Friday, May 8, 2015

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ABC News
Blue Bell Creameries Knew About Listeria Contamination in 2013: FDA Report
Blue Bell Creameries knew its ice cream plant surfaces tested positive for listeria as far back as 2013, according to a new Food and Drug Administration report released today.
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New York Times
Study: Vaccination Against Measles May Have Other Benefits
A new study suggests the measles shot comes with a bonus: By preventing that disease, the vaccine may also help your body fight off other illnesses for years.
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Voice of America
Study: Measles Can Weaken Immune System as Long as 3 Years
A new study says measles can continue to weaken the body's immune system for up to three years, much longer than previously known.
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Miami Herald
Measles May Weaken Immune System for Up to 3 Years
THURSDAY, May 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that children who survive a measles infection remain vulnerable to other potentially deadly infections for as long as two or three years after the measles infection.
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Miami Herald
Researchers reveal additional benefits of measles vaccination
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Vaccination against measles doe not just protect children from the highly contagious virus, it also prevents other infectious diseases, according to a study out Thursday that helped explain why the introduction of measles ...
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New York Times
Blue Bell Knew About Listeria Issues, FDA Says
Blue Bell Creameries, the popular regional ice cream chain that recalled all of its products last month, knew that listeria was present in one of its factories as early as 2013, according to documents released by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.
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NBCNews.com
Study shows measles vaccine thwarts other infectious diseases
WASHINGTON May 7 (Reuters) - The measles vaccine provides benefits beyond merely protecting against that highly contagious viral respiratory disease that remains a leading childhood killer in parts of the world, scientists say.
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Los Angeles Times
Study points to years-long immune system woes from measles
Scientists have known for decades that having measles suppresses kids' immune systems for several weeks or months, leaving them ill-equipped to fight off pneumonia, bronchitis, diarrheal diseases and other infections.
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Wall Street Journal
FDA: Blue Bell Had Evidence of Listeria in March 2013
Two years before ice-cream maker Blue Bell Creameries LP recalled all its frozen desserts from grocery stores, it had evidence of a deadly pathogen in one of its three processing plants, according to inspection reports released on Thursday by the Food and ...
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The State
UPDATE 1-Texas ice cream maker had Listeria problems in 2013: FDA
(Adds comments from Blue Bell). By Jon Herskovitz. AUSTIN, Texas May 7 (Reuters) - Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries had a Listeria problem at its Oklahoma plant as early as 2013 and did not do enough to make sure its factory was sanitized, according to ...
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Fox News
FDA says Blue Bell plant tested positive for listeria in March 2013
FILE -In this April 10, 2015 file photo, Blue Bell delivery trucks are parked at the creamery's location in Kansas City, Kansas.
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Dallas Morning News
FDA: Blue Bell knew of Listeria at Oklahoma plant in 2013
Blue Bell employees worked on the production line at the company's plant in Broken Arrow, Okla., in 2011. The company issued a release saying that "it will be several months at a minimum" before Blue Bell products can return to the market.
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Sacramento Bee
FDA says listeria contamination in Blue Bell plants goes back more than 2 years
WASHINGTON - Blue Bell Creameries knew there was listeria in one of the company's plants as far back as March 2013, according to a government investigation.
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U.S. News & World Report
Listeria contamination in Blue Bell plants goes back 2 years
WASHINGTON - A government investigation found Blue Bell Creameries knew there was listeria in one of the company's plants as far back as March 2013.
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UPI.com
Study reinforces importance of measles vaccine
Measles can leave children's immune systems vulnerable to other diseases for up to three years after infection, according to new research.
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CBS News
Blue Bell knew of listeria problem in 2013, FDA says
Blue Bell Creameries had evidence of listeria bacteria in its Oklahoma manufacturing plant as far back as March 2013, a government investigation released Thursday says.
