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California declares measles outbreak officially over California's Disneyland measles outbreak - the largest in the state in more than two decades - is officially over, the state public health department said Friday.
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Disney measles outbreak that sparked vaccination debate ends LOS ANGELES - An outbreak of measles that popped up at Disneyland in late December soon spread to six other U.S. states, Mexico and Canada.
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Youth e-cigarette data prompts new calls to speed regulation WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public health advocates are stepping up pressure on the U.S. government to quickly regulate and restrict access to e-cigarettes after new data showed use of the products tripled among high school and middle school children last ...
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Teens Using E-Cigarettes Triple in One Year Health experts are concerned about the amount of nicotine exposure teens will get from electronic cigarettes. NBC RIGHT NOW- A new study revealed some alarming and sharply rising numbers in the number of teens using electronic cigarettes.
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California measles outbreak over (CNN) A measles outbreak that affected more than 130 Californians since December is over, the California Department of Public Health declared Friday.
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California declares measles outbreak officially over LOS ANGELES, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The measles outbreak that began at Disneyland and that affected 131 Californians is over, California health officials said Friday.
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California Measles Outbreak Is Over, But Pending Vaccination Legislation Isn't ... The happiest place on earth is finally safe again. The Disneyland-based measles outbreak that began in California in December is over, said public health officials on Friday.
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OC Health News- California measles outbreak that began in December now over The The golden state measles outbreak that started in December has ended, according to Dr. Karen Smith, supervisor of the California Division of Public Health and wellness and also state health and wellness policeman.
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Large Measles Outbreak Traced to Disneyland Is Declared Over California health authorities declared an end Friday to a large measles outbreak in the U.S. that started at Disneyland and triggered a broader debate about vaccinations.
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Does your dog really love you back? The answer may be in the eyes If you've ever owned a dog, you've probably had moments where you wonder as your furry friend gazes into your eyes if they're feeling affection for you, or just interested in what's on your plate.
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Health Officials Declare Disneyland-Linked Measles Outbreak Over LOS ANGELES (AP) - California health authorities on Friday declared an end to a large measles outbreak that started at Disneyland and triggered a national debate about vaccinations.
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Use of e-cigs sees spike among teens Related Videos. E-cigarette use by teens skyrocketing read more. USA Today says, "The percentage of teens using e-cigarettes tripled from 2013 to 2014.
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STATE: California measles outbreak that began in December now over The California measles outbreak that began in December has ended, according to Dr. Karen Smith, director of the California Department of Public Health and state health officer.
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Elmo, US Surgeon General Urge Children To Get Their Vaccinations U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy is seen with Elmo from Sesame Street in a frame from a YouTube video. (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services).
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No Wonder Teens Are Huffing Nicotine Not. Friggin'. Likely. In fact, the domestic tobacco industry is on the rebound thanks to its heavy investment in smoking "alternatives"—a.
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Large measles outbreak traced to Disneyland declared over LOS ANGELES - California health authorities declared an end Friday to a large measles outbreak in the U.S. that started at Disneyland and triggered a broader debate about vaccinations.
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Elmo Says 'Get Vaccinated' in New Video Turns out even Muppets aren't immune to the need for vaccinations. In a new video released by the U.S. Health and Human Services, Elmo of "Sesame Street" joined forces with the U.S.
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Dozens of new HIV cases reported in Indiana Indiana health officials on Friday said there are two dozen new HIV cases in southeastern Indiana, bringing the outbreak's total cases to 130.
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CDC report says use of E-Cigs amongst teens triples in one year Pocatello - There has been a significant rise in the use of E-Cigs amongst teens, with the number tripling from 2013 to 2014, as per the report from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention.
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Watch Elmo of Sesame Street (indirectly) slam anti-vaxxers in new video [VIDEO] Elmo encouraged kids to get their vaccinations in a new video with the Surgeon General, seemingly in direct response to the recent outbreaks of measles thanks to the anti-vaccination campaign.
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Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Joins Forces With Elmo To Promote Vaccinations Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and the Department of Health and Human Services enlisted the help of Elmo on Friday to encourage Americans to get vaccinated.
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Indiana Sees Jump In New HIV Cases In Rural Outbreak April 17 (Reuters) - An HIV outbreak in southeastern Indiana related to abuse of intravenous prescription drugs has jumped by 24 cases in the past week, an increase attributed to offering more testing resources, state health officials said on Friday.
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Pfizer wins first US trial over Zoloft birth-defect risk (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc scored a key victory Friday when it was cleared of liability in the first U.S. trial involving claims that its antidepressant Zoloft can cause birth defects in children born to women who take the drug while pregnant.
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24 new HIV cases reported in southeastern Indiana outbreak, raising total to 130 INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana county at the heart of an HIV outbreak has seen a "significant increase" in the number of cases more than two weeks into a short-term needle exchange program approved by Gov.
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Study shows that walking could improve health of prostate cancer survivors Recent research has found that prostate cancer survivors don't need vigorous exercise to improve their quality of life. While surviving prostate cancer is not an easy task, and while the time after such a battle can be taxing, new research published in the ...
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World Bank Boosts Aid to Ebola-affected Nations The World Bank is offering an additional $650 million to help Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone recover from the devastating Ebola epidemic.
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UPDATE 2-Pfizer wins first US trial over Zoloft birth-defect risk (Adds background on Zoloft, other antidepressants). By Jessica Dye. April 17 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc scored a key victory Friday when it was cleared of liability in the first U.S.
