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Mosquito Mascot Trolls Senate Republicans At Zika Hearing He handed out insect repellent to the attendees, probably doing more than some lawmakers to address the epidemic. 07/13/2016 06:33 pm 18:33:16.
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This STD could get a lot harder to treat ... an antibiotic; The CDC's recommended two-antibiotic treatment still works, with no failures reported. (CNN) For patients with gonorrhea, a two-drug antibiotic punch is the usual recommended treatment, but new research found the sexually transmitted.
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Senate impasse postpones Zika funding talks till fall In the last chance for Congress to act on a Zika funding bill before it breaks for a 7-week recess, members of the Senate today failed to advance a House version of a compromise bill, putting federal support for response activities on hold until fall ...
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Zika Epidemic May Have Peaked But Will Threaten US For Years A sitting duck. That's what South America was a few years ago when Zika first struck. The continent had never recorded a case of the mosquito-borne virus.
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Artificial Sweeteners May Lead To Consumption Of More Calories BOSTON (CBS) - While many of us use artificial sweeteners to cut back on sugar a new study suggests that doing so could actually cause us to take in more calories.
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The CDC wants your semen (if you've had Zika) (CNN) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is collecting semen from hundreds of men in the United States in order to figure out how long the dreaded Zika virus lasts in the bodily fluid.
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Obesity 'puts men at greater risk of early death' Being overweight or obese puts men at a greater risk of dying prematurely than women, the largest ever study on obesity and death suggests.
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Being Obese Can Kill You, Study Finds Being too heavy may cost you your life - literally. Scientists say overweight people die one year earlier than expected and that moderately obese people die up to three years prematurely.
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DOH scaling up community approach to end HIV epidemic SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines - The Department of Health (DOH) and the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) are harnessing community participation in the government's response to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic, ...
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Drones to scatter vaccine-coated M&Ms to save endangered ferrets From Amazon deliveries to racing competitions, drones are being drawn into many unexpected aspects of life. But perhaps none is more unlikely than a plan dreamed up to help save the black-footed ferrets, an endangered mammal in the Great Plains.
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'Nervous' Prince Harry Takes an HIV Test Live on Facebook Showing how simple it can be, Prince Harry took an HIV test at a London clinic Thursday morning - and broadcast the event live on Facebook.
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Preschoolers tucked in by 8pm 'are less likely to be obese teenagers' For the parents of young children, it often feels like an uphill battle at the end of each day - bedtime. And while your youngsters may want to drag out the ritual, delaying their retreat to sleep for as long as possible, a new study may have handed ...
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N.J. hit with first case of West Nile in 2016 CAMDEN COUNTY - A 48-year-old Camden County man is receiving treatment after becoming infected with the West Nile virus, marking the first confirmed human case of the virus in the state this year.
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Preschoolers late for bed may end up obese teens Enlarge Image Request to buy this photo Viktor Pobedinsky | AP File photo Not getting enough sleep is a known risk for obesity, so establishing good sleep habits in young children is especially important, researchers say.
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At Michigan State, tobacco prohibition nears EAST LANSING - Three Marlboro black cigarettes. That's enough to get Nicole Cichon, a second-year veterinary medicine student at Michigan State University, through a day of classes.
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Autopsy Confirms Anesthesia Used During 'Routine' Dental Procedure Caused 14-Month-Old's Death Daisy Lynn Torres, a 14-month-old girl who died following a routine dental procedure in March, experienced complications of anesthesia administered for the treatment of dental cavities, the Travis County Medical Examiner's office confirmed to PEOPLE.
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West Nile Virus Detected in Oakland County, Officials Urge Protection File Photo Oakland County officials are urging residents, especially those over 60, to take precautions against mosquitos (like this one), which spread West Nile Virus.
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1 in 5 Americans Uses a Tobacco Product THURSDAY, July 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Despite decades of declines in smoking rates in the United States, one in five Americans still smokes or uses hookahs, e-cigarettes or other tobacco products, U.S.
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Why does synthetic marijuana make people act like zombies? Users of increasingly popular street drugs called K2 or spice, which are made from mixtures of herbs laced with synthetic cannabinoids and other chemicals, are showing some incredibly strange behaviors.
