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US may impose tougher curbs to contain bird flu in Arkansas CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are considering imposing tougher restrictions in Arkansas to contain a virulent strain of avian flu in the heart of America's poultry region in a bid to minimize international trade disruptions and contain the virus.
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RPT - INSIGHT-New market for liver disease spawns race for better testing (Repeats for additional subscribers). By Bill Berkrot. NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters) - As drugmakers develop new medicines to battle a liver disease epidemic, they have created an urgent need for better diagnostics to select patients for treatment and ...
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Insight - New market for liver disease spawns race for better testing A handout combination image of MRI scans shows a healthy liver (bottom) compared with that of an obese 12-year-old suffering from NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis), captured using Perspectum Diagnostics' Liver MultiScan technology in Oxford, England ...
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Yes, Low Immunization Rates Are Responsible for the Measles Outbreak, Study ... How can we be sure that the current measles outbreak is really due to too few people getting vaccinated? And what was the immunization coverage of visitors at Disneyland during the days the virus was circulating there?
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Experimental cholesterol drugs cut heart risk, but questions remain San Diego (Reuters) - Studies of a new class of experimental cholesterol-lowering drugs signal that they may reduce by half the risk of heart attack and other major cardiovascular problems compared to standard treatment alone.
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Four Americans arrive in Nebraska to be monitored for Ebola virus (Reuters) - Four Americans who may have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone have arrived in the United States and are being observed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the hospital said on Sunday.
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New Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Cut Heart-Attack Risk SAN DIEGO—Researchers reported the first evidence that a new class of drugs known to dramatically lower cholesterol may also reduce risk of heart attacks, strokes and other serious consequences of cardiovascular disease.
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Disneyland measles outbreak linked to low vaccination rates (Reuters Health) - The rapid spread of a measles outbreak from Disneyland in California to communities around the country suggests that vaccination rates in some places may be as low as 50 percent, a study suggests.
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Experimental cholesterol drugs cut heart risk, but questions remain San Diego, March 15 (Reuters) - Studies of a new class of experimental cholesterol-lowering drugs signal that they can reduce by half the risk of heart attack and other major cardiovascular problems compared to standard treatment alone.
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UPDATE 1-Experimental cholesterol drugs cut heart risk, but questions remain (Adds cost details, Pfizer details). By Deena Beasley. San Diego, March 15 (Reuters) - Studies of a new class of experimental cholesterol-lowering drugs signal that they can reduce by half the risk of heart attack and other major cardiovascular problems ...
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Ebola: Seventh British health worker sent home A seventh UK healthcare worker has been flown back to the UK after suspected contact with Ebola. The individual worked in the same facility in Sierra Leone as a US volunteer medic who recently caught the virus.
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Encouraging Long Term Results For Less Invasive Heart Valves The publications five years ago of the two part PARTNER trial brought a major change in the treatment options available to some people with aortic valve disease, which is often an extremely serious condition with a poor prognosis.
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France likely to pass bill banning super-skinny models PARIS (Reuters) - France's government is likely to back a bill banning excessively thin fashion models as well as potentially fining the modeling agency or fashion house that hires them and sending the agents to jail, the health minister said on Monday.
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New type of drug could be cholesterol breakthrough New research boosts hope that a highly anticipated, experimental class of cholesterol drugs can greatly lower the risk for heart attacks, death and other heart-related problems.
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How the AP-NORC Center Poll of Millennials Was Conducted The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and American Press Institute poll of young adults and their news habits was conducted Jan. 5-Feb. 2 as part of the Media Insight Project, a collaboration between the two groups.
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Listeria outbreak linked to single Blue Bell machine BRENHAM, Texas - Health officials have linked listeria outbreak to a single ice cream machine at Blue Bell's production facility here.
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Experimental cholesterol drugs cut heart risk, but questions remain Studies of a new class of experimental cholesterol-lowering drugs signal that they can reduce by half the risk of heart attack and other major cardiovascular problems compared to standard treatment alone.
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Officials: Listeriosis not cause of 3 deaths, may be factor KANSAS CITY, Mo. A foodborne illness linked to some Blue Bell ice cream products might have been a contributing factor in the deaths of three hospital patients in Kansas, health officials said Saturday.
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Edwards's Smaller Heart Valve Lowered Death Risk in Study (Bloomberg) -- Edwards Lifesciences Corp.'s newer, thinner heart valve had lower death and stroke rates than the company's older devices, a study found.
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CT Scans Might Spot Heart Risks More Clearly in Patients With Chest Pain SUNDAY, March 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that CT scans may help doctors do a better job of diagnosing heart disease in patients with chest pain, compared to standard tests.
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Study calls heart imaging into question for mild chest pain This image provided by Drs. Udo Hoffmann and Michael Lu, of Massachusetts General Hospital, shows a 3-D fast CT scan computer rendering of a heart in a patient who has stable chest pain.
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Treadmills may match value of CT scans in heart stress tests People checked with a heart CT scan after seeing a doctor for chest pain have no less risk of heart attack, dying or being hospitalized months later than those who take a simple treadmill test or other older exam, according to a study monitoring thousands of ...
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Studies boost hopes for new class of cholesterol medicines SAN DIEGO: New research boosts hope that a highly anticipated, experimental class of cholesterol drugs can greatly lower the risk for heart attacks, death and other heart-related problems.
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Experimental Drug Shows Promise in Lowering Cholesterol, Heart Attack Risk SUNDAY, March 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Adding an experimental new biologic drug to conventional cholesterol-lowering drugs may result in better cholesterol control and reduced risks of heart attack and stroke, according to a new study.
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As Ebola eases, Sierra Leone still struggles to recover While Ebola is losing its grip on Sierra Leone, major losses of rice production in its wake will soon devastate the country and lead to massive famine without international aid.
