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CERS Gets BARDA Funding, EPZM Abuzz, ZSAN Awaits Data In Q1 2017 (RTTNews.com) - Cerus Corp. ( CERS ) has inked a 5-year contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority for potential funding of up to approximately $180 million for its anticipated Phase III clinical studies for the INTERCEPT ...
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Even Cheap Meals Influence Doctors' Drug Prescriptions, Study Suggests It doesn't take much to get a doctor to prescribe a brand-name medication, a new study suggests. The study found that U.S. doctors who received a single free meal from a drug company were more likely to prescribe the drug the company was promoting than ...
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Free meals for doctors sway their drug prescribing, study says Doctors who were fed meals costing less than $20 later prescribed certain brand-name pills more often than rival medicines, according to an analysis of federal data published on Monday.
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Are Commercial Brain-Training Programs Worth It? MONDAY, June 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Brain-training programs like Lumosity or NeuroNation frequently tout scientific studies that show their products can truly sharpen a person's intellect.
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Up to 2 million kids a year suffer concussions from sports, play, study says A new Seattle-led study calculates that 1.1 million to 1.9 million U.S. kids younger than 18 suffer concussions each year during sports and recreational activities.
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Concussions in kids, teens underestimated for years Close to 2 million U.S. children and teens may suffer concussions annually, say researchers who add that the prevalence of head injuries among American youth has been underestimated for years.
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Nearly 2 million concussions in kids' sports, play yearly? CHICAGO (AP) " Nearly 2 million concussions from sports or play activities occur in U.S. children and teens each year and many receive no treatment, according to a new study.
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Almost 2 Million U.S. Kids Get Concussions a Year: Study MONDAY, June 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Close to 2 million U.S. children and teens may suffer concussions annually, say researchers who add that the prevalence of head injuries among American youth has been underestimated for years.
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Many Sports-Related Concussions May Go Untreated in Children, Study Finds Up to 2 million of 44 million kids and adolescents may suffer from a concussion as a result of playing sports. 0 Shares. Email. Nearly 2 million children may be suffering sports- and recreation-related concussions (SRRCs) every year, and many of those ...
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More Than 100,00 Nigerian Children Born Each Year With Sickle Cell In Nigeria Good morning. Thank you for coming today to support the Sickle Cell Aid Foundation. The foundation is improving awareness of the sickle cell trait to educate people on the choices they face in reproductive decisions when a parent has sickle cell.
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Marijuana's biggest adversary on Capitol Hill is sponsoring a bill to research … marijuana Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) is Congress's most vocal opponent of legal marijuana, having single-handedly spearheaded a provision blocking legal pot shops in the District of Columbia in 2014.
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Zika And Children: What Parents Need To Know By now we know that Zika is dangerous for pregnant women and their future babies. The virus can cause devastating birth defects. But what about for infections after babies are born?
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Exclusive: In Zika-struck Puerto Rico, trouble delivering donated contraceptives NEW YORK Only a small fraction of contraceptives donated in Puerto Rico to prevent Zika-related birth defects are expected to get to the women who need them this month, public health officials told Reuters.
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Stopping pot: Growing opposition to legalization Come November, Massachusetts could become the fifth state to legalize recreational marijuana. But a growing group of opponents - including some of the highest elected state officials - intend to make sure that doesn't happen.
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The Google app takes on WebMD with an intelligent symptom search If you've ever turned to the interwebs when feeling sick you may have started worrying you had a deathly, flesh-eating virus instead of the common cold.
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Sierra Leone News: World Sickle Cell Day celebrated Sickle Cell: a lifelong inherited disease, devastating effects of which are felt throughout all body systems leading to considerable suffering, under-achievement in education and in life-goals, as well as causing untold family distress and ultimately ...
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Google will help your self-diagnosis with new symptom search If some part of your body itches or burns, you've probably searched for free medical advice on Google. But an overload of results can have you mistaking an allergic reaction for an STD - or vice versa.
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Fitbit introduces a new tool to help you get a good night's sleep Utilizing Fitbit's new Sleep Schedule feature you can get the most out of your nightly snoozes. Brittany Vincent , @MolotovCupcake.
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First Zika vaccine to be tested in humans (CNN) The first human trial of a Zika vaccine will begin soon, Inovio Pharmaceuticals said Monday. How and when will we get to a Zika vaccine?
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Google Sharpens Search Results for 'Skin Rash,' 'Tummy Ache' and Other Symptoms Google has a health problem. Its search results for medical symptoms aren't very useful at best, and in many cases are alarmingly off base, frustrating patients and doctors alike.
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Google plays doctor by identifying your medical symptoms You can now search Google for medical symptoms and not just actual conditions. Google. You can now ask Google to help diagnose what ails you.
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Fitbit's newest feature reminds you to go to bed Sleep is an important part of your overall health and wellbeing, which is why Fitbit this morning is rolling out a new feature that will help you establish a more consistent sleep routine as well as send reminders when it's time to go to bed.
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Dear Science: What does sunscreen SPF mean, and what happens if you mix them? Dear Science: I'm gearing up for a summer vacation, and I've been burned before - so I want to make the most of all these half bottles of sunscreen left in my cabinet.
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Brain training and memory games: Benefits may be all in the mind The benefits of brain and memory training could be all in the mind, nothing more than a placebo effect, finds a major study by American researchers.
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Experimental Zika vaccine approved for clinical trials for first time in US The Food and Drug Administration on Monday for the first time approved a clinical trial for an experimental vaccine for Zika virus, an early but significant step in the effort to combat a disease that has quickly emerged as a global health threat.
