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Race for Zika vaccine gathers momentum as virus spreads Companies and scientists are racing to create a Zika vaccine as concern grows over the mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to severe birth defects and is spreading quickly through the Americas.
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It's Time to Wipe Mosquitoes Off the Face of the Earth Now is the time to wipe the disease-carrying critters off the face of the Earth. By Daniel Engber. Mosquito. An agent of bioterror.
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Proton Beam Therapy Shows Promise In Treating Childhood Brain Cancer A relatively new cancer treatment called proton beam therapy, or proton therapy for short, appears to treat the childhood brain cancer known as medulloblastoma as effectively as conventional radiotherapy in regards to survival rates, but with patients ...
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More than 2100 pregnant Colombian women infected with Zika virus BOGOTA More than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute said on Saturday, as the disease continues its spread across the Americas.
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What The Ebola Crisis Can Teach Us About Responding To The Zika Outbreak Municipal workers spray insecticide to combat mosquitoes that spread the Zika virus in Recife, Brazil, on Tuesday. A large outbreak of the virus is taking place in Brazil.
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New Weapon to Fight Zika: The Mosquito Every weekday at 7 a.m., a van drives slowly through the southeastern Brazilian city of Piracicaba carrying a precious cargo - mosquitoes.
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The Latest: Obama, Brazil's Rousseff discuss spread of Zika RIO DE JANEIRO - The Latest on the Zika virus and fears it could be linked to birth defects (all times local): 0:20 a.m.. The White House says President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rouseff have discussed their concerns about the spread ...
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Major Zika Outbreak in the US Unlikely, Health Official Says The Zika virus outbreak is unlikely to spread quickly to the United States, a top health official said today. "Zika is not coming up the coast so you don't have to worry," Dr.
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Zika: The Unexpected Pandemic savesaved. author name. by Michael Smith North American Correspondent, MedPage Today. No one really saw Zika virus coming or cared much if it did.
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As Zika Virus Outbreak Spreads, Couples Cancel 'Babymoons' to Affected Regions While the Zika virus is a major concern for parents in countries where the outbreak is spreading, couples in the U.S. are also re-routing travel plans or canceling "babymoons" after the U.S.
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Now a Survivor, Rod Carew Weeps Without Shame MINNEAPOLIS - The black vest that Rod Carew wears everywhere these days has pockets on both sides, giving him a choice of where to carry the battery-powered medical device that keeps him alive.
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Obama creates new cancer task force, blessing Biden's effort WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama created a new federal task force Thursday to accelerate cancer research, putting Vice President Joe Biden in charge of the drive to streamline government efforts toward a cure.
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Camera flash detected baby's eye cancer, mother says The flash of a camera helped save the life of Ryder Temarantz, a 4-month-old baby boy from Scottsdale, Arizona. Ryder's mother, Andrea Temarantz, told ABC News today that this past December she had begun noticing that camera flashes produced a "white ...
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Dogs may have evolved to handle our bad tempers New research shows that dogs limit their eye contact with angry humans, even as they tend to stare down upset canines. The scientists suggest this may be an attempt to appease humans,.
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New Report Evaluates Medical Marijuana Programs Nation-wide Letter-grades for all 23 state laws and Washington, D.C.: Alaska (D-), Arizona (B-), California (B+), Colorado (B), Connecticut (C+), Delaware (C), Hawaii (B), Illinois (B+), Maine (B-), Maryland (B), Massachusetts (B), Michigan (D+), Minnesota (C ...
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Diabetes, Obesity in mothers-to-be linked to autism in children A new study suggests that pregnant women who are both obese and diabetic have a higher risk of giving birth to an autistic child than healthy women, CBS News reports.
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Connecticut cancer researchers say Obama's challenge 'well timed' It won't be easy, and cancer won't be eradicated anytime soon, but President Barack Obama's challenge to launch a "moonshot" effort to cure the disease is well-timed, say leading cancer researchers.
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Variations In A Gene Provide Clues About Schizophrenia Schizophrenia might be linked to a gene that tells the immune system to destroy too many connections in the brain, according to the results from a massive gene-focused research effort.
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Cancers cause 2.8 mln deaths in China in 2015 BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Cancers may have caused some 2.8 million deaths in China in 2015, which means more than 7,500 people die of cancer every day, according to a study by Chinese scholars.
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Babies Born To Obese Mothers Have Nearly Twice The Risk Of Autism (Reuters Health) - Mothers who are obese during pregnancy have almost twice the odds of having a child with autism as women who weigh less, a U.S.
