Monday, December 14, 2015

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Daily update December 14, 2015
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A current study suggests that risk of premature death in people suffering from Alzheimer's disease can be lowered with moderate consumption of alcohol.
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More than 5 million Americans—including 22,000 in the Kansas City area—are currently suffering from Alzheimer's disease, and scientists expect this number to nearly triple by 2050.
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Increasing cancer rates across the globe may be a result of citizens' income level. Photo courtesy of Flickr, Moyan Brenn. Comment.
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A long-term clinical trial conducted by the Houston Methodist Hospital revealed that a combination of radiation and gene therapies can give a more effective treatment against prostate cancer.
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Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. rose 5 percent on Thursday after its founder apologized to patrons who fell ill after eating at the company's restaurants.
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More than 300 infants may have been exposed to tuberculosis at a San Jose, California, hospital by one of the employees, the hospital said.
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MONROVIA, Liberia - I am a Liberian who worked on the front lines to end the Ebola outbreak in my country, and I am deeply saddened that three new cases of the deadly virus were recently confirmed in a community near Monrovia - the nation's capital ...
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Over 1,000 people, including 350 infants, may have been exposed to tuberculosis in the maternity wing of a hospital in California after an active case of the disease was diagnosed in a nurse, hospital officials said on Sunday.
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A new gene therapy technique is able to modify prostate cancer cells so that a patient's body attacks and kills them, US scientists have discovered.
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Martin Shkreli, the founder and chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals, in New York earlier this month. The former hedge-fund manager provoked an outcry by raising by raising the price of a drug overnight to $750 a pill from $13.50.
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This year, World AIDS Day celebration will be held in the Northern Division during which an HIV Testing & Counselling Policy will be launched.
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SAN JOSE -- More than 1,000 people, including 350 infants, may have been exposed to tuberculosis this fall after a nurse at a Northern California hospital was diagnosed with the disease, CBS San Francisco reports.
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A large new study of women in the UK refutes a widespread belief that unhappiness itself can cause ill health. Indeed, say researchers, life-threatening poor health can lead to unhappiness, hence the association with increased mortality, but ...
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Seasonal flu caused as many as 55,000 deaths in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It may surprise you to know that some of these deaths are likely the result of health-care workers transmitting the influenza virus ...
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Stress in the Elderly May Boost their Risk of Alzheimer's Disease According to a recent study, high levels of stress in the elderly may boost their risk of Alzheimer's disease since stressed individuals were found to be twice as likely to develop a pre ...
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About 2.7 million people in the United States have a chronic hepatitis C virus infection, which can lead to liver failure or death.
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Arachnophobes, rejoice! A new study suggests a cure to your fear of spiders is just two minutes away. Loading… Post to Facebook.
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When a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer, he may choose prompt treatment or "active surveillance". Either way, he may face years of testing - and anxiety - to see if the cancer has progressed or returned.
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While prior research has suggested the possibility a link between depression and death, new research led by the University of Oxford's Professor Sir Richard Peto has found the opposite to not necessarily be true: being happy may not extend your life ...
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Poor Big Ang. After being told she was cancer free just a couple of months ago, it seems the 'Mob Wives' star's cancer has returned.
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Antibiotic resistance reached to a new level when a new strain of E.coli was found that was impervious to the last line of defence medication and also has the ability to infect other bacteria.
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Too little sleep certainly isn't good for you, but did you know that too much is bad for you, too? (Photo : Facebook ). Sleeping in could increase your risk of early mortality, according to a recent study.
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A new study from the University of Sydney found that those who oversleep (more than nine hours a night), over-sit (more than seven hours a day) and under-exercise (less than 150 minutes each week) are more than four times as likely to die early ...
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One nurse in California may have exposed newborns to the potentially deadly disease at a Bay Area hospital. 1:44 | 12/12/15. Share.
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A police officer found a cadaver in a body bag lying on busy Texan highway. Donating your body to science, after death, is probably considered the most honorable act a human being is capable of.
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PHOENIX - In the country's annual health checkup, Arizona ranks 30th this year when compared with other states - according to United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings annual report.
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Though the country was declared Ebola free in September, the virus again appeared in November with a new death due to EVD. Till now, nearly 50% of the cases have proved fatal.
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You already know that smoking is bad for you and that drinking too much alcohol may shorten your life. Now a new study says that spending too much time in a chair and depriving yourself of necessary sleep should join a short list of behaviours known to ...
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Although it is recommended to get tested for different viruses or diseases, medical scientists believe skin cancer screening might not be effective.
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Google's parent company Alphabet surprised the world on Monday when it renamed Google Life Sciences to Verily. And on top of that, it now seems that Verily has become a proud parent company within a few days after it got its name changed, as it has ...
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