require manufacturers to submit test results showing they can be cleaned reliably.
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FDA wants more info on scopes linked to "superbug" outbreaks WASHINGTON - Federal health officials issued multiple announcements Thursday aimed at addressing growing safety concerns about medical scopes that have been linked to several recent "superbug" outbreaks.
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American and British Aid Workers Infected With Ebola in Sierra Leone An Ebola aid worker from the United States and another from Britain have been infected with the deadly virus in Sierra Leone, health officials said Thursday, a reminder that the epidemic that has ravaged West Africa for the past year is far from over.
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Patz Judge Denies Mistrial Request Over Suspect's Drug Use A prosecutor cross-examining an expert witness on Thursday suggested the hallucinations of the man on trial for the murder of Etan Patz could have been caused by cocaine abuse, not mental illness.
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Worker at Tulane exposed to bioterror bacteria A researcher at the Tulane National Primate Research Center near New Orleans may have been exposed to a potentially lethal bioterror bacteria.
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Experts call for 'tobacco-free world' and raising legal age for cigarettes Among a generation of kids ranging from today's 15-year-olds to babies only now being contemplated, shifting the minimum legal age for tobacco purchases from 18 to 21 across the United States now would prevent a quarter-million premature deaths, says a ...
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UN tally of Ebola deaths passes 10000, most in West Africa In this photo taken on Monday, March 2, 2015, a health care worker prepares a colleague's Ebola virus protective gear at an Ebola virus clinic operated by the International Medical Corps in Makeni, Sierra Leone.
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Cochlear implants 'may improve cognitive decline' in older adults Among older adults with profound hearing loss, cochlear implantation may improve cognitive function, speech perception and symptoms of depression.
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Penis transplant declared successful for the first time in history For the first time in medical history, a penis transplant has been declared successful, doctors at the Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital in South Africa announced today.
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US Doctors, CDC Join Forces in New Diabetes Prevention Effort THURSDAY, March 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Reducing the number of Americans with type 2 diabetes is a new mission shared by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the leading U.S.
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Death toll from West Africa's Ebola outbreak passes 10000: WHO DAKAR (Reuters) - The death toll from West Africa's Ebola outbreak has passed 10,000, according to the latest tally released by the World Health Organization on Thursday.
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RPT-UPDATE 2-US healthcare worker with Ebola arrives at NIH for treatment WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - An American healthcare worker who tested positive for the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone arrived in the United States for treatment on Friday, U.S.
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23andMe turns DNA data into drugs in startup's latest twist Anne Wojcicki is co-founder and CEO of 23andMe. The Silicon Valley company is moving into developing new drugs. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg).
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The hidden cost of Ebola: thousands of measles deaths A girl collects her family's laundry after drying it on a rooftop in the West Point township on January 31, 2015 in Monrovia, Liberia.
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UPDATE 2-US healthcare worker with Ebola arrives at NIH for treatment (Adds details from NIH statement, background, pictures). By Susan Heavey. WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - An American healthcare worker who tested positive for the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone arrived in the United States for treatment on ...
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Ultrasound zaps Alzheimer's-type disease in mice A computer graphic of a vertical slice through the brain of an Alzheimer's patient, at left, compared with a normal brain, right.
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Raise Legal Smoking Age to 21, U.S. Expert Panel Says THURSDAY, March 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Raising the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 would save hundreds of thousands of lives and substantially reduce the number of smokers in the United States, a new report finds.
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Nancy Snyderman Resigns From NBC NBC News' chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman said Thursday that she's leaving her job as chief medical editor for NBC News, six months after unleashing public anger for failing to observe a quarantine after covering the Ebola epidemic last fall.
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Another American with Ebola will be flown to NIH in Bethesda An American health-care worker has come down with Ebola and will be transported to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda for treatment, NIH announced in a news release on Thursday.
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More children at risk of measles in wake of Ebola epidemic WASHINGTON -- Ebola's toll moved beyond 10,000 deaths Thursday even as researchers warned of yet another threat to hard-hit West Africa: On the heels of the unprecedented devastation, large outbreaks of measles and other vaccine-preventable ...
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American arrives for Ebola treatment at NIH clinic A U.S. health care worker infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone arrived safely Friday to begin treatment at the National Institutes of Health hospital outside Washington.
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Palcohol -- powdered alcohol -- is now legal in the US Palcohol, a new powdered alcohol product that allows consumers to mix alcohol powder with liquid to create a cocktail, has been approved by the U.S.
