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South Korea shuts down primary schools as spread of MERS alarms public South Korea shut down 200 primary schools, canceled some public events and put more than 1,300 people in various levels of quarantine, acknowledging on Wednesday that the continuing spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome within its borders had ...
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South Korea's MERS outbreak needs to be investigated for signs virus taking off A rapidly expanding MERS outbreak in South Korea is raising concerns the virus may be on the verge of a SARS-like global spread. But there is currently no evidence to support those fears, some experts say.
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MERS deaths prompts major concerns in South Korea The sign says it all - Two dead and 25 infected by Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, commonly known as MERS. South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare is scrambling to contain its spread, and.
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Fear of MERS Virus Leads More Than 230 South Korean Schools to Close SEOUL, South Korea - More than 230 schools in South Korea have temporarily shut down, officials said on Wednesday, as fears of Middle East respiratory syndrome spread through the country.
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S.Korea reports first two deaths from MERS respiratory illness SEOUL South Korea on Tuesday reported its first two deaths from an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that has infected 25 people in two weeks, as public alarm grew and officials scrambled to contain the outbreak.
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South Korea reports 5 more cases of MERS illness SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) - South Korea confirmed five more cases of Middle East Respiratory Virus (MERS), the health ministry said on early on Wednesday, bringing to 30 the total number of cases in the country of the often-deadly illness.
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South Korean MERS outbreak likely to spread, health officials say A MERS outbreak in South Korea, the largest outside Saudi Arabia where the disease first emerged in 2012, is likely to grow, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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South Korea says everything must be done to halt MERS June 2, 2015: Passengers wearing masks to prevent contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) ride on a travelator upon arrival at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea.
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South Korea grapples to contain MERS as 1364 in quarantine Hong Kong (CNN) The World Health Organization warned that the MERS outbreak in South Korea is likely to grow, as 1,364 people remain under quarantine and confirmed cases grew to 30 people.
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REFILE-UPDATE 1-South Korea reports 5 more cases of MERS illness (Corrects to add dropped word in virus name in first paragraph). SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) - South Korea confirmed five more cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, the health ministry said early on Wednesday, bringing to 30 the total ...
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MERS virus forces South Korean schools to close as panic spreads More than 200 South Korean primary schools have shut down as authorities struggle to contain an outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus that has infected 30, killed two and triggered widespread fear.
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Pentagon Police Force Lab May Have Received Live Anthrax Even the Pentagon's own police force may have mistakenly received live samples of anthrax from the U.S. military, officials said today.
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Pentagon Doesn't Know Where Anthrax Went The Defense Department admitted it sent deadly spores to three countries and 12 states—and confessed it doesn't know who else received the lethal bacteria.
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South Korea scrambles to try to contain MERS outbreak TOKYO - South Korea scrambled Wednesday to try to contain an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome, a virus that has already claimed two lives in the country, with more than 1,300 people quarantined and upwards of 500 schools set to close their ...
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South Koreans Mask Up In The Face Of MERS Scare South Korea is contending with the biggest Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, outbreak outside the Middle East. Daily confirmed MERS cases, as reported by South Korea's Health Ministry Elise Hu hide caption.
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Immunotherapy Combo Cuts Melanoma Death Risk savesaved. author name. by Charles Bankhead Staff Writer, MedPage Today. Action Points. Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference.
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Skin Cancer Treatment Study Finds Combination Therapy Better Advanced melanoma patients new to treatment options have been found to have a better clinical outcome with nivolumab alone or as part of a combination therapy with ipilimumab when compared with ipilimumab alone.
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'Female Viagra' Takes Third Swing at FDA Approval savesaved. by Shannon Firth Contributing Writer. WASHINGTON -- Ahead of a Thursday advisory committee review of flibanserin, sometimes called the "female Viagra," FDA staff raised now-familiar concerns about the drug's effectiveness in increasing ...
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Concerns remain for 'Viagra for women' twice rejected by FDA WASHINGTON (AP) " The makers of a pill intended to boost sexual desire in women will try again this week to persuade regulators that the drug warrants approval after two rejections.
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Anthrax sent to the Pentagon in 2006; 'most likely' live Feb. 19, 2015: Referee Module No. 2 of the Whole System Live Agent Test at Dugway Proving Ground in Dugway, Utah. (AP). Anthrax that was supposed to be inactive but that was actually "most likely" live was sent to the Pentagon in 2006 in order to test the ...
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Federal eateries join effort to curb animal antibiotic use cows Cattle that are grass-fed, antibiotic and growth hormone free gather at Kookoolan Farm in Yamhill, Ore., Thursday, April 23, 2015.
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Obama Memorandum Sets Preference for Responsible Antibiotic-Use Policy ... On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed a memorandum creating a preference for meat and poultry produced according to responsible antibiotic-use policies.
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Tobacco companies drop lawsuit vs FDA over labeling NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - The three largest U.S. tobacco companies on Tuesday voluntarily dropped their lawsuit accusing the U.S.
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British-led Trial makes Headway into Melanoma Skin Cancer Treatment British doctors communicated the 'spectacular' results of their trial at the recently held American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual conference in Chicago.
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New Cancer Treatment Can Help Immune System Fight Cancer Doctors say immunotherapy drugs have revolutionized melanoma treatment. But they can be more powerful when combined. But they say there's much more they need to learn, before replacing any other types of treatments.
