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Sloppy lab practice cited in bioterror bacteria release Sloppy biosafety practices and contaminated worker clothing are the likely ways dangerous bioterror bacteria got out of a high-security lab in Louisiana, according to federal findings released Friday.
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Long-term use of AstraZeneca heart drug brings benefits, some risks LONDON (Reuters) - Long-term use of AstraZeneca's drug Brilinta can cut the risk of death, another heart attack or stroke in patients with a history of past attacks by 16 percent, a keenly awaited clinical trial showed on Saturday.
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3 Kansas hospital patients die from ice cream contamination Three of the five Kansas hospital patients who developed a foodborne illness linked to a few Blue Bell ice cream products have died prompting the first recall of the product in its 108-year history.
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Transgender people face discrimination in healthcare (Reuters Health) - Many transgender men face discrimination in U.S. healthcare settings, according to a new study. About 42 percent of female-to-male transgender adults reported verbal harassment, physical assault or denial of equal treatment in a doctor's ...
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Watch closely and explain frequently: Liberia's Ebola lessons MONROVIA/DAKAR (Reuters) - Seven months after Ebola paralysed Liberia's capital, Friday marked 21 days since the country registered a case of the virus - offering lessons to its neighbors on the importance of surveillance and education in beating the ...
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Ebola Vaccine Researchers Fight to Overcome Public Skepticism in West Africa MONROVIA, Liberia - After a government minister called on Liberians to "step up" and volunteer to test a new Ebola vaccine, angry callers on talk radio asked why no high-ranking government official had gotten a shot in the arm.
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Kraft Singles Is 1st Food Allowed to Display 'Kids Eat Right' Logo Kraft Singles will soon display the "Kids Eat Right" logo from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics -- and some observers worry consumers will get the wrong idea and view it as an endorsement.
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US bird experts mystified by Midwest avian flu spread CHICAGO (Reuters) - A virulent strain of avian flu that has killed turkeys in the heart of the nation's poultry region has been found through molecular testing to be nearly identical to viruses isolated in migratory ducks.
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Author and former Marine David Morris on PTSD, 'American Sniper' David Morris' experiences as a former Marine infantry officer and an embedded reporter in Iraq brought him up close to the horrors of war, the ghosts of which hounded him into the treatment offices of the Veterans Affairs Department and beyond.
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Double Chin Eliminator Injection: What to Know A new drug promises to get rid of double chins without surgery, and it's nearing federal approval. The drug, an injectable substance that dissolves fat under the chin, was unanimously recommended for approval this week by a Food and Drug Administration ...
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South African University Performs Successful Penis Transplant STELLENBOSCH, South Africa - A South African university said Friday that it had performed a successful penis transplant. The transplant was done in a nine-hour operation last December by specialists from the faculty of medicine and health services at the ...
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Blue Bell Ice Cream Linked to Deadly Illness Blue Bell announced a recall on Friday after the deaths of three people who had developed a foodborne illness linked to the company's ice cream products.
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Raise the smoking age? Report predicts big health benefits if we do (CNN) The public health benefits of barring people under age 21 from buying cigarettes could be tremendous, including "4.2 million fewer years of life lost" among the next generation of American adults, according to a report released this week by the Institute ...
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Kidney Failure: Millions Die for Lack of Treatment FRIDAY, March 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- More than 2 million kidney failure patients worldwide die prematurely every year because they can't get treatment, a new study finds.
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3 Kansas Patients Die From Tainted Ice Cream Three people in Kansas have died after eating contaminated Blue Bell Creameries brand ice cream products, health officials said. A total of five people in the state were infected with life-threatening listeriosis, which is caused by exposure to the bacteria ...
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3 Kansas Hospital Patients Die From Blue Bell Ice Cream Products DALLAS (AP) - The deaths of three people who developed a foodborne illness linked to some Blue Bell ice cream products has prompted the Texas icon's first product recall in its 108-year history.
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Fatal listeria cases linked to Blue Bell ice cream BRENHAM, Texas -- The Food and Drug Administration has issued an advisory after five cases of listeriosis were linked to Blue Bell ice cream from the production facility in Brenham.
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US healthcare worker with Ebola in 'serious' condition, NIH says The patient's entrance at the National Institutes of Health is shown in Bethesda, Maryland, in this file photo taken October 16, 2014.
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American in Honduras isolated pending tests for Ebola TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen has been hospitalized in Honduras while he is screened for Ebola, health authorities in the Central American country said on Friday.
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American in Honduras checked for Ebola released from hospital TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - An American who was hospitalized in Honduras pending Ebola checks has been released from hospital, authorities said on Saturday, though he will be kept under watch for 21 days.
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3 Kansans die after eating listeria-contaminated Blue Bell ice cream, state says Three people in Kansas have died and two others became ill from eating Blue Bell ice cream contaminated with listeria, according to the state health department.
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FDA probes Blue Bell Creameries' icecream products after 3 deaths March 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating bacterial contamination in some products made by Blue Bell Creameries, the maker of Blue Bell brand icecreams, after reports of three deaths in a Kansas hospital.
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US Ebola Patient Has Few Treatment Choices A U.S. healthcare worker being treated for Ebola at the National Institutes of Health has few treatment options. Scientists are working to speed some experimental therapies through the testing process, but there's nothing tried and true available yet.
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REFILE-UPDATE 3-US healthcare worker with Ebola in 'serious' condition -NIH (Removes extraneous material at bottom of story.) By Susan Heavey. WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - An American healthcare worker who tested positive for the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone is seriously ill, U.S.
