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The Hindu
Tests show South Korean in Slovakia probably does not have MERS
BRATISLAVA Tests show a 38-year-old South Korean man admitted to hospital in Slovakia with suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) probably does not have the potentially deadly virus, the Slovak Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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BABW News
Terrifying flesh-eating bacteria causes panic on Florida coast
An outbreak of the bacteria has already killed 2 people and sickened 7 - but are things about to get even worse? A bacteria that causes awful symptoms has so far killed two people and infected seven so far this year, and it should serve as a warning to those ...
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Reuters
MERS cases in South Korea rise to 150 with five more, one death
SEOUL South Korea's health ministry reported five new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Monday, taking the total to 150 in an outbreak that is the largest outside Saudi Arabia.
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New York Times
CVS Agrees to Buy Target's Pharmacy Business for $1.9 Billion
CVS Health said on Monday that it had agreed to acquire the pharmacy and clinic businesses of the American retailer Target for about $1.9 billion.
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BBC News
Mers death toll rises to 16 in South Korea outbreak
Another patient has died in South Korea amid an outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), bringing total fatalities to 16.
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Los Angeles Times
Americans are unlikely to contract MERS, health experts say
Just as peak summer season was gearing up, Koreatown travel agent Chris Chang began receiving dozens of calls from travelers concerned about an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in South Korea.
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CBC.ca
MERS outbreak: 3 lessons Canada learned from SARS
As South Korea faces an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, Canadian health officials are staying vigilant in case the virus makes it inside our borders.
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TIME
The MERS Outbreak Has Claimed Its 16th Victim in South Korea
South Korean public health officials confirmed that another individual diagnosed with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) died on Monday morning, raising the ongoing outbreak's death toll to 16.
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Wall Street Journal
MERS: South Korea Tightens Quarantines to Prevent Spread
SEOUL—When death came for one of South Korea's sufferers of a rare viral outbreak, there was no family farewell. Strict hospital quarantine rules prevented the four children of a suspectedMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome patient in Daejeon, central South ...
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NDTV
South Korea MERS death toll rises to 16; Saudi Arabia reports 5 cases
CNN
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) Five new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome have been confirmed in South Korea and another person has died from the virus, the country's Ministry of Health said Monday.
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ABC Online
MERS: Cases in South Korea rise to 150; death toll rises to 16 since outbreak ...
South Korea's health ministry has reported five new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), taking the total to 150 in an outbreak that is the largest outside Saudi Arabia.
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TODAYonline
There's No Excuse For Our Lack Of A MERS Vaccine, Say Scientists
By Kate Kelland and Ben Hirschler LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - Three years after the mysterious MERS virus first emerged in humans, scientists and drugmakers say there is no excuse for not having a vaccine that could have protected those now falling sick ...
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Florida Times-Union
Potentially deadly flesh-eating bacteria makes its way to Florida beaches
A rare form of flesh-eating, potentially deadly bacteria has made its way to Florida beaches, according to Florida health officials.
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Voice of America
Officials Expect Korea MERS Outbreak to End Before July
SEOUL—. South Korean health officials reported five new MERS cases Monday, bringing the total number of infected to 150 people, but said the rate of new infections is declining.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Two more MERS deaths in South Korea
MERS leaves Seoul a ghost town · What is MERS and who is at risk? Seoul: South Korea has reported two more deaths and five new cases in the growing outbreak of MERS, which has placed more than 5,200 people under quarantine and sparked ...
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Livemint
Why no MERS vaccine? Lack of foresight frustrates scientists
LONDON Three years after the mysterious MERS virus first emerged in humans, scientists and drugmakers say there is no excuse for not having a vaccine that could have protected those now falling sick and dying in South Korea.
