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New Drug Zaps Double Chin: FAQ Apr. 30, 2015 -- A shot that dissolves fat will offer people with a double chin a way to get rid of it without surgery. The FDA approved the new drug, called Kybella, on Wednesday.
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FDA approves Kythera's double chin treatment Kythera Biopharmaceuticals says Kybella is injected to fat tissue under the chin, where it physically destroys fat cells. Staff L.A.
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US CDC cautions against unprotected sex with Ebola survivors CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials are now recommending people avoid contact with the semen of Ebola survivors after a woman in Liberia contracted Ebola through sexual intercourse with a survivor of the disease.
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Dog Infects Humans With Plague for First Time in US A plague-infected dog spread the dangerous disease to four Colorado residents, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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A Colorado pit bull infected humans with the plague The U.S.'s largest pneumonic plague outbreak in nearly a century has been identified, and it all started with a sick dog. That's according to the Centers for Disease Control, which just announced the results of an investigation into a small but surprising plague ...
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Dog Infects Humans With Plague for First Time in US The source of that plague outbreak in rural Colorado has been traced to a dog for cases of the pneumonia that the pneumonic plague.
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HPV: Young women less likely to test positive for cervical cancer precursors ... Young Australian women are becoming less likely to test positive for precursors to cervical cancer as more receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) shots in their teens, data shows.
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Rare pneumonic plague outbreak tied to Colorado man's dog The largest U.S. outbreak of pneumonic plague in 90 years was a "wake-up call," say public health officials - largely because it was caused by a pet dog.
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Swapping orange squash for a cup of tea cuts diabetes risk Cutting out the equivalent of one glass of orange squash a day reduces the risk of developing diabetes by 25 per cent, a major study by Cambridge University has found.
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ACP Prefers Cervical Cytology Over DNA Screens for Young Women savesaved. author name. by Shara Yurkiewicz MD Staff Writer, MedPage Today. BOSTON -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) said Pap smears should be the mainstay of cervical cancer screening in normal-risk women younger than 30, with ...
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Experts Continue to Scale Back Cervical Cancer Screening BOSTON - Many women were raised on the mantra, "Pap smear once a year." But for women 21 years and older at average risk for cervical cancer, cytology screening once every 3 years should suffice, according to best-practice advice from the American ...
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Vaccine reduces cervical cancer risk for young Australian women CANBERRA, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The cervical cancer vaccine has halved the rate of cancer-causing abnormalities in Australian females aged under 20 as the results of a nationwide vaccination program begin to be realized, medical authorities said on Friday.
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Nexium, Advair led Medicare drug spending in 2013: officials NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four brand-named drugs prescribed to older or disabled Americans covered by Medicare's drug benefit accounted for almost one-tenth of the $103 billion in prescriptions filled under the plan in 2013, U.S.
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Vaccine Successfully Reduces Cervical Cancer Risk For Women In Australia Vaccination reduces the risk of cervical cancer in Australian women. Medical experts suggest that vaccination and regular screening may help detect cervical cancer at an early stage.
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Cervical Cancer Vaccine Slashes Diagnosis Rate by Half in Australia Early indications suggest that the introduction of the Gardasil vaccine in Australia has contributed to a highly-reassuring decline in the number of early cervical cancer diagnoses among young women.
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Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of breast cancer recurrence More breastfeeding was shown to be better than less breastfeeding in providing breast cancer protection. By Brooks Hays | May 1, 2015 at 10:50 AM.
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FDA approves Glaxo, Theravance's Breo Ellipta asthma drug (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the sale of Breo Ellipta as a once-daily treatment for asthma in patients aged 18 and older, GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance Inc said.
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Medicare Releases Detailed Look at Prescription-Drug Spending U.S. officials on Thursday released detailed spending data from the Medicare prescription-drug program, which provides benefits to roughly 36 million elderly and disabled Americans and has been a boon to the pharmaceutical industry since it began in 2006.
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Time to Prove Hospital Disinfectants Work, FDA Says Hospital workers wash their hands hundreds of times a day. Nurses are constantly using alcohol gels, chemical wipes and iodine washes on themselves and on patients.
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Many patients unaware of risks that go with some medical scans (Reuters Health) - Over half of people receiving medical scans such as X-rays do not know if they are exposed to radiation and many have unanswered questions even as they are waiting to undergo the test, a small U.S.
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FDA approves new injection to get rid of double chins Q. I just heard that there are some shots that were just approved by the FDA to get rid of a fat neck and double chins. Does this really work?
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CNN physician-journalist poses ethical dilemma after treating Nepal victims Dr Sanjay Gupta has regularly stepped in to save lives while covering a story for CNN. Photograph: Diane Bondareff/AP. Jessica Elgot.
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FDA says more data needed on safety, efficacy of widely-used hospital sanitizers WASHINGTON - To fight infections, hospital workers can hit the hand sanitizer a hundred times or more a day. Now, the government wants more study of whether that is safe and how well it actually fights the spread of germs.
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GSK wins asthma nod for blockbuster wannabe Breo GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) CEO Andrew Witty recently said slow-starting respiratory newcomer Breo was finally gaining some market traction.
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US FDA approves Glaxo, Theravance's Breo Ellipta asthma drug April 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the sale of Breo Ellipta as a once-daily treatment for asthma in patients aged 18 and older, GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance Inc said.
