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Some Type 2 Diabetes drugs can cause severe joint pain The Food and Drug Administration cautioned patients on Friday that severe and debilitating pain can be caused by an entire class of diabetes drugs.
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UPDATE 1-FDA warns of severe joint pain risk with DPP-4 diabetes drugs (Adds company comments). Aug 28 (Reuters) - A class of diabetes drugs that include Merck & Co Inc's Januvia has been linked with severe joint pain, the U.S.
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Taking antibiotics linked to type 2 diabetes risk Taking antibiotics might increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. Danish researchers found that people with type 2 diabetes tended to take more antibiotics in the years leading up to their diagnosis than those without the ...
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A Man Shed Live Polio Virus In His Stool For 28 Years Polio is almost gone from the face of the earth. The virus is actively circulating in only two countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Polio virus lingered in man's gut for decades (NEWSER) - For nearly his entire life, a 29-year-old man living in the United Kingdom has had the polio virus living in his gut—where the strain has mutated from the weakened form he received in a vaccine as an infant to a much more virulent strain, ...
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Drinking water doesn't prevent a hangover, study says Raiding the fridge or downing glasses of water after a night of heavy drinking won't improve your sore head the next day, Dutch research suggests.
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'Less boozing' is the only way to keep hangovers at bay Eating and staying hydrated after boozing may not help you avoid a hangover, as a new study has claimed that the only way to avoid a hangover is to drink less alcohol.
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New state age rules for school vaccinations begin Tuesday Students entering kindergarten can no longer wait until age 7 before parents demonstrate a completed series of vaccinations against highly contagious childhood infections, state health officials said Thursday.
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Hearing aids help 6-month-old twins hear parents for first time A pair of identical twins in California born with severe hearing loss got to hear their parents' voices for the first time Wednesday after a nonprofit helped fit them with custom-made hearing aids.
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Are you a neurotic over-thinker? Scientists say you might be a genius Although the word 'neurotic' tends to be pushed aside as a label for people that are uptight or control-freaks, scientists have discovered a diamond in the rough when it comes to behavior profiles.
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Worrywarts and Over-Thinkers Are More Creative Psychologists at King's College London in the U.K. say they've developed a theory that may explain why neuroticism can lead to unhappiness or negativity, but also creativity, in an opinion paper published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences this week.
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CDC to contact wearers: stop neglecting your eyes More than 41 million Americans wear contact lenses, and a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that almost every one of them has put their eyes at risk.
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Contact lenses: a look at the risks and recommendations Thanks to the existence of contact lenses, it can sometimes be impossible to tell if someone has a visual impairment or not. These lenses can make huge differences to the lives of their wearers, providing a certain level of freedom that traditional ...
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Antibiotic use linked to Type 2 diabetes People who developed the most common form of diabetes tended to take more antibiotics in the years before their diagnosis than counterparts who didn't have the condition, Danish researchers have found.
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School Lunches Becoming Healthier, Statistics Indicate WASHINGTON - The humble school lunch, that staple of most every American child's diet, has become healthier. That was the conclusion of a federal report released Thursday that showed that the nutritional profile of school meals in the United States ...
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Georgia church limits entry for Jimmy Carter's Sunday school ATLANTA The Georgia church where Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school lessons said it would limit visitors starting this weekend to deal with crowds hoping to see the former U.S.
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Caffeine may chip a couple strokes off golf score (Reuters Health) - A moderate dose of caffeine may help combat fatigue and shave about two strokes off the scores of skilled collegiate players, according to a small study.
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Legionnaires' Disease Infiltrates San Quentin An inmate at San Quentin State Prison has been hospitalized with a confirmed case of Legionnaires' disease. The water has now been turned off at state's oldest prison, where officials are working to find the source of the bacterial infection, which can ...
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Legionnaires' Disease Sends California Inmate to Hospital A San Quentin State Prison inmate has been hospitalized with Legionnaires' Disease and about 30 others have symptoms, prompting authorities to shut off water at the facility and bring in portable toilets, bottled water and large water tanks to serve ...
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Person Infected with West Nile Virus in Sparks RENO, NV - A Sparks-area adult has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) a local health official announced today. The individual was identified through the blood screening process after donating blood at a local blood bank.
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3 cases of West Nile virus confirmed in Baltimore BALTIMORE - Health officials say three cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Baltimore. City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen said in a news release on Friday that the infected patients lived in the 21224 and 21239 zip codes.
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3 Cases of West Nile Virus Confirmed in Baltimore BALTIMORE (AP) - Health officials say three cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Baltimore. City Health Commissioner Dr.
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Global Life Expectancy Climbs Higher Than Healthy Life Across the World Global life expectancy is climbing. Now, scientists have found that it's risen by more than six years since 1990 as healthy life expectancy grows.