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The Hindu
Tests show South Korean in Slovakia probably does not have MERS
BRATISLAVA, June 14 Tests show a 38-year-old South Korean man admitted to hospital in Slovakia with suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) probably does not have the potentially deadly virus, the Slovak Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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Reuters
Schools reopen as South Korea seeks normality in MERS outbreak
SUWON, South Korea Thousands of South Korean schools that were shut by worries over Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) reopened on Monday as the country sought to return to normal, nearly four weeks into an outbreak that showed signs of ...
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AL.com
Florida officials warn beachgoers against Rare Sea Bacteria
The Florida Department of Health has issued a warning about rare sea bacteria which could lead to serious health issues. The department has confirmed two deaths from vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium that thrives in tepid to warm and salty water.
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Times Gazette
Beachgoers in Florida Warned About Deadly Bacteria
A rare and potentially deadly bacteria which lives in warm ocean water have infected seven people while killing two thus far in 2015, said Florida health officials.
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National Monitor
Terrifying flesh-eating bacteria invades Florida beaches
Seven people have been infected and 2 are dead after this nasty bacteria popped up out of nowhere. A deadly bacteria that thrives in Florida's warm saltwater beaches has infected seven people and killed two so far in 2015, causing health officials to ...
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Pioneer News
Female Viagra Is Up For Regulatory Consideration With the US Food and Drug ...
The fight for women's [equal] rights is not just about voting and equal pay and workplace fairness. This has also been about sexual equality too and, in terms of women and day to day life, birth control.
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Pioneer News
Health Officials Cautions Visitors to Florida's Beach About Seawater Bacteria ...
Health officials are warning beachgoers in Florida to be aware of the dangerous bacteria, vibrio vulnificus, that generally attacks people with low immunity systems as it can prove fatal nearly 50% of the time.
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Miami New Times
Florida Health Department to Tourists: Don't Worry About That Flesh-Eating ...
Last week, TV stations and wire reports began spreading an urgent warning from the Florida Department of Health: A flesh-eating bacteria was spreading in Florida's oceans, health officials warned.
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News Quench
'Female Viagra' causes massive controversy, cries of sexism
A fierce debate has erupted after the FDA signed off on flibanserin, with feminists arguing it's about time and others saying it's not scientifically sound.
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The Standard Daily
Flibanserin-the female libido enhancing drug gets the FDA backing but divides ...
libido The female's right to have fun and sex received a boost with the FDA giving approval to the women's libido pill. Flibanserin is being developed by Sprout Pharmaceutical, and Cindy Whitehead, a senior executive at the firm who is spearheading the ...
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TIME
5 Things to Know in Florida for June 15
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. FLORIDA'S BLUEBERRY CROP SEES SWEET HARVEST SEASON.
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TIME
Health officials warn of flesh-eating bacteria in Florida
Florida health officials are warning residents and tourists a rare form of flesh-eating, potentially deadly bacteria has made its way to Florida beaches.
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Forbes
The True Significance of Flibanserin's 'Modest' Boost To Female Sexual Desire
Last week, an FDA advisory committee met to discuss the benefits and risks of flibanserin, a drug intended to restore a woman's sexual desire.
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Pulse Headlines
Florida health officials warn beach-goers against flesh-eating bacteria
FLORIDA - The Florida Department of Health officials have warned beach-goers to be wary of the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus during summer, because over two dozen people have been infected by the deadly bacteria, and two resulting deaths ...
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TravelPulse
Health Officials Urge Florida Beachgoers to Take Precautions Against Flesh ...
Florida beach devotees should take an extra measure of precaution to protect against potentially deadly flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in warm water, CBS News reported.
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State Column
A deadly flesh-eating bacteria is causing panic on Florida beaches
Authorities are scrambling to stop an outbreak of deadly bacteria that has already killed 2 - and things are expected to get worse.
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TIME
Health officials warn of flesh-eating bacteria in Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida health officials are warning residents and tourists a rare form of flesh-eating, potentially deadly bacteria has made its way to Florida beaches.