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Cancers cause 2.8 mln deaths in China in 2015: study Cancers may have caused some 2.8 million deaths in China in 2015, which means more than 7,500 people die of cancer every day, according to a study by Chinese scholars.
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Middle-Age Whites in US Dying at Higher-Than-Expected Rates White adults aged 45 to 54 years in the United States are dying at higher-than-expected rates, according to a Commonwealth Fund report released online today.
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Best way to search a hotel room for bed bugs Look at the headboard and the mattress that may show signs of bed bugs. (iStock). bedbugs_istock_hotel.jpg. Telltale signs of a bed bug infestation are blood or poop on the mattress.
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Mom finds son's rare eye cancer with camera flash PHOENIX - Andrea Temarantz was looking at photos of her 4-month-old boy in early January and noticed something unusual showing up in the images: a lingering white "glow" in her baby's left eye.
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5 Health Benefits of Flavonoid-Rich Foods Gain less weight, protect your heart, and live a healthier life by eating foods with this powerful plant compound. by Brittany Smith · Follow.
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Why Are So Many Middle-Aged White Americans Dying? Late last year, a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that middle-aged, white Americans have been getting sicker and dying in greater numbers, even as the rest of the world is living longer and healthier.
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Ending Childhood Obesity is a Global Challenge An overweight Chinese boy eats in Beijing. Obesity in developing countries is on an alarming upward trend, according to a report by the World Health Organization.
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World Health Organization warns, Childhood Obesity threatens our Future Generations The numbers of obese or overweight children worldwide has risen by 10 million since 1990, prompting WHO to call for tight regulations.
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Garden of Life recalls powdered drink mix linked to Salmonella outbreak Officials with the Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., company said in a news release today they are "voluntarily withdrawing a limited quantity of Raw Meal Organic Shake & Meal in the flavors chocolate, original, vanilla and vanilla Chai" because it may be ...
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Sharon Simmons: Francine's Friends Mobile Mammography NBC33 honors Sharon Simmons, board president of Francine's Friends Mobile Mammography who strives to provide mobile mammography screening and follow-up services to every woman in Northeast Indiana who might otherwise not have access.
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Flavored E-Cigarettes Have Higher Lung Irritant Than Cigarettes: Study Caption:SAN RAFAEL, CA - JANUARY 28: E-Cigarette vaporizers are displayed at Digital Ciggz on January 28, 2015 in San Rafael, California.
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Governor again rejects new marijuana conditions Seth Perlman | AP Marijuana plants are seen nearly ready for harvest at the Ataraxia medical marijuana cultivation center in Albion.
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Could seasonal depression be a myth? 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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Bedbugs biting back against insecticide Bedbugs in some American cities have developed resistance to the key insecticides used to control them, according to a new study. Bedbugs in some American cities have developed resistance to the key insecticides used to control them, according to a new ...
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Zika Vaccine: Another Example Of Waiting Until It's Too Late? Here we go again. A new epidemic hits the news, leaving everyone scurrying to develop a vaccine. Previously, there was SARS. In 2009, it was H1N1 influenza, two years ago it was Ebola.
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Bedbugs seem to be winning their ongoing battle with humans In some parts of the country, bedbugs seem to be wining the ongoing fight between bedbugs and human beings whose blood they suck. A latest research carried out on bedbugs from homes in Ohio, Jersey City, Cincinnati, New Jersey, and Troy, Michigan, ...
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Dogs Read Faces Much Like Humans Do, Study Finds SATURDAY, Jan. 30, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- While dogs read facial expressions in much the same way as people do, they consider the source of a threatening expression before deciding how to respond, a new study suggests.
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Disabled Illinois Veteran Disappointed With Medical Marijuana Decision Lon Hodge speaking on behalf of the expansion of Illinois' medical marijuana program, during a visit to Springfield. (Facebook/Mark Racas).
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Scientists open 'black box' of schizophrenia by discovering potential genetic cause Medical researchers have discovered a gene that increases the risk of schizophrenia, a mental illness that afflicts more than two million Americans, sometimes causing delusions and hallucinations.
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Seasonal Affective Disorder May Be Just an Urban Legend Seasonal affective disorder may be just an urban legend, researchers are now speculating, calling into question the validity of this heavily publicized form of depression.
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Researchers explore causes for high death rates among middle-aged whites WASHINGTON - Higher-than-expected death rates among middle-aged white Americans are largely being driven by stagnant progress against heart disease and common illnesses, according to research into a crisis that is increasingly worrying health care ...
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