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Things to Know: The Obama administration's sodium guidelines WASHINGTON - From cheese to sliced turkey, the Obama administration is encouraging food companies and restaurants to lower the amount of salt in the foods they sell.
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Migraines Take Toll on Spouse That's the conclusion of researchers who surveyed more than 4,000 people with the debilitating headaches and their spouses/domestic partners.
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WHAT'S UP DOC? Food can be a factor with migraines Q: Is it true that some of the foods I eat can affect my migraines? A: It is estimated that 10 to 15 percent of Americans (more than 35 million people) suffer from migraines; they are three times more common in women than men.
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Imaging biomarker distinguishes prostate cancer tumor grade The image on the left is a magnetic resonance image (MRI) of a prostate enhanced with restriction spectrum imaging (RSI). Higher grade tumor is indicated by orange and yellow.
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Severe Obesity May Boost Infection Risk After Heart Surgery WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Severely obese people may have a higher risk of certain complications after heart bypass surgery than normal-weight patients, a new study suggests.
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Zika in the US: How Doctors Help Infants With Microcephaly The case has highlighted how medical officials in the U.S. are monitoring pregnant women amid fears that the Zika virus could be transmitted locally.
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After baby born with birth defect, Hackensack University Medical Center physicians say no risk of Zika spreading Physicians at Hackensack University Medical Center who delivered a baby girl with severe birth defects after her mother was infected with the Zika virus in Honduras, assured the public Wednesday there is no risk of the infection spreading and said ...
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Baby Born In New Jersey With Zika-Linked Defects Was Delivered Early A baby born in New Jersey with birth defects caused by the Zika virus was delivered early on purpose by Caesarian section, doctors said Wednesday.
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Mom and baby evaluated after Zika birth Physicians at Hackensack University Medical Center who delivered a baby girl with severe birth defects |after her mother was infected with the Zika virus in Honduras, assured the public Wednesday there is no risk of the infection spreading and said ...
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Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez says he contracted Zika virus Detroit Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez says he contracted the Zika virus over the offseason in his home country of Venezuela and advises potential Olympic athletes to educate themselves on the virus before heading to Rio de Janeiro.
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Brain Cancer Treatment Shows Promise in Early Trial WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental viral treatment may extend the lives of patients with a hard-to-treat brain cancer, researchers say.
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Ritalin linked higher heart disease risk Researchers have found that people taking medication for a hyperactivity disorder are at higher risk of having a heart problem. Source: AAP.
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WHO rejects Zika threat to Olympics, K-Rod gives testimonial of virus On Saturday, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a statement via the Associated Press that there is "no public health justification for postponing or canceling the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of the Zika outbreak".
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Many children go to primary care for concussions, not the ER New research confirms that relying on emergency room data to estimate the prevalence of childhood concussions doesn't deliver a complete picture because many seek treatment in primary care.
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Child concussion counts underestimated The number of childhood concussions is vastly underestimated when only emergency department visits are counted say researchers who expanded the scope of their count to family doctor's offices.
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Recalled General Mills flour largely comes from Missouri plant KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- General Mills says the 10 million pounds of its flour recalled over a possible link to an E. coli outbreak in 20 states largely was produced at the company's Kansas City, Missouri, plant.
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National study shows decreased rate of catheter-associated UTIs Despite national efforts to decrease the rates of incidence, catheter-associated urinary tract infections have remained a persistent issue in hospitals across the country.
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CDC confirms E. coli outbreak linked to General Mills flour Federal officials identified the current, ongoing outbreak of E. coli in February, but it took until late April for investigators to find the common denominators that led to General Mills' recall of 10 million pounds of flour yesterday.
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WHO Declares Guinea Ebola-Free June 01, 2016 8:21 AM. GENEVA—. The World Health Organization Wednesday declared the end of Ebola transmission in Guinea, after the West African country successfully passed 42 days without a confirmed case of this fatal disease.
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Bekele says 'unjust' that he was left off Olympic team ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Kenenisa Bekele took a swipe at the Ethiopian Athletics Federation on Wednesday after he was left off the marathon team for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, calling his exclusion "unjust" and claiming the selection criteria ...
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FDA Looks to Cut Salt Content in Food A fight at the dining table is escalating between regulators and the food industry, this time over government proposals to cut Americans' average salt intake by almost one-third.
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US Birthrate Falls Slightly While Death Rate Rises U.S. births declined and the death rate rose last year in a sign of continuing pressure on the country's population growth, newly released federal figures show.
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Program Cut Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- If you find yourself hospitalized, you've got a one in five chance of needing a urinary catheter -- raising your risk for a urinary tract infection.
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Study: Same-sex experiences are on the rise, and Americans are increasingly chill about it A rise in bisexuality is driving a sharp increase in same-sex experiences in the United States, according to a new study - and Americans are increasingly open to the shift.
