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Tuberculosis now rivals AIDS as leading cause of death: WHO CHICAGO For the first time, tuberculosis infections rivaled HIV/AIDS as a leading cause of death from infectious diseases, the World Health Organization said in a report released on Wednesday.
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India recorded largest number of Tuberculosis cases in 2014 India recorded the largest number of Tuberculosis cases in the world last year, according to a report by the WHO that said 1.5 million people died in 2014 from the disease which ranks alongside HIV as a leading killer globally.
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Is cutting sugar a quick fix for children's health? Cutting most of the sugar from a child's diet can immediately improve health, even if the diet still contains the same amount of calories and carbohydrates as before, a new study suggests.
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Marriage May Be Good For The Heart Marriage (Photo : Flickr) New research suggests that people in happy marriages are more likely to have better functional outcomes following a heart surgery.
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Can Marriage Heal a Broken Heart? Researchers Find Married Patients Fare ... Researchers found married patients tended to do better than single or divorced patients after serious heart surgery. 473 Shares. Email.
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Heart Surgery Survival Rates Improved By Marriage According to new research out of the University of Pennsylvania, married people are more likely to survive heart surgery - findings which offer further evidence of marriage's connection to heart health.
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Better Health by Cutting Sugar for Just 10 Days The recent prevailing mood regarding sugar swings between worry that it's not particularly good for you, to conviction that it's downright poison.
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There May Be a Better Way to Predict Due Dates Due dates for pregnant women are often highly variable; only 5% of women deliver on their actual due date. Now a new study reports that measuring the length of a woman's cervix with an ultrasound could help make that prediction more accurate (though ...
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Singing Is More Effective Than Talking In Calming A Baby Down, Study Says If a mother wants to calm down her baby, her first instinct would be to do a baby-talk. But according to a new research, singing may be more effective than talking.
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Why More Painkiller Addicts Are Using Heroin, Too WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Addicts who have moved from narcotic painkillers to heroin are helping researchers understand this deadly tradeoff.
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You probably have herpes, the WHO says GENEVA Two-thirds of the world's population under 50 have the highly infectious herpes virus that causes cold sores around the mouth, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, in its first estimate of global prevalence of the disease.
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Globally, two out of three under 50 have oral herpes virus WASHINGTON, D.C. - Nearly seven in 10 people under age 50 - more than 3.7 billion teens and adults worldwide - are infected with herpes simplex virus type 1, a highly infectious and incurable disease, the World Health Organization announced ...
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You probably have herpes, the WHO says GENEVA Oct 28 Two-thirds of the world's population under 50 have the highly infectious herpes virus that causes cold sores around the mouth, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, in its first estimate of global prevalence of the disease.
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FDA's Report On Nanotainers Makes The Sun Set Early On Theranos Inc. As per two inspection reports, posted on Theranos Inc.'s website on Tuesday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mentioned that the tiny vials - called nanotainers - used by the company are "unclear medical device.
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Ovarian Cancer Drug Shows Promise With Tough-to-Treat Prostate Tumors WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- In a small trial, a drug designed to fight inherited ovarian cancers in women appeared to help some men with advanced prostate cancer.
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Companies await effects of Walgreens, Rite Aid deal Rite Aid, with headquarters in Camp Hill near Harrisburg, is the largest client for advertising firm Marc USA in Station Square. Share with others: 0 inShare.
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Watching Too Much TV Linked To 8 Leading Causes of Death In The US TV (Photo : Reuters) New research suggests an association between hours spent watching TV and an elevated risk of death. The number of hours spent watching TV is associated with an elevated risk of death, according to a recent study.
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Cancer cause: World Health Organization lets red meat off the hook for now The IARC was carrying out a formal review of meat for the first time and examined a few 800 studies during a meeting of 22 health experts in France earlier this month.
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Watching TV for more than three and a half hours a day linked to 8 diseases A new study has linked excessive TV watching to eight of the major causes of death, including cancer, liver disease and Parkinson's.
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Intercept Pharma (ICPT) Announces Results from Japan-Based OCA Phase 2 in NASH Intercept Pharma (NASDAQ: ICPT) announced the results of a 72-week Phase 2 dose ranging trial of obeticholic acid (OCA), Intercept's lead FXR agonist, in adult patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in Japan.
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This Drug Makes the Flu Shots Less Effective Every flu season, doctors repeat the same advice: Get your shot. And for certain groups, including the elderly, that recommendation is especially important—each year, nearly 3,000 people over age 65 die of the flu.
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Study: Mammograms haven't cut rate of advanced breast cancer BOSTON - A new report raises fresh questions about the value of mammograms. The rate of cancers that have already spread far beyond the breast when they are discovered has stayed stable for decades, suggesting that screening and early detection are ...
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This may explain why more deaths aren't prevented by breast cancer screening A breast cancer survivor gets a CT scan to check for signs that the cancer has returned. Experts offer a new theory about why screening does a better job of preventing deaths from prostate cancer than from breast cancer.
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Northland offers myriad of breast cancer screening, treatment options Health care experts say early detection of breast cancer through mammograms can improve a woman's survival rate. Posted: Thursday, October 29, 2015 12:00 am.
