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A 2013 soccer match could have brought Zika virus to Brazil, researchers say RIO DE JANEIRO - The Zika virus could have entered Brazil in 2013, two years before it was confirmed here and a year before previously believed, a new study claims.
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2013 soccer match could have brought Zika virus to Brazil, researchers say The Zika virus could have entered Brazil in 2013, two years before it was confirmed here and a year before previously believed, a new study claims.
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Heart Attacks Striking Younger, Fatter Americans: Study THURSDAY, March 24, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack victims in the United States are becoming younger and fatter, a new study reveals.
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2013 soccer match could have brought Zika virus to Brazil, researchers say A researcher holds a container with female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo's University in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Jan. 18, 2016.
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Brain Stimulation Could Be an Unexpected Treatment for Anorexia A new study from King's College London looks at people who have anorexia nervosa, a potentially life-threatening disorder wherein people restrict their food consumption in an effort to control their body weight.
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Regular exercise linked to slower rate of decline in cognitive abilities among elderly A population-based study published in the journal Neurology has unveiled that regular exercise schedule among elderly has been associated with slow rate of decline in thinking skills that takes place with aging.
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Consumer Group's Test Finds Lead, Cadmium In Some Popular Chocolate Treats PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - As children's Easter baskets fill with candy this weekend, a consumer group is raising questions about some of those sweets.
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US urges waiting period before conception after Zika infection U.S. health officials are recommending that women wait at least two months, and men at least six, before attempting to conceive after infection with Zika, a virus linked to thousands of suspected cases of birth defects in Brazil.
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Exercise May Protect Against Seniors' Cognitive Decline People who don't exercise tend to exhibit steeper cognitive decline as they age compared with those who do work out, observational data showed.
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Exercise might slow rate of mental decline by 10 years for older people Mentally, we all slow down a little bit as we age. It gets harder to recall names, or we forget where we put our keys, or the car for that matter.
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Sugar Content in Juice for Kids Extremely High, Finds Survey Fruit drinks, including fruit juice and smoothies, marketed to children in the U.K. have extremely high amounts of sugar, according to a new study.
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Tetanus Shots Needed Every 30 Years, Not Every 10 Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University are challenging the convention that tetanus and diphtheria vaccine boosters need to be administered every 10 years.
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Magnets prove effective therapy for anorexia In a study in PLoS One, British researchers from King's College describe a bizarre but effective technique to treat eating disorders.
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Leah Still Celebrates 1 Year of Being Cancer-Free The daughter of former Cincinnati Bengals player Devon Still just celebrated a big milestone: being cancer free for one year. Leah Still was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in 2015 at age 4. The disease develops from immature nerve cells found in ...
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Devon Still, Leah to introduce Still Strong Foundation to Penn State community on day of Blue-White game Penn State's Devon Still (71) hits Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa (7) as he releases the ball forcing an incomplete pass in the 1st quarter on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010.
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Have an Anorexia? Brain Stimulation May Help Ease Symptoms, Study Finds Anorexia nervosa is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss.
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Eating More 'Healthy Fats' May Lower Diabetes Risk Replacing some of the meat and cheese in your diet with vegetable oils or nuts could help slow the progression of diabetes in some people, according to a small new study.
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Caffeine Intake Level Linked to Miscarriage Level, Study Finds According to new study a couple's chance of miscarriage may increase when the woman or man intakes more than two caffeinated drinks daily in the weeks leading up to having a baby.
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Couple's caffeine habits linked to risk of miscarriage Miscarriage is more likely if a couple drinks more than two caffeinated beverages a day in the weeks prior to conception and in early pregnancy, a new study shows.
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Caffeine linked to miscarriage and dad's habit matters, too People who drink more than a little caffeine when they're trying for a pregnancy are more likely to lose that pregnancy early on, the study found.
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Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs and maybe go even further A group of 22 medical experts convened by Johns Hopkins University and The Lancet have called today for the decriminalization of all nonviolent drug use and possession.
