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More Cases Of E. Coli In Washington, Oregon Expected HAMBURG, GERMANY - JUNE 02: A lab technician holds a bacteria culture that shows a positive infection of enterohemorrhagic E. coli, also known as the EHEC bacteria, from a patient at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf on June 2, 2011 in ...
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Officials anticipate more E. coli cases in Washington, Oregon linked to Chipotle A closed sign is on the window of the West Seattle Chipotle restaurant. (Sy Bean / The Seattle Times). Health officials expect the number of cases of E. coli infections linked to Chipotle restaurants in Washington and Oregon to increase.
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Detect breast cancer early The report, in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine, is by three prominent cancer specialists and is based on federal statistics going back to the 1970s.
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Around 60000 Joined to Support 'The Breast Cancer Movement' in Orlando The streets of downtown Orlando were filled with 60,000 people Saturday morning who were there to support the fight against breast cancer.
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Doctor: Mammograms important A patient waits for the Selenia Dimensions machine to make a complete arc that will take 3D images. Texas Breast Specialists in Amarillo say 3D mammograms improve the detection of invasive cancers by 40% over 2D methods.
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More cases of E. coli in Washington, Oregon expected SEATTLE (AP) - Health officials expect the number of people sickened by an E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle restaurants in Washington state and Oregon to grow while they investigate the cause of the infection.
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San Francisco Is Changing the Face of AIDS Treatment World Health Organization has issued new guidelines for the treatment and prevention of HIV, calling on the rest of the world to do much of what San Francisco is already doing: every HIV patient should start antiretroviral drugs as soon as they test ...
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HIV/AIDS Programs receive over $2.2 Billion for different regions Sylvia M. Burwell, Health and Human Services Secretary, announced that more than $2.2 billion has been awarded to cities, states and local community-based organizations running the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
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As expected: Texas missing out on not expanding Medicaid Beginning in 2014, states could expand Medicaid coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) and be completely reimbursed by the federal government for the incremental costs.
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Say what? Bacon causes cancer? Dig in to recent study results Recently, the world of red meat and processed-meat eaters and their producers was rocked by a research study that claimed eating these products can cause cancer.
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Obamacare brings child uninsured rate to historic low A Georgetown study reveals that the Affordable Care Act has brought the number of uninsured children in the country to an all-time low.
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Jimmy Carter to participate in Memphis home-building project CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 27: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter talks with reporters at a signing for his new book "A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power" at Women and Children First Bookstore on March 27, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Corn maze honoring governor raises thousands for American Cancer Society Weight loss, hair loss, and loss of energy, these were all things Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said he expected when he was diagnosed with stage three non-Hodgkin's lymphoma last June.
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60000 hit streets of Orlando to support fight against breast cancer The American Cancer Society has adjusted their recommendation to 45 years of age for the first mammogram however the Brem Foundation's President, Andrea Wolf says.
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Many Children Under 5 Are Left to Their Mobile Devices, Survey Finds A small survey of parents in Philadelphia found that three-quarters of their children had been given tablets, smartphones or iPods of their own by age 4 and had used the devices without supervision, researchers reported on Monday.
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Kids targeted by Fast Food Chains with Free Toys and Special Menus Nearly 80 percent of the two restaurant chains' child-directed ads aired on those four children's networks, according to the researchers.
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Braselton Imaging Center offers 3-D mammography as life-saving tool Northeast Georgia Medical Center's Imaging Center in Braselton has introduced new technology that doctors say is better equipped to detect breast cancer than traditional mammograms.
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Interrupted sleep worse than not getting enough sleep, study claims The participants were then given standard mood assessment questionnaires every night before sleep to measure how they felt after each night based on the quality of sleep they had.
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Fast Food TV Ads May Be Making Your Kids Fat McDonalds (Photo : Flickr) The use of toy premiums in fast food TV advertising for children's meals prompt children to request eating at fast food restaurants, according to a recent study.
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Ditch low-fat diet if you want to shed kilos Low-fat diets are not the best way to lose weight, a major study says– casting doubt on decades of health advice. Scientists concluded there is no evidence to support the dogma that people should reduce the amount of fat in their diet.
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First downtown Race for the Cure a success despite rain October 31, 2015 - A crowd of runners fill Union Ave. in a flood heading toward the river during the Susan G. Komen Race for the cure which started and ended at Autozone Park.
