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How A Town In Brazil Reportedly Rid Itself Of The Zika Mosquito A combination of education, monitoring and good old-fashioned peer pressure helped eliminate the pest. 02/29/2016 10:54 am ET. 110.
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Zika epidemic uncovers Brazil's hidden birth-defect problem As researchers race to establish a link between the Zika virus and a birth defect known as microcephaly, one of their biggest obstacles is the lack of reliable health data in Brazil, where the epidemic broke out there last year.
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Billions wasted on unused portions of cancer drugs TRENTON, N.J. - High prices for cancer medicines aren't the only reason they cost insurers and patients so much. Waste pads the bill, a study finds, because infused cancer drugs are distributed in the U.S.
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Study: $3B Will Be Wasted on Unused Portion of Cancer Drugs High prices for cancer medicines aren't the only reason they cost insurers and patients so much. Waste pads the bill, a study finds, because infused cancer drugs are distributed in the U.S.
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New FDA guidelines aim to prevent Zika transmission via tissue, cell donation The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued new recommendations aimed at reducing the risk of Zika virus transmission through donated human tissues and cells used in surgical or reproductive procedures, such as umbilical cord blood, ...
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Vitamin D Supplements For Winter Pregnancies Help Future Babies Bones Vitamin D is incredibly essential during pregnancy because it helps build the child's bones. A new study focuses on how important it is that women who are expecting in the winter take vitamin D supplements.
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Guangdong Reports China's 10th Zika Case Staff of quarantine stations check passengers' temperature through a scanner at Qingdao Airport in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, February 26, 2016.
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Researchers Hope 'Virtual Reality' Can Curb Addiction Relapses A new program aims to help addicts by using virtual reality to train them to avoid relapsing. Researchers at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work have developed a virtual reality simulation designed to help people fighting ...
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First gray hair gene found, plucked from research Just like those first silvery strands that stubbornly start cropping up in an otherwise pleasantly pigmented head of hair, the genes responsible for gray hair have been evading science's grasp.
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Debate Over Addyi Flares Anew A review of eight clinical trials testing flibanserin (Addyi), the first and only drug on the market to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in women, concluded the drug performed on the low end of the clinical efficacy range used to gain FDA ...
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Dr. K: Questions and answers about the Zika virus Dear Readers: Not surprisingly, we've been getting lots of letters about the Zika virus. In today's column, I'd like to answer the questions that many readers are asking.
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Tarantula Venom Could Be Used to Create a Powerful Pain Reliever, Scientists Say The Chilean rose-hair tarantula is seen in this undated stock photo. Researchers are investigating if tarantulas could be key to helping with pain relief.
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First gray hair gene found, plucked out of research (CNN) Just like those first silvery strands that stubbornly start cropping up in an otherwise pleasantly pigmented head of hair, the genes responsible for gray hair have been evading science's grasp.
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Scientists Report Finding 'Gray Hair' Gene TUESDAY, March 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've pinpointed the first gene linked with gray hair. They said the discovery, culled from a genetic analysis of more than 6,000 people of mixed ancestry in Latin America, proves that genes ...
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Strongest evidence yet linking Zika to temporary paralysis Scientists may have the first evidence that Zika can cause temporary paralysis, according to a new study of patients who developed the rare condition during an outbreak of the virus in Tahiti two years ago.
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'Female Viagra' Only Modestly Increases Sexual Satisfaction, Study Finds WASHINGTON - Half of one satisfying sexual encounter a month. That is the average benefit a woman gets when she takes the new female libido drug, sometimes called the "female Viagra," researchers reported Monday.
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Mind it Men: Low level of vitamin D is good indicator of more aggressive forms of prostate cancer Every new link indicating about cancer is vital. A new research has shown that low levels of vitamin D in men can predict aggressive prostate cancer.
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Many Dislike Health Care System But Are Pleased With Their Own Care The United States has the most advanced health care in the world. There are gleaming medical centers across the country where doctors cure cancers, transplant organs and bring people back from near death.
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Some jobs seem riskier when it comes to heart health If you're 45 or older and in a sales job, you may be at higher risk for heart disease and stroke compared to workers in management and professional positions.
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8 professions that could hurt your heart (and make you fat) Some people blame their sweet tooth, some blame their couch potato lifestyle, but now something else may be to blame for what's hurting your heart (and/or making you fat): your job.
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Buffalo's colon cancer-screening cooperation called 'unprecedented' More than a dozen organizations announced an ambitious effort Tuesday to increase colorectal cancer screening in Erie County as part of a national campaign.
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8 professions that could hurt your heart (and make you fat) (CNN) Some people blame their sweet tooth, some blame their couch potato lifestyle, but now something else may be to blame for what's hurting your heart (and/or making you fat): your job.
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Apple's Watch Presents Less Potential Than Investors Think Back in January, I offered readers and investors the following chart concerning Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) that was published in my instablog.
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Researchers Create Matrix-Like Instant Learning Through Brain Stimulation You know Kung Fu. Researchers at HRL Laboratories have discovered that when you use transcranial direct current stimulation to send the brain activity of commercial and military pilots into the heads of novice pilots, subjects can essentially learn to ...
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Novices 'Download' Pilots' Brainwaves, Learn To Fly For the first time, scientists have found that stimulating the brain could accelerate learning. Matthew Phillips and his team from Malibu, Calif.
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SleepHealth debuts as first ResearchKit app & study to support IBM Watson Health Cloud Almost one year after IBM announced Watson Health Cloud, a cognitive computing platform built in partnership with Apple, Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic, the computing giant on Tuesday debuted SleepHealth, an app and ResearchKit study investigating ...