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Mystery of Knut the polar bear's death solved BERLIN: The sudden death four years ago of Knut, the celebrity Berlin Zoo polar bear who ended up on the cover of Vanity Fair, had shocked his fans and posed a riddle for veterinarians anxious to keep other animals from suffering the same fate.
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Young goths 'at risk of depression' Young people who identify as goths may be at increased risk of depression and self-harm, a study suggests. Researchers could not fully explain the link, but suggest a tendency for goths to distance themselves from society could play a part.
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Rockton school holds Ice Bucket Challenge for teacher The Ice Bucket Challenge is in full swing at one Rockton school, as students pull together for a beloved teacher. Hundreds of students at Whitman Post Elementary poured buckets of ice cold water over their heads.
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School lunches becoming more nutritious, CDC reports Foods given to them can be crucial in the early stages of their development that's why what's in their lunch box during their day care or elementary years are very important.
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Man found to have been shedding virulent strain of polio for 30 years The polio virus. The British man was found to be carrying a form of the virus which had mutated from the weakened form used in vaccines.
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Simple Blood Test could detect cancer relapse A simple blood test can help to provide breast cancer patients with early warning about reversion of their cancer that has earlier been treated after chemotherapy and surgery.
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Little Darth Vader About To Undergo Another Heart Surgery At Children's ... SAN CLEMENTE (CBSLA.com) - The little boy who became a big star playing Darth Vader in a now-classic Super Bowl commercial is facing more heart surgery.
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Hey, sister -- your birth order may affect your weight Bad news, big sisters: A new study finds that firstborn girls are more likely to be overweight or obese than their second-born sisters.
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E-cigarette industry funded experts who ruled that vaping is safe Official advice proclaiming e-cigarettes to be '95 per cent safe' is based on research by industry-funded scientists, it was revealed last night.
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Pamela Anderson is a strict parent Pamela Anderson thinks she is a very strict parent and makes her sons ''sign contracts'' before letting them do anything.
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Snoutless, severely abused pit bull gets new nose A pit bull that was abused to the point where she was missing nearly half of her face can finally breathe again. The "happy as can be" dog that was abandoned in a yard earlier this month without a nasal cavity finally got the nose she should never have ...
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Study shows more schools are serving healthier options Schools are serving kids more than just chicken nuggets and tater tots, according to a study released Friday. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention released data that showed almost all schools offered whole grains each day for breakfast (97.2 ...
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Mom of Conjoined Twins Gives Birth Despite Knowing Only One Child Will Survive A Minnesota woman delivered conjoined twin girls in Colorado, though only one infant survived the long surgery to separate them. Amber McCullough delivered her girls, named Hannah and Olivia, Wednesday at the Children's Hospital of Colorado, where ...
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Rebuilding Begins For CVS Stores Damaged During Unrest BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 27: People stand outside a damaged CVS pharmacy near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and North Avenue, April 27, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Would You Trust A Sleepy Surgeon? If someone is going to cut on me, I want to make sure they are full of vim and vigor. Sharp as a fresh scalpel. And that they had a perfectly, wonderful, full night's sleep before they go to work on me.
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While 2016 Candidates Point Fingers On Cause Of TV News Shooting, A Real ... "We've got to come to terms with hard truths about guns in America." https://t.co/Wf2SFrAZKb. - Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) August 28, 2015.
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Can female viagra really change women's libido? As the drug dubbed 'female Viagra' gets the green light, Rowan Pelling worries we're in danger of swallowing more than just myths about women's libido.
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Young Darth Vader from Super Bowl ad gets new heart valve You may not remember the play-by-play of the 2011 Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, but who can forget Max Page, the pint-sized actor who charmed viewers as Darth Vader in a TV ad for the Volkswagen Passat?
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Fish oil diet modifies gut bacteria to boost health Diets rich in fish oil versus diets rich in lard produce very different bacteria in the guts of mice, reports a study from Sahlgrenska Academy published in Cell Metabolism.
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Saudi Arabia: Toll From MERS Increases The Health Ministry said Thursday that 15 more people had died after contracting the Middle East respiratory syndrome, known as MERS, in the past seven days amid a surge of cases in the capital, Riyadh.
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Fat build-up in brain may trigger Alzheimer's disease Abnormal build-up of fat in the brain may cause and accelerate the progression of Alzheimer's disease, new research has found.
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Cancer drugs aren't just really expensive; they're a bad value Do drug prices correctly reflect the value they bring to patients by extending or improving their lives? A study published Thursday in JAMA Oncology aims to answer that question by examining necitumumab, an experimental lung cancer drug made by Eli ...
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Abbott denies $25B takeover rumor for St. Jude Medical For the second time in three years, the two companies were reported to be headed for a big-money merger. By Joe Carlson Star Tribune.
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