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US Death Rate Rises, But Health Officials Aren't Sure Why More Americans are dying, a new report shows. For the first time in many years, the overall death rate ticked up in 2015, according to new federal data.
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More Americans Are Having Same-Sex Encounters — Or At Least Admitting It Since 1990, acceptance of same-sex relations has skyrocketed to "49 percent of all adults and 63 percent of Millennials in 2014.
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More Americans Engaging in Same-Sex Encounters WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans who say they've had sexual activity with someone of the same gender has doubled since the 1970s, a new survey reveals.
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Long-term marijuana use linked to periodontal issues A study in New Zealand found only one long-term health effect of smoking marijuana at age 38: periodontal disease. (The Associated Press).
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Long-Term Pot Use Tied to Gum Disease in Study WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking marijuana for decades may result in gum disease and potential tooth loss, a new study indicates.
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Ritalin 'linked to higher risk of heart rhythm problems The controversial hyperactivity drug Ritalin has been linked to an increased risk of heart rhythm problems. A new study found that the drug frequently used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with an increased risk of ...
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Male orb-weaving spiders cannibalized by females may be choosy about mating This image shows copulation and sexual cannibalism in Cyrtophora citricola. (A) shows the final approach of the male before he inserts his pedipalp (the sperm delivery organ) into the genital opening of the female (B).
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Good Question: Where Do Superbugs Come From? MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A Pennsylvania woman became the first person in the United States to contract a rare type of superbug last week.
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The 'superbug' is here — and America's not ready for it Federal officials are predicting doom because a Pennsylvania woman became infected with a germ that can't be controlled by most antibiotics.
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First US penis transplant recipient released from hospital Last Updated Jun 1, 2016 7:44 PM EDT. BOSTON -- A man who received the nation's first penis transplant calls the operation a success and is going home.
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Teen Birth Rates Reach Another Record Low, CDC Says Teen birthrates in the U.S. hit an all-time low yet again in 2015, a new report on preliminary data finds. The teen birth rate has declined almost continuously over the past two decades, according to the federal statistics.
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The ever-escalating cost of cancer drugs Cancer isn't cheap. The total cost of oncology drugs and supportive care medications surged 11.5 percent in 2015 to reach $107 billion globally, according to a new study from IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.
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Guinea declared free of active Ebola transmission: WHO DAKAR Guinea has reached the end of active Ebola virus transmission, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, the second such declaration from the country at the epicenter of the world's worst outbreak of the disease.
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County begins West Nile Virus surveillance program The Scotts Bluff County Health Department will begin its regular surveillance program for West Nile Virus (WNV) by accepting select dead birds for testing starting June 1, 2016.
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Genetic Testing For Cancer Risk Is On The Rise -- But Is It Smart? At the upcoming meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO), more than 150 presentations are planned on recent discoveries about how genes may predict cancer.
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Breast Cancer: 7 Simple Lifestyle Changes You Can Make To Reduce Your Risk Breast cancer can be a very scary thing! After all, about 1 in 8 U.S. women will develop the disease over the course of her lifetime, according to breastcancer.
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Tanzania: Local Cigarette Firms Warned for Violation of Tobacco Regulations As the World marks Tobacco Day on May 31, some local cigarette companies are still in violation of laws and regulations while others have started complying.
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Relay for Life events planned for this weekend in Southington, Cheshire Walkers take flags in remembrance Saturday during the Relay for Life at Fontana Field in Southington May. 30, 2015 | Justin Weekes / For the Record-Journal.
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8 ways to stay sun safe this summer Skin cancer kills. Every hour one American dies from it. It is more common than breast and prostate cancer - nearly 5.5 million are diagnosed yearly in the United States!
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Infographic: A Look at the Millions of Lives Saved and Improved by the Gates Foundation Millions of children have been spared from malaria and other preventable diseases via Gates Foundation funding. Gates Foundation. A few years ago, Bill Gates—who, with a personal worth of some $75 billion, remains the wealthiest man on the planet ...
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Can I Ever Get Pregnant? And Other Questions About Zika Virus The World Health Organization updated its recommendations Tuesday on pregnancy, sex and the risk of Zika virus. WHO now agrees with the U.S.
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Can Food Labels Kill Added Sugar? Sugar is everywhere in the American diet, and now the Food and Drug Administration will begin highlighting just how much of the sweet stuff is added to what we eat.
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Marijuana edibles to be sold legally June 2 File - In this June 19, 2014, file photo, freshly baked cannabis-infused cookies cool on a rack inside Sweet Grass Kitchen, an established Denver-based gourmet marijuana edibles bakery which sells its confections to retail outlets throughout the state.
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Macra: The Quiet Health-Care Takeover The American people have become familiar with ObamaCare's failings: higher premiums, fewer choices and a more powerful federal health bureaucracy.
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