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Obama calls for rapid Zika research as virus seen spreading CHICAGO/WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for the rapid development of tests, vaccines and treatments to fight the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects and could spread to the United States in ...
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Zika virus: How big a threat? A frightening epidemic of babies born with serious birth defects that is sweeping through Brazil and other countries has been tentatively linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
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Federal panel recommends general physicians screen all adults for depression A federal task force recommends that physicians screen pregnant and postpartum women for depression -- as well as all other adults.
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Colon cancer rates rising in people under 50 Colon cancer rates are rising among men and women under 50, the age at which guidelines recommend screenings start, a new analysis shows.
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Doctors should screen pregnant women, new moms for depression, task force recommends (CNN) Have you felt down a lot in the last couple of weeks? How often have you felt tired or felt as if you couldn't concentrate?
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Working Together in the World of Breast Cancer Barbara Jacoby Award winning blogger, two time Breast Cancer Survivor, Patient Advocate, Founder of Let Life Happen and When Breast Cancer Happens.
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Suicide Risk Rises Among Family, Friends of Suicide Victims Study TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Family and friends of people who commit suicide are at high risk for attempted suicide themselves, a new British study finds.
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Relax! Coffee Won't Give Your Heart Extra Beats Researchers including an Indian-origin medical student now report that regular caffeine consumption does not lead to extra heartbeats, which may lead - in rare cases - to heart- or stroke-elated morbidity and mortality.
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Number of Overweight Children in Developing Countries Rises, WHO Says Young children in developing countries are becoming overweight and obese at an alarming rate as increased urbanization and marketing introduces more kids to processed foods and sedentary lifestyles, the World Health Organization said Monday.
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No more insulin injections? Encapsulated pancreatic cells offer possible new diabetes treatment A stealth material surface, shown here, has been engineered to provide an "invisibility cloak" against the body's immune system cells.
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Scientists halt Type 1 diabetes for six months in new breakthrough trial A cure for Type 1 diabetes is a step closer after scientists managed to halt the condition for six months thanks to insulin-producing cells.
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6 Foods That One Food Poisoning Expert Will Never Eat Anyone who has ever experienced food poisoning will understand the misery and the post-traumatic food aversion that it causes in its victims.
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Red Cross has emergency need for blood and platelet donations The American Red Cross has an emergency need for blood and platelet donors. Severe winter weather since Jan. 1 has forced the cancellation of more than 300 blood drives across 20 states, resulting in more than 9,500 donations uncollected, further ...
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Food-poisoning expert reveals 6 foods he refuses to eat Having spent over 20 years working on food-poisoning lawsuits, Bill Marler simply doesn't eat certain foods anymore. The attorney, who's litigating suits against Chipotle after the chain's E. coli and norovirus outbreaks, was cited in an article by ...
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Does your child feel sleepy all the time? Blame it on Facebook & Twitter NEW YORK: Teenagers who spend a lot of time on Facebook and Twitter irrespective of the time are more likely to suffer sleep disturbances than their peers who prefer outdoor activities with smartphones on silent mode, say researchers.
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Study Finds Social Media Leads To Sleep Disturbance Just when you thought it was safe to click on that funny Facebook video of an aardvark carrying a shovel to dig a hole under a cinderblock wall while a pair of Peruvian flute-players cavort in green onesies, researchers at the University Of Pittsburgh ...
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Mom Thanks Apple Employee Who Showed Kindness Toward Her Son A Tennessee mom is singing the praises of a mall employee after he went out of his way to help her and her son following an in-store incident.
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Smokers who quit 15 years ago still at high lung cancer risk New York: People who kicked the butt as long as 15 years ago are still at high risk for lung cancer and should be screened, warn researchers.
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6 Things A Food Poisoning Expert Refuses To Eat As you might imagine, spending a career thinking about the food-borne illnesses that make people sick (or worse) would force a person to think about the kind of meals he puts into his own body.
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Mom Thanks Apple Store Employee Who Helped Her Son With Special Needs After an Apple store employee went out of his way to help her 9-year-old son with special needs, a Nashville mom expressed her gratitude in a beautiful Facebook post.
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New dietary guidelines: shift to healthier foods The newly released dietary guidelines head back to the basics: create healthy eating patterns by eating less salt, limited sugar, more fruits and vegetables and protein-rich foods.
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6 Foods This Food Poisoning Expert Doesn't Eat (CNBC) -- Having spent more than 20 years litigating food-borne illness cases, Bill Marler has a list of foods that he won't touch.
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Centene loses personal, health data of 950000 members ST. LOUIS -- Health insurer Centene Corp. said it is missing half a dozen hard drives that contain the personal and health information of roughly 950,000 clients.
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Watch Teen's Emotional Realization He's Still Alive Trevor Sullivan's first moments after awakening from a heart transplant send a powerful message about organ donation. Royal Oak, MI.
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Mexico drug use survey shows steep rise FILE - In this May 3, 2014, file photo, a young woman smokes a joint during a rally calling for the legalization of marijuana, in Mexico City.
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Monkeys with autism created in China Scientists in China have engineered monkeys with a human autism gene and symptoms, in the hopes of unlocking a treatment for the debilitating but little understood disorder, a study said on Monday .
