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As mosquito season shifts into high gear in the Washington region, so do Zika fears Like a lot of pregnant women, Christine Kaineg carries a bag of supplies to get her through the day: Kind granola bars for hunger, a big bottle of Tums and a new staple - mosquito repellent.
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Penis story, because science is awesome Penis transplants might sound funny, but they're no joke. Normally we'd have a quip here, but this is serious. Surgeons in Boston have performed the country's first penile transplant.
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7 Things To Know About The Nation's First Penis Transplant All news about the cost of care and the business of medicine from hospitals,' doctors' and patients' perspectives. RELATED TOPICS.
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Exercise May Cut Risk of 13 Cancers, Study Suggests MONDAY, May 16, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise may significantly reduce your risk for many types of cancer, including some of the most lethal forms of the disease, a large review suggests.
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Massachusetts Man Receives First Penis Transplant in U.S. Boston surgeons successfully performed the first-ever penis transplant in the U.S. earlier this month, according to the New York Times.
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Exercise Lowers Risk for These 13 Cancer Types A large new study confirms that exercise lowers the risk of many different types of cancer, and it goes a step further: It shows just how much the reduction in risk is.
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Exercise Cuts Cancer Risk, Huge Study Finds Exercise for cancer prevention just got a big boost from international research involving 1.4 million people, published online Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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After 3 months, Congress is ready to act on Obama's Zika call Congress is ready to act on President Obama's long-stalled request for emergency funds to combat the Zika virus, which has been linked to serious birth defects and other major health problems.
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Citizen-scientists: Uncle Sam wants you to fight Zika! In this May 5, 2016 photo, students listen as Manhattan High School science teacher Noah Busch demonstrates how to properly label mosquito traps while in class in Manhattan, KS.
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Australian Olympians to get 'Zika-proof' condoms (CNN) The Australian Olympic team will be given a new way to fight off the Zika virus: a condom said to be "Zika-proof," even though the manufacturer's website states that it has not applied for or received regulatory approval for its claim.
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Children's brains "light up" at sound of mom's voice A mother's voice may do far more than soothe her child, new research suggests. When moms spoke, several areas of their children's brains were activated, the researchers reported.
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Australian Olympic Team to Combat Zika by Handing Out Anti-Viral Condoms Ahead of Rio Games The fight against the Zika virus is going beyond bug spray as the Australian Olympic Committee announced today that special anti-viral condoms will be given to athletes in order to curb the spread of the Zika virus.
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Brazil's Temer tells Olympic committee Rio will be ready BRASILIA Interim President Michel Temer told the International Olympic Committee that Brazil's change of government has not interrupted preparations for the Rio 2016 Games, newly appointed Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani said on Monday.
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Aussie athletes to receive condoms touted at combating Zika SYDNEY - Australian athletes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be supplied with condoms which manufacturers say will offer "near complete" antiviral protection against the Zika virus.
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Qld scientists aim for Zika breakthrough Three Queensland scientists are working as part of an international team that aims to develop quicker testing for the Zika virus. Source: AAP.
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Father's age and lifestyle could impact health of children A father's age, behaviour and living conditions have largely overlooked genetic effects that can harm the health of his children and possibly their offspring as well, say scientists.
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Children's Brains 'Light Up' at Sound of Mom's Voice MONDAY, May 16, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A mother's voice may do far more than soothe her child, new research suggests. When moms spoke, several areas of their children's brains were activated, the researchers reported.
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Blood pressure over time may better predict stroke, death risk Knowing the path of a person's blood pressure from middle age onward may help doctors better assess the health risks posed by high blood pressure and could lead to earlier interventions to prevent stroke and other diseases linked to high blood pressure ...
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Wearable Monitor Helps Spot 'Masked' High Blood Pressure We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. {shareThisContent}. {fontSizerContent}.
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'Sorry, we don't take Obamacare' (CNBC) - Amy Moses and her circle of self-employed small-business owners were supporters of President Obama and the Affordable Care Act.
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House Challenge to Health Law Could Raise Premiums, Administration Says President Obama after delivering remarks about the Affordable Care Act at the United Community Center in Milwaukee in March. Credit Zach Gibson/The New York Times.
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Obamacare's 2017 Insurer Rate Requests Are Starting to Stream in, and the Figures Are Scary If you thought healthcare premium price hikes were high in 2016, you haven't seen anything yet, based on this preliminary data for 2017.
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Almost half of all heart attacks are 'silent' (CNN) Every 43 seconds, an American has a heart attack. Most people immediately recognize chest pain as a symptom of heart attack, but only 27% of Americans are aware of all the major symptoms -- and that means many are missing the signs of an actual ...