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Single variation in gene for BDNF may influence obesity in children and adults Researchers have come to know about how a single gene variation is linked to obesity in children and adults. As per the researchers, a single genetic change in BDNF can influence obesity and BDNF's protein levels.
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All American Meats Recalls 167427 Pounds of Ground Beef A meat company based in Nebraska is recalling 167,427 pounds of ground beef that might be tainted with E. coli bacteria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Sunday that All American Meats Inc. is recalling the meat that was sold to retailers ...
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Approximately 3.7 Billion People Suffers Through Infectious Herpes Virus ... You probably have herpes too, according to a recently published World Health Organization (WHO) report stating that two thirds of the global population is infected.
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WHO: More than 3.7 Billion People in the World Have Herpes An estimated 3.7 billion people in the world under 50 are contaminated with the infectious herpes virus, according to the latest findings of the World Health Organization.
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Justin Fox: Quantifying the risk that bacon will kill you You have of course heard the sad news about bacon. As the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer put it Monday in a news release: "The experts concluded that each 50 gram portion of processed meat eaten daily ...
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Lyme disease antibody eyed There is no escaping them: Ticks are everywhere in Massachusetts. The state had one of the highest infection rates of Lyme disease in the country last year, with 3,646 reported cases.
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28 deaths from West Nile virus confirmed in California so far in 2015 Orange County Vector Control inspector Eddie Garcia is part of a program to clean up pools to control the spread of West Nile virus.
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Redmond Regional Medical Center included in cardiac settlement More than 450 hospitals, including Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome, will pay a total of more than $250 million to settle allegations that cardiac devices were implanted in Medicare patients in violation of the program's coverage requirements ...
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Are They Takin' Our Bacon? Well, I'm pretty sure the pigs are happy. But that's probably about it. Swine farmers aren't. Waffle House can't be.
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Association Found Between Excessive TV Watching And Leading Causes Of Death In US Older adults who watch a lot of TV have a higher risk of dying from causes such as heart disease, cancer and other conditions, a study suggests.
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457 hospitals settle over false-claim violations on cardiac devices In Georgia, more than 450 hospitals are being required to pay more than $250 million to settle accusations that in some instances cardiac devices, which violate the program's coverage requirements, were implanted in Medicare patients.
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How Seasonal Affective Disorder came to be recognized as a problem Seasonal affective disorder, or winter depression, is a mood disorder related to the change in the seasons and the resulting reduction of exposure to daylight.
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Wisconsin VA Hospital Doctor Dubbed 'Candy Man' Fired David Houlihan, the chief of staff at the Tomah, Wisconsin, VA medical center, was notified Oct. 30, 2015, that he would be fired for allegedly handing out excessive narcotics.
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On Second Thought: Bacon is the new cancer risk The World Health Organization now says bacon is the new cancer stick. It might as well have said watching football makes you go blind.
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Seasonal Affective Disorder Sparked By Shorter Days (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- Fred Thompson, the former U.S. senator from Tennessee who died Sunday at the age of 73, wasn't just a politician, but also an accomplished actor.
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Gene Variant Potentially Linked With Obesity: Researchers Tenneessee: A single gene mutation may be all it takes to determine if a person is prone to becoming obese, scientists have discovered.
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All American Meats Recalls 167427 Pounds of Ground Beef Over E. Coli Concerns All American Meats Inc., an Omaha, NE, establishment, is recalling approximately 167,427 pounds of ground beef products that may be adulterated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S.
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Watching TV can kill you 8 different ways (NEWSER) - Need a reason to watch less TV? Here are eight: cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, influenza/pneumonia, Parkinson's, liver disease, and suicide.
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Records show 126 human West Nile virus infections in LA County so far in 2015 ... In this August file photo, Orange County Vector Control inspector Eddie Garcia looks at several tiny mosquito larvae collected from a Buena Park backyard swimming pool.
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UMMC hospital gets failing grade in patient safety report JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The University of Mississippi Medical Center has been issued a failing grade on a national patient safety report card.
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State moves to head off dengue outbreak on Big Island The state Department of Health has been inundated with calls reporting possible cases of dengue fever since officials confirmed an outbreak here earlier this week.
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