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A gene therapy 'cure' for blindness starts to fade within a few years The two key reasons why gene therapies command such avid attention these days center on their promise of providing a cure for some terrible conditions along with the prospect of a 7-figure price tag.
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Sleep terrors in early childhood may lead to sleepwalking later (CNN) Does your little one suffer from sleep terrors? Then get ready to lock the window and doors, because they might soon sleepwalk, too.
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Poll suggests ER visits are rising under Obamacare "The reliance on emergency care remains stronger than ever," said Dr. Michael Gerardi, president of ACEP. By Brooks Hays | May 4, 2015 at 11:06 AM.
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ER visits up under Obamacare, despite promises: Doctors' poll A worker is seen behind the registration window of the emergency room at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta on Jan. 24, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE** more >.
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Ebola - CDC Recommends Non-Contact With Male Survivors' Semen Contrary to the earlier three months period given by the World Health organisation, WHO, for Ebola survivors to abstain from unprotected sex, further investigations by United States' Centre for Disease Control, CDC, has shown that survivors may have to wait ...
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Man spreads Ebola via sex 5 months after infection NEW YORK: Health officials now think Ebola survivors can spread the disease through unprotected sex nearly twice as long as pre8viously believed.
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Could Ebola become an AIDS-like sexually transmitted disease? Scientists have confirmed that Ebola can be transmitted more easily through sexual relations than was previously thought. Until now, medical experts believed that survivors of the Ebola disease would only remain contagious as sexual partners for 3 months ...
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New insight into retinal disease gene therapy Gene therapy for leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), an inherited disorder that causes blindness starting in childhood, improves patients' eyesight and the retina's sensitivity within weeks of treatment, says a new study.
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Officials Worry Ebola Now Being Spread by Unprotected Sex Health officials believe that survivors of Ebola can spread the virus through having unprotected sex up to twice as long as was previously believed.
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CDC Urges Ebola Survivors to Avoid Sexual Contact Indefinitely to Avoid ... A man spread the Ebola virus five months after his infection, causing scientists to urge an indefinite embargo on sexual activity post-recovery.
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Scientists Confirm That Ebola Could Be Transferred Through Sex Health officials are investigating a new case of Ebola that has been claimed to be spread through sexual intercourse. A man who was infected by the virus five months ago is believed to be the culprit in spreading it to a woman he had unprotected sex with.
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Gene therapy's 'temporary benefits' for retina disease Two trials of gene therapy on an inherited form of blindness in children have shown some patients' eyesight can be improved - but only temporarily.
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Success of Gene Therapy to Treat Blind Fades With Follow-Up A gene therapy that helped restore sight in patients with a rare form of childhood blindness appears to wane with time, a sign the cutting-edge field may not be able to cure some ailments with a single course of treatment.
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Gene Therapy Could Provide Benefit to Certain Vision Impairment It appears that the emerging field of gene therapy can already provide some benefit to people who are blind. A new study indicates that gene therapy could, as a matter of fact, increase retina light sensitivity in children suffering from Leber's congenital ...
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Gene Therapy Helps In Improving Eye Sight For Temporary Time According to the gene therapy which shows that blindness in some children can improve their eyesight for some time but it is just temporary.
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US Medicare test program saved hundreds of million of dollars: study NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. government test program with doctors and hospitals slowed healthcare spending in Medicare coverage for the elderly and disabled by hundreds of millions of dollars in 2012 and 2013 but savings were less in the second year, ...
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Melanoma Monday raises awareness for deadliest form of skin cancer Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and melanoma is the deadliest form of the disease. May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and the first Monday in May has been designated as Melanoma Monday by the American Academy of ...
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Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Inherited Eye Disease SUNDAY, May 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that gene therapy quickly improves eyesight for patients who've lost their vision from an inherited condition called Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA).
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Ebola survivors urged not to have unprotected sex indefinitely Ebola survivors have been told not to have unprotected sex indefinitely. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a federal public health agency in the US has discovered that the disease can remain in semen for much longer than previously ...
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How 'sunless tanning' can lead to 'skin cancer' A new study has revealed that artificial tanning can lead to Melanoma. Melanoma is no longer showing up only in women who have had five or six decades of sun exposure during their lives.
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Too many Britons are risking skin cancer by getting sunburned, says study 'In the 1920s, sunbathing first became a public health crusade.' 'People underestimate the damage that sunburn can do to their skin,' the British Association of Dermatologists says.
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Pioneer Model Saved Medicare Nearly $400 Million in Two Years A key pilot program in the federal health law saved Medicare nearly $400 million over two years and is the first alternative-payment model certified to cut costs while improving health-care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.
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Magazine printed with HIV-positive blood A MEN'S magazine has printed its latest issue using ink infused with HIV-positive blood in a bid to break the taboo associated with the disease.
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Artificial Windpipes Produced By 3D Printer Saves Three Children The children suffered from a life-threatening medical condition called tracheobronchomalacia (TBM), a condition that collapses the windpipe that could lead to suffocation.
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Many Young Football Players Get Concussions at Practice, Study Says MONDAY, May 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Most concussions among high school and college football players occur during practice, a new study finds.
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Risk of Breast Cancer Reoccurrence Lowered After Breastfeeding Proving true the popular adage that breastfeeding can keep mothers healthy, a study has shown it offers protection against breast cancer reoccurrence.
