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Low-Cost Generic Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment for Hep C is Equivalent to Branded Formulations Data presented last week demonstrates that generic direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are as effective and safe as branded treatments to cure hepatitis C. The summary results presented at The International Liver Congress™ 2016 in Barcelona, Spain, showed ...
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Study: Generic hepatitis C drugs as effective as brand names SATURDAY, April 16, 2016 -- Low-cost generic antiviral drugs are as effective and safe as more expensive brand-name drugs in treating people with hepatitis C, researchers report.
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Loxo Cancer Drug Targets Gene Mutation With Durable Responses in Early Study Precision medicine applied to cancer works like this: A sample of a patient's tumor is analyzed on a molecular level, looking for genetic mutations in the cells known to cause cancer.
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Immigrants, the Poor and Minorities Gain Sharply Under Health Act Sergio Ortega, 51, lives in Los Angeles and received a prosthetic leg after an amputation because of complications related to diabetes.
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UnitedHealth to exit Michigan Obamacare exchange UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) will stop offering Affordable Care Act plans in Michigan in 2017, marking the third in a growing tally of states where the biggest U.S.
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Possibility Zika virus could reach Kentucky this summer Officials aren't sure yet whether mosquitoes that will begin biting in Kentucky this summer will carry the Zika virus, but they're taking precautions now in case the virus reaches the Bluegrass State.
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The battle against Zika is on in the Lehigh Valley The pesticide, Altosid, contains a chemical compound called methoprene that will prevent mosquito larvae from reaching maturity in the tiny wetland, hidden in a patch of woods surrounded by homes in Alburtis.
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Sunscreen Delays Melanoma in Mice, Researchers Say SUNDAY, April 17, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Applying 30 SPF sunscreen to mice before they were exposed to ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation delayed the development of melanoma, researchers report.
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Travel Q&A: Should the Zika virus change our travel plans? Q: I have an opportunity to travel with my two girls (ages 12 and 15) to Puerto Rico for several weeks this summer. When I committed several months ago, the Zika virus was not a huge issue on the island.
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Sunscreen delays melanoma in mice, researchers say SUNDAY, April 17, 2016 -- Applying 30 SPF sunscreen to mice before they were exposed to ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation delayed the development of melanoma, researchers report.
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Zika history: A timeline to a public health crisis How did we get to this point–a obscure, formerly believed to be a mild, essentially benign disease–is now a public health crisis?
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Study: Using SPF 30 Sunscreen Reduces Melanoma Risk By 80 Percent NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)– Now that warmer weather has arrived, many people will be taking in some sun. But that means you better be safeguarding your skin.
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This stretchy stick-on turns your skin into an OLED display The flexible skin contains embedded OLEDs that can be used to monitor the wearer's health. University of Tokyo/Science Advances.
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Ultrathin Organic Material Enhances E-Skin Display The red seven-segment PLED display in operation on the back of a hand. Credit: Someya Laboratory. By Eurasia Review April 18, 2016.
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Japanese researchers close to creating electronic skin to view patient's vital signs The researchers integrated green and red PLEDs with photodetectors to fabricate a reflective pulse oximeter used to measure oxygen concentration in the blood.
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Chernobyl 30 years later: Inside exclusion zone (photos) It's been nearly 30 years since a reactor malfunction at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine sent plumes of radioactive material into the atmosphere as far as Western Europe.
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Bristol's Opdivo Shows Benefits in Cancer Immunotherapy Trial More than one-third of advanced melanoma patients treated in a study of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY 0.27 % 's Opdivo have survived at least five years, researchers said, providing fresh evidence of the durable benefit cancer immunotherapy agents have ...
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Getting Circumcised Does Not Shrink Male Organ Sensitivity Getting circumcised does not diminish male organ sensitivity or sexual abilities, a new study revealed. The procedure is a subject of debate because some deem it unnecessary, while others say it has health benefits.
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Melanoma Immunotherapy: We've Come a Long Way Gone are the days when interleukin 2—a cytokine that often comes with severe side effects—was the only approved immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma.
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D.C. Week: CMS Announces New Model for Primary Care WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services introduced a new primary care model that aims to give doctors more flexibility to decide how patients should receive care.
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New study claims consuming low-fat food cuts the risk of breast cancer To determine the effects of a low-fat dietary pattern on breast cancer, researchers conducted additional analyses of a randomised clinical trial that had followed 48,835 postmenopausal women.
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Low fat diet can cut breast cancer risk A diet containing low-fat food items is likely to aid women in their postmenopausal phase to keep away from breast cancer as well as lower the mortality risk rates associated with the deadly disease, finds a study.
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30 years later, Chernobyl's searing legacy still crippling and killing At 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, an explosion destroyed reactor No. 4 at Chernobyl's Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Nuclear Power Station in the former Soviet Union.
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Low fat diet can cut breast cancer risk New York, April 16 (IANS) A diet containing low-fat food items is likely to aid women in their postmenopausal phase to keep away from breast cancer as well as lower the mortality risk rates associated with the deadly disease, finds a study.
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Rare Skin Condition Makes Florida Woman Allergic To Her Own Sweat And Tears (Photo : Julie Reid) A rare skin condition called cholinergic urticaria has made a Florida woman allergic to herself. Allergies are a huge source of discomfort.
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E-skin can embed a display on human skin just like a tattoo In a yet another example to integrate electronic devices with the human body, researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed an ultrathin, protective layer that will help create "electronic skin" displays of blood oxygen level, e-skin heart ...
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Kids raised by same-sex parents equal those of different-sex parents Children raised in households with same-sex parents show no differences in outcomes of family relationships and child health as the kids of different-sex parents, a media report said on Monday.
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Nonspecialists Can Expand Treatment Access for Hepatitis C BARCELONA, Spain - For patients with chronic hepatitis C, treatment administered by nonspecialist practitioners is as effective as that administered by specialists in hepatology or infectious diseases, new research shows.
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Foreskin doesn't make a man more "sensitive," study finds Sixty-two Canadian men had their genitals poked and prodded to determine if foreskin matters for sexual pleasure. It's an age-old debate, and the resulting paper from Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, seeks to settle it.
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Allergic to Her Own Sweat and Tears, Florida Woman Makes Urgent Plea for Help Even at the height of allergy season, few can realistically comprehend the plight of one Florida resident with an extremely rare hypersensitive skin condition.
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Deaths from powerful opiate fentanyl rise in Los Angeles County There are signs that deaths connected to fentanyl, a powerful painkiller tied to a string of fatal overdoses in Northern California, are on the rise in the Los Angeles area, law enforcement and health officials said this week.
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Study: Jet Hand Dryers Blast Bacteria Around Bathrooms with Terrifying Force There's no denying that jet air hand dryers are impressive feats of technology and certain get the job done quick enough. But at the same time, research suggests they may be having more of an impact on the average public bathroom then drying hands ...
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E-Cigarette Explosion Inflicts Horrific Injuries on New York Teen A 14-year-old from New York has been left with permanent injuries after an electronic cigarette he was holding exploded in his face, despite the fact that he was under the legal age to be provided with such a device.
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