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CDC issues travel alert on Zika virus, which is linked to birth defects The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel alert Friday evening, warning people about the risk of traveling to countries in the Americas affected by the Zika virus, a mosquito-born illness linked to an epidemic of birth defects in ...
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1 Person Left Brain Dead After Clinical Trial Of Experimental Medicine In ... One person was left brain dead and five others in serious condition after taking part in a clinical trial of an experimental medicine in Rennes, French Health Minister Marisol Touraine confirmed in a press conference.
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1 man brain dead, 5 others hospitalized in French drug trial PARIS - One man was brain dead and three others faced possible permanent brain damage after volunteering to take part in a drug trial for a painkiller based on a natural brain compound similar to the active ingredient in marijuana, French authorities ...
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CDC Warns Pregnant Women to Avoid 14 Countries in the Americas FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials issued a travel warning late Friday for 14 countries and territories exposed to the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has been linked to a torrent of birth defects in Brazil.
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Company to recall, redesign medical scope linked to 'superbug' outbreaks Olympus Corp., whose specialized medical scopes are among those linked to a series of deadly "superbug" outbreaks around the country, said Friday that it will voluntarily recall and redesign the devices in an effort to prevent future infections.
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"Man Flu" Is a Real Thing Because of a Lack of Estrogen Listen up, guys. The "man flu" is real and now there's science to back it up. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have determined that women are shielded from the more aggressive flu symptoms because of the female hormone estrogen, the Daily Mail ...
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Sleep disruptions in seniors tied to unhealthy brain changes Older people who have trouble sleeping through the night are at an increased risk of unhealthy changes in the brain, a new study found.
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Attorney General Balderas Sends Letter to CDC on Opioid Drugs Albuquerque, NM - Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas and 35 attorneys general sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to urge the speedy adoption of the CDC's Proposed 2016 Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for ...
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Bial's French Clinicial Trial Ends In Disaster. What Went Wrong? A Phase 1, or first-in-human clinical trial run by Biotrial, a long-standing French-based clinical research organization, ended disastrously.
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CHOP: Increased Number Of Teen Girls Developing Kidney Stones PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - People will tell you having kidney stones can be as painful as child-birth, and while common, they've usually been a problem for older men.
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Harvard-backed study links pre-pregnancy potato consumption to gestational ... Britain's NHS estimates that up to 18 per cent of women giving birth in England and Wales are affected by gestational diabetes.
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6 Hospitalized, One of Them Brain-Dead, After Drug Trial in France LONDON - Six men were hospitalized - and one of them was pronounced brain-dead - after a drug trial in northwestern France, the country's health minister said on Friday.
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Putting a Face on Addiction: The Urgent Need to Address Our Nation's Heroin ... In recent years, we have witnessed the increasing pain and suffering inflicted by heroin and opioid addiction in communities in our districts and across the country.
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Fox supports proposed opioid guidelines HELENA - Attorney General Tim Fox said he supports proposed national guidelines that aim to help medical providers in their treatment of patients presenting with chronic pain, while reducing prescription drug addiction.
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Relax, you can still eat potatoes while preparing to conceive If you thinking about becoming pregnant, you might want to balance out your baked potato with a side of lentils. That said, there's no reason to banish potatoes from your life altogether.
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With opioids, can you fight addiction without causing pain? Opioids are deadly, killing more people in Massachusetts than either guns or car crashes. Yet they are also vital pain relievers, easing the suffering of millions struck by cancer and other calamities.
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Battle Of The Sexes: Female Sex Hormone Weakens Flu Virus For Women, Not Men Estrogen allows women to have stronger immune systems than men due to its antiviral properties. Claus Rebler, CC BY-SA 2.0. Comment.
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Warning labels on sugary drinks could deter parents from choosing them (CNN) Health warning labels on sugary drinks may steer parents away from buying these beverages for their children, according to a new study.
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Sleep Problems Increase Stroke Risk In Elderly We all know that sleep is incredibly important for our health and overall well-being, but did you know that too little sleep can increase strong risk-particularly among seniors?
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What present (and past) customers in Phoenix are saying about Chipotle's Feb ... Chipotle announced Friday that the company would close nearly 19,000 stores for a few hours on Feb. 8 for staff meeting to address recent food-safety issues.
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Chipotle: Be Greedy, Go Long Disclosure: I am/we are long CMG. (More...)I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha).
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Brazilians panic as mosquito-borne virus is linked to brain damage in ... RECIFE, Brazil - Jusikelly da Silva was full of expectations for her baby. This was to be her fourth with her spouse, Josenildo, and the couple had three other children from previous relationships.
