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White House crafts first-ever plan to fight superbugs NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The White House is due to issue an ambitious plan to slow the growing and deadly problem of antibiotic resistance over the next five years, one that requires massive investments and policy changes from a broad array ...
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Ebola Virus in Latest Outbreak Does Not Show Unusual Mutations, Study Finds Fears that the current Ebola epidemic, the deadliest in history, was caused by a more lethal, fast-moving or easily transmissible virus than in previous outbreaks appear to be unfounded, according to a new study.
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US House passes bipartisan bill to fix Medicare doctor payments WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to permanently repair the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, marking a rare bipartisan achievement and sending the issue next to the Senate.
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US ad campaign points to dangers of dual cigarette/e-cig use (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is launching an ad campaign warning consumers against the dual use of e-cigarettes and regular cigarettes.
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Intravenous drug-caused HIV crisis hits Indiana county Indiana Gov. Mike Pence authorized a short-term needle-exchange program and declared a public health emergency in Scott County on Thursday to fight what he called an epidemic outbreak of more than 70 confirmed cases of HIV infection.
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Brown asks Pence to expand needle program Indiana Gov. Mike Pence responds to a question during a news conference March 25, 2015, in Scottsburg, Ind. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence responds to a question during a news conference March 25, 2015, in Scottsburg, Ind.
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Needle Exchange Is Allowed After HIV Outbreak in an Indiana County An outbreak of H.I.V. in southeastern Indiana prompted the governor on Thursday to declare a public health emergency as officials worked to stop the spread of the virus that causes AIDS.
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Ebola virus not mutating as quickly as feared Throughout the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, health officials have feared that widespread transmission would give rise to an even more virulent and contagious form of the virus.
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Two experimental Ebola vaccines pass safety test in African trial Two experimental Ebola vaccines, one from GlaxoSmithKline PLC and the other from biotech start-up NewLink Genetics Corp, "appear to be safe" part way through a clinical trial being conducted in Liberia, the U.S.
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Hope to Live to 100? Check Your Genes THURSDAY, March 26, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Healthy eating and exercise might help most people live to a respectable old age, but making it to 95 or 100 might require help from your DNA, a new study finds.
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Obama wants $1.2 billion to battle bacteria WASHINGTON - The Obama administration says it has a plan to combat the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections responsible for an estimated 23,000 deaths and two million illnesses in the United States every year.
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Double mastectomy may up survival rate in BRCA breast cancer Women with BRCA-related breast cancer who have a double mastectomy are half as likely to die of the disease within 20 years compared to those who opt for removal of only the cancerous breast, a Canadian-led study has found.
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Needle Exchanges Are Vital, But There's A Major Stigma Around Them. Here's ... To combat an outbreak of new HIV transmissions linked to injectable prescription drug abuse, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence issued an executive order today allowing local officials to establish a short-term needle exchange program.
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Indiana HIV outbreak: Can a needle exchange program help? Confronting a growing outbreak of HIV, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has declared a public health emergency and has approved a temporary needle exchange program to help contain the problem.
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Fit middle-aged men 'at lower risk for some cancers' Very fit men in their late 40s are less likely to get lung cancer and colorectal cancer than unfit men, a study in JAMA Oncology suggests.
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Report: Excess alcohol may boost liver cancer, but coffee can fight it Though more than three drinks of alcohol a day can promote liver cancer, coffee can fight it. Though more than three drinks of alcohol a day can promote liver cancer, coffee can fight it.
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Two Experimental Ebola Vaccines Appear to Be Safe in Trial Two experimental Ebola virus vaccines appear to be safe, based on a trial with 600 people in Liberia, the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Thursday.
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Researchers: Ebola Vaccine for Primates Protects Humans Too Scientists are developing an Ebola vaccine for apes that's designed to protect humans from future outbreaks. While still a number of years off, researchers say the vaccine offers a "win-win" solution for both species, that are sickened and die of Ebola.
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Indiana governor declares public health emergency due to HIV epidemic (CNN) Indiana is declaring a public health emergency in one county due to an epidemic of HIV. Gov. Mike Pence issued the order Thursday for Scott County, which has 79 confirmed cases of HIV since mid-December.
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Answers to common questions about HIV, needles and drug use Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has authorized a short-term needle-exchange program and other steps to help contain the spread of HIV among intravenous drug users in one county.
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High-fat diets can lead to depression: study A healthy diet that's low in fat could do wonders for your mood, according to a new study. Diets high in fat can lead to not only weight gain and heart disease, but depression and behavior changes, according to a new study at Louisiana State University.
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Indiana to declare public health emergency over HIV outbreak Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will declare a public health emergency in Scott County over an HIV outbreak. Indiana's governor is preparing to declare a public health emergency over a rapidly spreading, intravenous drug use-linked HIV outbreak in a rural ...
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American who contracted Ebola improves, in serious condition BETHESDA, Md. - Doctors say an American health care worker who contracted Ebola while volunteering in a Sierra Leone treatment unit has improved to serious condition at the National Institutes of Health.
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Obama Unveils Plan to Tackle Antibiotic Resistance "The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria" also directs the FDA to make meat producers get a veterinarian's okay in order to buy the drugs for other reasons in animals.
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Devon Still 'just started crying' when he found out his daughter's cancer was in ... On Wednesday, Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still posted some wonderful news on Instagram about his 4-year-old daughter, Leah: that her cancer is in remission.