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Pfizer wins first US trial over Zoloft birth-defect risk (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc was cleared of liability on Friday in the first of more than 1,000 U.S. lawsuits to go to trial alleging that its antidepressant Zoloft can cause birth defects, a company spokeswoman said.
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Youth e-cigarette data prompts new calls to speed regulation WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - Public health advocates are stepping up pressure on the U.S. government to quickly regulate and restrict access to e-cigarettes after new data showed use of the products tripled among high school and middle school ...
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Isolated Hunter-Gatherers Have Most Diverse Microbiome Investigators report on the first characterization of the microbiome and resistome of uncontacted Amerindians in an article published online April 17 in Science Advances.
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Twenty-eight suspected drug dealers arrested after HIV numbers increase in ... A toxic mixture of poverty, drug addiction and hopelessness has driven Indiana to its largest outbreak of HIV in its history. But, thanks to the team effort, prosecutors now believe that they have made some definite progress.
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What we're learning from an Amazon tribe's poo In 2008, a military helicopter flew over a wide savanna in southern Venezuela and spotted a circle of grass-roof huts, where time had mostly stood still for more than 11,000 years.
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Eye Contact Helps Strengthen The Bond Between Pooches And Their Owners Oh, those puppy eyes. Just by gazing at their owners, dogs can trigger a response in their masters' brains that helps them bond, a study says.
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Largest HIV outbreak in Indiana history: A toxic mix of drug addiction, poverty ... Tiffany Prater, of Austin, Ind., is addicted to the painkiller Opana and has shared needles with other users in the past. Austin has seen a very high number of HIV cases in an outbreak among intravenous drug users.
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Disneyland measles outbreak declared over, but political battle continues The measles outbreak that began at Disneyland over the winter holidays is over, California health officials said Friday. lRelated Coast Guard cutter seizes 28,000 pounds of cocaine from smugglers · L.A.
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Sanjay Gupta Says It's Time For A Medical Marijuana 'Revolution' Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, has issued his strongest statement on legal weed yet, calling for a full-scale "medical marijuana revolution.
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Obama Signals Support For Changing Course In Federal War On Medical ... In an interview that will air for the first time this weekend as part of CNN's latest installment of its medical marijuana documentary series "WEED 3," President Barack Obama signals support for medical marijuana and for rolling back the federal government's ...
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Sanjay Gupta Highlights National Consensus on Medical Marijuana With CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has returned to the topic of medical marijuana in a third installment of his game-changing documentary series, Weed 3: The Marijuana Revolution, airing Sunday.
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Indiana governor Mike Pence, Scott County confirms 120 HIV Cases Indiana governor Mike Pence started a short-term needle exchange program. According to a statement released by state health officials on Friday, HIV outbreak in Indiana's Scott County has seen a significant rise.
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Indiana reports jump in new HIV cases in rural outbreak (Reuters) - An HIV outbreak in southeastern Indiana related to abuse of intravenous prescription drugs has jumped by 24 cases in the past week, an increase attributed to offering more testing resources, state health officials said on Friday.
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Sanjay Gupta on 'Weed 3': Obama Is Pulling for Pot Dr. Sanjay Gupta premieres "Weed 3" on CNN Sunday at 9 p.m. ET, and in the third rendition of his weed documentary series, he's even more pronounced in believing it's time to legalize marijuana nationwide.
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Ebola outbreak: 'Devastating effect' on Sierra Leone The World Bank has pledged at least $650m (£437m) to West African countries to help them recover from the Ebola epidemic. That comes on top of about $1bn already promised.
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Prostate cancer survivors should walk for 3 hours a week to improve quality of life Walking is one of the best forms of exercise that is recommended for everyone and now a new Northwestern Medicine study has claimed that if prostate cancer survivors walk for three hours per week, they will be able to improve their quality of life and reduce ...
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Unprecedented germ diversity found in remote Amazonian tribe FILE -In this Sept. 7, 2012 file photo, Yanomami Indians dance in their village called Irotatheri in Venezuela's Amazon region.
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E-Cigarettes Popularity Among Teens The use of e-cigarettes among teenagers has tripled since 2014. It was noted in an interview that some teenagers say e-cigarettes are as common as a laptop.
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Doctors call for dismissal of N.J.'s Dr. Oz from Columbia University faculty A group of high-profile doctors have written a letter to a Columbia University dean calling for the dismissal of Dr. Mehmet Oz -- known to TV audiences as Dr.
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Dr. Oz to critics: No "conflict of interest" on TV show NEW YORK -- Dr. Mehmet Oz is defending himself against 10 doctors who've accused him of promoting "quack treatments" on his TV show.
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Rural Indiana HIV Outbreak Has Now Infected 130 People An HIV outbreak in southeastern Indiana related to abuse of intravenous prescription drugs has increased by 24 cases during the past week - attributed to better testing resources, state health officials said Friday.
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CDC Details Mosquito-Borne Virus-Linked Death in TN (HealthDay News) - Researchers have characterized a La Crosse virus isolate from the brain of a child who died of encephalitis-associated complications in eastern Tennessee in 2012.
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Boy's Death Highlights Rare Mosquito-Borne Virus FRIDAY, April 17, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The death from encephalitis of a 6-year-old Tennessee boy has led researchers to a better understanding of the mosquito-borne virus that killed the child.
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