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Princeton resident Dr. Nancy Snyderman stepping down as NBC's chief medical ... PRINCETON - Princeton resident Dr. Nancy Snyderman, who violated a voluntary Ebola quarantine agreement last year, announced she is stepping down as NBC's chief medical corresponder.
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More children at risk of measles in wake of Ebola epidemic Ebola's toll moved beyond 10,000 deaths Thursday even as researchers warned of yet another threat to hard-hit West Africa: On the heels of the unprecedented devastation, large outbreaks of measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases could move into ...
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Powdered alcohol is now legal in America - again Make up your mind America: do you want powdered alcohol or not? Last year a patent was granted for the legal sale of powdered alcohol, though it was quickly revoked after regulators branded the decision an "error".
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H1N1 flu mutation research leads to clash between Indian, US scientists India has disputed U.S. scientists' findings that the deadly H1N1 flu virus has acquired more virulent mutations in the South Asian country and rejected their concerns over how authorities are monitoring an outbreak of the disease.
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Nancy Snyderman resigns from NBC News, months after breaking voluntary ... NBC News' Chief Medical Editor Nancy Snyderman has resigned from her position following an uproar last fall when she broke a voluntary quarantine upon returning from covering the Ebola outbreak in Liberia.
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Ebola deaths surpass 10000 in West Africa The World Health Organization (WHO) marked a grim milestone Thursday in the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak, estimating that the virus had killed more than 10,000 people, mostly in the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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Smoking rates down in much of world, up in Africa, Mediterranean: WHO Smoker numbers are declining in many parts of the world, but upward trends in African and Mediterranean countries mean the global total will not change much over the next 10 years, researchers said Friday.
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Measles skeptic ordered to pay $106G after German court ruling This thin-section transmission electron micrograph (TEM) reveals a single virus particle, or virion, of measles virus. (CDC.gov). A German biologist who does not believe measles is a virus offered a reward to anyone who could prove him wrong.
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Infection-Prone Duodenoscopes to Stay on Market, FDA Says Infection-prone duodenoscopes will remain on the market despite a rash of related multidrug-resistant infections because their benefits still outweigh the low risk for transmitted infections, a senior official with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said ...
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US Health Worker with Ebola Headed Home for Treatment An American health worker infected with Ebola is heading back to the United States for treatment at the National Institutes of Health.
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The number of deaths from Ebola has passed 10000 New figures released by the World Health Organization show that 10,004 people have died from Ebola in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea.
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Here's why you should not ignore kidney problems Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a term used by health care professionals to indicate that the kidneys are permanently damaged, diseased or not functioning correctly.
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Regulators say powdered alcohol is illegal in Massachusetts A powdered form of alcohol is off limits for sale in the state, regulators warned on Thursday. The Alcohol Beverages Control Commission issued the advisory two days after a federal regulatory agency, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, ...
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NIH To Admit, Treat Another Ebola Patient Friday BETHESDA, Md. (WJZ) - Just when it seemed like the Ebola crisis was subsiding, an American aid worker infected in Africa is on the way to a Maryland hospital.
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Dr. Nancy Snyderman is leaving NBC News Dr. Nancy Snyderman, who made headlines last year when she did not observe quarantine rules after covering the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, is stepping down as chief medical editor for NBC News.
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NBC's Nancy Snyderman resigns after Ebola quarantine scandal NEW YORK - NBC's Nancy Snyderman resigns after Ebola quarantine scandal. Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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No evidence to suggest swine flu virus has mutated The National Institute of Virology on Thursday said there was no evidence to suggest that the swine flu virus in India may have mutated.
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Raising legal smoking age would reduce cigarette use: study If people could not get cigarettes until the age of 21, lives would be saved because fewer people would start smoking, said a report by the Institute of Medicine on Thursday.
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Controversy Still Swirls Around 'Palcohol' Despite Federal Approval Tired of carrying around that heavy bottle of liquid for evening cocktails after a long day's hike? Well, makers of "Palcohol," or powdered alcohol, are hoping their product will be available to you this summer.
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India and US researchers clash over swine flu strain mutation NEW DELHI: India has disputed US scientists' findings that the deadly swine flu virus has acquired more virulent mutations in the South Asian country and rejected their concerns over how authorities are monitoring an outbreak of the disease.
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