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Synthetic marijuana overdose, Brooklyn streets like Walking Dead scene This is not from the scene of the TV series, The Walking Dead. People are dropping on the streets, some seemingly floating as they walk.
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Anesthesia to blame for toddler's death after dental visit AUSTIN (KXAN) - The cause of death of 14-month-old Daisy Lynn Torres, who died on March 29 at a Northwest Austin dental office, has been determined to be the result of anesthesia administered for the treatment of tooth decay.
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Researchers coax human stem cells to rapidly generate bone, heart muscle A new study shows that combining positive and negative signals can quickly and efficiently steer stem cells down complex developmental pathways to become specialized tissues that could be used in the clinic.
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Research Sees Potential to Make Bone, Muscle From Human Stem Cells THURSDAY, July 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they've mapped the biological and chemical signals needed to make bone, heart muscle and 10 other cells types from human stem cells within a matter of days.
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Stanford team creates bone, heart muscle from embryonic stem cells STANFORD -- Some day -- when your heart needs healing, your bones need bonding or your skin needs stitching -- clusters of new cells now growing in a Stanford University lab could offer a fix.
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Relay for Life: 'People always want to know: Does my money stay here?' The fight against cancers takes center stage t his Friday at the annual Eugene-Springfield Relay of Life, a benefit for the American Cancer Society.
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The Wistar Institute and partners receive HIV cure research grant to test novel immunotherapies The Wistar Institute is pleased to announce that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a nearly $23 million Martin Delaney Collaboratories for HIV Cure Research grant to the BEAT-HIV: Delaney Collaboratory to Cure HIV-1 Infection by ...
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Roanoke coffee shop goes viral with funny sign ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ7) Grandin Village is known in the Roanoke Valley for its funky vibe and local shops but now people around the world are learning it's a little different.
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A Coffee Shop That Puts a Price on Politeness — for Customers, That Is A photo coffee shop's sign went viral after a barista wrote that more polite and friendlier customers would be charged less for their coffee, according to WDBJ-TV.
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Scientists devise method to scale up stem cell production A human protein allowed researchers to grow stem cells without the intricate, expensive cultures generally needed to do so. By Stephen Feller | July 13, 2016 at 11:56 AM.
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5 Surprising Ways You Could Get an E. Coli Infection From Flour Raw cookie dough aficionados and those who like to lick cake-batter-covered beaters know they shouldn't indulge because raw eggs can give you a nasty case of food poisoning.
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Why public health worries don't have to ruin your cookie dough Brian Zikmund-Fisher, University of Michigan. The following three statements are all true: Eating cookie dough can be dangerous, even after we've dealt with any raw eggs.
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Grateful for early detection: Linda Martin honorary chair for 2016 Tomah Relay for Life Linda Martin, pictured with her granddaughter Nevaeh Martin, is the honorary chair of the 2016 Monroe County Relay for Life. prev.
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Public awareness leads to more rabies cases being reported in Middlesex NEW BRUNSWICK - Health officials in Middlesex County believe the increase in public awareness about rabies has resulted in more cases of abnormal behavior of wild animals being reported - and resulted in more rabid animals being found.
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A group of PALS hope to Relay For Life Nearly every one of us knows someone who has been diagnosed with cancer. Whether it's a family member, coworker, or a good friend.
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Alzheimer's Gene May Affect Brain, Even in Childhood Children with the ε4ε4 and ε2ε4 variant of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene appear to have smaller hippocampal volumes and poorer performance on cognitive testing than those carrying other variants, a new cross-sectional study shows.
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Nearly $60000 raised at Milpitas Relay For Life for cancer research It took 19 teams and more than 160 participants during the Milpitas Relay For Life this past weekend to raise almost $60,000 for the American Cancer Society, organizers say.
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Hop back on that bike: Cycling could lower your Type 2 diabetes risk Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. Preventing Type 2 diabetes could be as easy as hopping on your bicycle.
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OSHA Launches Month-Long Safety Awareness Campaign PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - In the last month, five construction workers fell off roofs in the Philadelphia region. One of them died. Now, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is calling on local construction firms to take necessary safety ...
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