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Breast Arterial Calcification on Mammography IDs Atherosclerotic CVD Risk NEW YORK, NY - Breast arterial calcification (BAC) on digital mammography is better than standard cardiovascular risk factors and as good as two commonly used risk calculators for identifying women with coronary artery calcification (CAC), a new study ...
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Could Lots of Time Spent on Social Media Be Tied to Depression? THURSDAY, March 24, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The more time young adults spend using popular social media, the greater the link to depression, new research suggests.
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Flu season in March? Doctors warn it's not over yet It may be spring, but health officials are warning that flu season is not over yet. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu activity in the United States is peaking very late this year.
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Digital Mammograms Could Also Reveal Heart Disease Risk There is no routine screening test for heart disease. But maybe we don't need one. 03/25/2016 05:46 pm ET. Marilynn Larkin. BSIP via Getty Images.
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Like Long Naps During The Day? You May Be At High Risk Of Developing Metabolic Syndrome Power naps are nice, but make sure to keep it under 30 minutes. Researchers found that naps longer than 40 minutes increase the risk for metabolic syndrome by up to 50 percent.
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This vitamin could help protect your eyes against cataracts While many believe that vitamin C helps ward off colds, a new study suggests the nutrient might prevent something more serious -- cataracts.
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Number of TB cases surges in US first time in nearly a quarter-century On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the number of tuberculosis cases in the United States has surged in 2015 for the first time in roughly a quarter-century.
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Longstanding decline in TB cases has stalled, report finds For the first time in more than two decades, the rate of newly diagnosed tuberculosis cases is not dropping, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
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PAHO aims Zika message at kids; more nations note sexual spread In a push to enlist youngsters in the battle against Zika virus, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) enlisted the help of Muppets characters, amid several other developments with the virus, including reports of suspected sexually transmitted ...
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Older drivers with history of falls at greater risk for crashes A new report for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety should raise our awareness of the relationship between physical health and the ability to drive, a subject of concern to older drivers and their families.
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Dallas County baby 1st Texas child to die from flu this season A 2-month-old baby in Dallas County has died from the flu, the first pediatric influenza death in Texas this season. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported the death Thursday, but provided no details because of privacy reasons.
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Republicans go after medical students in fetal tissue fray The Republican-led investigations into Planned Parenthood for its participation in fetal tissue donation programs have so far amounted to little more than bad political theater.
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Genetically Modified Maggots Could Speed Up Wound Healing Diabetic patients need a better--and quicker--way to treat common foot ulcers. Diabetes makes people more susceptible to these foot sores, and in some cases, they can lead to amputation.
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Faster wound healing prompted by lab enhanced maggots in an NCSU clinical trial A research team has done a significant work in the field of biotechnology as the laboratory engineered fly larvae in their study has contributed positively to more just wound healing as it triggers the quickening of cell growth due to hormone that the ...
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Pretty Much Nobody In The U.S. Leads A Healthy Lifestyle Only 2.7 percent of U.S. adults hit the four key metrics of living a healthy lifestyle - abstaining from smoking, eating well, exercising and maintaining a healthy body fat percentage - according to a disheartening new study.
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Researchers snip HIV from infected cells, suggesting a cure is possible PHILADELPHIA - Temple University researchers used a gene- editing technique to remove HIV DNA from the type of human immune cells where the virus maintains a smoldering reservoir of infection.
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Americans get failing grade - only 3% follow all four basic healthy lifestyle recommendations CORVALLIS, Ore. - Only 2.7% of the U.S. adult population achieves all four of some basic behavioral characteristics that researchers say would constitute a "healthy lifestyle" and help protect against cardiovascular disease, a recent study concluded.
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Trader Joe's recall: traces of milk in products may cause allergic reaction Trader Joe's is recalling two products this week because they may contain more traces of milk than stated on the packaging. The Monrovia, Calif.
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Rabid raccoon prompts safety concerns A 73-year-old woman was bitten in Augusta, but animals in other cities show signs of the disease. By Keith Edwards Kennebec Journal.
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FDA Approves Cinqair To Treat Severe Asthma The new biologic is indicated for add-on maintenance treatment of adults with severe asthma with an eosinophilic phenotype. A link to this article will be included in this email.
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