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Thailand Reports First Confirmed Case of Deadly MERS Virus BANGKOK - Thailand confirmed on Thursday its first known case of the deadly MERS virus, a 75-year-old man who recently arrived from Oman for treatment of a heart condition.
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Feds Charge More Than 200 People With Medicare Fraud WASHINGTON—More than 200 people have been charged in what officials called the largest crackdown ever on suspected Medicare fraud—amounting to roughly $712 million in allegedly false billing, officials said Thursday.
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Thailand reports first confirmed case of deadly MERS virus BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand says it has confirmed its first known case of the deadly MERS virus, a man who arrived from a Middle Eastern country for treatment of a heart condition.
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First MERS case confirmed in Thailand: public health minister Crew members of Thai Airways prepare to disinfect the cabin of an aircraft of the national carrier at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand, June 18, 2015.
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Ebola infection may be concealed by pregnancy Ebola infection continues to surprise scientists. The latest twist: The deadly virus may hide in pregnant women without obvious symptoms.
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New anti-malaria drug developed at Dundee University Researchers at Dundee University have discovered a new compound which could treat malaria while protecting people from the disease and preventing its spread, all in a single dose.
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US birth rate finally rises, thanks to moms in their 30s and early 40s The nation's birth rate rose 1% last year as parents in the U.S. welcomed nearly 4 million babies into the world, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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America recovers from a great baby recession A middle-income family in the U.S. can expect to spend $245,340 to raise a child born in 2013 -- and that only takes the child to age 18 and doesn't include college costs, according to an annual report released by the U.S.
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Moody's says MERS poses risk to South Korean economy, signs outbreak slowing SEOUL An outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) threatens to deal a blow to South Korea's economic recovery, Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday, as the Health Ministry reported three new cases, the lowest daily increase in 17 ...
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UPDATE 1-Moody's says MERS outbreak credit negative for South Korea (Adds more comments from statement, background). SEOUL, June 18 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in South Korea is a credit negative for the country as the virus has ...
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Moody's says MERS outbreak credit negative for South Korea SEOUL, June 18 Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday the recent fallout from the ongoing Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak is a credit negative to South Korea as the virus has weakened consumer sentiment in Asia's fourth-largest ...
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Study finds Ebola virus mutated slower than first thought LONDON The Ebola virus that devastated parts of West Africa over the past year did not mutate at a faster rate than in previous outbreaks, according to an international study published on Wednesday.
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Study finds Ebola virus mutated slower than first thought A doctor works in a laboratory on collected samples of the Ebola virus at the Centre for Disease Control in Entebbe, about 37 km (23 miles) southwest of Uganda's capital Kampala, August 2, 2012.
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America recovers from its great baby recession (CNN) The number of births in the United States went up last year for the first time since 2007, according to an annual report by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics.
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Study finds Ebola virus mutated slower than first thought LONDON, June 17 The Ebola virus that devastated parts of West Africa over the past year did not mutate at a faster rate than in previous outbreaks, according to an international study published on Wednesday.
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Here's what you should know about picking a sunscreen Don't let your lack of sunscreen smarts burn you this summer. A new survey in JAMA Dermatology shows that most people lack important sun protection knowledge, and don't understand much of what's written on lotion labels.
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State-by-state guide to US marijuana legislation More and more states are legalizing marijuana. Recreational marijuana is legal in four states, 23 states and the District of Columbia have laws that legalize marijuana in some form, and other states have taken action to decriminalize possession.
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The US birth rate is on the rise for the first time in 7 years In 2014, birth rates among U.S. women increased by 1 percent from the previous year. At first glance, that bump might not seem so newsworthy, but it is - this is the first time that U.S.
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Online human breast milk craze has serious health risks: experts LONDON A growing online craze among some fitness communities, fetishists and chronic disease sufferers for buying and drinking human breast milk poses serious health risks, British experts said on Thursday.
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HIV epidemic waning in southern Indiana county -officials LOUISVILLE, Ky. The number of new HIV cases in a rural southern Indiana county that has seen a recent epidemic has fallen dramatically, public health officials said on Wednesday.
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Is baby recession over? US births up after years of decline NEW YORK (AP) - It appears the baby recession really is over: Preliminary figures show U.S. births were up last year for the first time in seven years.
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US Birth Rate Finally Rises After 7 Year Slump Birth rates in the US finally increase after 7 years of low statistics. Experts say the better economy of the country may play a part in the slow rise in women becoming pregnant.
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The surprising reasons for the booming U.S. birth rate For the first time in eight years, the U.S. birth rate increased - good news for conspiracy theorists who feared declining birth rates were unsustainable given our aging population.
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Legalizing medical marijuana may not raise pot use by teens (HealthDay News) -- When states legalize medical marijuana, this does not lead to greater use of the drug by teens, a new study suggests.
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Study: Legalizing Medical Marijuana Does Not Increase Adolescent Pot Use (NEW YORK) -- So far 23 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, but that may not have an effect on young people using the drug.
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Medical Marijuana Use Among Teens Not On the Rise! Even though medical marijuana and new regulation has allowed public access to marijuana studies show that use of the drug among teenagers has not increased.
