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The Latest: Official urges Americas to spend more on Zika PARIS - The Latest on the mosquito-born Zika virus, which is linked to brain deformities in babies (all times local): 2:00 a.m.. The head of the Pan American Health Organization says more resources are needed quickly if the region is to fight the Zika ...
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Health Officials Want More Zika Samples, Data From Brazil Brazil is not sharing enough samples and disease data to let researchers determine whether the Zika virus is, as feared, linked to the increased number of babies born with abnormally small heads in the South American country, U.N.
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Health officials want more Zika samples, data from Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil is not sharing enough samples and disease data to let researchers determine whether the Zika virus is, as feared, linked to the increased number of babies born with abnormally small heads in the South American country, U.N.
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4 Ridiculous Things People Are Actually Saying About Zika Virus The now infamous Zika virus has only just begun to make its way to the U.S., but myths about the virus are spreading far more rapidly.
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Health officials want more Zika samples, data from Brazil Isabela Cristina, 18, who is six months pregnant, center, looks at her exams as she waits at a bus stop outside the IMIP hospital in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, on Wednesday.
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Ethicists approve '3 parent' embryos to stop diseases, but congressional ban remains This story has been updated. An elite panel of scientists and bioethicists offered guarded approval Wednesday of a novel form of genetic engineering that could prevent congenital diseases but would result in babies with genetic material from three parents.
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Surge of Zika Virus Has Brazilians Re-examining Strict Abortion Laws RECIFE, Brazil - The surging medical reports of babies being born with unusually small heads during the Zika epidemic in Brazil are igniting a fierce debate over the country's abortion laws, which make the procedure illegal under most circumstances.
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Report: It's ethical to test embryos from DNA of 3 people Dr. Shoukhrat Mitalipov of the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Ore., hopes to test a technique that will use the DNA of three people, one man and two women, to create embryos, in the quest to prevent mothers from passing debilitating ...
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What It's Like To Live With Microcephaly, The Birth Defect Linked To Zika 'Emergency' Just as there is no specific cause of microcephaly, doctors can't offer any one treatment. (Representational Image). "She will not walk," a doctor told Ana Carolina Caceres's mother on the day she was born.
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Pope Francis Heading to Sweden to Celebrate Reformation In an effort to forge Christian unity, Pope Francis apologized for all the Catholic wrongs executed against Christians belonging to other churches and said that he would make a trip to Sweden in order to commemorate the 500th Jubilee marking the ...
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Catholics and Lutherans: It's time for intercommunion According to Reuters, some Catholic traditionalists are all bent out of shape by Pope Francis' announced visit to Sweden on October 31 to join with Lutherans and launch the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
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Zika tests Catholic position on birth control (CNN) Zika-infected mosquitoes aren't just causing medical problems, they're creating a theological conundrum for the Roman Catholic Church, according to priests and other experts.
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Zika tests Catholic position on birth control (CNN) - Zika-infected mosquitoes aren't just causing medical problems, they're creating a theological conundrum for the Roman Catholic Church, according to priests and other experts.
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Hyperglycemia after Surgery: Danger Depends on Diabetes Status cardiology, heart surgery, blood sugar, diabetes Patients with elevated blood sugar after heart surgery may need treatment tailored to their initial diabetes status.
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Jimmy Carter's Remission Took Expensive Drug Research 02_03_Cancer_Carter Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives to speak during an event honoring former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale hosted by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota in Washington, D.C.
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New vaccines for HPV, meningitis recommended for kids and adults (CNN) New vaccines for meningococcal type B and HPV and are among the updates to the immunization schedule published for children and adults.
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On World Cancer Day: BCRF Calls to Unite Around Research All normal cells grow and divide. But cancer cells grow without limit. They divide without stopping. They change and they spread, invading healthy tissues.
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Dr. K: Healthy lifestyle changes will combat prediabetes Dear Doctor K: After years of normal blood sugar levels, I'm suddenly in the prediabetes range. Am I on an irreversible path to Type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes?
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Sierra Leone controversial Abortion Bill needs overhaul to save and protect lives Much has been said about the Safe Abortion Act that was recently passed by parliament in Sierra Leone, but now stuck in parliamentary red tape, after president Ernest Bai Koroma refused to give his assent on religious grounds.
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No, The CDC Did Not Tell Women To Stop Drinking Three out of four women who report wanting to get pregnant "as soon as possible," continued drinking alcohol, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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CDC Slut-Shames Boozy Women As if pregnant women who dare to pick up a glass of Champagne aren't policed enough, the CDC is now telling all fertile women who aren't on birth control to stay away from alcohol.
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Here's what people are saying about that new CDC guideline for women People aren't pleased with the latest recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concerning women and drinking.
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Being a 'morning person' has a genetic basis, 23andMe study says Researchers at the genetics company 23andMe have identified 15 regions of the human genome that influence whether someone considers themselves a "morning person," meaning someone who likes to wake up and go to bed early, or an "evening person.
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CDC tells women no drinking without birth control That's the recommendation U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made this week with overwhelming evidence that alcohol consumption during pregnancy, even before the woman knows she's pregnant, poses significant risks of her newborn ...
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White House seeks nearly $1.2 billion for drug prevention, treatment, overdose response White House officials announced Tuesday that they will seek nearly $1.2 billion in new federal funding over the next two years to address the growing problem of heroin and prescription opioid use, an epidemic that has become an increasingly important ...
