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Four Out Of Every 10 Hispanics Die of Heart Disease or Cancer: Report A report released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday revealed that Hispanics who are living in United States have more concerning health issues as compared to the whites and other Latinos.
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IBM Expands Watson Health Partnerships to Help Fight Cancer IBM is furthering the expansion of its Watson data-analytics technology into health care through partnerships around human gene analysis and cancer treatment.
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Death on treadmill reminds exercisers: Here's how to tread carefully at gym or at ... Sarah Luke, 73, diagnosed with diabetes, walks on a treadmill at her YMCA last year in Kennesaw, Ga. Businessman Dave Goldberg's death at 47 was shocking in itself, but that it occurred after an injury suffered while working out on a treadmill is, for many, ...
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IBM's Watson to guide cancer therapies at 14 centers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fourteen U.S. and Canadian cancer institutes will use International Business Machines Corp's (IBM.N) Watson computer system to choose therapies based on a tumor's genetic fingerprints, the company said on Tuesday, the latest step ...
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WHO projections warn of burgeoning obesity crisis in Europe LONDON May 6 (Reuters) - Europe will face an obesity crisis of vast proportions by 2030, according to new World Health Organization projections, with many countries likely to see far more than half of adults above the healthy weight limit.
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WHO projections warn of burgeoning obesity crisis in Europe LONDON (Reuters) - Europe will face an obesity crisis of vast proportions by 2030, according to new World Health Organization projections, with many countries likely to see far more than half of adults above the healthy weight limit.
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David Goldberg's death puts spotlight on risks of treadmills TREADMILLS can on rare occasions be dangerous, an issue highlighted by the untimely death of technology executive David Goldberg. There are about three deaths a year in the US associated with treadmills, according to data from the US Consumer ...
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C. diff used to beat C. diff infection Potentially deadly Clostridium difficile infections have been treated with a dose of more C. difficile. The "fight-fire-with-fire" approach by US doctors replaced aggressive versions of the bug with their friendlier cousins.
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Treadmill May Be Riskiest Machine, but Injuries From It Still Rare Treadmill May Be Riskiest Machine, but Injuries From It Still Rare The death of David Goldberg on a treadmill at a resort in Mexico was tragic, untimely and a shock to those who knew him.
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Experts Discuss Treadmill Safety PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The death of Facebook CEO, Sheryl Sandberg's CEO Husband David Goldberg has prompted a conversation over treadmill safety.
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Global cancer spending tops $100bn in 2014 – report The global market for oncology drugs increased 10.3 percent last year and may reach $147 billion by 2018, according to IMS Health.
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Chlamydia Outbreak Hits Texas High School With No Sex Ed A Texas high school is in the middle of a chlamydia outbreak, officials say. But according to the school district's student handbook, it does not offer sexual education.
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The Paradoxical Connection Between Overweight And Diabetes By Sharon Begley 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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Over $100 Billion Spent On Cancer Drugs, Up 10% Five years previous, spending on cancer drugs was $75 billion, according to a report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics published Tuesday.
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IBM's Watson Enters Market For Analyzing Cancer Genetics Dr. Lukas Wartman is ground zero in the genetic battle against cancer. The assistant director of cancer genomics at Washington University in St. Louis developed acute lymphoblastic leukemia himself.
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$100 Billion Spent On Cancer Drugs Last Year Cancer drugs accounted for $100 billion worth of global spending across all medications last year; a 10.3 percent increase over last year and considerably more than the $75 billion spent in 2010.
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Treadmill deaths remain rare, but exercise equipment injuries rising Silicon Valley executive David Goldberg's untimely death on a treadmill last week highlighted how everyday activities can sometimes prove fatal.
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Cancer Drug Market Just Touched $100 Billion Globally! Cancer Drug Market Just Touched $100 Billion Globally! Global spending on cancer medicines -- including therapeutic treatments and supportive care - has reached $100 billion in 2014 and is expected to grow by 50% and reach $147 billion by 2018.
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Global spending on cancer treatment reaches $100 million in 2014 cancer treatment Cancer cases are increasing and the cost of its treatment continues to rise. According to a report by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, the global spending on cancer treatment has reached $100 million in 2014, where as it was $75 ...
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Dave Goldberg death highlights risks, injuries during treadmill use Keith Mills stepped onto a treadmill at a Dorchester gym one day four years ago. It was apparently running, though he hadn't noticed.
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Cancer Medications More Effective, and More Expensive Last Year Statistics show that cancer drugs accounted for approximately $100 billion worth of medication spending around the world in 2014. This marks more than a 10 percent increase over the previous year and far more than the $75 billion spent in 2010.
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Report Shows New Developments For Fighting C. Diff Infections PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Clostridium difficile or C-DIFF is the cause of one of the most common healthcare associated infections. It's been linked to about 29,000 deaths in the United States each of the last few years.
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Billions of dollars spent on cancer medicines, consultations and diagnostic tests ... According to a report on worldwide trend a staggering $100 billion is spent annually on cancer medicines, diagnostic tests and consultations.
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Cancer drug spending tops $100 bn globally: Report Total global spending on cancer medicines -- including therapeutic treatments and supportive care -- have reached the $100-billion threshold in 2014, says a report.