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Breast feeding is providing protective cover against breast cancer breastfeeding According to a new study it is found that women who have survived breast cancer and breastfed their babies are at a less risk of recurring of the disease or being killed by it later in their life.
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Breastfeeding helps cut down breast cancer risk A new study published in the Journal of National Cancer Institute states that women who breast fed their children have a lower risk of reoccurrence of breast cancer.
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Breast Feeding Helps To Fight Against Breast Cancer To reduce the risk of breast cancer breast feeding has been recommended to a lot of medical institutions. This opinion is the best draw both friends and families.
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People unaware of skin cancer risks, UK study finds A study found that many British adults are putting themselves at risk when it comes to their skin and the sun. Image by: AFP Relax News/ ©EMprize /shutterstock.
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Most Britons unaware of skin cancer signs - survey More than three-quarters of Britons say they would not recognise signs of skin cancer, a survey by the British Association of Dermatologists suggests.
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Rhode Island man launches ad campaign to match wife with rare blood type to a ... WARWICK, R.I. - A Rhode Island man is getting creative in his search to secure a kidney donor for his wife. Jim Small, of Warwick, is exhausting all avenues to find a donor to match his wife's rare type O-negative blood.
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Who's got your back for skin cancer prevention? The return of warm weather has millions of Americans heading outside to soak up the sun. It feels especially welcome in the Northeast after a seemingly endless winter.
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Too Many Americans Neglect Backs in Skin Cancer Prevention MONDAY, May 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey finds that many people in the United States are forgetting their backs when they try to be forward-thinking about skin cancer prevention.
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Beard swabs yield 'disturbing' results (NEWSER) - Beard hygiene is important unless you want to have the equivalent of a dirty toilet seat growing out of your face, according to a microbiologist who swabbed a bunch of beards and was shocked by the results.
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Ohio clinics close, abortions decline amid restrictions COLUMBUS, Ohio - The number of abortion providers in Ohio has shrunk by half amid a flurry of restrictive new laws over the past four years, and the number of the procedures also is declining, according to a review of records by The Associated Press.
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Hundreds of NYC liquor stores busted for selling to underage kids: officials Investigators caught hundreds of city stores selling booze to underage kids, officials said Sunday. The State Liquor Authority sent decoys who were under 21 to 911 grocery stores, pharmacies and liquor stores across the five boroughs - and 58% of them ...
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NYC Health Dept.: Alcohol Easy For Underage Buyers To Get In NYC NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - A New York City Department of Health investigation has revealed just how easy it is for underage buyers to get their hands on alcohol in the city's pharmacy, grocery and liquor stores.
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Hundreds of NYC liquor stores caught selling to kids The State Liquor Authority sent decoys who were under 21 to 911 grocery stores, pharmacies and liquor stores - and 58% of them sold alcohol to the underage investigators.
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Nebraska baby delivered 8 weeks after mother's fatal stroke (May 3, 2015) - A young woman in Nebraska was 22 weeks pregnant when she complained of a bad headache. That headache turned out to be an intracranial hemorrhage.
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Brain-dead woman kept alive for 54 days to save unborn child Doctors in Nebraska delivered a baby boy via cesarean section after his mother suffered a fatal stroke. Nicole Goodrich reports on Saturday, May 2, 2015.
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Alcohol is Easy to Get for Underage Buyers in NYC, Officials Say Underage decoys were able to buy alcohol at more than half of the hundreds of pharmacies, grocery stores and liquor stores that the state liquor authority targeted in an undercover investigation last year, officials said Sunday.
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Rhode Island man advertising to find wife a kidney WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island man is getting creative in his search to secure a kidney donor for his wife. Jim Small, of Warwick, is exhausting all avenues to find a donor to match his wife's rare type O-negative blood.
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Baby born to mother who died of stroke Baby Angel was born to his mother after she had a stroke. (Source: Facebook/KETV/CNN). OMAHA, NE (KETV/CNN) - Doctors were unable to save a young mother who collapsed after a severe headache, but they went to extreme measures to save her ...
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Medical team heads to Nepal to treat earthquake survivors WILMINGTON, Del. - Doctors, nurses, paramedics and logistics experts with the Delaware Medical Relief Team are headed to Nepal to help victims of last week's magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
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Under Cover, Minors Buy Alcohol at Many Stores in New York City Under-age decoy buyers were able to purchase alcohol at more than half of the hundreds of pharmacies, grocery stores and liquor stores in New York City that the State Liquor Authority targeted in an undercover investigation last year, officials said on Sunday ...
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Students share experiences with mental illness Have you ever heard someone say people with mental illnesses are crazy, dangerous or insane? According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in four adults and one in 10 children, or 60 million Americans, suffer from a mental illness.
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Mental health experts aim to squelch the stigma during awareness month A German co-pilot deemed to be suffering from depression crashes a planeload of passengers into the Alps. A celebrity American comic genius beloved by millions succumbs to inner demons and hangs himself in a closet.
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NYC Still A Great Place For Underage Drinkers To Buy Beer This lad is not accused of any wrongdoing, but he is in the beer aisle of a bodega. (Kevin Cong-King/Flickr). For reasons politicians have rarely bothered elucidating since the 1980s, it is illegal for merchants to sell alcohol to people younger than 21.
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Under-Age decoy Buyers able to Purchase Alcohol at Many Stores in NYC Last year, the State Liquor Authority started an undercover investigation in which it made under-age decoy buyers to try and see whether they were able to buy alcohol.
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