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Injured firefighter undergoes extensive face transplant Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, who led the surgical team that did the face transplant on Patrick Hardison, a volunteer firefighter from Senatobia, Miss.
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US firefighter gets world's most extensive face transplant NEW YORK A volunteer firefighter from Mississippi whose face was burned off during a home fire rescue received the world's most extensive face transplant, New York University Langone Medical Center said on Monday.
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Burned firefighter receives extensive face transplant Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez displays an image from the face transplant done for Patrick Hardison, a Mississippi firefighter whose face was severely burned in a fire 14 years ago.
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Moderate coffee drinking may be linked to reduced risk of death Drinking coffee daily was associated with a lower risk of deaths from Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and neurological diseases in nonsmokers.
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Around the world in 45 toilets Some 2.4 billion people around the world don't have access to decent sanitation and more than a billion are forced to defecate in the open, risking disease and other dangers, according to the United Nations.
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UCSF gets $177 million grant to address dementia A billionaire philanthropist committed to giving away all his money before he dies has donated $177 million to UCSF to create a program involving people in a variety of fields from all over the world - physicians, social workers, economists, lawyers, ...
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Chuck Feeney Award to Bolster Dementia Prevention in Developing Countries The number of people with dementia is expected to triple worldwide by 2050, and poor and developing nations will be hit hardest. Could better public health stem the tide?
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FDA Finalizes New Food Safety Rules savesaved. by Reuters Staff. (Reuters) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued new rules designed to prevent foodborne illnesses caused by tainted produce that sicken millions of Americans each year, the agency said on Friday.
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Johnson & Johnson Multiple Myeloma Drug Wins Accelerated OK A Johnson & Johnson drug won Food and Drug Administration approval Monday for treating the incurable blood cancer multiple myeloma in patients who've failed prior therapies and have few options left.
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UPDATE 1-Guinea says has no Ebola cases after last patient recovers (Adds detail and context throughout). CONAKRY Nov 16 Guinea's last known Ebola patient, a 19-day-old baby boy, has recovered and been released from a treatment centre in the capital Conakry, a health official said on Monday.
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Probing the FSMA rule Work begins to help the ethanol industry comply with far-reaching food and feed safety rule. This article appears in the December issue of EPM.
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Failing Sense of Smell Might Be Alzheimer's Warning MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Losing your sense of smell may mark the start of memory problems and possibly Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.
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AstraZeneca (AZN) Stock Rising on FDA Approval of Lung Cancer Drug NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- AstraZeneca (AZN - Get Report) stock is soaring by 4.47% to $32.69 on heavy trading volume on Monday afternoon, after the company's lung cancer treatment received regulatory approval.
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On World Toilet Day, one billion people have nowhere to go LONDON Some 2.4 billion people around the world don't have access to decent sanitation and more than a billion are forced to defecate in the open, risking disease and other dangers, according to the United Nations.
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Guinea: Last Known Ebola Patient Has Recovered and Is Released Guinea's last known Ebola patient, a 19-day-old boy, has recovered and been released from a treatment center in the capital, Conakry, a health official said Monday.
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State employees request more pay, hold rallies across Maryland A labor union for Maryland public employees held rallies across the state Thursday to place pressure on Gov. Larry Hogan's administration for a pay raise and more money to fill vacant jobs under their current contract negotiations.
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Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Coffee lovers may live longer than those who don't imbibe -- with lower risks of early death from heart disease and neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease, a large U.S.
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Drink To Your Health: Study Links Daily Coffee Habit To Longevity People who drank three to five cups of coffee per day had a lower risk of premature death than those who didn't drink, a new study finds.
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Wildlife workers free hungry bear's head from milk can In this photo provided by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service, a male black bear rests with its head stuck in a milk can near Thurmont, Md.
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Maryland wildlife workers free hungry black bear's head from milk can Nov. 16, 2015: In this photo provided by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service, a male black bear rests with its head stuck in a milk can near Thurmont, Md.
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Gov. Hogan's cancer is in remission, 30 days after he completed chemo Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday that medical scans show no sign of the cancer he was diagnosed with five months ago, indicating that 18 weeks of intensive chemotherapy have put the disease into remission.
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Nate Solder's infant son undergoing chemotherapy for kidney cancer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Speaking at a charity event Monday night, New England Patriots offensive tackle Nate Solder revealed his infant son, Hudson, has a Wilms tumor in his kidneys, according to the Boston Herald.
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Why Clovis Oncology, Dillard's, and Urban Outfitters Slumped Today Even though the market held up well, these three stocks took substantial hits. Find out why. Dan Caplinger. (TMFGalagan). Nov 16, 2015 at 7:35PM.
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Clovis Oncology Given Buy Rating at Stifel Nicolaus (CLVS) Clovis Oncology logo Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ:CLVS)'s stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by Stifel Nicolaus in a research note issued on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network.
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Genmab Announces U.S. FDA Approval of DARZALEX(TM) (daratumumab) for Multiple ... COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genmab A/S (Copenhagen:GEN) announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved DARZALEX(tm) (daratumumab) injection for intravenous infusion for the ...
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Alcoholism drug can "wake up" dormant HIV to be killed, study finds LONDON Scientists seeking a cure for the AIDS virus have made an unexpected discovery with a drug designed to combat alcoholism which they say could be a critical part of a strategy to "wake up" and then kill dormant HIV hiding in the body.
