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Panel Reasserts Mammogram Advice That Triggered Breast Cancer Debate In 2009, an influential panel of medical experts ignited a nationwide uproar by suggesting that women needed fewer mammograms than had long been recommended.
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Heartburn pills linked to kidney disease Antacid Pills (Photo : Flickr/CC) Patients who take antacid medication need to make sure they are balancing their diet to include food and supplements with vitamin B12.
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Could Exercise Shut Down Heart Effects of Depression? savesaved. author name. by Crystal Phend Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today. This article is a collaboration between MedPage Today® and: Medpage Today.
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Novartis provides $170M to kick off Surface Oncology partnership Fledgling Cambridge, MA-based startup Surface Oncology has pulled off its first Big Pharma deal, grabbing $170 million in near-term milestones, an upfront and research support from Novartis ($NVS) as it pursues next-gen cancer immuno-therapies.
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Food preservative kills cancer cells, superbugs in mice Nisin occurs naturally in dairy products, and already is used as a safe preservative for human food in addition to being used for some bacterial infections.
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Daily sugary drinks tied to increased visceral fat Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages like soda daily may lead to more abdominal fat gain over time, according to a new study. So-called visceral fat in the midsection wraps around internal organs like the liver and pancreas and affects the function of ...
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PPIs Tied to Increased Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease savesaved. register today. Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty. sign up. by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer.
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Children's cold syrup recall expands Nine over-the-counter drug retailers, including CVS, Stop & Shop and Giant, are recalling two flavors of children's liquid cold medicine products from their shelves because of a potential overdose risk.
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Why Mark Zuckerberg Was Right to Post His Daughter's Vaccination Jeffrey Kluger is Editor at Large for TIME. A single Facebook picture could help protect a lot of kids. More. Mark Zuckerberg Wants You to Know He's Vaccinating His DaughterWhy 'Tolerating' Anti-Vaxxers Is a Losing Strategy.
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Mark Zuckerberg Sparks Debate Over Vaccination Photo Of Baby Max: Why The ... Mark Zuckerberg's photo sparked another debate between pro- and anti-vaccine individuals. Find out what's at the core of the vaccination issue and what can be a possible solution to it.
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Sugary beverages tied to increased visceral fat Key clinical point: Daily consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages was associated with a 27% increase in visceral adipose tissue. Major finding: More sugar-sweetened beverage consumption was associated with greater change in VAT volume which was ...
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Forget The Gizmos: Exercise Works Best For Lower-Back Pain Lower-back pain is very democratic in the people it strikes. "It's a universal experience. You'd be a really uncommon person never to have had an episode of back pain," says Chris Maher, a physical therapist turned health researcher at the University ...
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Tropical mosquito could carry a new threat to OC - the Zika virus Aedes aegypti, a non-native, tropical mosquito, was discovered in Orange County for the first time in 2015. It's are aggressive, day-time biting insect capable of spreading such diseases as dengue, chikungunya and zika.
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Fact Check: PrEP is a Powerful Tool in the Fight More people should know about this powerful tool in the fight ... Effective health care is based on science, data and sound policy, not stigma. And stigma, not science or sense, is at the heart of David Kaufman's December 21 NY Post article "Why New York's Plan to Push the HIV-Prevention Pill Could Backfire," which ...
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Why Charlie Sheen Temporarily Went Off His HIV Medication, ''Amazed'' That He ... Charlie Sheen made some eye-opening and very personal revelations during his interview with Dr. Oz on Monday. The 50-year-old actor opened up about his HIV diagnosis and the struggles he's faced in battling the disease.
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Indiana town adopts BC's HIV-treatment model after outbreak A small Indiana community where two out of every five residents are considered at high risk of HIV infection is reaching out to B.C.
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That Dragon, Cancer Review - The Story of Joel Green That Dragon, Cancer is not an easy game to review any more than it is any easy game to play. At its core, it's a story about coming to grips with a potentially terminal illness in a young child, Joel, and so it falls in the realm of games that serve a ...
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Charlie Sheen Says Most Recent Rehab Stint Was a 'Relief' After '2000' Tries ... Sheen called his latest stint in rehab a "relief" in part one of an interview airing Monday on The Dr. Oz Show, in which Oz asked Sheen how many times over the year's he's attempted to quit drinking.
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That Dragon, Cancer Knocked Me On My Ass I've been wondering when a game would make me cry, and that changed over the weekend. A few games have made me teary eyed, but that's about it.
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VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Charlie Sheen Makes Big Announcement on Today's DR. OZ SHOW Actor Charlie Sheen, who recently announced he is HIV positive, reveals a big announcement to Dr. Oz in an exclusive interview. Tune in today, January 11th for part one of their conversation and get a sneak peek below!
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Israeli researchers offer HIV carriers hope Two Hebrew University scientists believe they have reached a breakthrough in destroying cells infected with HIV virus; clinical trials on human beings are set to begin within three months.
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Common heartburn drugs linked with kidney disease A type of heartburn medication called proton pump inhibitors may be linked to long-term kidney damage, a new study suggests. Prilosec, Nexium and Prevacid belong to this class of drugs, which treat heartburn and acid reflux by lowering the amount of ...
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Risk of Deadly Melioidosis Rises, Study Finds Last updated on: January 11, 2016 9:54 AM. BANGKOK—. Melioidosis, a deadly bacterial disease most frequently found in Asia, is more widespread than previously believed and resists a wide range of antibiotic treatments, a just-issued study reports.
