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Alzheimer's drug goes through testing WASHINGTON - Eli Lilly & Co. on Wednesday reported that an experimental medication might slow mild Alzheimer's if people take it early enough, one of a handful of drugs in late-stage testing in the frustrating hunt for a better treatment.
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Mixed result on Biogen Alzheimer's drug as 6mg dose falls short A 6 mg dose of Biogen's experimental Alzheimer's disease drug significantly reduced beta amyloid plaque in the brain but failed to significantly slow mental decline, potentially tempering great enthusiasm that greeted data on two other doses of the ...
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Eisai shares tank after partner Biogen's Alzheimer's data disappoints TOKYO Shares in Japanese drug maker Eisai Co fell nearly 10 percent early on Thursday after news of disappointing data for partner Biogen Inc's experimental Alzheimer's drug.
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Some public hospitals win, others lose with Obamacare SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A year and a half after the Affordable Care Act brought widespread reforms to the U.S. healthcare system, Chicago's Cook County Health & Hospitals System has made its first profit in 180 years.
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Radiation therapy in lymph nodes may help prevent breast cancer recurrence Two studies set to be published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that radiation therapy may reduce the rate of breast cancer recurrence.
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Some public hospitals win, others lose with Obamacare SAN FRANCISCO A year and a half after the Affordable Care Act brought widespread reforms to the U.S. healthcare system, Chicago's Cook County Health & Hospitals System has made its first profit in 180 years.
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Mattapoisett native rides cross country for stem cell awareness and money After 52 days of biking across the country and some narrow escapes, Konnie Yankopolus said he is "exhilarated and humbled" to be back safe.
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12 years off drugs, teen's HIV in check An 18-year-old French teen born with HIV has had her infection under control and nearly undetectable despite stopping treatment 12 years ago - an unprecedented remission, doctors are saying.
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Anti-ulcer drug may prevent stomach cancer Toronto: A short course of two medicines commonly used to eliminate the bacterium that causes ulcers may reduce the risk of stomach cancer, research shows.
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Sugary drinks 'harmful even for slim people' Having regular sugary drinks may increase the chance of developing type 2 diabetes, even for slim people, researchers say. And they suggest that cutting down on sugar-sweetened beverages could make a dent in the number of people developing diabetes ...
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Cell transplant 'regenerates' liver Transplanting cells into livers has the potential to completely regenerate them, say scientists. The Medical Research Council team showed severely damaged organs in mice could be restored to near-normal function.
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Progressively reducing the nicotine content of cigarettes may not lead smokers ... The US Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, passed in 2009, permits the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to set standards for cigarette nicotine content.
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HIV Prevention: Is Cash King? savesaved. register today. Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty. sign up. ▷. video-image. Study Author: Audrey Pettifor, PhD.
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Men Pack On The Pounds After They Become Fathers Obese (Photo : Reuters) New research suggests that men gain weight after first child, raising risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes.
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'Dadbod' Is Real as New Fathers Gain Weight, Study Says It turns out that the "dadbod" is real as scientists find that new fathers can gain their own "baby weight." In a study published this week in the American Journal of Men's Health, researchers found that when men had children they gained on average ...
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Dementia Develops Faster in Women Than in Men, Study Suggests Women who develop slight but detectable deficits in memory and mental acuity late in life tend to decline faster than men with mild impairment, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Florida residents reportedly urged to keep away from armadillos over leprosy fears Florida residents reportedly are being urged to stay away from armadillos, which are being blamed for the unusually high number of leprosy cases across the state.
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Teen sex rate lowest since the 1980s, contraceptive use remains high (CNN) The number of teenagers having sex is the lowest in the last 25 years and the use of condoms among teens is slightly higher than in the last 11 years, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Sugary Drinks Linked To Health Problems Even In Normal Weight People A new study projects some hard numbers for what many have suspected in the past - that sugary drinks are linked to diabetes. The researchers at University of Cambridge culled a number of past studies and found some disturbing connections between the ...
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Stem Cell Factories Could Produce Billions Of The Promising Structures Stem cells could be produced by the billions after the development of a new polymer material. Who could benefit from this research?
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'Bionic Eye' Helps Man See After Decade of Impaired Vision After nearly a decade of being partially blind, Ray Flynn is now getting some of his central sight back thanks to a new "bionic eye.
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Genetics study points toward eyedrop treatment for cataracts In coming decades, doctors might be able to treat or prevent cataracts with eyedrops -- all because of an unexpected discovery, revealed during a genetics study, about a molecule that helps make cholesterol in human cells.
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Eye drops that reduce cataracts are developed Cheap eye drops could soon be available for cataracts patients. Scientists have discovered a chemical that reduces the clouding that appears over the eye.
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Success in Dogs Points to First Nonsurgical Cataract Treatment WEDNESDAY, July 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Eyes clouded by cataracts may one day be treated with drops rather than surgery, a new animal study suggests.
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Eye drop gives hope for knifeless cataract cure: An eye drop tested on dogs suggests that cataracts, the most common cause of blindness in humans, could one day be cured without surgery, a study said Wednesday.
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Doctors Object to High Cancer-Drug Prices More than 100 oncologists from top cancer hospitals around the U.S. have issued a harsh rebuke over soaring cancer-drug prices and called for new regulations to control them.
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Why We Were Totally Wrong About How Boa Constrictors Kill Conventional wisdom held that pythons and anacondas suffocate their prey. Instead, the predators cut off their victims' blood supply, a new study says.
