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Bird flu detected on 2 more Wisconsin farms, bringing today number of state ... MADISON, Wis. - The number of Wisconsin farms where bird flu has been detected keeps rising. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said Monday that a fifth case has been detected in Barron County and a third case in ...
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Sleepwalking, night terrors run in families, Montreal study suggests Did you sleepwalk when you were a kid? Still do it occasionally? If so, chances are your children will do it too. A new study adds support to the growing belief that behaviours like sleepwalking and sleep terrors run in families.
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Sleepwalking may run in the family More than 60 percent of children with two sleepwalking parents go on to develop the condition themselves, new research shows. Nighttime disturbances called sleep terrors also appear to run in families.
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As bird flu costs mount for egg industry, questions arise about how virus is ... Trucks are sprayed with disinfectant on April 23 as they leave Sunrise Farms, an egg farm in Harris, Iowa, where 3.8 million egg-laying hens were euthanized due to bird flu.
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A Flu Epidemic That Threatens Birds, Not Humans Although much of the country has barely noticed, avian influenza - a version of the virus that generated "Killer Bird Flu!" headlines a decade ago - is now sweeping the Midwest.
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Minnesota moves to help farmers whose flocks hit by bird flu ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers moved quickly on Monday to help turkey farmers beset by a deadly and growing outbreak of bird flu, putting together a patchwork of loan programs and emergency response funding to cover farmers' losses.
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Market corner: What impact does bird flu have on beef and pork? 2015-02-05T01:15:00Z Market corner: What impact does bird flu have on beef and pork? Agri-View. February 05, 2015 1:15 am. (0) Comments.
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Could a few extra pounds help diabetics live longer? A controversial new study suggests that some extra weight may be linked to a longer life for people with type 2 diabetes. Compared to underweight or normal-weight people with type 2 diabetes, those who were overweight but not obese were less likely to die ...
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What newspapers got wrong on Obamacare increasing emergency visits Generally, I think the idea that Obamacare increases emergency room visits will turn out to be true. The best research we have shows that when people gain health insurance coverage, they use more medical care - emergency care included.
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Emergency Physicians Busier Than Ever Since ACA, Poll Shows Most emergency physicians in the United States have noticed an increase in the volume of patients since January 1, 2014, when the requirement to have health insurance went into effect, and they do not think their emergency department (ED) is prepared to ...
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Avian flu outbreak hits Nicollet County chicken farm A Nicollet County egg-laying operation is the first poultry farm here to be hit by the avian flu virus. (Photo courtesy of University of Minnesota, Center for Infectious Disease and Policy).
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Bird flu virus found in 4 more Iowa poultry operations Officials say the bird flu virus has been found in four more locations in Iowa, bringing the total number of poultry that must be killed in the state to more than 19 million.
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Avian flu found in Juneau County flock Price of a carton of eggs could jump as much as 100 percent by fall, industry experts say. Read more. Avian flu has been detected in a backyard flock of 40 birds in Juneau County.
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Probable bird flu cases reported in 4 Iowa counties birdflu (1) Four potential cases of highly contagious avian influenza have been detected in Iowa's Cherokee, Pocahontas, Sac and Madison counties, the Iowa Department of Agriculture said Friday.
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Study Finds That Overweight Diabetes Patients Outlive Slimmer Ones Overweight Diabetes Patients Patients with type-2 diabetes who are overweight but not obese outlive diabetics of normal weight, scientists reported on Monday, in another example of the "obesity paradox.
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Renville gets first case of bird flu On top of that, there are three more cases in Kandiyohi County and two more in Swift County. Advertisement. Print. MVTV WIRELESS. Print.
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Avian Flu Update: 3 for Jefferson, 5 for Barron County A third poultry operation in Jefferson County and a fifth in Barron County have tested positive for H5 avian influenza. That's the latest update from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, which says the state now has 10 confirmed cases of the lethal bird virus.
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More Iowa Farms Hit By Bird Flu, Virus' Spread Has Scientists Baffled Iowa state officials have confirmed more cases of the deadly H5N2 bird flu strain, adding a further 2.8 million chickens to the number of birds that now must be culled to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Bird flu found on four more Iowa farms DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Officials say the bird flu virus has been found in four more locations in Iowa, bringing the total number of poultry that must be killed in the state to more than 19 million.
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Bird Flu Cases reported in Four more Iowa locations Bird flu virus has been found in four more locations in Iowa. The total number of poultry that must be killed to stop the virus spread in the state has now reached more than 19 million.
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ER visits keep climbing under PPACA Emergency room visits have increased under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act despite the law's promises and efforts to curb them, ER room doctors say.
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NFL Player Sen'Derrick Marks Takes Cancer Patient Khameyea Jennings to ... An NFL player turned Prince Charming this weekend when he took a student battling cancer to her senior prom. Jacksonville Jaguars player Sen'Derrick Marks accompanied Khameyea Jennings, an 18-year-old who has been battling cancer for two years, ...
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ER Visits Increase even with ObamaCare, contrary to expectations A poll by the American College of Emergency Physicians has depicted an alarming increase in Emergency Room visits, both in urban as well as rural hospitals, ever since Obamacare came into effect.
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Little extra fat good for diabetics Being a bit on the heavier side may not be that bad for diabetics as researchers have found that patients with Type-2 diabetes who are overweight but not obese live longer than those who are underweight or normal-weight.
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Obamacare and ER Visits. Poll Shows ER Docs Feel Increased Volume First, this is a poll and not a study on what ER (emergency room) doctors are seeing in emergency departments (ED). You will see the headlines of 'Thanks Obama' for the busier emergency rooms, and Obamacare was sold as a way to reduce dependency on ...