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Mother Pens Emotional Letter to Family of Her Baby Boy's Organ Donor: 'Your Child Will Forever Live on in Mine' A 7-month-old boy in desperate need of a new heart received one shortly after experiencing cardiac arrest. Lincoln Seay of Anchorage, Alaska, was born with a severe heart defect and had been waiting for a new heart since November.
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Sleep Loss Boosts Hunger Via Mechanism That Mimics Marijuana "Munchies" Skimping on sleep has long been associated with overeating, poor food choices, and weight gain. Now a study shows how sleep loss initiates this process, amplifying and extending blood levels of a chemical signal that enhances the joy of eating ...
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Local health care providers encourage spring break precautions against Zika virus Health care providers in the Ames and Iowa State University communities are encouraging spring break adventurers to stay aware and take precautions if traveling to areas affected by the Zika virus.
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How Long Gay And Bi Men Live in San Francisco Might Affect Their HIV Risk And a few of the other LGBT wellness stories you should know about this week. 02/29/2016 04:13 pm ET. JamesMichael Nichols Queer Voices Deputy Editor, The Huffington Post.
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Daylight Saving Time May be Tied to Temporary Increase in Ischemic Stroke Risk Turning the clock ahead or back one hour during daylight saving time transitions may be tied to an increased risk of ischemic stroke, but only temporarily, according to a preliminary study released Monday that will be presented at the American Academy ...
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Scientists claim they've invented a Matrix-style device that instantly uploads skills to your brain If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. This week, a team from California research facility, HRL Laboratories, announced that they'd invented an interface that could teach total novices to pilot a flight simulator using a technique called ...
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Butt procedures, male breast reduction growing slices of plastic surgery For doctors specializing in the nipping and tucking of faces, the latest stats on plastic surgery might be a bit of a bummer. While sagging cheeks are still a leading motivation for cosmetic surgery, new data (PDF) compiled by the American Society of ...
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Lakewood mom doubles down, gives birth to second Leap Day child It's unusual to have a baby born on Leap Day, the Feb. 29 calendar day that appears only once every four years. But the odds of the same mother having two Leap Day newborns 12 years apart are astronomical.
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Live In Canada? No Colonoscopy For Your Cancer Screening Is Required According to a recent publication by The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, a colonoscopy does not need to be used to screen adults for colon cancer.
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It's Not Irresponsible to Like Bareback Sex A thought for my fellow gay men: It is 100 percent OK that so many of us want to have bareback sex. Even when the risk of complications due to sex is not zero (and when can we really ever guarantee that the risks related to any activity are zero), it ...
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FDA recommends black box on Essure, says it requires further study The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending that pharmaceutical giant Bayer Healthcare place a black box warning on Essure, a form of birth control it manufactures that has led to thousands of adverse event reports, including some deaths.
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Scientists Can Now Upload Knowledge Directly Into Your Brain Downloading knowledge straight into your brain has been a dream for many, from scientists who want to learn new disciplines to high school kids who think Cliff Notes are too much work.
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Detailed Comparison for Common Diabetes Eye Disease Scientist completed two year clinical Research that comparing three diabetic- Diabetes macular edema drugs for gains in vision were greater for participants receiving the drug Eylea (aflibercept) than for those receiving Avastin (bevacizumab), but only ...
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10 recent updates in colonoscopy Colonoscopy was a hot topic on Healio.com last month, with an abundance of new research in the journals and two new guidelines issued from the U.S.
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Health companies will improve digital records, but safety concerns linger Federal health officials announced a deal Monday that should make digital health records easier for consumers and regulators to access and address safety issues linked with the data.
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Zika is expected to infect 1 in 5 Puerto Ricans, raising threat to rest of US SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Zika has landed forcefully in America, in one of its poorest and most vulnerable corners, a debt-ridden territory lacking a functioning health-care system, window screens and even a spray that works against the mosquitoes ...
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Slavitt, DeSalvo: Health IT has to work better for doctors While touting tech successes so far, CMS and ONC recognize physician frustrations, offer glimpses of near-term policy changes. By Mike Miliard.
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Daylight Saving Time Linked To Spike In Stroke Risk Can adjusting the clock up people's risk for stroke? Findings of a new study has found a spike in ischemic stroke risk following a daylight saving time transition.
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Judge issues temporary hold on NYC salt warning enforcement NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's enforcement of its first-in-the-nation rule mandating salt warnings on some restaurant menus has been put on hold the day before it was supposed to go into effect.
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Cancer Drug May Offer Hope Against Alzheimer's February 29, 2016 2:45 PM. A cancer drug may offer hope for those suffering from Alzheimer's, according to a new study. Writing in the journal Brain, researchers from the University of California, Irvine, say the drug "disarms" the brain's reaction to ...
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Health record access soon may be as easy as using Uber Is getting your health records finally about to become as easy as booking an Uber? The Obama administration on Monday night announced a new agreement with major hospital systems and leading electronic health record vendors to make it easier for ...
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How To Tell If You Have The Flu And Not Just A Cold, Because The Symptoms Can Be Similar If you're feeling a little under the weather, the first thing you're probably wondering is how to tell if you have the flu, followed up by "Why the heck didn't I get the flu shot?
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DME Drugs Equally Effective at 2 Years Three anti-VEGF therapies remained equal at improving vision for patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) in the 2-year results of the head-to-head Protocol T trial, researchers reported.
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Adjuvant Doxorubicin for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer At the 2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), Dennis Slamon, MD, showed updated BCIRG 006 data, again proving that giving 4 doses of ... A link to this article will be included in this email. Recepient's Email Address: Enter email addresses ...
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