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A dreaded superbug found for the first time in a US woman (CNN) The United States' first known case of a superbug that cannot be killed by a last resort-style kind of antibiotic was detailed in a report by the U.S.
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US sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to all known antibiotics, and expressed grave concern that the superbug could pose serious danger for routine infections if it spreads ...
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Dreaded Superbug Found For First Time In US Patient - A Physician's Perspective Brace yourselves. The scary antibiotic resistance gene, mcr-1, has been found in the U.S. for the first time, in a 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman with symptoms of a urinary tract infection.
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Deadly superbug arrives in US, report says A long-dreaded superbug that is a strain of E. Coli has made its first appearance in the United States, researchers at the U.S. Military HIV Research Program announced Thursday.
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Harvard researchers unveil new Alzheimer's theory Researchers at Harvard this week offered a new theory of Alzheimer's Disease that - if true - would upend our understanding of the disease and suggest new routes for treatment and prevention.
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To Kill Mosquitoes That Spread Zika, Strike Before They Fly In the marshy woods of Secaucus, N.J., a mosquito can make a happy home. With water and shade under a canopy of maple trees, you could barely ask for more to start your own bloodsucking family.
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Infection may spur hallmark protein for Alzheimer's disease Researchers have found that amyloid beta, the hallmark brain protein for dementia, may accumulate as a response to infection— which suggests Alzheimer's disease may be caused by the body's overreaction to certain bacterial threats.
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Four new Zika cases in Florida, including two in Miami-Dade Florida health officials confirmed four new Zika infections on Wednesday, including two cases in Miami-Dade and one each in St. Johns and Seminole counties, raising the statewide total to 154 people who have contracted the virus this year, including 36 ...
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Craving Growth, Walgreens Dismissed Its Doubts About Theranos Walgreens was considering a partnership with Theranos Inc. when founder Elizabeth Holmes arrived at Johns Hopkins University in the spring of 2011.
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Nearly Half Of Antidepressant Prescriptions Aren't For Depression At this point, about one in 10 Americans is taking an antidepressant, according to CDC estimates. But a new study shows that nearly half of those prescriptions weren't given to treat depression.
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Dr. Arvind Dhople: International Meeting Addresses Antibiotic Resistance Since the 1940s, antibiotics and similar drugs, together called antimicrobial agents, have been used to treat patients with infections, and have greatly reduced illness and death from infectious diseases.
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Cameron pushes for action on 'superbugs' David Cameron will on Friday urge world leaders to set up a global fund worth $1.6bn a year to reward pharmaceutical companies that develop drugs to fight "superbugs".
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At G7, Britain presses for global reward system for new antibiotics ISE-SHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Britain is pushing for a global plan to reward drugs companies for developing new antibiotics, while also pledging to cut antibiotic use in England.
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David Cameron order GPs to 'crackdown on antibiotics and injections by 2020 GPs will today be ordered to stop endangering lives by giving out millions of 'inappropriate' antibiotic prescriptions every year.
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At G7, Britain presses for global reward system for new antibiotics ISE-SHIMA, Japan Britain is pushing for a global plan to reward drugs companies for developing new antibiotics, while also pledging to cut antibiotic use in England.
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FDA approves first buprenorphine implant for treatment of opioid dependence The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Probuphine, the first buprenorphine implant for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence.
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Snake on a Penis! Python Sinks Fangs Into Man Sitting on Toilet CHACHOENAGSAO, Thailand - Most guys would brag about having a python between their legs, but not this guy! Atthaporn Boonmakchuay is too busy recovering from a terrifying ordeal involving an 11-foot snake that swam up through the toilet he was ...
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Salt Warnings to Start as Court Rejects Delay New York City can enforce a rule requiring warning labels on high-sodium food in restaurants, a state appeals court said Thursday.
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New York City Can Enforce Salt Warnings on Menus, Court Says This symbol will start appearing on menus to indicate that a dish has high salt content. Credit Antonio D'Angelo/New York City Health Department, via The Associated Press.
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New method for predicting breast cancer risk suggests about 30% of cases could be prevented Ask almost any health-conscious woman who's mustered under a giant pink ribbon, and she'll tell you what an American woman's chances are of getting breast cancer in her lifetime: one-in-eight.
