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More reason for calm than panic in South Korea's MERS scare SEOUL, South Korea - Sales of surgical masks surge amid fears of a deadly, poorly understood virus. Airlines announce "intensified sanitizing operations.
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Pentagon says 51 labs in 17 US states, three nations got live anthrax WASHINGTON A U.S. military base in Utah sent live anthrax samples to 51 labs in 17 states, Washington, D.C. and three foreign nations, more than previously disclosed, and the number may rise, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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South Korea confirms death of third MERS patient SEOUL South Korea confirmed on Thursday that a man who died a day earlier was infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), marking the third fatality in an outbreak of the often-deadly virus.
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More Labs Received Live Anthrax, Pentagon Says WASHINGTON—Pentagon officials said Wednesday the inadvertent shipment of live anthrax to laboratories nationwide stretched back a decade and that the scope of the mishap was likely to expand in coming days.
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South Korea reports third death from Mers outbreak South Korea on Thursday reported its third death from an outbreak of the Mers virus that has infected dozens of people, seen hundreds of schools closed and caused thousands to cancel travel plans.
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UPDATE 2-Alarm spreads as South Korea reports more MERS cases (Adds detail on soldiers, Japan). By Ju-min Park. SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) - Alarm over an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea spread on Thursday with North Korea calling for border checks while hundreds more schools ...
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South Korea reports five more cases of MERS, raising total to 35 SEOUL South Korea's Health Ministry confirmed five additional cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Thursday, raising the total to 35, including two more health care workers who treated infected patients.
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South Korea Is Closing Hundreds of Schools as MERS Outbreak Spreads South Korean authorities confirmed the existence of five new cases of the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Thursday, as hundreds of schools around the country closed to help stem the virus's spread.
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South Korea Reports 3rd Death From MERS Virus SEOUL, South Korea - An 82-year-old man has died of Middle East respiratory syndrome, officials said on Thursday, confirming a third death in South Korea caused by the virus that has forced more than 1,160 schools and kindergartens in the country to shut ...
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Alarm spreads as South Korea reports more MERS cases SEOUL Alarm over an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea spread on Thursday with North Korea calling for border checks while hundreds more schools closed in the South and authorities reported five new cases.
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South Korea Confirms Five New MERS Cases SEOUL—South Korea on early Thursday confirmed five more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, adding to growing public fears about the spread of the virus that has killed two people in the country.
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230 schools close, anxiety rises in S. Korea MERS scare The net result of the government response in South Korea, where the outbreak has suddenly become the largest outside the Middle East, was not only to frighten people but also to discourage them from visiting any hospitals.
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S. Korea president urges action as MERS closes schools SEOUL: South Korean President Park Geun-hye urged officials to ease rising public panic over an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that has infected 30 people, killed two and closed hundreds of schools.
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Five more South Korean MERS cases lift total to 35 Health officials in South Korea today reported five new MERS-CoV cases, pushing the total in the country's quickly growing hospital cluster to 35, according to translations of an official report.
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51 organizations sent suspected live anthrax by military lab, including Pentagon ... Suspected live anthrax was inadvertently sent by the U.S. military to at least 51 facilities in 17 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, including the agency that provides security at the Pentagon, defense officials said Wednesday.
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South Korea races to contain MERS virus outbreak, with two dead and 1600 ... What is MERS and who is at risk? Tokyo: South Korea has scrambled to try to contain an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that has already claimed two lives in the country from at least 35 confirmed cases.
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Fresh cases, 700 schools closed in South Korea MERS outbreak Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je looks at a negative pressure isolation room (shown on the monitor) during a drill, as part of preparations in the event of an outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), at the Taipei City Hospital Chunghsin Branch in ...
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Eye-Opening Anthrax Scare Now, to new Numbers tonight, and they are eye opening when it comes to that anthrax scare. More samples sent out than thought. The Pentagon sending out live anthrax by mistake from one base in Utah.
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Breast cancer screening beneficial, scientists reassure An international team of scientists are reassuring women breast screening saves lives. The study comes after previous debates about the pros and cons of the procedure.
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Number of live anthrax shipments to labs expands, officials say JPG. Anthrax bacteria (Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). 79 CONNECT 137 TWEET 2 LINKEDIN 4 COMMENTEMAILMORE. WASHINGTON - Live samples of anthrax were shipped from a military lab to 51 other laboratories in 17.
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Pentagon: Number of anthrax shipments accidentally shipped, doubles The number of shipments of potentially live anthrax spores sent by mistake over the past decade now stands at 51 - double the number estimated by officials last week.
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Pentagon admits it shipped live anthrax around the US for a decade A US military base in Utah sent live anthrax samples to 51 laboratories in 17 states, Washington DC, and three foreign nations, more than previously disclosed, and the number may rise, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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Breast cancer patient: 'Only the scan could find the lump' An international report says women who have regular breast scans could lower their risk of dying from the disease by as much as 40%.
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Scientists Grow First Bio Limb In Lab Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston have grown the fist bio rat limb with veins and muscles. According to the findings from MGH, the scientists believe this is one of the first steps towards developing bioartificial replacement limbs that ...
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Breast screening cuts cancer deaths more than first thought - review Screening of women aged 70 to 74 also results in an significant reduction in breast cancer mortality. Photo / Thinkstock. Breast cancer screening between the ages of 50 and 69 leads to a 40 per cent reduction in women dying of the disease, according to a ...