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Sacramento Bee
Listeria Contamination in Blue Bell Plants Goes Back 2 Years
Blue Bell Creameries knew there was listeria in one of the company's plants as far back as March 2013, according to a government investigation.
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News Every day
Milennials Have Fewer Sex Partners Than Parents, Grandparents, Study
A new research has revealed that youngsters today have fewer sexual partners than those who were a part of Baby Boomers and Generation X during the 1950's and 1960's.
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Dallas Morning News
Sounding Off: Dallas County readers express feelings about Blue Bell's listeria ...
A Blue Bell Creameries employee loads recalled ice cream into a truck after picking it up from a convenience store on April 23 in Brenham.
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NBCNews.com
Doctors Stumped After Ebola Survivor's Eye Changed Colors
Ebola may stick around longer in survivors than researchers previously believed, and it may even cause eyes to change color, according to a case study released Thursday.
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Forbes
The Smartphone In Your Pocket Could Help Treat River Blindness For Millions
You may not have realized it, but you quite possibly have a video microscope in your pocket with the potential to indicate treatment for hundreds of thousands of blind individuals throughout the world and millions more at risk for blindness.
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Tech Times
AbbVie, Roche's CLL drug gets US breakthrough status
AbbVie's investigational drug venetoclax has been assigned breakthrough status in the US as a treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in patients who carry a specific genetic mutation known as 17p deletion.
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CBS News
Study: Millennials have fewer sexual partners than grandparents
Despite these hook-up apps in the age of "friends with benefits," new research has found that members of the so-called millennial generation have fewer sexual partners than those who were a part of Baby Boomers and Generation X during the 1950's and ...
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KPBS
Let's Talk About Sex: San Diego Study Shows Shifting Attitudes On Premarital Sex
A generational shift may be why acceptance of premarital sex and same-sex relationships are at an all-time high, according to a new study from San Diego State University.
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Fox News
Hepatitis C rates jump in 4 central Appalachian states, CDC says
Rates of hepatitis C infections more than tripled in four Appalachian states from 2006 to 2012, fueled by prescription drug abuse among those who inject drugs, especially in rural areas, U.S.
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CBS News
Millennials May Like Sexual Freedom—But Cheating Is Not An Option
A new study on the American Millennials shows that the up-and-coming generation may not be quite as free-wheeling as it appears. Sure, sexual activity—of all kinds—may not be as taboo as it was just one generation ago but while our young adults might be ...
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Science Times
Millennials Have Fewer Sex Partners Than Parents or Grandparents
New research has found that Milennials today have fewer sex partners than those who were part of both the Baby Boomers and Generation X during the 1950's and 1960's.
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Times Gazette
21st Century's Perception on Premarital Sex and Homosexuality: More ...
Earlier generations are well-known for their outlook when it comes it premarital sex and homosexuality. But 21st generation people have drastically changed people's perception on the two: more acceptant, even though they might not be practicing any of it.
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Gazette Review
People Born Between 1946 and 1981 Averaged 11 Sexual Partners
In a new study from San Diego University, Hunter College, and the Florida Atlantic University, researchers have found that people born between 1946 and 1981 had 11 sexual partners.
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Times Gazette
Millennials aren't loose and free-wheeling regarding sex after all, survey reveals
Earlier generations are well-known for their outlook when it comes it premarital sex and homosexuality. But 21st generation people have drastically changed people's perception on the two: more acceptable, even though they might not be practicing any of it.
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CBS News
Millennials more open to premarital sex, fewer partners
Millennials might be more accepting than their parents when it comes to premarital sex, but new research says millennials are averaging fewer sexual partners than Generation X. That comes from a study out of San Diego State University which says ...
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Gazette Review
Current Generation have Fewer Sexual Partners Than All the Previous Ones
A survey shows that people born between 1945 and 1981 had maximum 11 sexual partners. In comparison, current generation have fewer sex partner.
