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Focus on Brazil: In pursuit of the Zika vaccine The Zika virus seems to have come out of nowhere, jumping from nascent stages of transmission to threatening almost all of the Americas with its spread.
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CDC says in full outbreak mode in response to Zika CHICAGO U.S. disease detectives have moved into full outbreak mode over the Zika virus, assembling a team of hundreds of experts to try to better understand its impact as it spreads in the Americas.
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Zika Virus 'Spreading Explosively' in Americas, WHO Says The World Health Organization rang a global alarm over the Zika virus on Thursday, saying that the disease was "spreading explosively" in the Americas and that as many as four million people could be infected by the end of the year.
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Zika Virus Spreading Rapidly January 29, 2016 1:24 AM. The explosion of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the Americas comes as tens of thousands of people are poised to descend on Brazil later this year for the Olympics, possibly making the international games a springboard to ...
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Zika Virus: 5 Things To Know, Plus Pest Control In Offices Mosquitoes have found their way into the global spotlight yet again, this time due to Zika virus. Previously, Zika virus cases were limited to parts of Africa and Asia, but an increase in cases has been reported in Brazil and other Caribbean and South ...
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HIV resistance to favored treatment not uncommon (Reuters Health) - Resistance to a key HIV drug is common worldwide and could mean trouble for treating and preventing the virus that causes AIDS, according to a new study.
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Nulojix Ups Survival in Kidney Transplant Patient savesaved. register today. Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty. sign up. by Jeff Minerd Contributing Writer, MedPage Today.
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Did Studies Lack Key Data on Link Between Antidepressants, Youth Suicides? WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Antidepressants appear to be much more dangerous for children and teens than reported in medical journals, because initial published results from clinical trials did not accurately note instances of suicide ...
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WHO: Zika and its maladies reaching 'alarming proportions' in Americas The mosquito-borne Zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the Americas and threatens to swamp almost every country in the hemisphere, even as the medical community is struggling to determine the array of maladies the disease can cause, the World ...
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The Evidence Is In: Breastfeeding Benefits Children, Mothers and Economies We have known for many years that breastfeeding changes lives for the better. So what is the latest evidence on breastfeeding telling us?
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New Research Shows That Breastfeeding Matters Everywhere and Could Save Millions of Lives and Dollars The leading medical journal The Lancet just released a new Series on Breastfeeding with remarkable new evidence on the health and economic benefits of breastfeeding.
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Nearly 400 people ill after attending Kansas dinner theater KANSAS CITY, Missouri Nearly 400 people have reported feeling ill after recently dining at a suburban Kansas City dinner theater, with some testing positive for norovirus, health officials said on Thursday.
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CDC: Women need better info on antidepressants and pregnancy (CNN) An estimated 15% of women in their reproductive years take antidepressants, raising concerns about the possibility of birth defects associated with these medications, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Kidney Drug Helps Survival Rate In Transplant Recipients Researchers at Emory University and the University of California San Francisco discovered that the drug belatacept, also sold as Nulojix, works better in organ survival of kidney transplant recipients.
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FDA approves Neos Therapeutics' long-acting ADHD drug Neos Therapeutics Inc's drug to treat a common type of childhood behavioral disorder was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, making it the first of its kind to win U.S.
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Report: Breast-feeding increase could save more than 800000 lives annually Kelly Wallace is CNN's digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life. Read her other columns, and follow her reports at CNN Parents and on Twitter.
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Is El Nino helping spread Zika? (CNN) It seems El Nino gets blamed for everything. From homes teetering on the edge of cliffs in California to worsening fires and haze in Indonesia, the impacts from El Nino are diverse and wide ranging.
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Massachusetts AG threatens Gilead with legal complaint over hep C drug prices Biotech giant Gilead is facing a pair of threats against two of its biggest therapeutic franchises: hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on Wednesday threatened to file a commercial conduct complaint against the company ...
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3 more sickened from listeria outbreak from bagged salad SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Centers for Disease Control says three more people - in Connecticut, Missouri and New York - have been added to the list of those sickened from a listeria outbreak linked to packaged salads made at a Dole processing facility ...
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Massachusetts Examining Gilead''s Hepatitis C Drug Pricing The Massachusetts attorney general's office is investigating whether Gilead Sciences Inc.'s pricing of its hepatitis C drugs violates state laws on unfair trade practices, according to a letter from the prosecutor that also asked the company to lower ...
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FDA approves Eisai's drug Halaven for type of soft tissue cancer Jan 28 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Eisai Co Ltd's drug derived from sea sponge for a rare type of soft tissue cancer which has no approved treatment so far.
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HPV Vaccination in Adolescent Girls In the United States, the most common sexually transmitted infection is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Approximately 79 million people are currently infected, and 14 million new cases occur each year.
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Postpartum mom says depression screening would have made all the difference Paige Bellenbaum, posing with her husband and two chidren, says a visit to a clinic helped her manage her own postpartum depression.
