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Early Prostate Cancer Cases Fall Along With Screening Fewer men are being screened for prostate cancer, and fewer early-stage cases are being detected, according to two studies published Tuesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Senate Committee Questions Nominee for Top FDA Job WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama's choice to run the Food and Drug Administration faced a mostly gentle line of questioning Tuesday from the Senate committee considering his confirmation, with lawmakers focused on rising drug prices and the ...
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Robert Califf, FDA Nominee, Queried on Industry Ties WASHINGTON - President Obama's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Robert M. Califf, coasted through a confirmation hearing on Tuesday, with most members of a Senate committee - including some who have been skeptical about ...
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7 myths about HIV and AIDS you need to stop believing We're taught to fear HIV and AIDS like plagues - inevitable death sentences upon diagnosis. But that's simply not true, and it's taken an unexpected source to point out the gaps and inaccuracies surrounding how we talk about HIV - actor and all ...
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Could This Alcoholism Drug Cure HIV? A drug used to fight alcohol abuse also brings dormant HIV out of hiding. Shop ▾. A drug used to treat alcoholism is likely a "game changer" in the fight to cure HIV.
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ABC News Employee Stays Awake for 40 Straight Hours Dan Childs will stay awake during the entire 'GMA' marathon livestream in an extreme, medically monitored sleep deprivation experiment.
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FDA nominee faces questions about drug industry ties President Obama's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration defended his past ties to the pharmaceutical industry on Tuesday, saying that drug company dollars never influenced the outcome of his academic research and vowing to maintain the ...
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HIV rates stable in San Bernardino County Charlie Sheen's revelation Tuesday that he is HIV positive is a reminder that decades after the onset of the AIDS crisis, the virus that causes the syndrome is still present and dangerous.
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Low-Dose Atropine May Slow Progress of Pediatric Myopia savesaved. register today. Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty. sign up. author name. by Sarah Wickline Wallan Staff Writer, MedPage Today.
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Peripheral Thermometers Lack Accuracy Peripheral thermometers lack clinically acceptable accuracy and should not be used when precise measurement of core body temperature will influence clinical decisions, according to a meta-analysis published online November 16 in the Annals of Internal ...
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For The Most Accurate Read, Where Should You Put That Thermometer? To get the most accurate measurement of the body's temperature, a rectal thermometer works best, a study finds. Less invasive methods to measure body heat on the outside of the skin such as on the forehead or under the arms just aren't as precise.
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US files criminal charges against sellers of Jack3d, other supplements USPlabs, which sold the best-selling workout supplement Jack3d, and six of its executives face criminal charges for the unlawful sale of nutritional supplements, the U.S.
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Researchers tout vaccine's potential to lower cholesterol Early cost projections for the newly approved cholesterol-lowering PCSK9 meds from Sanofi/Regeneron and Amgen ($AMGN) have predicted the meds will cost providers anywhere between $15 billion and an astronomical $150 billion each year.
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| Regulatory submission for Sandoz' proposed biosimilar pegfilgrastim accepted ... (Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) -- Novartis International AG / Regulatory submission for Sandoz' proposed biosimilar pegfilgrastim accepted by the FDA .
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CNN reveals 2015 Hero of the Year NEW YORK (CNN) —Maggie Doyne, a New Jersey woman who used her babysitting savings to change the lives of hundreds of Nepalese women and children, was named CNN's 2015 Hero of the Year on Tuesday at a star-studded awards ceremony in New ...
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Common man unaware of antibiotic resistance, says WHO survey The common man does not seem to know much about antibiotic abuse and resistance, and the threat it poses to public health. In fact, a World Health Organisation (WHO) survey conducted in 12 countries has said that most people don't understand how to ...
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Leading Alzheimer's expert to speak at UK The physician who diagnosed former President Ronald Reagan with Alzheimer's disease and treated country musician Glen Campbell for Alzheimer's will speak at the University of Kentucky in hopes of raising awareness about the disease.
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Pay attention to the overuse of antibiotics In 1900, the top three causes of death were infectious diseases. Today, only one infectious condition - influenza and pneumonia - is among the top 10 causes of death (and it is eighth).
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Moderate Coffee Drinking May Prevent Early Death savesaved. by Kathryn Doyle Reuters Health. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- People who drink up to five cups of coffee per day are less likely to die from heart disease, neurological disease, type 2 diabetes, or suicide, a new study suggests.
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Lost Sense Of Smell A Warning Sign For Early Alzheimer's A failing sense of smell could mark the start of memory problems and even Alzheimer's disease according to a new study. According to the report, researchers found that older adults who had the worst sense of smell tested more than twice as likely to ...
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CNN 2015 Hero of the Year Maggie Doyne helps women, children in Nepal NEW YORK (CNN) -- Maggie Doyne, a New Jersey woman who used her babysitting savings to change the lives of hundreds of Nepalese women and children, was named CNN's 2015 Hero of the Year on Tuesday at a star-studded awards ceremony in New ...
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Atlantic Philanthropies Invests $177 Million in Brain Health Institute In an effort to stem the rise in cases of dementia across the world, Atlantic Philanthropies is investing $177 million to establish a brain health institute.