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The age group that benefits most from mammograms A new, international panel of experts has studied the most recent evidence on mammograms to screen for breast cancer and says they do the most good for women in their 50s and 60s.
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Drug for flagging female libido gets an FDA hearing This doesn't sound sexy, but trust me, it is: On Thursday, a group of specialists in reproductive and urological health are to gather in a bland meeting room outside Washington to consider the safety and effectiveness of an experimental drug currently known ...
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'Fracking' Linked to Low Birth Weight Babies WEDNESDAY, June 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Living close to a high number of "fracked" natural gas wells may be linked to an increased risk of having a lower birth weight baby, according to a new study of Pennsylvania birth rates.
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FDA to again consider drug aimed at women's sexual dysfunction After giving birth to each of her four children and prolonged periods of breast feeding, Amanda Parrish had no desire to have sex with her husband.
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US regulators to discuss 'female Viagra' A drug nicknamed the "female Viagra" because it could help increase women's sex drive, will be discussed for a third time at a meeting of an advisory committee to US regulators Thursday.
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FDA raises concerns about 'women's Viagra' The FDA is considering an equivalent to the "little blue pill" prescribed to men for erectile dysfunction, the pink pill flibanserin, which aims to rebalance brain chemistry to help women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder.
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FDA Taking Another Look At Sex Pill For Women Flibanserin, the so called little pink pill, is designed to do for women what Viagra does for men. (Source: CBS4). Related Tags: Barbara Gattuso, Dr.
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Food and Drug Administration Still Skeptical About 'Viagra for Women' A tablet of flibanserin sits on a brochure for Sprout Pharmaceuticals in the company's Raleigh, N.C., headquarters. Sprout Pharmaceuticals, the makers of the twice-rejected pill intended to boost libido in women, will make a third attempt this week at ...
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Is Third Time the Charm for 'Female Viagra'? On Thursday, the FDA will take a third look at flibanserin, a drug designed to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder. By Kimberly Leonard June 3, 2015 | 5:44 p.m.
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The biggest mistakes you're making about skin cancer (and how to fix them) You go swimming in your neighbor's pool. You spend part of your day outside for a soccer game (or two). You take the boat out to the lake for the day.
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Lawmaker pushing for national ban on tanning beds for minors. (CNN)- Tanning salons are already under siege -- they got taxed by the health law, are newly regulated by the federal government and states, and have become dermatologists' favorite bad guy.
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Pentagon ups live anthrax recipients to at least 51 labs in 17 states, 3 countries On Wednesday, Pentagon officials again raised the number of laboratories that were sent suspected live anthrax samples to at least 51 in 17 states plus Canada, Australia, and a U.S.
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Scientists create first lab-grown limb Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have taken the first step toward developing artificial, lab-grown limbs, building a rat forelimb with functioning vascular and muscular tissue.
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Scientists are one step closer to growing replacement limbs If the goal in medicine is to be able to repair people as if they were made out of Lego, then we just took a big stride towards that future.
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Pentagon investigating mistaken shipments of anthrax to 51 labs Washington: The Pentagon has estimated that active samples of anthrax could have been sent to 51 laboratories in 17 US states and the District of Columbia, in addition to labs in three countries, Efe news agency reported.
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The Definition For 'Problem Drinking' Has Changed. Here's Why That Matters Problem drinking is more pervasive and less frequently treated than previously thought, thanks to an updated definition of what constitutes "alcohol use disorder.
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9th baby dies after heart surgery at a Florida hospital (CNN) A baby who had heart surgery at St. Mary's Medical Center in Florida died Tuesday, at least the ninth infant to pass away after such a procedure since the program opened at the end of 2011.
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Screening cuts risk of breast cancer death almost in half (WASHINGTON) - Women who undergo mammography screening reduce their risk of dying from breast cancer by 40 per cent, an international study published in the United States showed.
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Report: 9th baby died at St. Mary's after heart surgery The Tuesday death of a baby who had heart surgery at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach is the ninth such incident since a new program launched in 2011, according to a story tonight on CNN.
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Scientists Use Cell Regeneration To Create Transplantable Limbs A team of scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital took the first step towards creating replacement limbs which can be used for transplantation.
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How scientists built the world's first lab-grown limbs Harald Ott spent weeks in a lab tending to a tiny rat's forelimb. He got a special incubator for it, monitored it daily, cared for its every need.
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Immunotherapy Combinations in the Treatment of Advanced Melanoma Today, at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting held May 29 to June 2 in Chicago, we are speaking with Michael A. Postow, MD, a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, who specializes in ...
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Fifteen easy ways to protect your skin in the sun While most of us are aware of the dangers of sun exposure, very few people take the proper precautions. So when it does decide to make an appearance this summer, be prepared with sunscreen and omega-3 supplements, writes Vicki Notaro.
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For the first time, scientists create a lab-grown limb A team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital has grown a rat limb in a lab -- paving the way forward for bioengineered human transplants.
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Lawsuit Alleges CVS Security Staff Was Told to Target Minority Shoppers The CVS pharmacy chain is being sued by four former store detectives who claim they were ordered to racially profile minority shoppers at three city stores.
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