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UPDATE 4-Liberia declared Ebola-free, signalling end to West African epidemic ... * Liberia Ebola free for 42 days, according to WHO. * Marks first time no transmission of disease in West Africa. * But WHO says it could re-emerge and vigilance important.
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Organ donations vetoed by hundreds of bereaved families Bereaved families have blocked the donation of organs from 547 UK registered donors since 2010 - about one in seven cases, figures show.
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NHS moves to stop bereaved families blocking donation of relatives' organs Bereaved families have vetoed the donation of organs from hundreds of registered donors in the last five years, new figures show. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) data suggests relatives blocked transplants in 547 - or one in seven - cases since 2010.
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Green, Leafy Vegetables Each Day May Help Keep Glaucoma at Bay THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Eating green leafy vegetables daily may decrease the risk of glaucoma -- a serious eye disease -- by 20 percent or more over many years, a new study suggests.
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Chipotle will close Feb. 8 for company wide meeting on food safety Following successive food poisoning outbreaks last year, Chipotle is closing its stores for a few hours next month to talk about food safety.
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Liberia declared Ebola-free, signalling end to West African epidemic MONROVIA Liberia was declared free of the Ebola virus by global health experts on Thursday, a milestone that signalled an end to an epidemic in West Africa that has killed more than 11,300 people.
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New PrEP Studies Offer Hope, Caution Newly released studies are offering more hope for the efficacy of the once-a-day HIV prevention pill, but also ringing a sour note of concern.
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Chipotle To Start Push To Win Back Customers In February NEW YORK (AP) - Chipotle says it will launch a marketing push in February to begin its road to recovery after a series of food scares, and that it's confident it can win back customers over time.
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Study: E-cigarettes don't help smokers quit Last Updated Jan 14, 2016 6:08 PM EST. Electronic cigarettes are widely marketed as a way to help smokers quit traditional cigarettes, but a large new analysis finds they may actually have the opposite effect.
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Maker of EOS Lip Balm Faces Potential Class-Action Lawsuit Customer Rachel Cronin claims she had a negative reaction after using the product for the first time. 2:40 | 01/14/16. Share. Title.
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Children send wishes to cancer-stricken boy who wishes for fame in China The wish of 8-year-old cancer-stricken American boy Dorian Murray to be famous in China and see the Great Wall has triggered strong response inside China where countless netizens posting pictures of themselves standing on the Great Wall in Beijing and ...
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Urine screen for Alzheimer's seems to work in mice Jessica is a health reporter covering daily stories for WHYY's Health & Science desk. Previously a hands-on practitioner of biomedical research, Jessica recently graduated with a Ph.
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Could This Urine Test Predict Alzheimer's Disease? Using behavioral and chemical analyses, they found each strain of APP mice had different urine odor signatures that were distinctly different from those of control mice.
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Chipotle will close Feb. 8 for companywide meeting on food safety The Chipotle logo is seen on the door of one of its restaurants on January 11, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The embattled Mexican fast food chain is under increased scrutiny following outbreaks of foodborne illnesses.
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Charlie Sheen has resumed taking HIV medication after undergoing experimental ... Charlie Sheen is back on his HIV medication after experimenting with an alternative cure. The "Anger Management" star made headlines after admitting on Tuesday's episode of "Dr.
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Alzheimer's disease may be identified early by odor in urine Studies with mice raise the possibility that genetic changes causing the odor will allow doctors to diagnose and treat the cognitive disease much earlier.
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Women Are Increasingly Having Babies After 30 In The US, Report Says The age at which U.S. women have their first baby is going up, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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US women having babies later than ever - study ATLANTA Women in the United States are waiting longer than ever to have babies, with the average age for first childbirth rising to a record high of 26.3 years as fewer teens give birth and adults postpone parenthood, a federal study found on Thursday.
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FDA rejects BioMarin's muscle wasting drug; Sarepta drug in focus The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc's drug to treat a rare muscle-wasting disorder, shifting investor focus to Sarepta Therapeutics Inc's rival drug in development.
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Charlie Sheen Lists Extra Beverly Hills Mansion (EXCLUSIVE) YOUR MAMA'S NOTES: Just as we and probably every other celebrity property gossip on the planet anticipated, much in the news actor Charlie Sheen has put an extra property he owns behind the guarded gates of the Mullholland Estates development in the ...
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More Women Over 40 Are Having Babies The number of new moms 50 or older is also on the rise. Looks like some women are letting their biological clocks tick for just a bit longer these days.
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Charlie Sheen becomes regular guest on 'Dr. Oz' But TV's once-highest-paid actor is doing his latest small-screen job for free, we hear, even though critics accuse him of cashing in.