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New brain institute takes aim at global dementia SAN FRANCISCO >> With dementia cases rising rapidly around the world, UC San Francisco and the University of Dublin announced Monday the launch of an institute aimed at helping developing countries learn more about the disease and cope with the ...
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How Coffee Can Help You Live Longer There's great news for coffee lovers this week. A new study published in the journal Circulation found that regular coffee drinkers—people who drank less than five cups of coffee in a given day—have a lower risk of dying early from a number of ...
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Certain Antibiotic Might Combat Children's Wheezing Episodes TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Quickly clobbering a cold with a certain antibiotic might help kids who are prone to severe respiratory tract infections, a new study suggests.
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CDC Sees 'Alarming' Increase in Sexually Transmitted Diseases Common sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhea have exploded in recent years, in part because of reduced funding for public health clinics, federal officials reported Tuesday.
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Global drug spending to hit $1.4 trillion in 2020: IMS Global spending on medicines will reach $1.4 trillion in 2020, driven by increased healthcare access in emerging markets and high-priced new drugs for cancer and other diseases, according to a forecast by IMS Health released on Wednesday.
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Infant son of Pats' Solder being treated for 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.
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Charlie Sheens HIV Confession Promotes Whorephobia The actor played the victim in his 'Today' interview, pointing the finger at 'unsavory' sex workers for his HIV diagnosis.
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Brain Differences May Explain Why Some With Schizophrenia Hallucinate TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers believe they've identified brain structure differences that increase the risk of hallucinations in people with schizophrenia.
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Schizophrenia Patients More Prone To Hallucinations Due To Irregular ... Structural differences in the brain's paracingulate sulcus correspond to an increased likelihood for an individual to experience hallucinations.
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Dietary supplements industry in crosshairs as law enforcement announces charges Federal officials announced a crackdown on the dietary supplements industry Tuesday, targeting firms that falsely claimed their pills could help people lose weight, build muscle or even kick drugs.
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Smoke-free housing proposal proves controversial in north country Housing and Urban Development seeks to ban smoking in all public housing, allowing it only outside in designated areas like this one at Hilltop Towers on West Main Street.
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AMA: Pot use in pregnancy may pose risks, warnings needed FILE - In this June 26, 2015, file photo, different varieties of marijuana flowers are displayed at medical marijuana dispensary in Portland, Ore.
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The States and Medicaid Expansion or Not Evelyn Everton and Chris Hudson in their piece praise their respective states (Utah and Florida) for refusing to expand Medicaid and point to other states whose Medicaid enrollments under ObamaCare exceeded estimates ("Medicaid Expansion Is Proving to ...
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Tackling the next costly, politically fraught health coverage challenge A team of policy experts has gamed out what they concede is an imperfect set of options for tackling how American's pay for long-term care, a massively expensive problem that the Affordable Care Act failed to solve.
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After Paris attacks, how to talk to kids about terrorism Violence, such as the terrorist attacks on Paris citizens Friday night, can leave lasting impressions on children, even if they only witness it through news reports and social media.
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Ask the Doctor: Reno CyberKnife November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month. And we're talking about ways to treat it in tonight's Ask the Doctor segment.
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Roche breast cancer drug at centre of UK pricing row ... * Agency says price for Roche's Kadcyla still too high. * Stand-off reflects growing tension over drug pricing. By Ben Hirschler.
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Medicare Launches Major Payment Shift for Hip, Knee Surgery WASHINGTON - Striving for better quality and more predictable costs, Medicare on Monday launched a major payment change for hip and knee replacements, the most common inpatient surgery for its 55 million beneficiaries.
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No Life Too Small: World Prematurity Day 2015 That means today, on World Prematurity Day 2015, more than 41,000 premature babies will be born. Many will grow up healthy, receiving the care that they need immediately after birth and in the days, weeks, and months to follow.
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Be aware of lung cancer and know the facts Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among both men and women in the United States. Lung cancer is also the No. 1 cancer killer of women.
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This kids' epilepsy medication is 2000% more expensive now Nidhi Prakash is a journalist in NYC via Sydney, London, Santiago, Auckland, Mumbai. She reports on international news, healthcare, labor news, and more for Fusion.
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Learning from Chipotle: Ensuring Food Safety at All Levels They say any press is good press. But Chipotle's recent Escherichia coli outbreak is certainly not good press. To date, at least 42 people have been impacted by the virus and the company's 43 effected locations are just starting to reopen.
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Alzheimer's drug surprises researchers, reverses aging in mice Researchers with the Salk Institute of Biological Studies stumbled across unexpected anti-aging effects when working with an experimental Alzheimer's treatment drug called J147.
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Belly Fat Poses More Health Risks Than Obesity, New Study Warns People with belly fat are prone to more health risks than people who are obese, a new health study has found. According to a health study, published in the "Journal Annals of Internal Medicine," people who carry fat around their belly have higher ...
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RMC to hold annual Carolina-Clemson rivalry blood drive The Blood Assurance Program of the Regional Medical Center will hold its annual rivalry blood drive to encourage blood donations the week of the University of South Carolina vs.
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