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Supreme Court, now without Scalia, confronts Texas abortion clinic law The abortion debate is returning to a recast Supreme Court that now may be tilted against the restrictive Texas law in question. And the resolution probably all comes down, once more, to 79-year-old Justice Anthony Kennedy.
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US study of 9 pregnant travellers raises new worries about Zika CHICAGO A study of nine pregnant women from the United States who travelled to countries where the Zika virus was circulating shows.
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Obesity, High BMI Raise Hypertension Risk in Kids, Teenagers Children and adolescents who become or remain obese are more than three times as likely to develop hypertension in a 3-year follow-up period compared with those who maintain a normal weight, according to a retrospective cohort study of more than ...
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Study links excess weight to having a poorer memory Participants in a small study with higher BMI performed worse on a test of episodic memory, researchers report. By Stephen Feller | Feb. 26, 2016 at 11:08 AM.
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Being Overweight Linked To Poorer Memory Overweight young adults may have poorer episodic memory - the ability to recall past events - than their peers, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge, adding to increasing evidence of a link between memory and overeating.
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Calorie Counts On Menus Make People Healthier: Study Ever start to order that 12-piece nugget meal but go for the 8-count instead after seeing the calorie listing on the menu? Downsize the large fry to a medium or small so you don't get so many calories?
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Blood pressure drugs may raise heart attack risk for diabetes patients While patients with systolic pressure above 140 saw health benefits, those with pressure at or below 140 saw potential risks go up.
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First case of Zika virus in Saskatchewan confirmed: public health agency Federal and provincial health authorities have confirmed the first case of Zika virus in Saskatchewan. The news emerged in an email sent late Thursday afternoon from the Saskatchewan government, which said that case was confirmed by the Public Health ...
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Thousands of children have decayed teeth out in hospital Thousands of young children have had decayed teeth removed in England's hospitals over the last four years. Analysis by the Press Association shows a steady climb in the numbers of children aged 10 and under needing one or more teeth taken out in.
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'Unacceptable' Number Of Kids With Bad Teeth A dental expert says tooth decay is not only distressing but has "serious social and financial implications". 06:35, UK, Saturday 27 February 2016.
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Infant Gets Life-Saving Heart Transplant Moments After Going Into Cardiac Arrest Lincoln Seay's parents said he was looking "death in the face" before his heart transplant. 18K Shares. Email. The family of a Seattle infant said he was "staring death in the face" days before he got a life-saving transplant.
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White House highlights Rare Disease Project at Precision Medicine Summit (Washington D.C.) - A University of Utah-led initiative to help people with rare and untreatable diseases was highlighted by the White House at the Precision Medicine Initiative Summit today.
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NIH taking first steps to huge precision medicine project WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama held out the promise of medical breakthroughs Thursday as his administration moved ahead with a major project to learn how to better tailor treatments and preventive care to people's genes, environment and ...
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How extensively Zika will spread in the US could depend on if this mosquito starts carrying the virus The first local transmission of the Zika virus from mosquitoes in the continental United States could appear in the coming months as the weather warms up and the bloodsuckers start stirring - although how far and wide the virus spreads here will ...
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Aggressive Treatment of Moderate HTN May Backfire in Diabetes 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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Zika Virus Mosquitos Have Been Found...on Capitol Hill We in the global north had not heard much about the tiny Aedes aegypti mosquito, the primary transmitter of Zika virus, before the disease was linked to an epidemic of birth defects and the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome.
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'Leap Year babies' celebrate rare birthdays The White family, Shawn, Amy, Corey, and Ava, 2, celebrates Corey's birthday on Feb. 28 on non Leap Years. The White family, Shawn, Amy, Corey, and Ava, 2, celebrates Corey's birthday on Feb. 28 on non Leap Years.
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With CDC Help, Puerto Rico Aims To Get Ahead Of Zika The Zika virus now has a foothold in a U.S. territory. Puerto Rico is reporting at least 117 Zika cases, including at least five pregnant women.
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Cleveland Clinic Performs First Successful Uterus Transplant In The US The Cleveland Clinic says it has performed the first uterus transplant in the United States. This opens up another possible path to parenthood besides surrogacy or adoption for U.S.
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Transgender kids have good mental health when allowed to be themselves (Reuters Health) - Transgender kids who transform their appearance to match their gender identity rather than their sex assigned at birth may not necessarily experience mental health problems more often than other children, a small U.S.
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Why Chewing Tobacco By MLB Players At The Ballpark Is About To Become History For some time now, dating to before the current labor deal that was reached in 2012, Major League Baseball has been trying to get chewing tobacco banned completely in ballparks.
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"Truly stunning" findings on transgender kids' mental health Young transgender children allowed to live openly as the gender they identify with fared as well psychologically as other kids in a small study that suggests parental support may be the key.
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Uterus transplant at Cleveland Clinic was nation's first In this Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, photo provided by Cleveland Clinic Center, a team of Cleveland Clinic transplant surgeons and gynecological surgeons perform the nation's first uterus transplant during a nine-hour surgery in Cleveland.
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Reports of stomach illnesses at Kellogg Center investigated EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Ingham County health officials are investigating reports of stomach illness by more than 120 people who attended events at Michigan State University's Kellogg Center.