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Warning Labels Might Help Parents Buy Fewer Sugary Drinks, Study Finds Eating healthfully in America is hard. We have to contend with constant sugary and oily temptations, while pervasive ads coax us to eat these items day in and out.
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CDC considers travel warning for pregnant women due to Zika virus (CNN) The Centers for Disease Control is considering new guidelines for pregnant women traveling to areas where the Zika virus is present.
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Study: Gut problems hard to reverse It may take more than a tub of yogurt to reverse the effects that a high-fat, low-fiber diet have wrought in the bellies of men and women in the industrialized world, says new research.
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Dogs really can tell how their owners are feeling, new study shows Can dogs tell when we are happy, sad or angry? As a dog owner, I feel confident not only that I can tell what kind of emotional state my pets are in, but also that they respond to my emotions.
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After final treatment, Leah and Devon appearing on 'Good Morning America' Copyright 2016 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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National transplant system reports record number of donors for 2015 The nation's transplant system broke ground on numerous fronts last year, posting record numbers of organ donations and transplants, increasing donation by minority groups and garnering more organs from living donors, officials said Wednesday.
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SC-focused study shows kidney stones increasing in children, women and blacks New research shows kidney stones are becoming increasingly common for women, teens, children and black patients. File/Grace Beahm/staff.
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Dogs can tell when you're happy or sad, study finds Last Updated Jan 14, 2016 5:08 PM EST. Dog owners tend to feel like their pets understand them. A new study shows that might in fact be the case.
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Teens' kidney stones linked to poor hydration Tami Tappan comforts daughter Victoria, 16, who next week will have her sixth surgery to remove a kidney stone. CLEM MURRAY / Staff Photographer.
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Texas middle schooler who shared her inhaler with classmate suspended, could ... A Dallas-area middle schooler was suspended for sharing her inhaler with a classmate she thought could be having an asthma attack Tuesday, according to reports.
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Doctor who discovered Flint kids' lead increase says there is hope The kids call her Dr. Mona. The pediatrician whose research revealed that Flint's children were being poisoned. By: Amy Lange.
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How Prevalent Is Synthetic Marijuana Usage in Sports? Last month, Clay Travis reported that Ole Miss defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche's fall from a fourth-floor window occurred under the influence of the designer drug.
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FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval of Buprenorphine Implant for Opioid ... Probuphine can provide up to six months of sustained delivery of the opioid partial agonist buprenorphine when four rods are inserted subdermally.
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Fewer Cruises Rocked by Gastro Illness Outbreaks: CDC THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Although outbreaks of illness on cruise ships tend to dominate the news when they occur, the actual number of outbreaks is small, a new U.S.
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Study yields clues to explosions' effect on brain Reuters Health - Damage to the filter that protects the brain from toxins may partly explain why explosions have been leaving soldiers with lasting brain injuries, researchers say.
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Dr. David Newman: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know A leading doctor at Manhattans's Mount Sinai Hospital is facing a criminal investigation after a 22-year-old patient accused him of ejaculating on her face while she was immobilized by morphine, the New York Daily News is reporting.
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Dosage cup recall affects some CVS-brand children's cough medicine Some over-the-counter cough syrups are being recalled over fears that a child could overdose, and that includes medicine sold under the CVS brand.
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Will Pills Containing Fecal Matter Help Treat Obesity? After three, six and 12 months, the weight and health of the participants would be monitored. Yu told Ars that the researchers "have no idea what the result will be", but are cautiously optimistic about the trial.
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Dogs can read human emotions, study finds Dogs really are man's best friend, it seems, as researchers have shown they can recognise emotions in humans by combining information from different senses.
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Local Blood Supply: Donations Down, Demand High It's winter - the time of year when donations of blood drop, but the need doesn't. The American Red Cross just this week issued an "urgent need" for blood and platelet donations to prevent a shortage this winter.
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Whooping Cough Outbreak: How Effective Is the Vaccine? An outbreak of whooping cough, or pertussis, at a Florida preschool in which nearly all the students had been fully vaccinated against the disease, raises new concerns about the vaccine's effectiveness, a new report suggests.
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HPV vaccine uptake highest in Hispanic, low-income communities The cancer-preventing vaccine Gardasil, which protects against HPV strains that cause most cervical cancers and many other anogenital cancers, has had a fraught history in the public eye.
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CDC: North Carolina seeing widespread flu activity North Carolina is one of two states reporting widespread flu activity, according to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control.
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Health Highlights: Jan. 13, 2016 An implant for opioid addiction should be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an agency advisory panel of medical experts says.
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Would Paying Your Doctor Cash Up Front Get You Better Care? The old-fashioned pay-as-you-go model for primary care is getting tested anew. A growing number of primary care doctors, spurred by frustration with insurance requirements, are bringing "health care for billionaires" to the masses, including people on ...
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