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Should HIV Positive People Have Sex? #GetYourLife Charlie Sheen announced he was living with HIV on The Today Show late in 2015. It was another important moment of a well-known figure sharing their positive diagnosis with the world in a meaningful way.
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Obamacare's Renewed Effort to Cut Medicare Bills After Setbacks Health systems in at least 14 states are joining a new version of a program under Obamacare meant to lower costs in the half-trillion-dollar Medicare program, after some groups quit an earlier effort.
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Medicare Expands Coordinated Care for 8.9M Beneficiaries FILE - In this July 30, 2015 file photo, a sign supporting Medicare is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington as registered nurses and other community leaders celebrate the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid.
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Ancient H. pylori offers insight into history of early bacteria, European settlers Researchers have determined Helicobacter pylori sequences reconstructed from a 5,300-year-old European mummy to be of a primarily Asian origin, suggesting that the Asian-African hybrid strain of the bacterium currently seen among Europeans may have ...
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Drug firms team up on cancer trials A handful of pharmaceutical companies, including local biotech giant Amgen, are joining together to test cocktails of their latest cancer drugs in an ambitious initiative aimed at rapidly developing new treatments - but one that's gotten off to a ...
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Iceman mummy reveals new clues about stomach bacteria BOLZANO, Italy - A 5,300 year-old mummified corpse known as the Iceman, or Oetzi, is offering scientists new clues about a stomach infection.
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Study: Half of teens exposed to secondhand smoke Although most middle and high school students in the United States have never used tobacco, almost half of this group of never-smokers has been exposed to secondhand smoke, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Califf Vows Not to Lower or Remove FDA Regulations President Barack Obama's US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner nominee Robert Califf, who faces a Senate committee vote Tuesday, told legislators in written comments that he does not support the lowering or removal of regulations at FDA, ...
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That Dragon, Cancer: Coping with a son's diagnosis through a video game One couple's attempt to cope with their infant son's terminal cancer is now a "profound" and "heartbreaking" new kind of video game.
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Ötzi the Iceman cometh once again: A human dilemma in verse Most scientific research happens at a glacial pace. Our question is: Did ulcers cause the Iceman's fall from grace? Image of Otzi the Iceman by Marion Sabourdy via Flickr, Creative Commons License 2.0.
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This Applebee's Customer Found a Fingertip in Her Salad A pregnant woman has filed a claim against Applebee's stating that she found a piece of bloody fingertip in her salad while dining at one of the chain's California locations.
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UPDATE 1-Illumina, partners make $100 mln bet to detect cancer via blood test (Adds Bill Gates to list of investors in second paragraph). By Julie Steenhuysen. CHICAGO Jan 10 Gene sequencing company Illumina Inc is going after the next big advance in cancer detection, working to develop a universal blood test to identify early ...
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After miscarriage, how long should couples wait to try again? After an early miscarriage, couples who try to conceive again within three months may be more likely to have a successful subsequent pregnancy than people who wait longer, a U.S.
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Ten-year-old girl with heart defect asks toy company to make a doll which ... Lamaya Sakales, who has a congenital heart disease, wants a doll which better represents her. (Facebook). FTBAPGL. A young girl in the US who has already had three heart surgeries is on a mission to have a doll sold in stores which better represents her.
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Dr Ciara Kelly: 'Weight loss isn't rocket science' It's 2016 and I had barely got used to 2015! December was a wonderful flurry of catching up with friends and family and that lovely whirlwind of nights out, socialising, dinners and parties.
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Ebola-free Sierra Leone bets on cocoa to spark recovery Cocoa fruit sit on the ground during harvesting on a cocoa plantation in Agboville, Ivory Coast, in September. In Sierra Leone, as the memory of Ebola fades, the first signs of economic recovery are showing, with the government making cocoa production ...
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UPMC inks deal with Utah firm to calculate health ... UPMC is partnering with a Utah company to develop tools that will allow health systems to analyze the true cost of a patient's care.
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Mayo clinic diet offers a healthy approach for whole year — not just new year ROCHESTER, Minn. - Turning the calendar to a new year often finds people working on their commitment to a healthy lifestyle. When it comes to losing weight, experts advise taking a longer view, beyond a New Year's resolution.
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From Under Kabul's Bridges, Addicts Get Help at Old US Base CAMP PHOENIX, Afghanistan - The bridges that span the Kabul River in the heart of this capital city have long harbored their own special hell.
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Take this quiz to test your diet knowledge It's challenging to make your way through the maze of nutrition "myth-information" out there. Fad diets, quick fixes, potions and pills continue to confuse the public and detour their weight management efforts.
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Giant issues voluntary recall of Care One children's cough medicine CARLISLE - Following a recall by Perrigo Company, Giant Food Stores, and Martin's Food Markets have recalled Care One Children's Mucus Relief Cough.
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Opinion: The CDC Hangover Effect The Maureen McGovern song "The Morning After" rang true for me Friday morning following the CDC "public" meeting. In the song she says, "There's got to be a morning after.
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Daily Checkup: Cervical cancer's increasingly prevented, but still remains a ... The Specialist: An associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Mount Sinai, Dr. Konstantin Zakashansky specializes in treating women for cancers of the reproductive system.
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