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'Super lice' outbreak strikes 25 states, new treatment offers hope Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. Lice that are resistant to most over-the-counter treatments have now been detected in approximately half of the U.S.. Pyrethroids used to be 100 percent ...
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'Super lice' hits 25 states A clinic in St. Charles has the heating treatment to get rid of the lice. KING 5 & KHOU.com Staff , WGRZ 12:26 PM. EST February 25, 2016.
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Number sickened at MSU reaches 260 EAST LANSING - Late Friday, the number of who became sick after visiting Michigan State University's Kellogg Center reached 260, Ingham County Health Department officials said.
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Blue Cross Insurers Cut Commissions On Obamacare Sales Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurers across the country are eliminating commissions on sales of individual health plans as part of cost-cutting moves that could hurt future sales of policies under the Affordable Care Act.
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Near-universal HIV screening would require 8-fold increase in testing at primary care offices Quadrupling HIV testing during primary care visits could "achieve high testing coverage by aged 39 years," and an 8-fold increase could see near-universal coverage, according to data presented by CDC officials at the Conference on Retroviruses and ...
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National week of prayer focused on ending HIV The system cuts through the paperwork and allows doctors to focus on the needs of their patients. More Opinion Headlines. McColl: Direct primary care best medical model · Letter: Candidates haven't served in the military · Editorial: Grins and Grimaces ...
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Fact Check: Bill Gates to blame for Zika? I read on the Internet that genetically modified mosquitoes released by the Bill Gates Foundation caused the Zika virus. Is that true?
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Council debates hookah regulation Arguing that tobacco-free shisha amounted to a loophole in the city's Smoke Free Air Act, several Council members on Thursday pushed for greater regulation of hookahs during a health committee hearing.
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Flu in Arizona mostly affecting otherwise healthy young adults The CDC reports that the vaccine formula this season has a 51 percent effectiveness against the H1N1 viruses responsible for most flu illness this season.
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Influenza is here Influenza is a serious disease that can cause illness, hospital stays and even death. But influenza can be prevented and the single best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu shot.
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Super lice may not be as ominous as they seem "Super lice" aren't as intimidating as they've been made out to seem, local school officials say of recent news reports that the pests are resistant to popular over-the-counter treatments.
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The facts: What is 'super' lice? Lice populations in the states in pink have developed a high level of resistance to some of the most common treatments. (Source: Kyong Yoon, Ph.
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Area counties faring well in battle against flu For the most part, the four-county region has escaped the clutches of influenza so this year, according to local health officials.
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More Americans Opting for Butt Implants, Lifts FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- More Americans are putting their backsides to the front of the line when it comes to plastic surgery, a new report finds.
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Mets, Yankees voice support for proposed smokeless tobacco ban at NYC sports venues The Mets and Yankees organizations like the taste of the city's proposed ban on smokeless tobacco at sports venues - but some players have a mouthful of questions.
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Pancreatic Cancer Is Actually 4 Different Diseases This insight provides potential new avenues for treatment, as patients and doctors may one day be able to customize targeted treatments based on the type of pancreatic cancer they have.
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Annual plastic surgery statistics reflect the changing face of plastic surgery New data released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) show continued growth in cosmetic procedures over the last year, and a shift in the types of procedures patients have chosen since the start of the new millennium.
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FedEx defies weather to save 2-year-old MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) -. FedEx swooped in to help save a 2-year-old Memphis girl from what looked like certain death. MOREAdditional LinksPoll.
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Smart eating for a healthy heart Teresa Perez battled weight gain, high blood pressure and high cholesterol for several years without making a lot of progress. The Miami mother of four tried diet pills and yo-yo dieting to no avail.
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Woman Sues Salon for Stroke Allegedly Caused by Hair Shampooing Doctors told Elizabeth Smith, 48, that she suffered from "Beauty Salon Stroke Syndrome," the formation of a stroke-causing clot while reclined in a beauty salon chair.
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Memphis girl undergoing liver transplant after FedEx steps in CHICAGO - Two-year-old Brooklyn Faris made it to Chicago and will soon be in surgery to have a new liver. The family received the call Wednesday that a liver was available, but commercial flights had been cancelled due to a snow storm.
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4 opportunities for healthcare savings in Obama's 2017 budget President Barack Obama shared his $4.1 trillion budget proposal earlier this month for the 2017 fiscal year, and several of the provisions offer opportunities for the government to reduce healthcare costs.
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Relay For Life Clifton seeking teams for annual event The Relay returns to "home" at Clifton Stadium. The Committee invites anyone interested in starting a team or joining a team to attend the RFL Committee meeting on Thursday, March 3 in the Senior Citizen Center on City Hall grounds at 7:30 p.m.
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Cara Therapeutics (CARA) Announces I.V. CR845 Trial Planced on Protocol Clinical Hold by U.S. FDA Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARA) announced that it has received oral notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that its adaptive pivotal trial of I.V.
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Two Ohioans sickened by Dole salads linked to Springfield Dole plant (label image here) Three more people have become ill, including two from Ohio and one from Missouri, in an ongoing multistate outbreak of listeriosis linked to packaged salads from a Dole plant in Springfield.
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Researchers use skin cells to kill cancer Pharmacy researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have turned skin cells into cancer-hunting stem cells that destroy brain tumors— a first for medical science.
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