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New Ebola case emerges in setback for Sierra Leone Freetown, Sierra Leone - A woman who died this week in Sierra Leone tested positive for Ebola, officials said Friday, a setback for the region that comes only a day after the World Health Organization had declared the epidemic over.
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| Albany shouldn't play doctor New York's medical marijuana program is a step in the right direction, but the regulations involved will inhibit patients' access to medicine, and leave New Yorkers asking, "What are lawmakers in Albany smoking?
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Adding Warning Labels to Soda Cans can Deter Parents from Buying, Study Finds Adding health warning labels on sugar sweetened beverages can deter parents from buying them. (Photo : FLickr/LizLemonCokes). Health warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages can influence parents' shopping habits, a new study found.
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The Microorganisms in the Human Gut could be Close to Extinction According to a research published in the Nature journal on Wednesday, because of the generations that had diets low in fiber, the microorganisms in the human gut could be close to extinction.
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Devon Still Talks About Daughter Leah Beating Cancer: 'It Was Definitely a ... Houston Texans player Devon Still says his 5-year-old daughter Leah is cancer free - and he couldn't be more thankful. The daddy-daughter duo appeared on Good Morning America on Friday, just days after the NFL player tweeted that Leah had "really beat ...
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Devon Still's Daughter Leah is Cancer Free; 5-Year-Old Says NFL Player Dad ... NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: NFL player Devon Still (L) and daughter, prepare backstage at the Nike Levi's Kids fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2015 at The Salon at Lincoln Center on February 12, 2015 in New York City.
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UPDATE 1-United Continental CEO headed home after heart transplant (Adds detail, background). Jan 15 United Continental Holdings Inc said on Friday Chief Executive Oscar Munoz is headed home after a heart transplant last week and is recovering well.
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United CEO Goes Home After Heart Transplant Nine days after a surprise heart-transplant operation, Oscar Munoz, United Continental Holdings Inc. UAL -4.52 % 's chief executive, on Friday said that his recovery is proceeding well and he was leaving the hospital to go to his Chicago home.
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Chimp friendships are based on trust A modified version of the human trust game, subjects had a choice between pulling the trust rope and the no-trust rope. Credit: Engelmann and Herrmann/Current Biology 2016.
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Can berries, citrus fruits boost male sexual health? The average age that American women have their first baby continues to rise, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. More >>.
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FDA denies approval for BioMarin's new drug to treat muscle-wasting disease Alex Neupauer, 15, and his dad, Tom, play a board game at home in Larkspur. Alex has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a chronic disease characterized by progressive muscle degeneration.
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How Your Social Life Changes Your Microbiome Social contact can clearly spread disease: That's why we lean away from snotty hugs, tell sick colleagues to go home, and quarantine people during epidemics.
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Our iOS App Gets a Makeover The Barron's app has undergone a revamp, and an updated app for Android is coming soon. Email; Print; Comments; Order Reprints.
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Bad Odors And Brain Fog: 5 Things Nobody Tells You About Quitting Cigarettes The latest cool stuff out of some of the nation's best labs; news on medical research and what it may mean for patients. RELATED TOPICS.
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The Problem With The New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations As a doctor, I am charged with improving and protecting the health of my patients. No one doubts my mandate. But a Washington task force is doing its level best to make the job harder and jeopardize the lives of women.
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Dirty Scopes Infected Patients With Deadly Superbugs, Says Report A duodenoscope, as the name suggests, is used to examine the duodenum, or the first section of the small intestine. (Photo : Google Commons).
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FDA Faulted for Problems With Drug Tracking WASHINGTON - Federal investigators said Thursday that there were flaws in the way the Food and Drug Administration tracked drugs after they came to market, raising questions about the agency's effectiveness as the country's main drug overseer.
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Poor Sleep Tied to Hardened Brain Arteries in Older Adults Older people who sleep poorly may have a slightly increased risk of having hardened blood vessels in the brain, and oxygen-starved brain tissue, according to a new study.
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Biennial mammograms from age 50 years reduce risk for radiation-induced breast ... Biennial mammography screening starting at age 50 years appeared to reduce the risk for radiation-induced breast cancer and breast cancer death compared with annual screening from age 40 years, according to results of a modeling study.
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Philly Crawls Into Top 10 on List of Top Bedbugs Cities Philadelphia hopped into the Top 10 of a dubious list of the top places to find a bloodsucking household pest. The City of Brotherly Love went from outside the Top 50 to No.
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Spike in dengue cases expected in Thailand in 2016, expert says BANGKOK - The number of dengue cases in Thailand is expected to spike this year, a researcher said, as experts from across Asia met to discuss introduction of the first ever dengue vaccine to control and prevent the disease.
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