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Great Value, Bountiful Harvest among frozen veggies recalled for possible listeria National Frozen Foods Corporation is recalling some of its Not-Ready-To-Eat frozen green peas and frozen mixed vegetables because they may be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.
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A Word from Dr. Pfenninger What do you know about protecting your skin from the sun? 1. The way your skin looks is determined mostly by age and genetics. True or false. 2. Most sun damage occurs before age 18. True or false.
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Brain Tumors More Common in Better Educated, Wealthier Folks: Study MONDAY, June 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- People who have a college education, a professional career or a big paycheck may be more likely to be diagnosed with a brain tumor than people who are less well-off or not as educated, a new study reports.
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Best sunscreen: Understand sunscreen options Confused about the best sunscreen to use? Lawrence E. Gibson, M.D., a dermatologist at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, offers his guidance.
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No, the DEA will not Legalize Marijuana on August 1 A weekly newspaper from Santa Monica, Calif., reported on Saturday that the "US Gov't Will Legalize Marijuana on August 1," claiming that "weed will soon be legal in all 50 states, with a prescription.
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We're Spending Less On Health Care Than We Thought We Would Before Obamacare WASHINGTON - Twenty million or so more people have health insurance now than they did before Obamacare, and yet the American health care system is on track to spend $2.6 trillion less from 2014 to 2019 than before the Affordable Care Act became law ...
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Pediatricians Call For More Testing And Tighter Rules On Lead Exposure When lead was taken out of products like paint and gasoline, levels of the metal in the blood of U.S. children dropped. But the American Academy of Pediatrics says the problem is not over.
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Parkinson's Rates Rising Among American Men MONDAY, June 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of Parkinson's disease may be on the rise for U.S. men over the past three decades, and the trend could be tied to declines in smoking, a new study suggests.
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When Does HIV Become AIDS? The HIV virus infects and destroys CD4 positive (CD4+) cells, a type of immune cell that plays a key role in maintaining the human immune system and fighting off disease.
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Birth control via app finds footing A quiet shift is taking place in how women obtain birth control. A growing assortment of new apps and websites now make it possible to get prescription contraceptives without going to the doctor.
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NIH won't cut price of taxpayer-funded prostate cancer drug The federal government has declined a petition to lower the price of a prostate cancer drug developed with taxpayer money. The public interest group Knowledge Ecology International petitioned the National Institutes of Health in January to reduce the ...
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Want to Remember Something? Workout 4 Hours After Learning to Help Retention It's known that good sleep is important for memory formation, but a new study suggests that delayed exercise can also help boost retention of newly learned memories.
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Best Children's Hospitals 2016-17: Honor Roll and Overview Of 78 hospitals that rank among the best in treating sick kids, 11 earned a spot on the Honor Roll. Best Children's Hospitals exam room badge.
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Colorado family says pharmacy error killed their son A Colorado family says a local pharmacy's mix-up on their son's hyperactivity medication contributed to his June 8 death. Jake Steinbrecher, 8, had taken Clonidine for three years and was hospitalized once before after a pharmacist prescribed 1,000 ...
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Drug resistance specter is fact of life for antibiotics In the justified worries about drug resistance, it tends to get somewhat lost that there is, as yet, no completely untreatable superbug.
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Firefighters support Relay for Life MARION - A firefighter's job isn't just tough; it's life threatening. Every day, men and women across the United States strap on 60 to 80 pounds of gear, rush into burning buildings and save lives.
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Emmet & Charlevoix Counties Hold Grilling For a Cure Events for Alzheimer's Awareness To help raise money for Alzheimer's research, a local business took advantage of the summer solstice. Across the country through the Alzheimer's Association, they are celebrating 'The Longest Day.
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Hologic's (HOLX) Aptima Zika Virus Assay Granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization Get instant alerts when news breaks on your stocks. Claim your 2-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here. Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) announced that the U.S.
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Aspirin Often Wrongly Prescribed for Atrial Fibrillation MONDAY, June 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- More than one-third of U.S. patients with the abnormal heartbeat atrial fibrillation who need a blood thinner to prevent strokes aren't getting one, researchers say.
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Nurses At 5 Twin Cities Hospitals Begin Weeklong Strike MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - As of Sunday, around 41 percent of the nurses in the Twin Cities metro are on strike. Nurses from five Allina Health hospitals began picketing early Sunday morning.
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No signs of Zika or West Nile in Cochise County so far SIERRA VISTA - Cochise County has not seen a case of either the Zika or West Nile virus this season, but conditions will soon be changing which will bring more chances for mosquitos to flourish, and health officials are responding.
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Hundreds wait hours to get tattoos honoring Orlando victims ORLANDO - Hundreds waited in line for hours Saturday to get tattoos remembering the victims of Sunday's mass shootings at an Orlando nightclub.
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Lyme Disease: Know Your Enemy Summer is prime time for bug bites, but mosquitoes aren't the only things to avoid this summer. Deer ticks carrying Lyme disease are a perennial threat - and June is peak season.
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Ariad Taking The Fast Track Into Lung Cancer Treatment Ariad has been living off the sales of ponatinib for years, but it needs other products in the market to expand. Recent trial results at ASCO were very promising for its lead lung cancer drug.
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Red Cross urges blood donations to maintain summer supply red cross The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood in the weeks surrounding Independence Day to help ensure a sufficient blood supply for patients now and throughout the summer.
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