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New Studies Show Just How Tricky the Zika Virus Is A batch of new studies show the Zika virus is trickier than it appeared at first glance, lurking for months in pregnant females and interfering with the immune system's response.
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How An Electric Shock Could One Day Protect You From Zika This summer, it's not just athletes who are looking to set world records. Scientists are also trying to break a record - for how quickly they can make a vaccine for a new virus.
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Sudden Heart Death More Common in Male Minority Athletes TUESDAY, June 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- It's always surprising and heartbreaking to hear about a young athlete dying suddenly.
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Doctors Are Burned Out by Busywork: Study Of all professionals in the U.S., doctors experience some of the highest rates of burnout: the feeling of being so emotionally exhausted from work that you start to feel indifferent about those you're serving.
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Cancer 'moonshot' summits planned across US Organizations throughout the country on Wednesday will host summits on cancer care and research inspired by Vice President Joe Biden's Cancer Moonshot initiative.
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The days of the dreaded annual pelvic exam for women may be numbered There's great news for women who dread that annual pelvic exam (i.e. basically everyone). On Tuesday, a panel made up of medical experts that advise the government said that there's not enough evidence to support doing them for women who are healthy ...
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USPSTF: Insufficient Evidence for Pelvic Exam Screening Draft recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) say there is insufficient evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms for the use of pelvic examinations to detect gynecologic conditions in asymptomatic, nonpregnant ...
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Lawmakers urge FDA to lift blood ban for gay men (CNN) Two Democratic lawmakers joined the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and others Tuesday in urging the Food and Drug Administration to change its blood donation policy.
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Boston subway study finds no plague or anthrax — but plenty of other lifeforms If you've ever lived in a dense city with a busy subway like New York, Washington or San Francisco (or all three like I have) you probably know enough to be scared of the creatures that inhabit the rumbling underground world.
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Oncology and Politics: How Long Will the Honeymoon Last? The capstone lecture at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) was an address by Vice President Joe Biden.
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Medical Marijuana Held In Committee For Now With many witnesses testifying that they supported medical marijuana but that the bill required major amendment, the Health, Hospitals and Human Services Committee held legislation to establish medical marijuana without a vote, late Monday night.
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Why Vice President Biden's Cancer Moonshot Is A Game Changer In his final State of the Union address, President Obama tasked the Vice President with heading up a new national effort, the Cancer Moonshot.
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Biden holding cancer summit to pump up support for 'moonshot' effort Vice President Biden will convene a day-long cancer summit in Washington on Wednesday that will be part pep rally, part Ted talk, part wonk-a-thon - all designed to garner support for the Obama administration's year-long initiative to advance cancer ...
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A daily handful of walnuts may lower fatal heart attack risk A serving of fatty fish twice a week or gobbling down a handful of walnuts every day might save your life, a new study suggests. Good sources of Omega-3 Kerdkanno / Shutterstock.
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5 Things People With Mental Health Issues Should Always Remember Having a mental illness is no picnic. On top of managing the illness itself, you may be battling societal misconceptions, family worry and your own self-blame and concern - which is the least fun cocktail since the prairie oyster.
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Brexit: Tobacco companies defy stock market sell-off - why are they so popular with investors? Cigarette companies have been under the cosh for years as Western governments try to stamp out addiction to cancer sticks. But the anti-smoking lobby has failed on one count - to sufficiently dent the fortunes of tobacco companies on the stock market.
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How to avoid skin damage in summer times Summer sun ultraviolets rays are a double-edged sword. At times, they give us a feeling of satisfaction and a desirable appearance, but also, they can represent a long-term threat to our skin's health.
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Mental illness does not increase risk of violence This has not been a good time for psychiatry as the link between mental illness and violence has once again been questioned. The massacre in Orlando has been linked to, among other things, the possible mental instability of the perpetrator Omar Mateen.
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Pregnant mums at risk from diabetes even if they have only a mildly raised blood pressure Pregnant women with only mildly raised blood pressure are at far higher risk of becoming obese or developing diabetes after the birth, researchers claim.
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Doctors less satisfied, more burned out with electronic records Most doctors who use electronic health records and order entry software tend to be less satisfied with how much time they spend on clerical tasks and are at higher risk of burnout than others, according to a new study.
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Two-thirds of parents fear child's mental illness 'a life sentence' About one in 10 children and young people aged five to 16 have been diagnosed with some form of mental illness. Photograph: Alamy.