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UPDATE 1-US FDA approves Merck's new hepatitis C pill (Adds Merck comment, background, byline). By Deena Beasley. Jan 28 U.S. regulators on Thursday approved a new once-daily pill for the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus made by Merck & Co Inc, which said it will sell the drug at a lower list price than ...
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FDA Approves Merck's New Hepatitis C Treatment Merck MRK -2.32 % & Co. set a list price of its new hepatitis C treatment at a discount of more than 30% off the list prices for rival drugs, in an apparent effort to compete on price.
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Jim McMahon says medical marijuana helped him kick pain pill habit In an exclusive television interview with ABC7'S Ron Magers, Jim McMahon says fighting pain has been a constant battle since his playing days.
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Jim McMahon using medical marijuana, now off narcotic painkillers Jim McMahon's days as a life-of-the-party, headband-wearing star quarterback are long over. Three decades after becoming an NFL champion with the famed Super Bowl-shuffling 1985 Chicago Bears, McMahon now is a 50-something pothead who gets ...
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6 things this food poisoning expert will never eat; how many are in your fridge? Food-borne illnesses, recalls due to contaminated products and outbreaks at restaurants like Chipotle seem to be in the news more and more frequently.
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Bedbugs: Have They Built Up A Resistance To Chemical Treatments? Researchers examined how the bugs did when they were exposed to two classes of chemicals--including neonicotinoids, or neonics, and pyrethroids.
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Chinese Scientists Engineer 'Autistic' Monkeys For the first time, scientists in China have genetically engineered monkeys that carry a human autism gene and develop symptoms similar to people who have the disorder.
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Norovirus Outbreak At Kansas Theater Theater operators don't believe the venue had anything to do with the outbreak, however an inspector at the theater noticed an employee handling raw chicken and ready to eat chicken with the same pair of gloves.
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Bed Bugs Are Becoming Resistant to Some Insecticides bedbug A new study finds bed bugs are becoming resistant to neonicotinoids, which are commonly used for extermination. U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
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'Duct Tape Challenge' a Dangerous Trend Among Teens Skylar Fish, 14, suffered life-threatening injuries when he tried to free himself from duct tape while standing. 4:04 | 01/28/16. ABC Breaking News | Latest News Videos.
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DEA forges stronger community partnerships in St. Louis in new fight against drug trafficking St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar speaks with Special Agent in Charge James Shroba before the DEA news conference announcing the federal agency's new, more comprehensive strategy on Thurs.
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NPMA Issues Zika Virus Industry Alert As news reports about mosquito-borne Zika virus in the U.S. continue to surface, the Professional Pest Management Alliance in collaboration with the National Pest Management Association, prepared an overview and speaking points.
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Neos Therapeutics Announces FDA Approval of Adzenys XR-ODTb" (Amphetamine Extended-Re... DALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Neos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEOS), a pharmaceutical company with a late‐stage pipeline of innovative extended-release (XR) product candidates for the treatment of ...
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Study Finds No Proof of 'Seasonal' Depression THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A new study cast doubts on the existence of seasonal depression -- a mood disorder linked to reduced sunlight in the winter months.
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Where can you buy medical marijuana in the Inland Empire This map shows the status of medical marijuana dispensaries in various cities in the Inland Empire. PAUL PENZELLA - LOS ANGELES NEWS GROUP.
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These Fruits and Vegetables Are Linked to Weight Loss It may not feel like news when scientists uncover more evidence that fruits and vegetables are healthy. But Americans seem to need every shred of science to convince them to eat them.
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Chinese Scientists Create Monkeys With Autism Gene A red-faced macaque baby monkey is seen in a file photo playing at a zoo in Hangzhou, China. (Credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images). ×. Chinese Scientists Create Monkeys With Autism Gene.
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ASA Releases New Report on State Medical Marijuana Programs With the release last year of the first detailed analysis and comparison of state medical marijuana laws, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) created a patient-focused tool to identify effective programs and problem areas.
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How Does Listeria Monocytogenes Get on Salads? When you bring up the subject of food poisoning, most people think of meat or raw eggs. Green salads are usually the last foods we worry about in this regard.
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Couples Who Use Contraception Have More Sex Folks in the field of family planning research are experts at discussing all sorts of uncomfortable things - teen pregnancy, abortion, maternal death.
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Teen Blinded In One Eye, But 'Lucky To Be Alive' After Duct Tape Challenge The 14-year-old was left suffering a brain aneurysm, a crushed eye socket, and needing 48 staples to his head from the botched escape game.
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Federal pain panel rife with links to pharma companies Prescription medications such as those shown here- OxyContin (oxycodone), Vicodin (hydrocodone), Adderall (amphetamine salts), Ambien (zolpidem) and Xanax (alprazolam) are frequently abused by teenagers and adults alike.
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