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Chipotle Loses More Battles to the E. coli Outbreak Chipotle shares have dropped down even further than expected after the E. coli outbreak recently associated with its food. The shares are currently down 3.5% at $543.31, their all time low being $515.00.
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Watch Out! Visual Concentration Can Leave You Temporarily 'Deaf' Next time your friend ignores you while concentrating on their mobile device, you might want to tap them on the shoulder - they may not have even heard your voice.
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US Life Expectancy Holds Steady; Infant Death Rate Drops Infant mortality dropped to a record low in the United States in 2014, and mortality rates for several leading causes of death among adults have decreased as well, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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US Reports a New Low in Deaths of Infants WASHINGTON - Infant mortality in the United States fell to its lowest level ever in 2014, according to new federal data, as one of the biggest risk factors for infant deaths - preterm births - continued to fall.
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Stretchable hydrogel electronics: Water-based "Band-Aid" senses temperature ... A new stretchy hydrogel can be embedded with various electronics. Here, a sheet of hydrogel is bonded to a matrix of polymer islands (red) that can encapsulate electronic components such as semiconductor chips, LED lights, and temperature sensors.
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US FDA still searching for source of E. coli outbreak at Costco A U.S. federal agency has yet to identify the source of an E. coli outbreak that sickened at least 19 people in seven states who may have been infected after eating rotisserie chicken salad sold at Costco Wholesale Corp.
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As many as 200 sickened in Seattle tower norovirus outbreak SEATTLE - As many as 200 people have gotten sick in a norovirus outbreak at a downtown Seattle office building, health officials reported Monday.
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Researchers Create World's First Ibuprofen Patch Researchers at the University of Warwick have worked with Coventry-based Medherant, a Warwick spinout company, to produce and patent the World's first ever ibuprofen patch delivering the drug directly through skin to exactly where it is needed at a ...
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Ibuprofen patch delivers pain relief through skin for 12 hours The long-acting patch could eliminate the need for taking potentially dangerous high doses of the drug orally. By Stephen Feller | Dec. 8, 2015 at 4:30 PM.
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8-year-old girl battling breast cancer recovering from surgery SALT LAKE CITY -- It's a disease that's only supposed to affect adults, but on Monday an 8-year-old Centerville girl went into surgery to treat a rare form of breast cancer.
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Men have a better sense of direction than women, study says In classic men vs. women moment, it looks like there might be a partial answer to the age-old road trip question, "honey, are we lost?
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Chemical flavorings found in e-cigarettes linked to lung disease Chemicals that create the various flavors in e-cigarettes are being linked to severe respiratory disease. Show more. By Amy Roeder, Harvard Chan School Communications.
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Most Experts Not Surprised by Carter's Status savesaved. author name. by Charles Bankhead Staff Writer, MedPage Today. Former President Jimmy Carter's announcement that he is free of metastatic melanoma surprised many people but, not most melanoma specialists contacted by MedPage Today.
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Kids With Allergies May Have a Higher Risk of Heart Disease Later Allergies can make children miserable. But scientists say that they may have even more profound effects on health that can impact these children even as adults.
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Doctors dispute FDA's ruling on uterine surgery technique (Reuters Health) - Doctors are arguing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) relied on a flawed analysis when it ruled last year that noncancerous growths in the uterus could no longer be removed using mechanical devices that chop them into ...
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Eight-Year-Old Girl With Rare Breast Cancer Has Mastectomy An 8-year-old girl battling a rare form of breast cancer had a mastectomy yesterday in an effort to completely wipe out her cancer.
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Malaria deaths drop below half a million, Africa makes progress: WHO London - The number of people killed by malaria dropped below half a million in the past year, reflecting vast progress against the mosquito-borne disease in some of the previously hardest-hit areas of sub-Saharan Africa.
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New warnings for e-cigarette users Recent reports have suggested e-cigarettes are safer than smoking traditional cigarettes, but new research from Harvard University suggests that may not be the case.
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Nearly a third of new doctors at high risk for depression Nearly one-third of doctors in the early stages of their careers screened positive for depression or had symptoms during their medical training, according to a comprehensive international review released Tuesday.
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E-cigarette flavorings linked with lung disease Cotton candy, cupcakes, and tutti frutti conjure carefree days as a kid, but a new study shows chemical flavorings by such yummy names are used to lace e-cigarettes and can cause severe lung disease.
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New doctors at high risk of depression The 54 studies that Mata and his team analyzed used a number of depression rating scales to determine whether the residents and interns met criteria for depression, and included the Beck Depression Inventory, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies ...
