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Can A New Test Detect All Viruses in Humans and Animals? Now things seem to get a little bit easier, as scientists have discovered a test that enables doctors to find out the infections their patients are suffering from.
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New Test Detects All Viruses That Infect People, Animals A new test developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis can detect virtually any virus that infects people and animals, including the Ebola virus.
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Researchers create test to detect every virus that infects people, animals Researchers say they have created a test to detect any virus that infects people and animals, eliminating the need for doctors to perform multiple tests before confirming a diagnosis.
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Study: Good gut bacteria may affect babies' risk of asthma WASHINGTON (AP) - Gut checks suggest that not having enough of certain "good" intestinal germs early in life may increase babies' risk of developing asthma, according to a new study of more than 300 children.
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Could These Four Germs Protect Babies From Asthma? Researchers looking into the causes of asthma say they've found a clue in an unusual place - inside the digestive systems of small babies.
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Effectiveness of Talk Therapy Is Overstated, a Study Says Medical literature has overstated the benefits of talk therapy for depression, in part because studies with poor results have rarely made it into journals, researchers reported Wednesday.
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Human reproduction, health broadly damaged by toxic chemicals: report Exposure to toxic chemicals in food, water and air is linked to millions of deaths, and costs billions of dollars every year, according to a report published Thursday by an international organization of medical professionals.
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Baby born with rare ailment defies odds with survival Jaxon Buell, 1, was born with a condition called microhydranencephaly, which prevented his skull from fully forming. (Source: WOFL/CBS).
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Study: Good gut bacteria may affect babies' risk of asthma WASHINGTON - Gut checks suggest that not having enough of certain "good" intestinal germs early in life may increase babies' risk of developing asthma, according to a new study of more than 300 children.
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Yale: cancer-screening guidelines may play role in decline in screening rates Declines in several key cancer-screening procedures among the elderly can be linked to shifts in screening guidelines issued by major public health organizations, according to recently released findings by Yale researchers.
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CDC awards $22.8 million to states for colon cancer screening Grant funds were awarded to 31 states, universities and an American Indian tribe in an effort to screen at-risk, low-income, and under-insured middle age and older adults.
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Men in Pink: bringing awareness, fighting for a cure Breast cancer affects everyone. Whether you stand at a pulpit or lead a city. Whether you sell homes, or cars. Or whether you are a woman.
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Researchers Disguise Drugs As Platelets To Target Cancer Left: the schematic design of the pseudo-platelet; Right: the pseudo-platelet under an electron microscope. By disguising cancer drugs as platelets, researchers have discovered a more effective way to target cancer cells.
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Heart effects of saturated fats may depend on overall diet (Reuters Health) - While experts continue to debate the health effects of saturated fat, a new U.S. study suggests its link to heart disease depends on what else a person eats.
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Are you dense? Cancer survivor creates campaign to inform women about breast ... Is your doctor keeping a secret from you? If you don't know your breast density, you don't have all the knowledge you need to make informed decisions about your breast health, said Nancy Cappello, a former education administrator from Woodbury, ...
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Medical industry to see momentous change on Thursday People are worried that NJ's smaller practices will suffer, patient claims will be delayed. They have showed concerns at a time when implementation is just a few days away.
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Mosquito spraying planned Wednesday, Thursday nights Crews plan to spray two Knoxville areas on Wednesday night and another area Thursday night after mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus.
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Drugged driving is an increasing problem, report says PITTSBURGH - A new report says drivers are nearly as likely to be high on pot or pills as drunk on alcohol, and it urges states to take steps to better monitor and control drugged driving.
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The first 10 womb transplants have been approved in the UK LONDON - The first womb transplants are set to take place in the UK next year, following ethical approval and successful similar procedures in Sweden.
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Drugged Driving On The Increase, New Report Urges Action Drug use by drivers is a growing problem in this country and often forgotten in the legalization of marijuana debate. Those are the main findings of a new report that addresses the impact of driving under the influence of drugs and medication on ...
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UK to attempt first womb transplants Britain will attempt to carry out its first womb transplants after a clinical trial enabling 10 women to undergo the procedure was approved, doctors said Wednesday.
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Legal marijuana complicating efforts to reduce fatal crashes across the country DENVER - A patchwork of inconsistent laws, enforcement and testing makes it harder to keep the nation's roads clear of drug-impaired drivers, according to a new report from the nation's governors.
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Parents Find 6-Year-Old Son's Touching Note After His Tragic Death: 'Still ... Leland Shoemake, who died Friday after a month-long battle with an amebic infection, left behind a touching note for his parents to find.
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Start HIV drug earlier, WHO says in key shift WASHINGTON - The World Health Organization on Tuesday radically revised its guidelines for those who should be on HIV anti-retrovirals, in a push for early treatment and prevention that it hopes will help end the epidemic by its target date of 2030.
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UN: HIV patients should start treatment immediately FILE - In this Monday Nov. 29, 2010 file photo a patient undergoes a pin prick blood test inside a mobile healthcare clinic parked in downtown Johannesburg.
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Daniel Handler (AKA Lemony Snicket) And Lisa Brown Support Planned Parenthood Daniel Handler, the American writer known for his children's books and his "Series of Unfortunate Events" written under the pen name of Lemony Snicket, has pledged to give the embattled non-profit organization Planned Parenthood a donation of one ...