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Smoking Lowers Breast Cancer Survival, Study Finds TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Women diagnosed with breast cancer who continue to smoke cigarettes are less likely to survive than those who never smoked or those who quit, new research finds.
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Mexico drug use survey shows steep rise MEXICO CITY - Mexico opened a formal debate on marijuana policy on Tuesday after the country's latest drug use survey showed 17.2 percent of middle- and high-school students report having used drugs.
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Centene Says Missing Hard Drives Hold Information on Nearly 1 Million Centene Corp., a St. Louis, Mo.-based healthcare enterprise that provides products and services to government sponsored healthcare programs, announced an ongoing comprehensive internal search for six hard drives that are unaccounted for in its ...
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Patients Stick With Self-Screening Kit for Colon Cancer savesaved. register today. Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty. sign up. author name. by Sarah Wickline Wallan Staff Writer, MedPage Today.
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Mother testifies about getting marijuana illegally for ailing daughter Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. ATLANTA - The mother of an autistic child went before Georgia lawmakers Monday, admitting she broke the law to get relief for her daughter.
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Marijuana ad hoc committee to host town hall meeting Feb. 6 in Willits The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors marijuana ad hoc committee will hold a town hall meeting Feb. 6 to give the public an opportunity to hear a brief update and share recommendations regarding potential revisions of the county's medical marijuana ...
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Smoking cessation pill no better than nicotine patches or lozenges (Reuters Health) - Smoking cessation pills aren't any better than nicotine patches or lozenges at helping people successfully quit, a U.S.
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Meaningful use lobbying boomed in late 2015 With help from Arthur Allen (@ArthurAllen202). MEANINGFUL USE LOBBYING UP 25% IN Q4: Federal lobbying on meaningful use picked up big time in the last three months of 2015, as organizations pushed for a delay in Stage 3 and then called for an ...
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Salinas council OKs medical pot regulations The Salinas City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance allowing and regulating the use of medical marijuana in the city. A council majority, led by Councilwoman Jyl Lutes and Mayor Joe Gunter along with council members Gloria De La Rosa and Tony ...
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Many children with Medicaid not getting required dental care In this Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 photo, dental resident Madison Myers Galloway checks the teeth of Justin Perez, 11, during an office visit at Riley Hospital for Children's Department of Pediatric Dentistry in Indianapolis.
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Scientists create monkeys with autism to study the disorder in humans Scientists in China say they used genetic engineering to create monkeys with a version of autism, an achievement that could make it easier to test treatments but that raises thorny practical and ethical questions over how useful such animal models will be.
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Feds push hospitals to improve care after discharging minority patients Federal officials are urging hospitals to improve care for minority and low-income Medicare patients so they don't wind up back in the hospital soon after they're discharged.
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Screening Picks Up Early CRC With Better Chance of Survival Cases of colorectal cancer (CRC) detected with screening are at a much earlier stage than those detected other ways, including by general practitioner (GP) referral and emergency presentation, according to new data from the United Kingdom.
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Man burned when vaporizer battery explodes RECOVERING FROM SERIOUS BURNS AFTER HIS FAMILY SAYS AN BATTERY EXPLODED IN HIS POCKET. WEARING AT THE TIME. MIKE CRONIN SPOKE TO THE OTHERS.
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Dad Captures Emotional First Moments After Son's Heart Transplant [VIDEO] In a heartwarming video that has gone viral, the relief Trevor Sullivan feels when he wakes up to take his first breath with a new heart is palpable.
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Relay for Life KickOff Party, Fundraiser Wednesday Night Event will be held at the 99 Restaurant, and if you are eating there that night proceeds will also benefit the event. Wilmington, MA.
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CMS guidance aims to reduce readmissions for minorities, poor The CMS is pushing hospitals to establish more aggressive care plans and to team up with non-medical personnel like social workers in a new guidance aimed at reducing readmissions for minority and low income Medicare enrollees.
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States find it hard and expensive to coordinate care for duals States say it's harder and more expensive than initially predicted to coordinate care for the roughly 9 million people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
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After blizzard, snow shoveling linked to deadly heart attacks Last Updated Jan 25, 2016 6:04 PM EST. Even though skies are clear again, health risks remain for East Coast residents still struggling to dig out from under the mountains of snow left by this weekend's blizzard.
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Dog Flu Spreading Fast Across U.S., Vets Issue Guidelines A highly contagious strain of canine influenza has sickened thousands of dogs across the United States and continues to spread, according to information recently released by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
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Thousands Of North Korean Children Thought To Be Malnourished After Drought Severe drought conditions last year led to decreased food production and availability of safe drinking water. 01/26/2016 09:41 am ET.
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Most child and adolescent deaths still preventable (Reuters Health) - Worldwide deaths among children and adolescents have declined since 1990, but the vast majority are still preventable.
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Relypsa (RLYP) Announces 'Encouraging' Results from Veltassa Drug-Drug Interaction Studies Relypsa, Inc. (NASDAQ: RLYP) announced results from 12 Phase 1 studies in healthy volunteers evaluating potential drug-drug interactions between Veltassa for oral suspension and 12 drugs that had previously demonstrated binding in in vitro tests.
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On Howard snow day, 2016 Drugs and Alcohol Chat Day gives teens chance to learn Howard County teens may have the day off from school tomorrow, but they still have an opportunity to learn as part of the 2016 Drugs and Alcohol Chat Day.
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