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Study questions heart imaging; CT scans and older tests prove equally effective ... SAN DIEGO - People checked with a heart CT scan after seeing a doctor for chest pain have no less risk of heart attack, dying or being hospitalized months later than those who take a simple treadmill test or other older exam, finds a big federal study.
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Energy drinks raise resting blood pressure Energy drinks may increase the risk of cardiac events, warns a new study. Healthy young adults who don't consume caffeine regularly experienced a greater rise in resting blood pressure after consumption of a commercially available energy drink - compared ...
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Why Is Google Valued More Than Coca-Cola? Both The Coca-Cola Company and Google are top dogs in their respective fields, commanding a dominant position and strong brand recognition.
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Coke is a healthy snack: How company pays to get out that message If a column in honor of heart health suggests a can of Coke as a snack, you might want to read the fine print. The world's biggest beverage maker, which struggles with declining soda consumption in the U.S.
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Listeriosis not cause of 3 ice cream deaths, may be factor, Kansas officials say This undated photo provided by Blue Bell shows Blue Bell Almond Bar. (AP Photo/Blue Bell). A foodborne illness linked to some Blue Bell ice cream products might have been a contributing factor in the deaths of three hospital patients in Kansas, health ...
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Four Americans Arrive in Nebraska to Be Monitored For Ebola Virus Four Americans who may have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone have arrived in the United States and are being observed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the hospital said on Sunday.
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Folate Supplementation in HTN May Lower Risk for First Stroke SAN DIEGO, CA - After years of negative trials from Western researchers examining folic-acid supplementation for prevention of cardiovascular events, researchers from China are reporting significantly positive results from use of the substance.
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AstraZeneca heart drug results positive but not knock-out LONDON (Reuters) - New clinical trial results with AstraZeneca's heart drug Brilinta are positive but bleeding risks suggest the company's sales force still has its work cut out to get the medicine widely adopted for long-term use.
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Ten Health Care Workers Return to US After Exposure to Ebola Ten American clinicians working in Sierra Leone with the Boston-based charity Partners In Health are being flown to the U.S. from West Africa after going to the aid of an American clinician who was diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus disease, the group ...
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Coke as a healthy snack? How Coca-Cola works with nutrition experts to get its ... NEW YORK - If a column in honor of heart health suggests a can of Coke as a snack, you might want to read the fine print. The world's biggest beverage maker is working with fitness and nutrition experts who suggest its cola as a healthy treat.
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AP News - Coke a healthier snack? How company gets its message out NEW YORK (AP) - If a column in honor of heart overall health suggests a can of Coke as a snack, you could want to study the fine print.
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World's first penis transplant patient is able to have sex The operation was carried out by surgeons from Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, using a donated penis.
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Folic acid plus blood pressure drug lowers stroke risk: study People who took folic acid supplements along with a medication for high blood pressure called enalapril, marketed in the US as Vasotec, were less likely to have a stroke than people who took the drug alone, researchers said Sunday.
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Cholesterol-Fighting Drug Evolocumab Also Reduces Cardiovascular Events ... The much-anticipated PCSK9-inhibitor evolocumab, already shown to have dramatic effects on lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad" cholesterol, has now been shown to reduce the likelihood that patients would die, suffer a heart attack or stroke, ...
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New patients head to Georgia amid Ebola scare A UNICEF aid worker (right), visits a home that has been quarantined because of the Ebola virus for 21 days in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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AstraZeneca heart drug proves worthy, elevating sales potential LONDON - AstraZeneca's Brilinta reduces the risk of death from heart attack or stroke long after an initial attack, according to research that may bring billions of dollars to the company as more people use the drug for extended periods.
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CT should help smokers, not cigarette industry On the subject of public health, the Connecticut legislature is off to a very bad start. New measures have been introduced in both the House and Senate that would severely interfere with smokers' ability to quit their deadly habit.
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Attorney General Doug Peterson recovering from surgery for prostate cancer Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson addresses reporters during a press conference at the State Capitol on March 2. Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015 1:00 am.
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Energy Drinks May Raise Blood Pressure, Cardiac Risks Energy Drink (Photo : Wikimedia Commons) New research suggests that healthy young adults who do not consume caffeine regularly have a higher blood pressure.
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Study; CT Scans May Diagnose Heart Diseases More Clearly in Patients With ... According to a recent study, CT scans may help physicians do a better job of diagnosing heart disease in patients with chest pain, contrasted with standard tests.
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New Cholesterol Drugs May Prove Beneficial for Heart If you have high cholesterol, your doctor must have recommended your cholesterol medication in addition to a diet low in refined carbohydrates and saturated fat, high in fiber.
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Brilinta Might Prevent Heart Attacks Strokes But Can Raise The Risk Of Bleeding According to a recent study, Brilinta could help prevent heart attacks and strokes, but can raise the risk of bleeding. The study is published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Coke a healthy snack? How company gets its message out If a column in honor of heart health suggests a can of Coke as a snack, you might want to read the fine print. The world's biggest beverage maker is working with fitness and nutrition experts who suggest its cola as a healthy treat.
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Coca-Cola: Soda is a Healthy Snack? Dietitians and Nutrition 'Consultants' Say ... A mini-can makes you drink a smaller portion, but is it really "healthy?" (Photo : Twitter Photo Section). Coca-Cola is the world's largest beverage maker, according to the Miami Herald, and to combat declining soda sales in the United States, the company has ...
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CT Scans May Diagnose Heart Illnesses All the more Plainly in Patients with ... As indicated by a late study, CT scans may help doctors improve their skills of diagnosing coronary illness in patients with chest pain, diverged from standard tests.
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