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FDA seeks more data on safety of hospital hand cleaners An FDA director said the use of sanitizers has skyrocketed in recent years. LARA SOLT / Dallas Morning News, File. Travel Deals. $169 -- NY: Summer Weekends at 4-Star Midtown Hotel, 35% Off · See all travel deals ».
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Glaxo gets FDA approval to sell its inhaler drug GlaxoSmithKline plc says it has received US approval to sell its once-a-day respiratory inhaler Breo Ellipta for a new use in asthma patients ages 18 and older.
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UPDATE 2-FDA revisits safety of healthcare antiseptics such as Purell ... * FDA asks manufacturers for more data. * No healthcare antiseptics to be pulled off shelves as of now. * Manufacturers have one year to submit data (Adds background).
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FDA Wants More Data On Hospital Hand Sanitizers According To Recent Report The Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposal that requires manufacturers of hand sanitizers to provide additional data on their products regarding its long-term health effects.
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New cervical cancer guidelines The American College of Physicians has some changes they need you to know. Dr. Scot Ackerman has the details. Show Transcript Hide Transcript.
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Swapping a daily sugary drink for water can cut risk of type 2 diabetes by up to a ... Swapping a daily sugary drink for water can cut your risk of diabetes by up to a quarter, research reveals. Soft drinks or sweetened-milk beverages were linked to a higher incidence of type 2 diabetes, while unsweetened tea or coffee, fruit juice and artificially ...
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Swap one daily sugary drink for water to cut type 2 diabetes risks Washington: If you want to stay away from type 2 diabetes, choose water instead of sugary drink everyday, as per a new study. The research indicated that for each 5 percent increase of a person's total energy intake provided by sweet drinks including soft ...
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Diabetes rises with daily soda -- including diet soda -- consumption A comprehensive study of European adults has found that compared with people who drink a single sugar-sweetened drink daily, those who drink water, coffee or tea instead are at 14% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Replacing Sugary Drinks New research finds cutting out just one sugary beverage a day can help reduce the risk of type two diabetes. The study included more than 25-thousand men and women who kept detailed food diaries.
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More Evidence Linking Sugared Drinks To Diabetes A new study uncovers some potentially important new details about the association between sugared drinks and diabetes. In a paper published in Diabetologia [pdf], researchers in the UK report on a study of more than 25,000 adults.
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Why Lack of Adequate Sunlight May Affect a Person's Pancreatic Cancer Risk (HealthDay News) - People who live in regions with low sunlight may have a higher risk of pancreatic cancer, possibly because they don't get enough vitamin D from the sun, new research suggests.
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Walk for Two Minutes Every Hour, Suggest Experts Walk for Two Minutes Every Hour, Suggest Experts Walking is the easiest way to remain fit and active. You may think it is underrated as a form of exercise, not more.
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Meet the 'Bubble girl' who is allergic to life EASLEY, S.C. - The cracker or the bite of ice cream - Brynn Duncan still isn't sure which one sent her into anaphylactic shock that day.
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Fight to eradicate polio in most promising position yet: UNICEF TORONTO -- The nearly three-decades-long battle to wipe out polio is making significant progress and may be poised for success, leaders in the campaign said Thursday.
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'Bubble girl' is allergic to life EASLEY, South Carolina (CNN) - The cracker or the bite of ice cream - Brynn Duncan still isn't sure which one sent her into anaphylactic shock that day.
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City downplays failing grade on ozone pollution EVANSVILLE - The Evansville area received a failing grade for ozone pollution in a new American Lung Association report, perhaps not a surprise to longtime residents familiar with the area's air pollution struggles.
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Dropping One Sugary Soda a Day Could Cut Diabetes Risk: Study THURSDAY, April 30, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- People who love sugary sodas and flavored milk may have a heightened risk of type 2 diabetes, regardless of their body weight, a large new study finds.
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Can vitamin D level increase your pancreatic cancer risk? Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to detect early on and treat effectively because many patients do not develop symptoms until they are in the advanced stages of the disease.
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3D windpipe 'saves children's lives' Three babies have been saved from a life-threatening condition by using 3D printed windpipe splints to help them breathe, a pilot study reveals.
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Double-chin treatment wins approval from FDA WASHINGTON - Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc. has won approval for a first-of-its-kind double-chin treatment. The drug, called Kybella, is injected into the fat below the chin and destroys the fat cells, the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement.
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Lives of three babies rescued by 3D-printed, growth-flexible implants 3D printing has come to the rescue of severe cases of a childhood disease in which the windpipe is softened, leading to collapse of the airway and breathing failure.
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Most women don't need to be screened for cervical cancer annually Most women only need to be screened for cervical cancer once every three years, according to a new set of practice guidelines that the American College of Physicians, a national organization of doctors, released today.
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UPDATE 2-Bird flu "probable" in Iowa chicken broiler breeding farm (Adds companies, trade group, Bunge CEO comment). By P.J. Huffstutter. CHICAGO, April 30 (Reuters) - An Iowa-based chicken broiler breeding farm has initially tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5 bird flu, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and ...
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WHO: most countries have no national plan to tackle drug resistance A survey conducted by the World Health Organization finds most countries do not yet have a comprehensive national plan to tackle drug resistance - a year after the organization warned that we are heading toward a "post-antibiotic era.
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Most countries woefully unprepared to fight resistant superbugs: WHO Only 34 countries have national plans to fight the global threat of antibiotic resistance, meaning few are prepared to tackle "superbug" infections which put even basic healthcare at risk, the WHO said on Wednesday.
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