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Canada says no danger posed by US anthrax shipment OTTAWA The Canadian government confirmed on Tuesday that it received an anthrax sample kit from the U.S Department of Defense that might have contained live bacterium, but it said there were no reported illnesses.
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3900 physicians earn millions from Medicare in 2013: 3 things to know CMS recently released data on Medicare payments to healthcare organizations and providers. Approximately, 3,900 healthcare providers received at least $1 million each in 2013, according to a Bloomberg Business report.
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Teens search Internet for healthy living advice for 'surprising' reasons (CNN) What's happening to my body? Can I get an STI from oral sex? Is there a safe amount of alcohol for me to drink? These days, many teens are looking for all the answers -- for better or worse -- starting with a Google search box.
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Women's Libido Drug Flibanserin Aims to be Female Answer to Viagara Amanda Parrish noticed her new neighbor up the street right away. She had recently divorced and had four children. He was a dad of two.
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Taking extra breast tissue cuts the second operation rate by half breast cancer Researchers have found that when surgeons remove breast tumor, shaving an extra millimeter of two surrounding tissue can reduce the need for follow up surgery by half.
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'Shave' reduces need for 2nd breast cancer surgery Removing more tissue during a partial mastectomy could spare thousands of women with breast cancer the pain and worry of a second surgery.
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US lab's suspect anthrax may have been taken into Pentagon - CNN WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department is investigating to determine if live anthrax was brought into the Pentagon after an Army laboratory in Utah mistakenly shipped out live batches of the potentially lethal bacteria, CNN reported on Tuesday.
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Shaving Extra Tissue Cuts Breast Cancer Reoperation Rate In Half Shaving an extra millimeter or two of surrounding tissue when removing a breast tumor can reduce the need for follow-up surgery by half, according to a team of Yale researchers who also found the more aggressive tissue removal to not have an impact on ...
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FDA Questions Risks of Drug to Boost Women's Libido Federal regulators evaluating a drug sometimes called "Viagra for women" are focusing on questions such as whether a small improvement in a woman's sex life is enough to outweigh safety worries surrounding the medicine.
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Majority of teens surf the web for answers to health questions The vast majority of teenagers - 84 percent - now surf the Internet when they want answers to questions about their health, according to a new nationwide study.
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Meat with antibiotics will be reduced at federal cafetarias antibiotics The resistance of dangerous strain of bacteria to antibiotics is a growing threat. It has been a great concern to providers and regulators in recent years, prompting various responses.
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Over 150 animal and health stakeholders combat antibiotic resistance Washington, D.C., June 2 - As part of the continued effort to combat antibiotic resistance, the Obama Administration is convening a "White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship" to bring together key human and animal health constituencies involved in ...
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Bullied teens at risk for adulthood depression A new study has suggested that nearly one-third of early adulthood depression could be linked to bullying in teenage years. By: ANI | Washington | June 3, 2015 7:34 pm.
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OVERNIGHT REGULATION: FDA rule aims to fight super bugs Welcome to OVERNIGHT REGULATION, your daily rundown of news from Capitol Hill and beyond. It's Tuesday evening here in Washington.
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President Declares Federal Policy for 'Responsible Use' of Antibiotics in Food ... http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock- According to a memorandum signed by President Obama on Tuesday, it is now the policy of the federal government to encourage responsible use of antibiotics in the production of meat and poultry.
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Reports says Meat with antibiotics will be reduced at federal cafetarias Reports have had it that the resistance of dangerous strain of bacteria to antibiotics is an increasing threat. This had been a great concern to providers and regulators in recent years, and this had prompted various responses.
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White House Turns Its Attention To Combating Antibiotic Overuse Antibiotics have greatly helped in improving the health of millions but in the wrong hands can cause a lot of trouble. To protect the lives of thousands, the White House embarked on a new effort to fight antibiotic overuse.
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White House declares Federal cafeterias to serve meat with low antibiotics Government's mission to curb the use of antibiotics in meat is starting from its own cafeterias. At the end of this year, government cafeterias will start purchasing meat with fewer amounts of antibiotics according to The White House.
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Dramatic advance in cancer treatment: Mix of two existing drugs could be the ... Study, which was conducted on patients with advanced melanoma by research centers in the U.S., Europe and Israel, reduced tumors by more than a third in 58 percent of the patients.
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Federal eateries join effort to curb animal antibiotic use WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's effort to curb the use of antibiotics in animals raised for meat is starting with his own employees.
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US tobacco companies drop lawsuit vs FDA over labeling NEW YORK The three largest U.S. tobacco companies on Tuesday dropped their lawsuit accusing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of exceeding its authority by closely monitoring the content of their product labels after the agency said it would ...
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Cancer doctor leads attack on astronomical drug prices As the one-year cost of cancer drugs edges up to $200,000 per patient, a top doctor from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center used his speech before a massive gathering of colleagues to call for limits on the cost of cancer therapies.
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New trials for cancer drugs hailed as "spectacular" Immunotherapy, which turns the immune system into a cancer-fighting device, has been hailed as a "pillar" in fighting tumours, particularly skin cancer.
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Pentagon lab added to growing list of states, facilities sent anthrax samples A laboratory on the grounds of the Pentagon has been identified as one of a dozen facilities in 12 states and two countries feared to have received samples of live anthrax, officials announced Tuesday.
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Bacteria may cause Type 2 diabetes: study Toxin produced by a bacteria may cause Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study that may pave the way for vaccines to prevent and treat one of the most prevalent diseases of our time.
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