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A Man In Colombia Got Cancer And It Came From A Tapeworm In January 2013, a 41-year-old man came to a hospital in Medellin, Colombia. He was in bad shape. He'd lost weight, had a fever, a tapeworm infestation and also had trouble breathing.
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Man Dies After Tapeworm Inside Him Gets Cancer He was in bad shape. He'd lost weight, had a fever, a tapeworm infestation and also had trouble breathing. In recent years, many scientists have emphasized that the human body's ecosystem is only made up of 10 percent human cells but 90 percent ...
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Senate panel probing Valeant, Turing over drug costs A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday launched a bipartisan probe into pharmaceutical pricing, seeking documents from four drugmakers including Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Turing Pharmaceuticals, companies embroiled in controversy over price hikes on ...
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CDC: Gonorrhea becoming more resistant to one antibiotic The drug is not the primary treatment for the STI, however it could be an indicator of issues with others used to eliminate the disease.
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Anti-Vaccination Websites Use 'Distorted' Science, Researchers Find Many websites that promote unscientific views about vaccinations use pseudoscience and misinformation to spread the idea that vaccines are dangerous, according to a new study.
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Increased HF Risk Tied to Soft Drinks savesaved. register today. Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty. sign up. by Jeff Minerd Contributing Writer, MedPage Today.
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Surgeons remove live parasite from Calif. man's brain NAPA, Calif. -- A 26-year-old California man is recovering after surgeons removed a live parasite from his brain during an emergency operation.
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Scarlet fever making comeback in Asia, Europe Researchers identified some strains of the disease that are antibiotic resistant, raising their concern about recent outbreaks. By Stephen Feller | Nov. 4, 2015 at 3:37 PM.
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Dads: How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex Research shows sex talks coming from moms are most effective. But dads, we've got your back. Shop ▾. It's the news that will fill every teen—and, probably, parent—with dread: sex talks actually work.
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Interrupted Sleep Affects Mood Worse than Delayed Bedtimes Woke up at the wrong side of the bed? You might want to blame your interrupted sleep. In a new sleep study conducted by a group of researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine, people who had a couple of forced awakenings tend to have fouler moods than ...
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When Will The Northwest Chipotles Open Again? Things Aren't Looking Great For ... Residents of Washington and Oregon received news this past weekend scarier than any possible Halloween trick. Chipotle announced that it was closing 43 locations within the two states.
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Could soda break your heart? (CNN) Guys, listen up: There's another reason to limit your intake of sugary or artificially sweetened sodas: It might contribute to heart failure.
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Why health reform might increase malpractice lawsuits A possible unintended consequence of one of health reform's biggest goals -- curbing excess health care spending -- could be a surge in malpractice lawsuits, a provocative study published in the British Medical Journal Wednesday suggests.
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Readers React to Rising Death Rates of Middle-Aged White Americans A front-page report on a study that found death rates rising among white, middle-aged Americans, tapped into deep roots of angst, compassion and frustration among readers.
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Obesity epidemic: The need for more bariatric surgery in public hospitals IMAGINE being so overweight you're too embarrassed to leave the house. Or so heavy that you are unable to walk even if you want to leave the house.
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Hormone-Like Drug Doesn't Help Women With Alzheimer's: Study WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The drug raloxifene doesn't help the declining memory and thinking skills of women who have mild to moderate dementia due to Alzheimer's disease, a small study suggests.
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Heaven over hospital: 5-year-old changes the conversation about death This is the third part of the series "Heaven over hospital." Read the second part here. (CNN) When Stephanie Hunter had to withdraw life support from her mother, her friends and family understood.
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27 girls report abnormal HPV vaccine reactions The parents of 27 Irish teenage girls have reported their daughters have suffered abnormal symptoms after receiving the cervical cancer vaccine, it has emerged.
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Condoms for Pornstars Initiative Makes California 2016 Ballot The Insane Battle Over Sam Simon's Will: Should the 'Simpsons' Co-Creator's Trust Pay $140,000 Per Year for One Dog's Care?
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Californians to vote on requiring condoms in porn films SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Californians are set to decide next year whether to require actors in pornographic movies to wear condoms, taking up an issue that could affect the future of the state's multibillion-dollar adult film industry.
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Flu Season May Be Off to Slow Start, but Officials Warn Public to Take Their Shots Lina Salibi comforts her 18-month-old daughter, Naya, while Nicole Greenwood, a registered nurse with the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department medical clinic on Santa Barbara's Lower Eastside, administers a flu vaccine injection.
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Spectrum for Living deliver cards to breast cancer patients Program participants from Spectrum for Living made cards for breast cancer patients at Hackensack University Medical Center at Pascack Valley to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Abma's Farm's 'Pink Day' benefits Valley Hospital Breast Cancer Fund WYCKOFF - In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Abma's Farm donated a portion of the proceeds from the "Pink Day" hay rides on Oct. 17 towards the Valley Hospital's Breast Center Fund.
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A Revolution in Breast Cancer Treatment? Milder Options are Emerging (Op-Ed) Dr. Bhavesh Balar, Dr. Amit Kharod, Dr. Mary Martucci and Dr. Kenneth Tomkovich, CentraState Medical Center | November 04, 2015 11:02pm ET.
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Couple honour late son in wedding photographs After the passing of her son, Lake, who had battled with cancer for years, Anna Thompson never thought she would be able to tie the knot without her son present.