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Channel News Asia
Novartis says lung cancer drug Zykadia gains EU approval
ZURICH May 8 Swiss drugmaker Novartis said European health regulators have approved a drug for advanced lung cancer that is intended to treat patients with a specific genetic mutation.
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Reuters
Novartis says lung cancer drug Zykadia gains EU approval
ZURICH Swiss drugmaker Novartis said European health regulators have approved a drug for advanced lung cancer that is intended to treat patients with a specific genetic mutation.
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Empire State Tribune
Why are milleinnals more tolerant in premarital sex but less inclined in doing it
Even though they're possibly having less of it, millennials are believed to be more accepting premarital sex than former generations.
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Latinos Health
Millennials Generation in the Work Force Seek Flexibility; Fewer Sex Partners ...
An international survey regarding millennials as employees show the preference for flexible work arrangements. The "hook up generation" is apparently mislabeled as a new study shows that millennials have fewer sexual partners than their parents.
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Photonics.com
Smartphone Microscope Counts Parasites in Blood
BERKELEY, Calif., May 7, 2015 - A research team led by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, has developed a new mobile phone microscope capable of analyzing blood.
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Times Gazette
Mobile phone microscope finds parasites in blood
A new smartphone microscope uses video to automatically detect and quantify infection by parasitic worms in a single drop of blood.
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Bioscience Technology
Microscope, iPhone App Can Find Parasites in Your Blood
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) created a portable microscope that works in tandem with an iPhone app to find traces of parasites, specifically the Loa Loa worm, in your ...
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The Fiscal Times
This Disease Hikes Health Care Costs By More than $10000 a Year
Medical professionals and economists have been worried about the growing prevalence of diabetes for years. A new report shows their concerns are well placed.
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New York Times
Study: Vaccination against measles may have other benefits
LOS ANGELES - A new study suggests the measles shot comes with a bonus: By preventing that disease, the vaccine may also help your body fight off other illnesses for years.
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Sacramento Bee
Measles infection may cause long-term problems for the immune system
(TNS) - Scientists have known for decades that having measles suppresses kids' immune systems for several weeks or months, leaving them ill-equipped to fight off pneumonia, bronchitis, diarrheal diseases and other infections.
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New York Times
Ebola is found in doctor's eye months after virus left blood
For the first time, Ebola has been discovered inside the eyes of a patient months after the virus was gone from his blood. Ebola has infected more than 26,000 people since December 2013 in West Africa.
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Reuters
WHO adds hepatitis C drugs to essential list, urges lower prices
LONDON The World Health Organization has added new curative treatments for hepatitis C to its essential medicines list, but the U.N.
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3News NZ
Statin use before ADT delays prostate cancer progression
Men with prostate cancer who used statins at the initiation of androgen deprivation therapy demonstrated a delayed time to progression, according to study findings.
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TIME
Feds Warned Blue Bell About Listeria Contamination 2 Years Ago
Blue Bell Creameries was aware of the listeria contamination in its facilities and had been repeatedly told to sanitize the equipment since 2013, long before an outbreak that left three people dead, according to new inspection documents released by the Food ...
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ABC News
Teen Gymnast Awakens From Coma
Blake Hyland, 14, slammed his head into a concrete floor after missing a foam landing pit during gymnastics practice. 0:56 | 05/07/15.
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NBCNews.com
Blue Bell: Several Months Before Ice Cream Back in Stores
Blue Bell Creameries says it will be at least several months before its products are back in stores as the Texas-based company works to resume operations after a series of listeria illnesses linked to its ice cream prompted a total product recall.
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Charlotte Observer
Using a smartphone microscope to detect parasites in blood
A police dash-cam video shows a black suspect being kicked in the face by a white Dover police officer who was charged this week with assault.
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
'Don't Con Us': China's Smokers Grumble Over Tax Hike
China's smokers are getting choked up about the higher prices they'll soon pay for their cigarettes. The Chinese government announced Friday a new tobacco tax hike, boosting cigarette taxes to 11% from 5%, beginning May 10.
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