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CDC Requests More $$ for Antibiotic Resistance, Opioid Abuse savesaved. by Shannon Firth Contributing Writer. The Ebola epidemic is not over yet, but the CDC is focusing much of its $6.2 billion fiscal year 2016 budget request more on domestic matters, such as antibiotic resistance and prescription drug abuse.
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American who contracted Ebola improves, in serious condition Doctors say an American health care worker who contracted Ebola while volunteering in a Sierra Leone treatment unit has improved to serious condition at the National Institutes of Health.
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Ind. county's HIV spike spurs needle exchange Indiana Gov. Mike Pence also launched a public-awareness campaign focusing on drug treatment and infection prevention. "This is all hands on deck," he said.
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Aetna to Lower Costs for Most HIV Drugs After Complaint (Bloomberg) -- Aetna Inc. has agreed to reduce out-of-pocket payments for most HIV and AIDS medicines after pressure from an advocacy group, revising coverage that had some patients paying $1,000 a month for the drugs.
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Study: Virus in latest Ebola outbreak doesn't show unusual mutations The study results mean worries about doomsday scenarios, such as the ebola virus becoming transmissible by air, seem unlikely, experts say.
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Iceland Completes DNA Records for Entire Nation A DNA double helix is seen in an undated artist's illustration released by the National Human Genome Research Institute to Reuters on May 15, 2012.
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Angelina Jolie Pitt Empowers Women to Make Health Decisions Knowledge is power. These three simple words were used to conclude an eloquently penned op-ed piece in the New York Times this past Tuesday about a very private and important surgery.
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Devon Still says daughter Leah's cancer is in remission Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still played with a heavy heart last season as his daughter Leah battled cancer. Devon Still had good news for everyone on Wednesday.
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HIV Outbreak Has Indiana Declaring A Public Health Emergency Though Indiana Gov. Mike Pence opposes needle exchanges, he's authorized a needle-exchange program for an Indiana county that's being ravaged by HIV.
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Men who kept highly fit in midlife reduced their cancer death risks in older life Men who kept a high level of fitness in their midlife would then have around a third lower risk overall of dying from certain cancers after the age of 65.
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Removal of Ovaries, Fallopian Tubes Wrong Anti-Cancer Option for Most In the wake of Angelina Jolie Pitt's announcement that she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed to reduce her risk of ovarian cancer doctors are urging women to proceed cautiously before following her example.
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Could a Diet Help Shield You From Alzheimer's? While it couldn't prove cause-and-effect, the new study found that adults who rigorously followed the so-called MIND diet faced a 53 percent lower risk for Alzheimer's, the most common type of dementia.
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Oklahoma Health Department: Measles case in Stillwater STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma State Department of Health has confirmed a case of measles in Stillwater and says others may have been exposed.
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3 Drinks Per Day May Raise Liver Cancer Risk, But Coffee Lowers It THURSDAY, March 26, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- People who have three or more alcoholic drinks per day could be raising their odds for liver cancer, according to a report from a panel of experts.
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Blind Hawaii Woman Gets Bionic Eye to See Again A Honolulu woman who went blind two years ago will soon be able to see again thanks to her new bionic eye. Surgeons at the Eye Surgery Center of Hawaii implanted the device on Tuesday into a 72-year-old Japanese-American woman who had gone blind ...
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Blind woman, 72, is first person in Hawaii to get a bionic eye to help her see again A woman, 72, from Honolulu has been blind for over two years but thanks to her new bionic eye she will miraculously be able to see again.
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An American With Ebola Is Improving An American aid worker being treated for Ebola at the National Institutes of Health clinical center in Maryland is doing better and has been upgraded from critical to serious condition, the N.I.
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Medicare SGR Formula Repealed by House In a dramatic departure from partisan gridlock, the House voted overwhelmingly today to repeal Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for physician reimbursement and, in the process, avert a 21% pay cut scheduled for April 1. Ayes outnumbered ...
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White House crafts first-ever plan to fight superbugs MRSA (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) bacteria strain is seen in a petri dish containing a special jelly for bacterial culture in a microbiological laboratory in Berlin March 1, 2008.
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Researchers identify more than 20 million genetic variants in Icelanders Sept. 5, 2012: The 46 human chromosomes, where DNA resides and does its work. Each chromosome contains genes, but genes comprise only 2 percent of DNA.
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New anti-smoking campaign will make you cringe as former smokers share their ... From Marlene who requires shots in her eyeballs to Julia who needs an ostomy bag taped to a hole in her abdomen - the scenes from this anti-smoking campaign are aimed to make you cringe.
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E-Cigarettes: Helping smokers quit or fueling new addiction (CNN) -- It's a portable piece of technology providing seemingly bottomless access to a drug craved by more than 1 billion people worldwide -- nicotine.
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CDC Launches New Round of Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads THURSDAY, March 26, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials on Thursday released a new round of graphic anti-smoking ads featuring former smokers living with the ravages of tobacco.
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Overuse of Livestock Antibiotics at the Root of Superbug Infections White House is finally getting involved in fighting the diseases caused by superbugs by laying out a new plan for battling antibiotic resistance with new and more efficient drugs.
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What you can't fully expect when you're expecting: Accurate gender (CNN)For expecting parents, 20 weeks is a milestone. It marks the halfway point of the 40 week pregnancy, but most excitingly it is the time many soon-to-be moms and dads find out the answer to the big question: boy or girl?
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