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Obama ratchets up Zika readiness plan The White House intensified its coordination with the predominantly Republican governors who lead the states most threatened by Zika on Thursday afternoon, sharing the administration's freshly completed action plan with the executives in a conference ...
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So You're Going To A Place With Zika? Here's What You Need To Know Maybe it's a dive trip to Belize. Or a cruise in the Caribbean. Or maybe you've snagged tickets to the summer Olympics in Rio.
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Needle stick infects lab worker with Zika virus In another unusual twist in Zika developments, a woman experimenting with the virus in a laboratory contracted an infection after a needle stick injury, officials from Pennsylvania's Allegheny County reported today.
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Man Awaiting Transplant Survived More Than A Year Using Artificial Heart In A Backpack A 25-year-old man in Michigan was able to survive for 555 days without a heart through the help of an artificial heart that was stored in a backpack.
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Researchers reportedly find drug-resistant 'super bacteria' in waters of Rio's Olympic venues Raw sewage flowing into the waters off Rio de Janeiro where Olympic rowers and swimmers will compete this summer has reportedly given rise to a drug-resistant "super bacteria.
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This is what made doctors wash their hands Many health-care workers do not wash their hands nearly as often as they should, but one Detroit hospital may have found a way to improve hand hygiene.
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SA joins UN declaration to accelerate AIDS action South Africa has aligned itself with a United Nations (UN) General Assembly Political Declaration to accelerate global action towards eliminating the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by 2030.
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Man lives 555 days without a heart (CNN) While waiting for a human heart transplant, Stan Larkin lived 555 days without the organ at all. To passers-by, the 25-year-old Ypsilanti, Michigan, resident appeared to be a typical young adult.
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Countries Commit to Double AIDS Treatment UNITED NATIONS - Countries committed to nearly doubling the number of people who receive life-saving HIV treatment over the next five years as a high-level United Nations conference devoted to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 drew to a close Friday.
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DEA warns: Fentanyl so dangerous that officers can die by mishandling drug This undated photo provided by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office shows fentanyl pills. (Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office via AP) ** FILE ** more > · View Comments Print.
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Allina, nurses to resume talks Health system announces negotiating session on Monday in an effort to head off a seven-day strike by as many as 4,800 of its hospital nurses.
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Mosquitoes carrying encephalitis strain found in 4 Clark County ZIP codes web1_MOSQUITOPOOLS_050216js_01.jpg Buy Photo Vivek Raman, Environmental Health Supervisor at the Southern Nevada Health District, sorts mosquitoes in the lab on Monday, May 2, 2016.
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Utah's prescription painkiller epidemic 'crosses every socioeconomic boundary' On Thursday night, an all-star panel that drew representatives from the medical community, local law enforcement and patients gathered to talk about prescription painkiller abuse.
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Better Lung Cancer Survival? There's an App for That THURSDAY, June 9, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A new smartphone app may help lung cancer patients live longer and better by monitoring their symptoms and alerting doctors to potential problems, researchers report.
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Researchers map mosquitoes that transmit Zika and Dengue by county This map shows counties where Aedes aegypti was reported between Jan. 1, 1995, and March 2016. Counties shown in yellow had records for one year within that time period; those shown in orange had two years of presence records, and those …more.
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Brain Study Helps Explain Some Veterans' Agony A new brain study may help explain the agonizing and puzzling symptoms suffered by so many combat veterans, from headaches to fuzzy thinking, military researchers reported Friday.
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West Nile Virus mosquitoes detected in San Jose, Campbell After confirming that adult mosquitoes collected in parts of San Jose and Campbell have recently tested positive for West Nile Virus, the Santa Clara County Vector Control District on Friday announced mosquito fogging treatments will occur in those ...
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Researchers develop blood test to detect early-stage Alzheimer's Researchers say they've developed a blood test that detects an early stage of Alzheimer's disease with "unparalleled accuracy.
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Health Officials Say Fairfield Mexican Restaurant Sickened Dozens FAIRFIELD (CBS13) - The rare closed sign during lunch hours at Alejandro's Taqueria has many locals aghast, but even more so to hear it could be due to dozens of reported food poisonings.
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Right-to-Die law takes effect in California, presents challenges As of Thursday, terminally ill patients can legally end their lives with medication prescribed by their doctor, but there are challenges facing both the terminally ill and the medical community.
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Mom of woman who died after kiss from boyfriend warns of severe allergies The family of a Canadian woman who died after a fatal kiss from her boyfriend are speaking about the deadly consequences of severe allergies and how to properly manage them.
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Monitoring doctors cuts opioid prescriptions (Reuters Health) - Doctors in states that track painkiller prescriptions were nearly one-third less likely to offer patients dangerously addicting opioids, a new study found.
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Pain clinic on opioid addiction: 'They just want something that will cover the pain' Prescription opioids are driving many patients into addiction and putting them at risk for overdose deaths. (CDC). 0shares. tweet now!
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Right-To-Die Law Gives Terminally Ill Californians Humane Options A newly enacted End of Life Option Act gives terminally ill Californians the right to end their own lives with lethal medication. Right-To-Die Law Gives Terminally Ill Californians Humane Options.
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Vitamin Deficiencies May Prompt Chronic Migraines Vitamins A new study suggests certain vitamins might help prevent recurrent and chronic migraines. Mario Tama/Getty. Tech & Science.
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Dozens sickened at California restaurant A popular Mexican restaurant in Fairfield, California is closed after health officials linked it to dozens of cases of reported food poisonings, CBS Sacramento reports.
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National Survivor Day Celebrated at Trinitas Cancer Center ELIZABETH, NJ - Cancer survivors, family and friends celebrated "Survivors Day" a special day at Trinitas Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, June 8. The event, held every June in the hospitals Comprehensive Cancer Center located at 225 Williamson ...
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KMOX, Cardinals Ready for Saturday's Komen Race for the Cure Breast cancer survivors march together into the start of the Koman Race for the Cure on June 15, 2013. The 15th annual Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure was is held to raise money for the local fight against breast cancer, celebrate breast cancer ...
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It's Taking Way Too Long For The FDA To Recall Tainted Food CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration is too slow to order companies to recall tainted foods, leaving people at risk of illness and death, a government watchdog said in a review of the agency's food safety program.
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Analyzing Search Data Could Help Diagnose Serious Illness Faster Sometimes an early diagnosis means the difference between life and death when it comes to treating serious illness. Two Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) researchers have written a paper showing the potential of using engagement with search engines to predict ...
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Microsoft analyzes web searches, finds clues for early cancer detection Analyzing online activities can provide clues as to a person's chances of having cancer, Microsoft researchers showed in a paper published this week.
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The 'SPF' Rating On Your Sun Block May Not Be Accurate, Warns Consumer Reports New research from Consumer Reports reveals that many sunscreens may not be providing the protection they promise on the bottle. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
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