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Common Prostate Cancer Treatment May Double Risk for Alzheimer's A common treatment for prostate cancer may double the risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers reported Monday. It's called androgen deprivation therapy, and it's aimed at lowering levels of testosterone, the "male" hormone that fuels some types of ...
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The ADHD Epidemic No One Is Talking About ADHD sufferers now make up 12 percent of school-aged kids, and two groups are growing quickly: girls and Hispanics. "[It's] like having the Library of Congress in your head, but with no card catalogue.
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Eighty Boston College Students Ill After Eating Chipotle, Norovirus Suspected "The pattern here looks like norovirus isolated to one restaurant," Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold told Reuters. Reuters.
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Bay State inspectors set to grill Chipotle UNDER FIRE: A closed sign, above, is seen at the Chipotle Mexican Grill where 80 Boston College students fell ill due to a norovirus - including freshman basketball player Jerome Robinson Jr.
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Video of Pascagoula groom breaking down in tears goes viral PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) -. It's a wedding video that has gone viral, a Pascagoula youth pastor breaking down in tears at his wedding.
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HIV Rates Fall, But Not All Groups Benefit, U.S. Study Finds MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans diagnosed with HIV each year declined by about one-fifth during the past decade, but not all groups saw drops in prevalence, a federal government study shows.
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Recalled Diced Celery and Onion Blend May Not Be E. Coli Source http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock- Taylor Farms Pacific may have been a little too quick to recall its diced celery and onion blend over the Thanksgiving weekend.
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Prostate Cancer Treatment May Up Risks For Alzheimer's A common treatment option for prostate cancer, androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), doubles the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Patients who had taken ADT for more than one year were at higher risk for the neurodegenerative disease.
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Could Dim View on Aging Raise Your Alzheimer's Risk? MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Young and middle-aged adults who harbor negative thoughts about aging may face a higher risk for Alzheimer's disease decades later, new research suggests.
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Amyloid protein buildup could account for memory loss The accumulation of amyloid proteins around blood vessels in the brain is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, and scientists are learning more about why these proteins are harmful, according to recent findings published in the journal Brain.
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Struggle for gun control; media preview of RNC 2016; city hikes legal age to ... CLEVELAND, Ohio - The news tends to move pretty quickly on cleveland.com, and that has certainly been the case today. Here are some of the stories from the last 12 hours you may have missed, including Cleveland's continued struggles to impose gun ...
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MIT bandage wired to heal LIKE SKIN: Stretchy 3, a hydrogel bandage that is wearable technology, above, can host medicine reservoirs and sensors to deliver medicine and sense a patient's temperature.
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Women at Risk for Breast Cancer Don't Take Preventive Drugs More than four fifths of women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer choose not to take drugs that could prevent the disease, according to a meta-analysis by researchers from the United Kingdom (UK).
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Why Some Video Games Are Good For Your Brain Scientists say Super Mario 3D World is better for you than Angry Birds. If you're wondering where you put your keys again, it might be time to dust off the video game console.
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Weight Watchers, Oprah Winfrey Launch 'Beyond the Scale' Campaign As Americans already begin to look at their post-holiday resolutions, Weight Watchers -- one of the biggest names in weight loss -- is undergoing a makeover of its own.
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Mosquito-Borne Zika Virus Causes Birth Defects In Babies In Latin America The Pan American Health Organization alerted the public about the Zika virus making rounds in Brazil and eight other surrounding countries.
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How Much Weight Do You Need To Lose For Others To Notice? BOSTON (CBS) - Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, how much weight would I need to lose for others to notice? A new study tries to answer that question.
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Why is firearm violence off-limits to research? Would anyone dispute the first premise? In the United States, we have about 33,000 firearm deaths a year, 11,000 homicides and the remainder mostly suicides.
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Screen all kids for cholesterol, depression and HIV All kids should be screened for high cholesterol, depression and HIV, with some tests starting as early as age 9, a leading group of U.S.
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Exercise Keeps the Brain Flexible What if exercise could make all areas of your brain better able to learn, heal and change - in a sense, younger? Diamond Engagement Rings.
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Cholesterol, depression and HIV screenings recommended for kids KNOXVILLE (WATE) - The American Academy of Pediatrics has published an updated to its recommendations for preventative pediatric health care.
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UPDATE 2-Merck KGaA, Threshold drug fails in late-stage cancer trials ... * Drug fails in pancreatic cancer, soft tissue sarcoma. * Merck says to focus on more promising drug candidates. * Shares down 0.6 pct after dropping as much as 2.3 pct.
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How Much Weight Must You Lose Before Others Notice? MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- You've dieted and exercised for months, and finally the pounds are falling away. So, when do people start noticing the difference in your face?
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