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Food Safety News
Eight Vibrio Infections, Including Two Deaths, Reported in Florida
The Florida Department of Health has reported eight confirmed Vibrio vulnificus infections, including two deaths, so far this year.
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ABC News
Deadly 'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria could cause trouble for Florida beachgoers
The dangerous 'flesh-eating' bacterium is back in Florida and beachgoers have been warned. It has spread throughout the beaches of Florida, as confirmed by a report from the Florida Health Department.
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BBC News
Mother's bid to use dead daughter's eggs fails
A mother cannot use her dead daughter's frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild, the High Court in London has ruled. The unnamed 59-year-old woman wanted to seek fertility treatment in the US.
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UPI.com
Genes of brain-eating tribe members shine light on prion protection
The study of a unique genetic mutation, which guards Papuan tribesmen from kuru, may shine a light on other dementia defense strategies.
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USA TODAY
5 reasons why Target sold pharm biz to CVS
At first glance, Target's (TGT) decision to offload its pharmacy and clinic business to CVS Health (CVS) may seem strange. Why invite a retail competitor inside your stores?
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Reuters
Americans, their physicians should take sleep seriously: chest doctors
(Reuters Health) - Getting enough good quality sleep is essential for maintaining health and quality of life, and not getting enough is dangerous to individual health and public safety, according to a new policy statement by the American Thoracic Society (ATS).
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BBC News
'Cervical cancer can affect all women, not just the young'
Dr Sue Sherman, who is the lead author of a British Medical Journal report on cervical cancer, explains why the disease can affect all women.
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New York Times
Target selling pharmacy, clinic businesses to CVS Health
Target will sell its pharmacy and clinic businesses to the drugstore chain CVS Health for about $1.9 billion in a deal that combines the resources of two retailers seeking to polish their health care reputations.
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USA TODAY
CVS Health buys Target pharmacy business for $1.9B
Drug store chain CVS Health (CVS) will acquire big-box retailer Target's (TGT) pharmacy and clinic business for $1.9 billion, the companies said Monday.
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National Monitor
Panic as synthetic marijuana users flood into poison centers
It's not pot, and most people don't realize that unlike pot, it can result in some serious complications. Poison centers across the United States have become flooded with calls about synthetic marijuana so far this year, with 3,572 calls so far -- an astonishing ...
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Times of India
DISCOVERED: New treatment for bone loss!
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Florida, have developed a method to manipulate a protein that could result in the development of new bone-forming cells in patients suffering from bone loss.
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Times of India
Potential 'new osteoporosis' therapy identified
Researchers have identified a new therapeutic approach that, while still preliminary, could promote the development of new bone-forming cells in patients suffering from bone loss.
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Latinos Health
Osteoporosis Treatment & Cure: Newly Developed Drug May Help Bones Grow
A newly developed drug has been found to help regrow bones suggesting that osteoporosis treatment and cure may be a possibility in the future.
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International Business Times UK
Advaxis Submits Special Protocol Assessment Request to FDA for ADXS-HPV ...
PRINCETON, N.J., June 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Advaxis, Inc. ADXS, +0.55% a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing cancer immunotherapies, today announced the company has submitted a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) request to the ...
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Metro
Eating dead relatives' brains stops dementia, British and Papua New Guinea ...
Eating the brains of dead relatives could help build immunity to dementia. That's how people in Papua New Guinea's Fore tribe have managed to stave off the disease, scientists have discovered.
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Prague Post
Authorities warn of trips to South Korea, Arabia over MERS
Prague, June 14 (ČTK) - The Czechs who want to travel to South Korea or the Arabian Peninsula should think of whether it is really necessary to do so over the risk of infection by the dangerous MERS virus, the Health Ministry said today.
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GMA News
Tests show South Korean in Slovakia probably does not have MERS
BRATISLAVA - Tests show a 38-year-old South Korean man admitted to hospital in Slovakia with suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) probably does not have the potentially deadly virus, the Slovak Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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