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Preterm Birth: Advancing Toward Prevention and Better Outcomes When I was pregnant with my first child 17 years ago, I had the usual worries compounded by my knowledge as an obstetrician and high-risk pregnancy specialist.
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Transgender Man Shares His Story Of Surprise Pregnancy Mid-Way Through ... Kayden Coleman got the surprise of his life when he and husband Elijah discovered they were pregnant. Kayden is a transgender who had been taking male hormones for five yeas when he learned about the pregnancy.
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Premature Birth Still Top Killer of Young Children November 17, 2015 12:14 AM. WASHINGTON—. People around the world are observing World Prematurity Day on November 17. In New York, the Empire State Building will be lit in purple, the color of the March of Dimes, an international organization ...
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Grazoprevir/elbasvir shows high hepatitis C cure rate for people who inject drugs Merck's grazoprevir/elbasvir co-formulation cured hepatitis C infection in 92% of people who inject drugs (PWID) who received opioid substitution therapy in the C-EDGE CO-STAR study, according to a presentation on Sunday at the 2015 AASLD Liver ...
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Daily Pills Protect People Against HIV in Real Life, Study Finds People who took a daily pill to protect against HIV were well protected against catching the virus - even when they had unprotected sex and caught other sexually transmitted diseases, researchers reported Monday.
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Pill protects against HIV in real-world settings (Reuters Health) - A once-a-day pill for preventing infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, has been effective in clinical trials, and new research suggests that it works in the real world, too.
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Family encourages flu vaccines a year after teen dies MANY CASES HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE PREDICTING FOR THIS YEAR. RYAN: UNITY POINT HEALTH CONFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE TREATED 28 CASES OF THE FLU SINCE OCTOBER 1. THAT IS AN EARLY START TO THE NEARLY 300,000 FLU ...
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Mass. earns a 'B' in preterm birth rate Despite a steady decline in premature births since 2006, an estimated 1 in every 10 babies was born too early last year, according to March of Dimes, a leading nonprofit dedicated to pregnancy and baby health.
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Oregon City Soccer Club U13 Strikers team raises breast cancer awareness ... Girls in the Oregon City Soccer Club's under 13 Strikers team developed a unique fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness month called Kick It For a Cure.
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Off-Label Speech Among Potential Questions for FDA Nominee Nov. 13 - Potential issues that Robert Califf, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the FDA, may get asked about during his Senate confirmation hearing include what drug and device companies can say about unapproved uses of their products, how to ...
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Two flu-related deaths reported in central Iowa STATES WITH THE MOST INFLUENZA ACTIVITY IN THE COUNTRY. KCCI'S MARK TAUSCHECK IS LIVE TONIGHT OUTSIDE METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER.
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Apple-Shaped Women More Likely To Binge-Eat, Study Says Apple-shaped women are more likely to binge-eat, according to a recent study. (Photo : Tony Alter). Apple-shaped women--or women who carry more fat in their arms and torso--may be more likely to binge eat, according to a recent study.
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6 Things You Should Know About Uterus Transplants Ten women in the United States will soon be chosen to undergo the nation's first uterus transplants, as part of a study at the Cleveland Clinic.
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Conference will teach you how to be a resilient caregiver Cost: Registration is $35 for family caregivers and $65 for professionals (including CEUs); the cost includes materials, continental breakfast and lunch.
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Health Risks related to Belly Fat should not be ignored: Research Many people are in normal BMI range but have belly fat. A new research conducted over 14 years has found that belly fat poses more higher than obesity.
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First Uterus Transplant Planned in US (HealthDay News) -- Crossing new frontiers in infertility treatment and organ transplantation, Cleveland Clinic doctors hope to transplant a uterus from a deceased donor into a woman without one.
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Why 1.2 million public housing units could be smoke-free soon View Larger The Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed Thursday rules that would ban smoking in America's 1.2 million public housing units.
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CDC: Obesity still rising among United States adults "We hope that progress will be made to encourage the appropriate comprehensive treatment of obesity to include reimbursement of time and counseling, exercise prescription, dietary prescription, and behavioralist therapy in addition to medical and ...
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Lung cancer surivivor bringing awareness to the disease According to the latest statistics from 2012, lung cancer is the leading cancer death among American men and women. Related Content.
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Video of Chick-fil-A employee singing 'God Bless The USA' goes viral OAK PARK, Kan. - Customers at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Oak Park, Kansas were treated to a special rendition of "God Bless the USA" on Veterans Day.
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A packaging error in birth-control pills caused more than 100 unexpected ... More than 100 women have raised charges against a pharmaceutical company in Pennsylvania, claiming that their pregnancies were due to an error in the packaging of birth control pills.
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Alzheimer's Experimental Drug Candidate Turns Back The Clock For Mice An aging mouse (left) showed improved physiology, memory and appearance that more closely resembled younger mice (right). (Photo : Courtesy of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies).
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Baxalta : FDA Okays Modified Antihemophilic Factor For Hemophilia A (RTTNews.com) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Adynovate, Antihemophilic Factor or Recombinant, PEGylated for use in adults and adolescents, aged 12 years and older, who have Hemophilia A. Adynovate is modified to last longer in the ...
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