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Here's what people are saying about that new CDC guideline for women Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new health guideline for women Tuesday that has a lot of people talking.
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ASHP Applauds President Obama's Proposed $1.1 Billion Funding to Combat Opioids Epidemic ASHP announced today that it applauds President Obama's decision to propose $1.1 billion in new funding to address the prescription opioid abuse and heroin use epidemic.
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US Red Cross: Wait 28 days to donate blood after visiting Zika areas In response to the Zika outbreak, the American Red Cross is asking people to avoid donating blood if they traveled to Latin America or the Caribbean in the past 28 days.
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Genes decide if you are an early bird or a night owl Sleep (Photo : Flickr) Sleepwalkers are unlikely to feel pain during an episode, even while suffering an injury, according to a recent study.
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Blood Banks Use Caution With Travelers From Zika Zones Blood banks in the United States have begun asking potential donors not to give blood if within the last month they have visited a country in which the Zika virus is spreading.
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Lawsuit: Hawaii man HIV-positive after blood transfusion A man's lawsuit against Blood Bank of Hawaii, the American Red Cross and others says that he became HIV-positive from a blood transfusion during bypass surgery in 2011.
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Wisconsin, neighbors show mixed report cards on smoking -- with too many F's Marcus Christianson vaporizes some of his favorite e-liquid, #awesome, Wednesday at the E-Cig Warehouse on Copeland Ave. Christianson said that e-liquid with nicotine helped him quit smoking conventional cigarettes.
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What this amazing mom of two girls with microcephaly has to say about Zika scare After a series of misdiagnoses, the Hartleys, of Kansas, were told Claire had microcephaly, a serious birth defect that causes babies to have extremely small heads and brains, and, in her case, made it unlikely she would live beyond a year.
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State again coughs up F in smoking Indiana is still failing when it comes to most of its efforts curbing tobacco use. That's the conclusion of an annual report by the American Lung Association, which gave the state F's for its funding of tobacco programs, its level of tobacco taxes and ...
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DDT is an unviable solution for combatting Zika About a year after Ebola terrorized the American public, Zika has emerged as the new, mysterious virus to be feared. The virus spreads through infected Aedes mosquitoes and is believed to cause microcephaly - a birth defect associated with incomplete ...
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Wash. woman may have faked cancer diagnosis SEATTLE -- A well-known woman from West Seattle, who claims she's battled cancer three ties, is facing allegations that she never had cancer at all.
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California Receives 'F' in Lung Association's Tobacco Report The annual American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control report found the state failed to enact tobacco policies that would save lives.
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White House adds $1.1 billion to budget to fight opioid, heroin abuse WASHINGTON - The White House said Tuesday that it will include an additional $1.1 billion in its fiscal 2017 budget request to help states battle prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.
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California gets B grade for tobacco-free air, F for too-low cigarette taxes California is doing worse than other states when it comes to discouraging tobacco use, according to the 14th annual American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control 2016 report.
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2 Santa Clara University students test positive for meningococcal infections Two Santa Clara University students have been hospitalized with meningococcal infections, according to school officials, and efforts are underway to identify other possible cases of the life-threatening illness.
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Tracy Dart, Seattle woman who raised $400K for Komen, accused of faking cancer Tracy Dart, a well-known Seattle cancer survivor who raised more than $400,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, is accused of faking her disease.
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The Experts Want To Unleash DDT To Fight The Zika Virus A health worker carries out fumigation as part of preventive measures against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at the cemetery of Carabayllo on the outskirts of Lima, Peru February 1, 2016.
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Deodorant, Antiperspirant May Alter Underarm Bacteria Antiperspirant and deodorant may help cover up body order, but they can alter your body's bacteria, according to a recent study.
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Big Ang: 'Mob Wives' Star Hospitalized With Stage 4 Cancer: 'It's Serious!' This is absolutely devastating. Larger than life 'Mob Wives' personality Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola's lung and brain cancer has progressed to stage 4, leaving the star hospitalized.
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OUR VIEW: Calling attention to a silent killer of women The American Heart Association wants to call attention to this health threat by designating Saturday as National Wear Red Day! Throughout the year, organizations dedicated to fighting various diseases compete for our attention, each with its own color ...
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Expo to focus on educating women about heart disease But heart disease can be prevented, and the American Heart Association wants women to know what they can do to protect their hearts.
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Go Red for Women event set for Myriad Gardens and other Oklahoma City venues Oklahoma City plans to "go red" for the American Heart Association's National Wear Red Day on Friday. Look no further than the growing Oklahoma City skyline to see signature buildings "go red" in support of heart health and education.
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The Chick-fil-A diet clucked me up Post reporter Zachary Kussin tried a 24-hour "Chick-fil-A diet," eating an eight-piece grilled nugget order (right) every three hours.
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Clearing the Body's Retired Cells Slows Aging and Extends Life I'm looking at a picture of two mice. The one on the right looks healthy. The one on the left has graying fur, a hunched back, and an eye that's been whitened by cataracts.
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Can sitting too much Sunday cause 'Super Bowl flu'? Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. When the Super Bowl airs on Sunday, Feb. 7, millions of Americans will settle into their seats for hours watching the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos ...
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