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Overweight diabetes patients outlive slimmer ones - study NEW YORK May 4 (Reuters) - Patients with type-2 diabetes who are overweight but not obese outlive diabetics of normal weight, scientists reported on Monday, in another example of the "obesity paradox.
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CMS: Pioneer ACO Program Saved Nearly $400M Over Two Years The Pioneer ACO program saved Medicare nearly $400 million in spending over two years, according to data released Monday by CMS, the Wall Street Journal reports (Beck, Wall Street Journal, 5/4).
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Overweight diabetes patients outlive slimmer ones But this isn't to say that folks with type 2 diabetes can safely fatten up, researchers said. The team stressed that the lifespan was longer for overweight patients, not obese.
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Overweight diabetes patients outlive slimmer ones: Study NEW YORK - Patients with type-2 diabetes who are overweight but not obese outlive diabetics of normal weight, scientists reported yesterday (April 4), in another example of the "obesity paradox".
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Overweight diabetes patients outlive slimmer ones, reveals study Judith Garcia, 19, fills a syringe as she prepares to give herself an injection of insulin at her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce, Calif.
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Parents May Pass On Sleepwalking to Their Kids Kids are more likely to sleepwalk if their parents also did, a new study suggests. The new research, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, found that over 60% of kids who developed somnambulism had parents who were both sleepwalkers.
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Overweight diabetes patients outlive slimmer ones - study Patients with type-2 diabetes who are overweight but not obese outlive diabetics of normal weight, scientists reported on Monday, in another example of the "obesity paradox.
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Global cancer drug spending hits $100 billion in 2014: IMS Health (Reuters) - Worldwide spending on cancer medicines reached $100 billion in 2014, an increase of 10.3 percent from 2013 and up from $75 billion five years earlier, according to IMS Health's Global Oncology Trend Report released on Tuesday.
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Overweight diabetes patients outlive slimmer ones - study NEW YORK (Reuters) - Patients with type-2 diabetes who are overweight but not obese outlive diabetics of normal weight, scientists reported on Monday, in another example of the "obesity paradox.
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New Study Suggests Sleepwalking May be Genetic Canadian researchers found that nearly half of kids with a sleepwalking parent also walked around asleep. 1:18 | 05/05/15. Share. Title.
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Cancer drug spending tops $100 billion, up 10% in a year As drug prices continue to fall under ever-increasing scrutiny, spending on cancer medicines has hit a new milestone: $100 billion in 2014.
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8-year-old boy meets bone marrow donor Grant Berg, 8, met the young man whose bone marrow donation saved his life. (Photo: KABC). Torpy at Large: Teodoro Maus' dream.
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Sleepwalking may run in family: study Children are seven times more likely to sleepwalk if both their parents have a history of sleepwalking, according to a new study. More than 60 per cent of children developed sleepwalking when both their parents were sleepwalkers in a study among kids born ...
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Do You Sleepwalk? Chances Are Your Child Might, Too By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) Children are seven times more likely to sleepwalk if both parents have a history of nocturnal strolls, a Canadian study finds, suggesting that the habit runs in families.
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8-year-old boy meets bone marrow donor Grant Berg, 8, met the young man whose bone marrow donation saved his life. (Photo: KABC). Related. More News Headlines. S. Carolina student accused of spitting in roommates' food · 8-year-old boy meets bone marrow donor · Report: Teen who tried to ...
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China to Lift Price Controls on Most Drugs Starting June 1 BEIJING - Chinese regulators say they will lift price controls on most medical drugs starting June 1 in hopes that a more market-driven pricing system will keep medical costs in check.
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8-Year-Old Boy meets his Life Saver Grant Berg, a terminally ill eight-year-old, was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow stops producing new blood cells.
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Donor Meets 8-Year-Old Boy Whose Life He Saved An 8-year-old boy was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, launching a desperate international search for a much needed bone marrow transplant to save his life.
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Doctors Without Borders Delivers Nepal Quake Survivor's Baby Doctors Without Borders(KATHMANDU, Nepal) - After the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal left at least 7,000 dead, Doctors Without Borders brought new life into the world, delivering a baby girl in Bhaktapur.
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State Issues New Vaccination Requirements For School Children Students in public schools will be forced to follow a new set of vaccination requirements before attending school. (Photo: WFMY News 2).
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Fruit sugars 'may worsen food cravings' Fructose, the sugar found in fruit, may increase cravings for high-calorie foods, according to researchers. In a small experiment, reported in the journal PNAS, 24 volunteers consumed a sugary drink sweetened with fructose on one day and glucose on another ...
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US Medicare test program saved hundreds of million of dollars-study NEW YORK May 4 (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 ...
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UPDATE 1-China to stop setting most medicine prices from June 1 (Adds details from statement, context). BEIJING May 5 (Reuters) - China will remove price caps for most medicines from June 1 and give the market a larger role in setting prices in the world's second largest pharmaceutical market, the country's economic ...
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'Tale of Two Cities' Widens Worldwide for Children, Study Shows A widening gap between rich and poor in cities worldwide has contributed to deepening disparities in urban maternal health and child survival rates, the global charity Save the Children said Monday in an annual report.
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Global cancer drug spending hits $100 billion in 2014, report says Worldwide spending on cancer medicines reached $100 billion in 2014, an increase of 10.3 percent from 2013 and up from $75 billion five years earlier, according to IMS Health's Global Oncology Trend Report released on Tuesday.
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