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Teen's Nosebleed Leads to 3 in Family Diagnosed With Dangerous Illness A teen's trip to the doctor for a nosebleed led to potentially life-saving diagnoses for three members of a Texas family. Crystal Enns' parents were first alarmed when in 2013 the teen had a serious nosebleed that wouldn't stop.
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Armadillos cause spike in leprosy cases in Florida (CNN) There are an unusually high number of leprosy cases cropping up in Florida. Experts said they believe the spike is because of people coming into contact with armadillos.
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What To Know About Mosquito Transmitted West Nile Virus The West Nile virus can be found in various areas of the United States. This year first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) was reported three days ago on July 20 by Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH).
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Experts support call for lower cancer drug prices July 23 A group of 118 leading cancer experts have developed a list of proposals designed to reduce the cost of cancer drugs, and support a grassroots patient protest movement to pressure drug companies to charge what they deem a fair value for ...
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Teen's Nosebleed Leads to Family's Cancer Diagnoses Crystal Enns' nosebleed led to a diagnosis of serious kidney disease. In testing her parents as potential kidney donors, doctors discovered they both had kidney cancer.
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Boa constrictors' lethal secret revealed Scientists in the US have measured how boa constrictors end the lives of their prey. The work has busted a myth that the snakes suffocate their victims.
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St. Jude Medical buys Pleasanton-based Thoratec NEW YORK (AP) -- St. Jude Medical will spend $3.4 billion in cash to acquire Pleasanton-based Thoratec, further bulking up its array of devices that are used to treat heart conditions.
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Federal Report Says Many Doctors Use False Addresses for Medicare Federal investigators said Tuesday that thousands of doctors and other health care providers had signed up to bill Medicare using "questionable addresses" like mailbox rental stores, vacant lots and a fast-food restaurant.
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Why Republicans should not support Healthy Utah The sad fact is that the federal money Utah would be using for Healthy Utah is entirely funded by debt. In other words, the plan is to expect future generations to pay for today's Medicaid expansion.
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Cancer And Sleep: Shift Workers' Poor Sleeping Patterns May Speed Up Breast ... Experts note that if someone has a family history of cancer, working in shifts may not be the best work environment for them. By Rachel Cruz | Jul 23, 2015 12:13 AM EDT.
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Lawmakers discuss Gov. Bill Walker's Medicaid expansion JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The chairman of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee said Wednesday that he will take under advisement requests to hold a hearing on Gov.
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Postal worker rescues man who lay injured for 10 days HOPE HULL, Ala. -- An injured Alabama man scooted around the floor of his home, drank rainwater from a bucket and prodded ice from his freezer with a stick to survive for 10 days until his mail carrier found him.
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Many Vietnam veterans have PTSD 40 years after war's end (Reuters Health) - Decades after the end of the U.S. war in Vietnam, more than one in ten American veterans from the conflict still experience at least some symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study.
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Medicare Funds Totaling $60 Billion Improperly Paid, Report Finds They are supposed to be doctor's offices, clinics or hospitals, not hamburger stands, vacant lots and mailbox shops, but that's what some of the 23,400 potentially fake or bad addresses on Medicare's list of health care providers are, according to a ...
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Medicare Sends Payments to Doctors Who Don't Exist Medicare reimbursement payments went to nearly 150 ineligible physicians and potentially tens of thousands of incorrect addresses in 2014, according to a new government watchdog report.
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Osamu Corporation Voluntarily Recalls Frozen Tuna Products From Distributors ... GARDENA, CA--(Marketwired - July 21, 2015) - Osamu Corporation of Gardena, CA is recalling all of its frozen tuna (loin, saku, chunk, slice, and ground market forms) sourced from one processing plant in Indonesia because the Minnesota Department of ...
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Teenager's nosebleed saves three lives WYLIE, Texas -- It would seem hard to imagine: a blessing, disguised as a nosebleed. CBS DFW reports the story began in January of 2013, when then-14-year-old Crystal Enns of Wylie, Texas, had such a bad nosebleed that she didn't go to school.
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Scientists identify the surprising taste of fat Scientists at Purdue University have isolated the taste of fat— a discovery that may have implications for obesity research and human biology, Forbes reported.
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Alabama Postal Worker Saves Man's Life After Noticing He Hadn't Picked Up His Mail A 66-year-old Alabama resident who spent 10 days stranded on the floor of his home after a bad fall is now safe and sound in a Montgomery hospital—and he has his local mail carrier to thank.
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Studies: Better sleep may be important for Alzheimer's risk WASHINGTON - To sleep, perchance to... ward off Alzheimer's? New research suggests poor sleep may increase people's risk of Alzheimer's disease, by spurring a brain-clogging gunk that in turn further interrupts shut-eye.
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Elderly Alabama man spent 10 days injured on ground before being rescued by ... An Alabama mail carrier is being hailed a hero after going above and beyond her duty - likely saving a man's life. Cissy Cartwright says she was going about her routine route last week when a buildup of mail outside a 66-year-old man's Hope Hull home ...
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OSHA fines Ashley Furniture an additional $83200 The U.S. Labor Department said Ashley Furniture Industries failed to report that a worker lost a finger in March while operating a machine, adding to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's complaints levied against the Wisconsin company.
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How the money from the 'Ice Bucket Challenge' is actually being spent Members of the University of North Carolina men's basketball team participate in the Ice Bucket Challenge at a football game. By.
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