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How dangerous are treadmills? It will surprise no-one familiar with the relentless whir of a treadmill to learn they were once used to a punish inmates in 19th century British workhouses.
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Cancer medication market hits $100 billion in 2014 – a 50% boost expected by ... Cancer medication market hits $100 billion in 2014 - a 50% boost expected by 2018 The global expenditure on cancer medication has reached a whopping $100 billion in 2014 and according to a report by IMS Health's Global Oncology Trend released on ...
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Huge $100 Billion spent on Cancer Consultations, Medicines and Diagnostics ... They say health is wealth. When you're sick, you don't actually work and if you don't work, you don't get paid. At the same time when there's no money coming in, there will be money coming out for consultations, medicines and diagnostics test.
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The world spent over $100 billion on cancer drugs in 2014, new report says Spending on cancer drugs passed $100 billion last year, according to a report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. Spending on cancer treatments passed the $100 billion mark last year, according to a worldwide trend report.
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Cancer Drug Spending Surges Past $100 Billion According to a new report released by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, total global spending on oncology medicines - including therapeutic treatments and supportive care - rose 10.3 percent to $100 billion in 2014, despite the share of total ...
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UN hails progress on Ebola as new weekly cases below 20 DAKAR (Reuters) - The U.N. envoy on Ebola on Tuesday hailed "extraordinary progress" against the outbreak in West Africa after new cases last week fell below 20 for the first time since mid-2014, but he warned it would take time to end the epidemic ...
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As bird flu costs mount for egg industry, questions arise about how virus is ... FARIBAULT, Minn. - Jennie-O Turkey Store says it's laying off 233 employees at its processing plant in the southern Minnesota city of Faribaul… Read more.
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Fecal transplantation effective treatment for Clostridium difficile infection HealthDay News - Fecal transplantation appears to be a safe and effective way to combat Clostridium difficile infection, according to findings published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Pioneer ACOs Reduce Spending by $385 Million in 2 Years The Pioneer ACO Model successfully reported smaller increases in total Medicare expenditures and reductions in health service utilization, for savings of approximately $385 million during the first 2 years compared with general Medicare fee-for-service, ...
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Bird flu virus found in 4 more Iowa poultry operations DES MOINES | 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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Ireland's obesity problem will be worse than cholera or Aids for our health ... Ireland's obesity crisis with statistics showing we could be Europe's fattest country by 2030 is worse than cholera or Aids epidemic, a leading expert has warned.
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WHO: Republic of Ireland 'faces worst weight problem' The Republic of Ireland is expected to have the worst weight problem in Europe by 2030, according to a study by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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WHO report: 74% of men and 64% of women in UK to be overweight by 2030 Greece, Spain, Austria and the Czech Republic are facing similar problems with obesity to the UK. Photograph: Leila Cutler/Alamy. James Meikle.
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Obesity epidemic in Europe, says WHO LONDON: New obesity figures for Europe to be announced on Wednesday by the World Health Organization at the European Congress on Obesity in Prague are causing alarm.
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Brazilian Bodybuilder Claims Synthetic Material Brought Huge Muscles, but Also ... A Brazilian bodybuilder said chemical injections helped him bulk up to an incredible size -- but also ultimately brought him close to danger.
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New Method May Spot Ovarian Cancer Earlier May 5, 2015 -- A screening method that uses blood tests can detect twice as many cases of ovarian cancer as older testing methods, and that may lead to women getting diagnosed sooner, researchers say.
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KU turns to IBM's Watson to help cancer patients Researchers at the University of Kansas Cancer Center now have some of the same IBM Watson computer technology that famously beat the best human players of the game show "Jeopardy" a few years back.
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'Obesity paradox': Overweight type-2 diabetes patients outlive thinner ones ... Doctors have warned about the risks of being overweight for decades, but a new study has revealed that a few extra pounds may be beneficial to those with type-2 diabetes.
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Iowa State Patrol trooper administers CPR in middle of I-35 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Video footage from the dash camera of an Iowa State Patrol car shows a trooper administering CPR to a man in the middle of Interstate 35.
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Different Lab-based Approaches Drive HIV Research Researchers are employing a variety of R&D strategies in the fight to eradicate HIV/AIDS. The HIV virus targets and infects T-4 messenger lymphocytes, which leaves the immune systems of those infected drastically impaired.
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Ebola end in sight as weekly infections drop to single figures UN Ebola envoy David Nabarro said it was the first time since June last year that the total weekly infections across both countries had dipped below 20.
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Scientists trace Ebola's genetic path in Africa Scientists are using blood samples collected throughout the Ebola outbreak to map the virus' spread from country to country by tracking tiny mutations in its gene sequences.
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Ebola end in sight as weekly infections drop to single figures The two African countries still battling Ebola have both recorded weekly infections in single figures for the first time since the peak of the epidemic, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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Indian-origin researcher's ovarian cancer test twice as effective In the largest trial of its kind, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that a new screening method can detect twice as many women with ovarian cancer than conventional strategies.
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Ebola end in sight as weekly infections drop to single figures DAKAR: The two African countries still battling Ebola have both recorded weekly infections in single figures for the first time since the peak of the epidemic, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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Medicare test program saved hundreds of million of dollars 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, a study released Monday ...
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