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Focus on Family: Dr. Benjamin Shain, NorthShore University HealthSystem There is no way to absolutely predict whether a given individual will commit suicide. Risk factors for suicide are used by clinicians to provide an indication of the level of suicide risk for a particular patient at a specific time.
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Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile in some North Shore communities A team of European researchers has unveiled the mechanism that mosquito-borne viruses use to infect the rest of the body, potentially causing greater sickness.
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Latest Plan to Cut Medicare Drug Payments Leaves Senators Skeptical Dr. Patrick H. Conway, a deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in March. On Tuesday, he cited "significant out-of-pocket expenses" for many patients as he defended a plan to reduce Medicare payments for many ...
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Starting July 1 You Must Be 21 to Buy Tobacco Products in Chicago Starting Friday, the minimum age to buy tobacco products in Chicago will be 21. Increasing the legal age to purchase such products from 18 to 21, the city of Chicago says, will decrease smoking among youth, boost health and save lives.
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Can losing weight help breast cancer patients survive? Fitbit joins study to find out. Scientists are recruiting thousands of women for a large clinical trial to find out if weight loss should be prescribed as a treatment for breast cancer in some patients.
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Mom Writes Viral Letter After Her Son Was Excluded From A Birthday Party "[I]t's not OK to leave someone out because of their disability, race, or gender." 06/28/2016 11:49 am ET. Caroline Bologna Parents Editor, The Huffington Post.
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Teen Bullies And Their Victims Both Face A Higher Risk Of Suicide Bullying and cyberbullying are major risk factors for teen suicide. And both the bullies and their victims are at risk. That's according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics that urges pediatricians and family doctors to routinely screen ...
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Volunteer helps people coping with mental illness in their families HELENA - Jordan Brown understands all too well what mental illnesses can do to people and families. He and a sister took their mother to a hospital in 2009 after her erratic behaviors, a part of how her bipolar disorder had changed her, left them with ...
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Budget changes, Medicaid cuts impact mental health care The Health Home program at Labette Center for Mental Health Services in Parsons will close because the state budget didn't fund these programs statewide for 2017.
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Mother writes moving letter after son with Down Syndrome is excluded from birthday party There is nothing more painful than feeling excluded - especially when it happens to your child. Jennifer Kiss-Engele is mother to eight-year-old Sawyer, who happens to have Down Syndrome.
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(REPLAY) Chronicle: Compassion and Cannabis Children desperate for help, families scared of breaking the law. Chronicle: Compassion and Cannabis examines the lengthy battle for Pennsylvania families to gain legal access to cannabis oil.
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Second U.S. case of 'superbug' gene found in New York patient In this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
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Functional decline, death common in older women within year of starting breast cancer treatment One in five older women with newly diagnosed nonmetastatic breast cancer died or experienced functional decline within 12 months of treatment initiation, according to the results of a longitudinal study.
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Bullying, Excessive Internet Use Behind Spike In Teen Suicides CHICAGO (CBS) - Bullying and excessive Internet use have led to suicide becoming the second leading cause of death for older teens, according to a new study.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Risk of Fatal Heart Attack Eating fish, nuts, seeds and plants with omega-3 fatty acids may significantly lower your risk of dying from a heart attack, according to the most thorough study to date on this contested nutritional topic.
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State's experiment with medical marijuana paved way for legalization Remaining marijuana plant inventory sits in the display case at The Healing Touch in downtown Olympia Tuesday morning as the countdown toward the dispensary's last business day, Thursday, continues.
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Northampton children take part in cancer relay in memory of beloved teacher Students and teachers at Jackson Street School take part in their own Relay For Recess to raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society in honor of a beloved teacher, the late Paula Welchman.
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We Finally Know How Dogs Sniff Out Diabetes For years, assistance dogs have been used to detect low blood sugar levels in their diabetic owners and warn of an impending hypoglycemia attack.
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Researchers find second 'superbug' gene in US patient CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have identified a second patient in the United States infected with bacteria carrying the mcr-1 "superbug" gene, which makes bacteria highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics.
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Cheers and Jeers To the 47 teams and more than 600 people who set up camp around the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds this weekend for the American Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life event.
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Breath test could replace finger-pricking for diabetics, thanks to dogs It's been known for some time that dogs can detect the onset of hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) in the breath of type 1 diabetics - there are even helper dogs that are trained to do so.
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