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Zika epidemic in Latin America may have peaked, and scientists predict it will be over in 3 years Researchers modeling the rampant spread of the Zika virus say that, like a wildfire consuming a parched landscape, the epidemic that has caused a plague of birth defects in Brazil is already showing signs of slowing and is likely to largely burn itself ...
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Latin America Zika Outbreak Should 'Burn Out' Within 3 Years, Scientists Say THURSDAY, July 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A team of British experts in disease outbreaks believes that the Zika epidemic afflicting Latin America will end within three years.
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Gonorrhea Is Becoming Resistant to the Last Drugs That Treat It Gonorrhea is on the rise, but the number of available treatments are shrinking. In a new report, health officials warn that gonorrhea is growing increasingly resistant to the antibiotic azithromycin—which, when used in conjunction with the antibiotic ...
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First known case of female-to-male Zika transmission announced (CNN) In another startling Zika development, the first case of female-to-male sexual transmission of the Zika virus has occurred in New York City, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.
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New York reports first female-to-male Zika transmission via sex CHICAGO New York City's health department on Friday reported the first documented case of sexual transmission of Zika from a woman to her male partner, raising new concerns about the spread of the virus, which is typically contracted through mosquito ...
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Zika can be passed sexually from women to men, CDC says for first time Women infected with Zika can pass the virus to sex partners, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday, citing the first known case, detected in New York City.
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U.S. Cases of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Rise Fourfold in One Year THURSDAY, July 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotic-resistant cases of the sexually transmitted illness gonorrhea have more than quadrupled in the United States.
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West Nile detected in mosquitoes, dead bird LAKEPORT >> The Lake County Vector Control District confirmed that four mosquito samples and a dead bird tested positive for West Nile virus this week in Lake County.
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How Australia Eliminated AIDS as a Public-Health Threat The Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge are lit red for World AIDS Day. (Photo: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images for RED). AIDS is no longer a public-health threat in Australia, officials declared earlier this week.
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West Nile virus mosquitoes don't mind the drought This summer's drought has been tough on most Massachusetts mosquitoes, who have seen their numbers tamped down by the hot, dry weather.
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Early Bedtime for Preschoolers, Healthier Weight Later? THURSDAY, July 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Sending preschoolers off to bed early may bring them an unexpected benefit: less chance of obesity when they are teens.
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Gonorrhea becoming resistant to antibiotics AMARILLO, TX (KFDA) - Gonorrhea may soon become untreatable, according to the latest findings by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
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Gonorrhea growing more resistant to standard treatment The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported yesterday that the bacterium that causes gonorrhea, the second most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States, is growing increasingly resistant to its primary ...
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Jackson, LDH host Medicaid enrollment event Two weeks into its Medicaid expansion program, Louisiana is ahead of pace in reaching a Medicaid expansion enrollment goal for the year.
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Canada Looks to Colorado to See What's Up with Marijuana Legalization That other states interested in relaxing their marijuana laws - whether for medical or recreational purposes - have been following developments in Colorado and Washington State is understood.
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What happens to medical marijuana if recreational use becomes legal? Alexandra Rice stands at the door of her Grand Terrace home. Rice uses marijuana to battle lupus and depression. She's against Proposition 64 to legalize recreational marijuana because she's worried it will consume the medical market with people who ...
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Controlling Social Interaction Also An Immune System Function It would appear your health also has an effect on how sociable you are. Researchers have discovered that the presence of a certain molecule in the immune system helps dictate the level of social interaction organisms engage in.
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Relay for Life: Luminaria and support for the battle against cancer Laurel Allord felt a pull to go to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life last July to see what it was all about. Allord felt as though she was going to be walking in the event in 2016.
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An Early Bedtime For Tots Linked To Better Weight As Teens The links between sleep and health - and sleep and body weight, in particular - have become harder to ignore in recent years. The research has shown a strong connection between sleep deprivation and higher body weight, both in adults and in kids.
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Toxic algae bloom closes Utah Lake; at least 8 recent visitors report feeling ill UTAH LAKE -- For the first time ever, Utah Lake has been completely closed down and it's due to toxic algae. "I don't think that Utah Lake, actually the entire lake, has been shut down, I think that is something that is unprecedented," said Donna Kemp ...
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'Serious health risks' from algal bloom prompt Utah Lake closure Algae is seen floating near the shoreline at Utah Lake State Park in Provo on Friday, July 15, 2016. Public health officials have decided to close Utah Lake due to a large, harmful algal bloom that may pose a serious health risk to the public and animals.
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Doc: What works for Type 2 diabetes? Dear Dr. Roach: What is your personal experience with the natural progression of Type 2 diabetes? Are medications like metformin used with the hope that the diabetes will get a little better or at least not get any worse?
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NYPD and New York State to Crack Down on K2 Sellers A bad batch of the drug K2 sickened 130 people in New York City in three days this week, authorities said Thursday, as Police Commissioner William Bratton vowed to shut down neighborhood bodegas he said were peddling the synthetic marijuana.
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Dr. K: Two proteins scrutinized in Alzheimer's research Dear Doctor K: Is there anything new on the horizon for treatment of Alzheimer's disease? Dear Reader: Alzheimer's disease affects more than 5 million people in the United States, alone.
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Gym Worker With Bacterial Meningitis on Life Support: Update About 200 area kids attended day camp at Life Time Fitness, where an employee has died of bacterial meningitis. Rochester-Rochester Hills, MI.
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U.S. National Whitewater Center acknowledges filter flaw following death of Ohio teenager The U.S. National Whitewater Center drained water from its whitewater channels. The CDC said all 11 water samples from the center detected the presence of an amoeba that infected and killed an Ohio teenager on June 19 who had previously rafted at the ...
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Experts: Bacterial meningitis isn't spread easily but can kill in a matter of hours Meningitis vaccinations are pictured here in this Getty Images file photo. (Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images). By John Turk, The Oakland Press.
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9 Out of 10 Strokes Could Be Prevented, Study Finds FRIDAY, July 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability but the vast majority of strokes are preventable, according to a new study.
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Betty Crocker cake mix recall It's time to check your pantry! Two flavors of Betty Crocker cake mix have been recalled this week as part of the General Mills flour recall.
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Immune System Controls Brain, Shapes Social Behavior As social animals, humans rely on a delicate balance—the benefits of getting together versus the harms. And because the harms include a higher risk of swapping pathogens and spreading disease, it may come as no surprise that the balance depends, ...
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Miller-Phipps Back in SoCal for Kaiser Julie Miller-Phipps, former executive director of Kaiser Permanente's Orange County service area, has been named president of the organization's Southern California region, effective next month.
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