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Nursing Homes Bill for More Therapy Than Patients Need, US Says WASHINGTON - Nursing homes receive far more in Medicare payments than it costs them to provide care, exploiting the billing system in some cases by giving patients more therapy services than they need, federal investigators said in a new report.
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Lemony Snicket to Give $1 Million to Planned Parenthood NEW YORK - The children's author known as Lemony Snicket says he's donating $1 million to Planned Parenthood. Daniel Handler made the announcement this week on his Twitter feed, @DanielHandler.
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Lemony Snicket, the Author, and His Wife Donate $1 Million to Planned Parenthood Daniel Handler, the author of children's books under the pen name Lemony Snicket, announced with his wife, Lisa Brown, an author and illustrator, that they are donating $1 million to Planned Parenthood.
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Frumpy Mom: My no-smoking campaign is a flop I'd like to start a campaign to stamp out teen smoking, but I'd have to begin in my very own house. Now that my son, Cheetah Boy, is 18, it has come to his attention that he can go down to the corner liquor store and buy as many cigarettes as he can carry.
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The genes behind malaria resistance may reveal an intriguing evolutionary history Scientists have identified new sets of genes that may make people resistant to malaria. Caused by a mosquito-transmitted parasite, malaria kills over half a million people each year -- most of them young children.
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Minnesota Tibetan community relieved to see healthy-looking Dalai Lama With a canceled U.S. visit and questions about the health of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan community in Minnesota had been worried about their religious leader, who was a patient at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester this week.
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Washing the dishes can be therapeutic, study finds Washing the dishes may be a convenient detox for overwrought minds, a study in the journal Mindfulness suggests. The study found that washing dishes mindfully—focusing on the smell of the soap, and the shape and feel of the dishes, for ...
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Medicare Overpays for Intensive Therapy, Watchdog Says Medicare could make changes to its nursing-home payment system that save billions of dollars and stem a shift to higher-cost services that don't always correspond with patients' needs, a government watchdog said in a report Wednesday.
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CORONA: Protesters block mosquito spraying They voice concerns about the possible effects of chemicals, but mosquito abatement officials say it's their responsibility to fight West Nile.
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Health Officials Raise West Nile Virus Risk to High After Season's First Death A technician at the State Lab in Jamaica Plain examines a mosquito for West Nile Virus in July 2000. Credit: Darren McCollester via GettyImages.
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Toppled TVs pose increasing threat to kids As more Americans upgrade to big-screen TVs, they may be unwittingly putting their children at risk. Televisions falling onto children are causing an increasing number of severe head and neck injuries, according to new research published in the Journal ...
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In Rebuff to Usada, WADA Declines to Ban Thyroid Medication The World Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday published its list of substances and methods to be banned in international sport for the forthcoming calendar year, omitting the inclusion of thyroid hormone despite lobbying efforts from American and British ...
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Video Of Transgender Teen Discovering 1st Hormone Treatment Goes Viral DETROIT (WWJ) - A Detroit mom shooting a video of her transgender teen during what appears to be a routine day turns into a watershed moment for the teen.
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Here's the Secret to Getting Kids to Eat More Veggies Getting kids to eat their vegetables isn't a new problem—a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey noted that 9 out of ten children don't get the recommended servings of vegetables.
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Opioid misuse continues to dominate for treatment use, spread of disease and ... Newly diagnosed HIV cases related to injecting drug use: trends in number of cases. Credit: ECDC. The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) produces an annual report of the latest data available on drug demand and drug ...
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Medicare can help you stay healthy through preventative services The best way to stay healthy is to live a healthy lifestyle. You can live a healthy lifestyle and prevent disease by exercising, eating well, keeping a healthy weight, and not smoking.
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Greater understanding of polycystic ovary syndrome A new genetic study of over 200,000 women reveals the underlying mechanisms of polycystic ovary syndrome, as well as potential interventions.
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There are pros and cons to prostate screening DEAR DR. ROACH: Your recent discussion on prostate cancer screening appears to bear out my belief that neither statistical evidence nor anecdotal evidence can be ignored in proving or disproving a case for screening.
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US Cervical Cancer Screening Inefficient, Needs Improvement Current cervical cancer screening practices remain less cost-effective and are linked to less health benefit then they would be if current guideline recommendations were followed, according to a model-based cost-effectiveness study published online ...
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IU Med School receives $46M from feds to improve health care Indiana University School of Medicine has received a federal grant of up to $46.4 million over four years to help physicians in transforming the way they practice to meet the Affordable Care Act's goals of reducing costs and improving patient care.
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CVS to sell naloxone without prescription Naloxone, a temporary antidote to opioid overdose, will be available across the state in CVS pharmacy stores for purchase without a prescription.
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A Surgeon Who Thinks Differently About Breast Cancer Dr. Laura J. Esserman, 58, a breast cancer surgeon at the University of California, San Francisco, has a different view of looking at the breast cancer.
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Study: Breast cancer detection not better with computer aid Computer-assisted detection used in most U.S. mammograms adds no benefit to breast cancer screening while substantially increasing costs, a large study suggests.
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Seeing Health Care Prices More Clearly In our market-driven system, choice in goods and services is seen as good for consumers. Armed with knowledge of how much they will pay and what they will get in return, consumers in the market will compare their options and make decisions that yield ...
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