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Mom's wedding photo honors son lost to cancer A photographer included an image of the bride's late son in her wedding photo. Anna Bozman's son Lake, 8, died of leukemia six months ago.
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Officials Debate Whether 'Ferguson Effect' Is Real WASHINGTON - A rift widened Wednesday within the Obama administration over the politically charged question of whether a surge in crime in some cities reflects the reluctance of the police to confront suspicious people because of increased public ...
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Major State Newspapers Failed To Cover The Higher Cost Burden Assumed By ... An October 15 Kaiser Family Foundation study highlighted the increased health care cost burden for states that did not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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First death of the flu season is a Santa Clara County resident The flu season appears to be off to an early start in Iowa, as the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) last week announced testing by the State Hygienic Laboratory (SHL) has identified strains of influenza circulating in the state.
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California's first flu death of season recorded in Santa Clara County Touro Medical School student Caitlin Harris administers a flu vaccine to a person in a car during a drive-thru flu shot clinic at Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo, Calif.
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The difference between sugar and high fructose corn syrup? Jurors will decide Sugar beets, a source of table sugar, and corn, source of high-fructose corn syrup. Sugar beets, a source of table sugar, and corn, source of high-fructose corn syrup.
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MAGID ON TECH: Teen, preteen media usage study shows some things don't change The most shocking revelation in a study on teens, tweens and media use is how things change, yet stay the same. The nonprofit Common Sense Media conducted a study based on a nationally representative survey of more than 2,600 young people between ...
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Does Your Kid's Media Diet Matter? A new report out today sheds light on what kids ages 8-18 are doing with entertainment media every day, and given the amount of time kids are spending -- six hours a day for tweens and nine for teens -- it certainly does matter.
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Doctors Find Tapeworm Larva in California Man's Brain In a Nov. 2, 2015 photo, college student Luis Ortiz pauses while describing the night he ended up in the Queen of the Valley Medical Center earlier this year.
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New York among the least obese states ranking at No. 35 in America Famous for its pizza, bagels and hot dogs, New York weighed in at No. 35 on a new list of the fattest states in America. New Jersey and Connecticut fared even better, at Nos.
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Mum's wedding photo honours son who passed away A MOTHER'S wedding photos have extra special meaning after losing her son to cancer six months ago. In May, Anna Bozman Thompson had to say goodbye to her son, Lake, way too soon after a long battle with leukaemia.
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UPDATE 1-FDA approves GSK's drug Nucala for severe asthma (Adds details from GSK). WASHINGTON Nov 4 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc won U.S. regulatory approval for its drug Nucala to treat severe asthma, the Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.
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Rare typhoid fever spread at Qdoba restaurant in Colorado FIRESTONE, Colo. - Three cases of life-threatening typhoid fever have been confirmed in Colorado. CBS Denver reports all three of the people sickened with the bacterial infection had eaten at a Qdoba Mexican Grill in Firestone in August.
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The difference between sugar and high fructose corn syrup? Jurors will decide It's a bitter legal fight between the sweetest of enemies. On Wednesday, the sugar industry took to a Los Angeles federal courtroom and accused high fructose corn syrup producers of falsely claiming that their product is just as healthy as sugar.
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Growing up with a dog 'reduces childhood asthma risk' "Children who grow up with a pet dog in the family home have a lower risk of developing asthma," The Times reports. A large Swedish study found an association between pet ownership and reduced risk of asthma.
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Is breast cancer being over-diagnosed and over-treated? (KMOV.com) - Nearly 60,000 women a year are told they have the earliest form of breast cancer, called ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, according to the American Cancer Society.
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Bill rewards boating safety with discounts in response to missing Tequesta ... Boaters could save up to 46 percent on their annual vessel registration fee under a bill being filed in response to the disappearance of two Tequesta teen boaters in July.
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Study: Better eating habits have saved a million lives Amid numerous headlines highlighting the negative health effects of the American diet comes a glimmer of good news: a new study suggests that improvements in U.S.
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Missouri girl fighting cancer dresses as herself for "Superhero Day" Josie may not be your typical "superhero," but similar to comic book legends -- she does have a big battle to fight: cancer.
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OSHA Fines to Rise for First Time Since 1990 Federal penalties for workplace-safety violations were increased this week for the first time since 1990, thanks to a little-noticed provision of the budget bill signed into law by President Barack Obama.
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Safe 15% Annual Return With Rite Aid Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD) is a retail drugstore chain. It operates about 4,570 stores in 31 states across the US. Deal Terms. On October 27, 2015, Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) announced that it is buying Rite Aid for $9 per share in cash.
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Medical Corner: Lung cancer screenings: Know your options It doesn't have a glitzy marketing campaign, but lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women.
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Mustaches in spotlight to raise men's cancer awareness for Movember Since 2003, the Movember Foundation has raised $650 million around the world to fight prostate and testicular cancer. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://6abc.
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Teens spend a 'mind-boggling' 9 hours a day using media, report says Robert Malzberg joins CNNs Kelly Wallace to discuss a report that says teens average 9 hours a day using computers, TV, music, and other media.
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Dentist buys back Halloween candy for good cause Lincoln Family Dentistry is supporting our troops through its fourth annual Candy Buy Back program. Waking up Sunday many found themselves with a lot of left over Halloween candy.
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