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FDA Approves Watchman Device From Boston Scientific After A Long And ... Finally reaching its destination after an extremely long and strange trip, Boston Scientific gained approval from the FDA today to market its Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device in the US.
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Are We Raising Narssistic Kids? And Is There an Antidote? In the 7th grade I had a mean ol' science teacher, Ms. Wagner. I liked science very much, but Ms. Wagner and I were like oil and water.
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Police Shootings and Mental Health It seems that with increasing frequency since Travyon Martin's death three years ago, the big beautiful eyes of a young African American boy have flashed across the television or internet screen, "unarmed African American" at the top and "shot dead by police" ...
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FDA probes Blue Bell Creameries' icecream products after three deaths (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating bacterial contamination in some products made by Blue Bell Creameries, the maker of Blue Bell brand icecreams, after reports of three deaths in a Kansas hospital.
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World's first successful penis transplant carried out in South Africa South African scientists have announced the world's first successful penis transplant, helping a 21-year-old who suffered an amputation following a botched traditional circumcision three years ago.
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Boston Scientific wins US approval for atrial fibrillation device (Reuters) - Boston Scientific Corp said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved its device to prevent stroke in patients with a dangerous irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation.
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Doctors claim first successful penis transplant (CNN) South African doctors have achieved what they call the world's first successful penile transplant operation. The nine-hour operation occurred on December 11, 2014, involving a team of doctors at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town and others from ...
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| Merck expects to be denied approval for sugammadex injection again March 13 (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said it expects its long-delayed drug to reverse the effects of anesthesia to be denied U.S.
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World's 1st Penis Transplant Done in South Africa March 13, 2015 -- The world's first successful penis transplant has been performed by surgeons in South Africa, Bloomberg News reported Friday.
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Lack of Ebola Cases Shifts Vaccine Trials Away from Liberia The National Institutes of Health (NIH) may relocate its clinical trials of Ebola vaccines to Guinea, since there are no longer enough Ebola cases in Liberia for a proper efficacy trial.
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Other Americans in Sierra Leone May Have Been Exposed to New US Ebola ... FRIDAY, March 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Several other Americans may have been exposed to a U.S. health worker who was recently infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone, the U.S.
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Avian flu concerns prompts ban of some poultry imports Canadian cross-border shoppers are being warned to watch what they put in their grocery basket, after the federal government issued a ban on raw poultry products and live birds from six American states due to concerns over avian flu.
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How a farewell cuddle revived a dying baby A couple who had been told by doctors that their baby had died during birth brought him back to life again after giving his body a farewell cuddle.
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Dennis The Dachshund Loses 44 Pounds, Doesn't Eat Burgers And Pizza ... Dennis the dachshund is a new dog. Less than two years ago, the little dog weighed 56 pounds. He was on a diet of White Castle burgers and pizza, according to the Associated Press.
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American in Honduras isolated pending tests for Ebola TEGUCIGALPA, March 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen has been hospitalized in Honduras while he is screened for Ebola, health authorities in the Central American country said on Friday.
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New Zealand Health-Care Worker in Insolation as Ebola Tests Done WELLINGTON, New Zealand—A health-care worker who recently returned from Sierra Leone where they were treating Ebola patients is in isolation in Christchurch Hospital, in New Zealand as officials await word of whether or not the person suffering from the ...
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Three Kansas patients die after eating tainted ice cream KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) - Three Kansas hospital patients have died and two have been sickened by listeriosis linked to single-serve Blue Bell Creameries ice cream products since last year, health officials said on Friday.
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American Contracted Ebola While Volunteering With Boston Organization BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - An American health care worker who contracted Ebola while volunteering in a Sierra Leone treatment unit is in serious condition after arriving at the National Institutes of Health's hospital near Washington, officials said Friday.
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No citation over Maine elephant keeper's death (FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, file photo, Jim Laurita, executive director of Hope Elephants, feeds a carrot to one of the two retired circus elephants at his not-for-profit rehabilitation and educational facility in Hope, Maine.
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Raising legal age for tobacco would curb use, report finds RICHMOND, VA. • Raising the legal age to buy tobacco to higher than 18 could prevent premature death for hundreds of thousands of people, according to a report issued Thursday by the Institute of Medicine.
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Nutritionists put their seal on Kraft's processed cheese product, for some reason The questions surrounding Kraft Singles are myriad. Why are they so incredibly yellow? Why should we want to eat a cheese product instead of just actual cheese?
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The Shot That Could Dissolve Double Chins ATX-101, a non-surgical treatment that claims to get rid of fat under the chin, is nearing approval by the FDA. 1:37 | 03/13/15. Share.
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Marlise's Law Would Allow Families To End Life Support For Pregnant Patients AZLE (CBSDFW.COM) - A Texas mother is on a mission to spare other families from her same pain she experienced more than a year ago.
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As Ebola fades, La Jollan visits Liberia Liberians pose with Ebola prevention supplies that were distributed to families served by the Foundation for Women in Monrovia, Liberia.
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Blue Bell ice cream linked to listeria outbreak Eight products made by Blue Bell have been listed as part of a Food and Drug Administration advisory following a Listeria outbreak in Kansas.
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Sixth British health worker evacuated from Sierra Leone after Ebola-risk needle ... A sixth British health worker has been evacuated back to Britain from Sierra Leone after an Ebola-risk needle pierced their protective suit.
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