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MAKING STRIDES Thousands of breast cancer supporters to walk Saturday For anyone who likes costumes, Saturday presents plentiful opportunities to go out in public in zany attire. Besides being Halloween, Saturday morning is also the time for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in downtown Daytona Beach.
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The 10 Unhealthiest Halloween Candies Halloween candies contain a variety of artificial, processed, unnatural ingredients. This is our list of the 10 worst offenders. 2015-10-27-1445974371-7039960-mainimage.
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Theranos: We will publish our data Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has said the company will publish its data to the public to prove the accuracy of its blood tests, The New York Times reports.
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Owner pays tribute to 'true legend' after Tillman the skateboarding bulldog dies A bulldog named Tillman who became one of YouTube's biggest stars with his incredible talent on a skateboard has died. A post on the official Facebook page for Tillman the skateboarding dog announced this morning that "the world lost a true legend".
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Orange County Has the Flu The county has confirmed the first flu cases of the season, a healthy reminder that now is the time to get vaccinated. Los Alamitos-Seal Beach, CA.
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When it comes to e-cigarettes, US adults have far less interest than teens A woman uses an electronic cigarette in Miami. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that 13% of U.S.
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Large Inflow of Money Witnessed in Sherwin-Williams Company (The) Sherwin-Williams Company (The) (NYSE:SHW) witnessed a selling pressure and the shares last traded with a loss of -4.53 points or -1.83% at $242.71.
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Memory complaints linked to dementia diagnosis many years later (Reuters Health) - In a U.S. study that followed older women for nearly 20 years, those who complained of memory lapses were more likely than others to later be diagnosed with mild thinking problems or dementia.
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'Napalm girl' in famous Vietnam War photo begins healing in South Florida The photo of a naked young girl howling as napalm scorched her skin is seared into America's consciousness. She is the indelible symbol of the horrors of Vietnam, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo that made the front page the next day sparked ...
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'Zombie' contacts damage teen's eye ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. - A pair of Halloween-themed cosmetic contact lenses bought to turn a teen into a zombie instead damaged her cornea, partially blinding her right eye, her family said.
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Campus researchers discover that lower levels of parabens can cause breast cancer UC Berkeley researchers and affiliates at the Silent Spring Institute have discovered that it takes lower levels of parabens, compounds commonly found in personal care products such as sunscreen and makeup, to cause breast cancer than previously shown.
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Common Heartburn Drugs Increase Risks For Chronic Kidney Disease: Studies Two new studies reveal potential dangers of using proton pump inhibitors such as Prilosec, Nexium and Prevacid. PPIs were linked to increased risks for chronic kidney disease and premature death.
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Zombie contact lenses cause injury to Macomb teen's eye Leah Carpenter was just doing her part in being a zombie before a powder puff football rivalry game between her school and another.
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Do We Finally Have A Better Way To Predict Due Dates? There's a reason why doctors and midwives regularly emphasize the "estimated" aspect of the due dates they give their pregnant patients, and that's because it is hardly an exact science.
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EMT says he was suspended without pay for trying to save choking girl Qwasi Reid, who works for Assist Ambulance, told FoxNews.com he was suspended because it is against company police to make a stop without being called.
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Toddler Gets Surprise Birthday Gift From Stranger at Target Tario Fuller II pictured with Kinley, 2, after surprising her with a doll for her upcoming birthday. 7 Shares. Email. Tario Fuller II, a student and running-back at Purdue University, is being praised for buying a toddler a birthday gift at a local Target.
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Oxytocin may benefit some children with autism, but it's not the next wonder drug Andrew Whitehouse receives funding from the NHMRC, ARC, Autism CRC, Telethon-Perth Children's Research Fund, and the Perpetual Trust.
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Teal Pumpkin Project takes root in students at Seton Catholic Hudson -- This year in some cities around the country, including Hudson, teal pumpkins will be seen in windows, on porches and scattered among the seasonal decorations of All Hallows Eve.
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A Baldness Cure Isn't Here Yet, But New Research Is Promising No one is claiming a cure for baldness just yet, but researchers at Columbia University Medical Center may have taken an important step in that direction.
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Shares of Weight Watchers International Inc (NYSE:WTW) Sees Large Outflow of Money Weight Watchers International Inc (NYSE:WTW) had an volatile session and gained 0.5 points till last call. The price was at $16.75, gaining 3.08% till the last intraday data.
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Pennsylvania Senate plans override vote as school loans rise Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced Wednesday that districts across the state have had to borrow at least $431 million to keep operating during the budget impasse.
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Oprah's Sphere Of Influence Examination of Oprah's Midas touch, which turns everything to gold, and her brand's "sphere of influence". Oprah's Sphere of Influence.
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Here's Why Wall Street May Be Dead Wrong About AbbVie The market has been thrashing AbbVie's stock this year, while Wall Street has continually come to the drugmaker's defense.
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Scientists report a surprising link between indoor carbon dioxide levels and ... This story has been updated. In a development likely to sharpen debate about indoor environment conditions in office buildings, a study published Monday reports that workers showed significantly lowered cognitive functioning after spending a day in a ...
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Ben Carson's Health Care Plan: New and More Confusing For the last few years, Ben Carson has been talking about a very disruptive but simple plan to reform the health care system in the United States: replace Obamacare, Medicare and Medicaid with an easy-to-understand universal, cradle-to-grave annual ...
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