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City Plans To Start Enforcing Law Mandating Salt Warning Labels On Menus New symbols indicate items on menus with a high salt content. (Credit: Juliet Papa/1010 WINS). 2. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - New York City plans to start enforcing a first-of-its-kind requirement for chain restaurants to use icons to warn patrons of ...
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High Risk for Breast Cancer May Be Normalized With Healthy Living, Study Finds Some women at high risk for breast cancer may be able to lower their risk to that of an average woman by making healthy lifestyle choices, according to a new study published today in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA).
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Smoking Rates Hit Historic Low, E-Cigs Make up Deficit E-cigarettes have gained popularity in the past few years, namely among smokers, ex-smokers, and high school students. e-cig smoking decrease.
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Meat of the Matter: Adding insult to injuries It was a serious problem that was (reluctantly) addressed years ago, then considered by meat industry leadership to be "done." Fixed.
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Python in Thai toilet gives man nasty shock A Thai man is recovering in hospital after a 3m (10ft) python emerged from a squat toilet and sank its fangs into his penis. Attaporn Boonmakchuay said the python was "yanking very hard" as he and his wife tried to wrestle it off.
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Jack Hostager | A crisis we don't own Mental health is a lightning-rod issue at Penn. This is for good reason: in the last three years, a shocking ten Penn students have taken their own lives.
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We Don't Know How Many Workers Are Injured At Slaughterhouses. Here's Why Beef sides hang in a chilling room at a slaughterhouse in Nebraska. (Nati Harnik/AP). By Grant Gerlock, NPR Food May 26, 2016. Share.
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After skin cancer, sun protection is still spotty Even though people may be more careful in the sun after skin cancer, having had a malignancy still doesn't convince everybody to take basic precautions like wearing hats or sunscreen, a recent U.S.
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Senators hope for deal soon on mental health bill Senators say they are optimistic that a bipartisan mental health reform bill can reach the Senate floor and pass soon, though they are still working out differences over guns and finances.
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We Don't Know How Many Workers Are Injured At Slaughterhouses. Here's Why A slaughterhouse is a safer place to work than it used to be, according to a new government report. But data gathered by federal regulators doesn't likely capture all the risks faced by meat and poultry workers.
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Marijuana-friendly athletic gym to open in San Francisco this fall Beginning this fall, cannabis users will be able to enjoy both getting high and bench pressing weights at the same time. Jim McAlpine, a cannabis industry entrepreneur who you may recognize as a co-founder of the 420 Games in San Francisco, has just ...
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Python Bites Man's Penis While He Goes To Bathroom I've been afraid of a snake biting my penis for 30 years, ever since my mom told me about the time a snake somehow ended up in the toilet and bit a man while he went to the bathroom.
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Treating Pain in the Midst of an Opioid Epidemic Healthline We want to be your most trusted ally in your pursuit of health and well-being. Tina Levrant-Delgado has dealt with chronic pain for six years.
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The Valley Line: Getting ready for Red Nose Day I stopped by Walgreens in La Crescenta the other day to buy a red nose so I could get my "silly" on. What is that, you might ask?
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That 'evaporated cane juice' is just plain sugar, FDA says Evaporated cane juice. It sounds so much more natural and less fattening, doesn't it? But it's not, and companies need to knock it off, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
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Predeployment Riskiest Time for Military Suicide Attempts WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Suicide attempts in the military aren't necessarily combat-driven. At the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S.
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Most Americans Unwilling To Join Clinical Trials Despite the role of clinical trials in cancer research and advances in disease treatments, many Americans are not willing to enroll in one.
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Here's the Scary Truth About Putting Your Drink Down at a Party as a Woman A new survey of three U.S. college campuses and 6,064 students has shed a disturbing light on date rape - when someone spikes a drink with a sedative drug like Rohypnol to sexually assault a semi-unconscious victim.
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Guess Which Gender Thinks Spiked Drinks Are 'Fun' One gender is more likely to believe that roofies are just a totally fun thing that helps liven up parties, you know? While there's a market for products that can detect date-rape drugs, there isn't much data on the prevalence of drink-spiking.
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Adult smoking rate drops to another historic low of 15.1 percent in 2015 The rate of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes fell to 15.1 percent in 2015 from 16.8 percent the year before, according to data released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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