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Use of medical marijuana among teens hasn't increase marijuana A new study shows that use of the medical marijuana among teenagers has not increased, even though medical marijuana and new regulation has allowed public access to marijuana.
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Got Appendicitis? Get Surgery! Well maybe not. But at least let me put to rest the singularly narrow headline the New York Times offered (Antibiotics are Effective in Appendicitis, Study says).
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Five-decade study links pesticide DDT to breast cancer A five-decade study of U.S. women has found that those exposed to high levels of the pesticide DDT in the womb were four times as likely to get breast cancer.
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The Banned Chemical That Keeps on Killing Researchers in California published findings this week connecting maternal exposure to DDT during pregnancy to breast cancer. Will the latest dispatch from the DDT frontline turn political once again?
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Frightening link between this pesticide and breast cancer DDT hasn't been used in the United States since the 70's but this alarming new study reveals a little-known link between exposure and one of the most deadly forms of cancer.
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Pesticide linked to breast cancer risk A five-decade study of US women has found that those exposed to high levels of the pesticide DDT in the womb were four times as likely to get breast cancer.
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Rates of breast-conserving therapy for early-stage breast cancer have increased ... The number of women in the US undergoing breast-conserving therapy following a diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer has risen during the past 2 decades, according to a new study published in JAMA Surgery, though the authors reveal there are still ...
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Many Consumers Don't Understand Sunscreen Labels, Study Finds WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- SPF? UV-A and B? A new study finds many Americans are baffled by the information on sunscreen labels.
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UPDATE 1-Moody's says MERS poses risk to S.Korean economy, signs ... (Recasts, adds details). By Jack Kim and Christine Kim. SEOUL, June 18 (Reuters) - An outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) threatens to deal a blow to South Korea's economic recovery, Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday, as the ...
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S Korea's MERS toll rises to 23 with three more deaths Employees from Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corp disinfect the interior of its train in Seoul on Thursday. (Reuters photo). South Korea reported three more deaths from the MERS virus Thursday, bringing the number of fatalities to 23 and amplifying fears ...
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'Human breast milk trade' health warning Human breast milk being bought online by fetishists, bodybuilders and cancer patients is a danger to health, UK researchers say. The excess expressed milk is sold through specialist websites and social media groups.
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New Drug Potent to Fight even Drug-Resistant Malaria with Single $1 Dose Coming in handy to fight even the looming drug-resistant malarial strains, the new drug developed by the University of Dundee's Drug Discovery Unit, is available as a single dose at just $1.
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Moody's says MERS outbreak credit negative for South Korea SEOUL Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in South Korea is a credit negative for the country as the virus has weakened consumer sentiment in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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Single-dose medicine could both treat and stave off malaria A new antimalarial compound may be able to both treat current infections and protect against future ones, according to a study published yesterday in Nature.
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Malaria drug breakthrough could lead to single dose treatment: Compound ... The compound could also act as an immunisation against the disease, say pharmacologists at Dundee University. They have been working to identify potential new treatments for malaria, a parasite which kills half a people million a year.
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Study: Antibiotics could replace surgery in some appendicitis cases JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - An appendicitis usually calls for surgery, but one study says maybe not. A study in NEJM Journal Watch found antibiotics could replace surgery in some cases.
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Surgery is not required for appendicitis A research in Finland revealed that 73% of the patients with appendicitis treated with antibiotics are not required to have their appendix removed within a year.
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Avocados Could Help Treat Leukemia Research from the University of Waterloo reveals that avocados could be effective in treating a form of cancer. Professor Paul Spagnuolo from the University of Waterloo has discovered a lipid in avocados that combats acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by ...
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Anti-Malarial compound DDD107498 that inhibits protein synthesis discovered A novel anti-malarial compound DDD107498 that inhibits protein synthesis was discovered by the scientists. The study related to the discovery was published on 18 June 2015 in the Journal Nature.
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Report: West Virginia Has Highest Drug Overdose Death Rate West Virginia has the highest rate of overdose deaths in the U.S., according to a report released Wednesday, further spotlighting Appalachia's festering drug abuse problem that is also fueling a rise in hepatitis C in one of the nation's poorest regions.
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Quarantine Area: Korean patients tested by MERS lockdown SEOUL Hwang Jeong-rye went to hospital in Seoul on June 9 for a back problem and has been stuck there ever since - locked-in along with 78 others as South Korea scrambles to control an outbreak of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
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New antimalarial agent shows promise A new antimalarial compound (DDD107498) tested on mice and several mosquito species has shown great promise, says a study published today (June 18) in the journal Nature .
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WHO chief reassures South Korea as its MERS deaths reach 23 SEOUL, South Korea - The head of the World Health Organization says South Korean efforts to contain a deadly MERS virus outbreak are reassuring and there is a generally low risk to the public.
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Consumer Reports: Top facial sunscreens CONSUMER REPORTS -- Sunscreens will help keep you from wrinkling. Consumer Reports tested six facial sunscreens. They contain the same active ingredients as regular sunscreens, but they're made to be lighter and less greasy and they cost more per ...
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