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CDC Painkiller Guidelines Aim to Reduce Addiction Risk WASHINGTON - In an effort to curb what many consider the worst public health drug crisis in decades, the federal government on Tuesday published the first national standards for prescription painkillers, recommending that doctors try pain relievers ...
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CDC urges doctors to curb prescribing painkillers Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin.
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CDC guidelines aim to curb painkiller prescribing WASHINGTON (AP) -- Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin.
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Study strengthens Zika-microcephaly link, women and babies at risk LONDON, Thousands of pregnant women caught in an ongoing outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus spreading from Brazil risk having a baby with the birth defect microcephaly, according to the results of a new study.
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Over Half Of Measles Cases In US Outbreaks Are Unvaccinated -- Often Intentionally Even though measles was eliminated from the U.S.—meaning the disease no longer circulated on its own within U.S. borders—16 years ago, outbreaks have continued to result from occasionally imported cases.
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Cuba Reports First Case of Zika Transmitted on the Island HAVANA - Cuban officials announced Tuesday night that they have detected the first case of the Zika virus transmitted inside the country, ending Cuba's status as one of the last nations in the hemisphere without domestic cases of the disease that has ...
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Cuba reports first case of Zika transmitted on the island HAVANA (AP) - Cuban officials announced Tuesday night that they have detected the first case of the Zika virus transmitted inside the country, ending Cuba's status as one of the last nations in the hemisphere without domestic cases of the disease that ...
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Quality Of Medical Care Dips If Patient Is Difficult Two recent studies found that doctors are more likely to make diagnostic errors when they are treating difficult patients. By Cheri Cheng | Mar 15, 2016 05:50 PM EDT.
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Cuba reports first case of Zika contracted in the country HAVANA Cuba's Health Ministry on Tuesday reported the first case of Zika contracted in the country, in a 21-year-old woman living in central Havana and who had not been overseas.
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'Difficult' Patients More Likely to Be Misdiagnosed Doctors are more likely to get a diagnosis wrong if they are faced by a difficult patient, says new research. The findings suggest that the room for error is largest in complex cases but doctors can even misdiagnose some simple complaints when patients ...
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Yoga improves quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation Yoga improves quality of life in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, according to research published today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.
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Experts urge more cautious dosing after fatal French drug trial LONDON Researchers should be more cautious in dosing experimental medicines in early human trials, even when drugs are thought to be low risk, experts reviewing a French clinical study that left one person dead said on Wednesday.
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'Difficult' Patients Tend to Get Worse Care, Studies Find TUESDAY, March 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- What happens to medical care when the patient is a jerk? Dutch researchers asked the question in two new studies, and the answer should make grumps think the better of their bad behavior: "Disruptive" ...
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Experts urge more cautious dosing after fatal French drug trial LONDON (Reuters) - Researchers should be more cautious in dosing experimental medicines in early human trials, even when drugs are thought to be low risk, experts reviewing a French clinical study that left one person dead said on Wednesday.
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Yoga Can Improve Life Quality Of People With Abnormal Heart Rhythm Yoga may provide benefits to patients with atrial fibrillation. A new study showed that those who did yoga scored higher in mental tests, had lower blood pressure and heart rate, and felt better in general after the experiment.
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Study finds high psychosis risk among Europe's refugee migrants LONDON Refugees fleeing war, violence and persecution have a much higher risk of developing psychotic illnesses like schizophrenia than people who migrate for economic or social reasons, according to research published on Tuesday.
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The Latest: Official says engineer noticed bend in rail It can give you street directions but how helpful is your smartphone's virtual voice in a health crisis? A study says the answer is often "not very.
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Parents seek postcards for 3-year-old with terminal cancer Ellie Walton, 3, has been fighting a rare brain tumor since she was four months old. Unable to fly, she's recently begun exploring the world through postcards sent from supporters after her mother put the word out six weeks ago.
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Personal Digital Assistants Not Always Helpful in Emergencies: Study While personal digital assistants can help users find stores and services, new research suggests these devices shouldn't be used to find help in emergencies.
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UN estimates 12.6 million deaths each year attributable to unhealthy environments An estimated 12.6 million deaths each year are attributable to unhealthy environments. Photo: World Bank/John Hogg. Print. 15 March 2016 - An estimated 12.6 million people died as a result of living or working in an unhealthy environment in 2012 ...
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Antibiotics becoming ineffective at treating some child infections E coli bacteria seen through an electron microscope. Photograph: Photo Quest/Science Photo Library/Corbis. Denis Campbell Health policy editor.
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Nearly One Quarter of Global Deaths Environmentally Linked March 15, 2016 1:21 AM. GENEVA—. A new World Health Organization study estimates nearly one quarter of all annual global deaths - 12.6 million yearly - are from unhealthy environmental causes.