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Study of Telemedicine Finds Misdiagnoses of Skin Problems Researchers posing as patients with skin problems sought help from 16 online telemedicine companies—with unsettling results. Some of the online doctors misdiagnosed syphilis, herpes and skin cancer, and some prescribed medications without asking key ...
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Age, lifestyle of father linked to birth defects A recent review of previous studies suggests everything from paternal alcohol consumption to age can play a role in birth defects and other gene expression in children.
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New York Aims To Become The Next State To Toss The Tampon Tax Feminine products are having a moment. With some calling for a red wave to take the taboo out of menstruation, politicians across the country are trying to make tampons and sanitary pads as affordable and accessible as possible.
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Mental health advocates question Kansas drug bill Mental health advocates are raising concerns about a bill passed by Kansas lawmakers that would require doctors to try cheaper drugs before more expensive ones for Medicaid recipients, but the bill's backers say the concerns are overblown.
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Mental health issues make being a teen even tougher Do you remember being a teenager? Do you remember how difficult it was trying to navigate through the world while figuring out not only who you were but where you fit in?
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What Happens When Major Companies Take Mental Health Seriously Matthew Shaw was working as a journalist in London in 2014 when he experienced a bout of depression on the job. He realized that the resources available to him and his colleagues weren't necessarily addressing their needs, and many people felt they had ...
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The Harm in Blindly 'Going Gluten Free' May is Celiac-Disease Awareness Month. Which might seem unnecessary, if the superfluity of "gluten free" labels and advertisements were any indication of people's awareness of the disease.
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Men and Women's Genes Help Explain Why Cancer Affects Them Differently Researchers are shedding new light on why cancer is often a different disease for men than it is for women. A new study suggests that for many cancers, important differences in the genetics of tumors in men as compared with women may affect the ...
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Orthodox Jewish Community In Brooklyn Dealing With Chickenpox Outbreak NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The New York City Health Department has sent out a warning about a chickenpox outbreak in Brooklyn. The Health Department said 75 people have been infected since March in the Orthodox Jewish community in Williamsburg ...
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WHO unveils rapid TB diagnostic test Fresh hope rose last week for Nigerian Tuberculosis, TB, patients as the World Health organisation unveiled a novel rapid diagnostic test and a shorter, cheaper treatment regimen that would speed up detection and improve treatment outcomes for ...
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Woman mistaken as transgender gets harassed in Walmart bathroom A Connecticut woman, who sports a pixie haircut, says she was harassed in a Walmart restroom by a woman who apparently mistook her as transgender.
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Chickenpox Outbreak Hits Orthodox Jewish Community in Brooklyn: NYC Health Dept. Dozens of children in Williamsburg have been infected with chickenpox. Ida Siegal reports. (Published Monday, May 16, 2016). City health officials say there's been an outbreak of chickenpox in the Orthodox Jewish community in the Williamsburg section ...
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Stop stem cell science hype, scientists say You need to look at cell therapy just like any other procedure: What are the risks, what are the benefits?' says scientist. A researcher removes depleted nutrient medium from plates containing embryonic stem cells at the UC Davis Institute for ...
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Australian Olympians to be given Zika virus-proof condoms at Rio Games The 'Dual Protect' condoms will help control the spread of Zika and other viruses at the upcoming Games in Rio. Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images.
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Is autism more common now? Nowadays, however, we hear something about this condition almost every week, and most of us either know someone who's considered to be on the autistic spectrum or who has a relative with the problem.
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New Study of 'Biggest Loser' Players Has a Rude Awakening About Weight Loss A new study of the weight loss in contestants from CBS' "Biggest Loser" explains why it's harder to keep weight off than it was to lose it in the first place.
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Undocumented youths qualify for government health care Ana Sari, 3, sits on her father's shoulders as they demonstrate outside theimmigration court along with family and friends of IFCO System employees as they await word on the deportation hearings July 31, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Raley's veggie burger removal is part of latest listeria recall Raley's announced this weekend it was removing frozen Dr. Praeger's California Veggie Burgers from its Sacramento-area grocery stores over concerns the burgers might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a food-borne bacteria that can pose a ...
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Fake Cigarettes Pose Health Risks, Undermine Efforts To Reduce Smoking Warning, fake cigarettes sold in the black market contain higher levels of carcinogens. Furthermore, they undermine the collective efforts pushed by governments and organizations to reduce or cut smoking, experts warned.
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