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Environmental Factors Like Pollution Cause a Quarter of Deaths, WHO Says About a quarter of all deaths globally are attributable to preventable environmental factors, such as air and water pollution, according to a new report by the World Health Organization.
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Vaccination aversion has fueled measles and whooping cough outbreaks, study finds A comprehensive new study of measles and pertussis outbreaks in the United States suggests that adults' reluctance or refusal to vaccinate themselves and their children has played a key role in the resurgence of diseases that had been largely ...
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Study of Zika Outbreak Estimates 1 in 100 Risk of Microcephaly During a recent outbreak of the Zika virus in French Polynesia, roughly one in 100 women infected in the first trimester of pregnancy developed a fetus with an abnormally small head and brain damage, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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In measles outbreaks, those who passed on vaccinations are most often the patients The unvaccinated and undervaccinated have made up a majority of patients during measles outbreaks and a substantial minority of patients in pertussis outbreaks, a new study finds.
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Least AND most healthy Pa. counties in our region: Study Chester County is the healthiest county in Pennsylvania, while Philadelphia County is the least healthy in the state, according to the annual County Health Rankings released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of ...
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3 more Phoenix VA officials to be fired over wait-time scandal WASHINGTON - Three more executives are being fired from the troubled Phoenix veterans hospital where a national scandal erupted two years ago over secret waiting lists and unnecessary deaths, the Department of Veterans Affairs said.
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How GW Pharma Could Use US Patents to Shape the Future of Medical Cannabis When Britain's GW Pharmaceuticals announced Monday that its cannabis-derived drug Epidiolex had successfully reduced seizures in children with a rare form of epilepsy, the news made headlines around the world.
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Refugees have a substantially higher risk of psychotic disorders Refugees face a substantially higher risk of psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, compared to non-refugee migrants from the same regions of origin, finds a study published in The BMJ today.
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Study finds high psychosis risk among Europe's refugee migrants By Kate Kelland. LONDON (Reuters) - Refugees fleeing war, violence and persecution have a much higher risk of developing psychotic illnesses like schizophrenia than people who migrate for economic or social reasons, according to research published on ...
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Health report shows urban-rural divide Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin counties lag behind downstate suburban counties in both states in an annual health rankings report released today.
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Dining Goes to the Dogs in New York City It's bon appétit for Fido. In a move sure to delight some dog owners, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Tuesday announced its final rules permitting pooches to feast al fresco.
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Gilead's Zydelig under EU Review amid Safety Concerns Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD - Analyst Report) received disappointing news with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announcing that it has started a safety review of the company's cancer drug Zydelig (idelalisib).
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The Shake: Cannabis Pharmaceutical Works for Kids, Graham Signs on to CARERS Act, and a Prison May Become a ... GW Pharma: Epidiolex works for kids with rare form of epilepsy. The British pharmaceutical maker, which has been growing its own cannabis strains and developing new medicines through the FDA pipeline, reported that its cannabinoid drug Epidiolex ...
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More than 50000 die a year from colon cancer The American cancer society estimates that nearly 140,000 people will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year alone. WEWS. The American cancer society estimates that nearly 140,000 people will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year alone.
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Maple syrup extract can fight against Alzheimer's ? At the two-day symposium organized by the American Chemical Society (ACS), a group of international scientists shared promising results of 24 studies exploring the beneficial effects of natural products on the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, ...
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Study: Women Need More Sleep Than Men PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Women need more sleep, because they use more of their brains? Science says it's true. Researchers at Loughborough University's Sleep Research Center in England say women need more sleep than men.
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New York will soon require all drug prescriptions to be issued electronically In the very near future, patients around New York will soon become unencumbered from the indecipherable handwriting of doctors. On March 27, New York will become the first state to mandate all prescriptions are made electronically and sent to straight ...
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After hitting Phillies in Florida, flu on upswing in Pa. After a late start, the flu is still on the upswing in Philadelphia and statewide, but it appears to be on the decline in New Jersey.
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Savor the flavor of eating right "Savor the Flavor of Eating Right" is the theme for March, which is National Nutrition Month. Everyone can enjoy eating healthy, learn to reduce sugar, sodium and saturated fats, as well as enjoy the good flavors and social traditions of eating right ...
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America: Home of 'ultra-processed' foods AMARILLO, TX (KFDA) - More than half of all calories consumed daily by Americans are ultra-processed foods. A recent study found that ultra-processed foods accounted for 60% of the total calories consumed, and 90% of the calorie intake from added ...
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The End of Prescriptions as We Know Them in New York One morning this month, Silvia Cota, a nurse supervisor in the emergency room at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, gathered her nurses together in a huddle to prepare them for the future.
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