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Elderly Zika patient in Utah may have infected a family contact SALT LAKE CITY - An elderly Utah man who died after contracting Zika from travel abroad may have spread the virus to a family contact who did not leave the country, raising troubling questions about a possible new route of transmission of the ...
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A mysterious case of Zika raises new fears of person-to-person transmission Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Infection are investigating a worrisome case of Zika virus transmission after the caregiver of a Zika-infected patient who died was found to be infected as well.
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Caregiver gets Zika from man who died in medical mystery SALT LAKE CITY - Utah health officials say a man who died after being infected with Zika virus passed it to a caregiver, creating a medical mystery about how it spread between them.
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Public-Health Officials Across US Race to Build Defenses Against Zika Virus With summer in full swing, public-health and mosquito-control officials are pulling out the stops to stop the Zika virus taking root and spreading in the continental U.S.. The mosquitoes that are able to spread the virus are flourishing this summer in ...
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Screen violence harmful for kids, experts say Those are just some of the things that children see when they view news coverage of violent events, such as the truck attack in Nice, France, on Thursday.
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Limit Kids' Exposure to Media Violence, Pediatricians Say MONDAY, July 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Media violence has become a routine part of the daily lives of American children, and parents, lawmakers and the media should take steps to change that, a leading pediatricians' group recommends.
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Charlize Theron Says Not Enough is Being Done to Quell AIDS Epidemic: 'It's Time We Face the Truth' Speaking out in an impassioned opening ceremony speech at the 2016 International AIDs Conference, Monday, actress Charlize Theron charged that not enough is being done to end the ongoing epidemic affecting Africa's population.
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21st World AIDS Summit Opens in South Africa July 18, 2016 7:45 PM. Thousands of researchers, activists and donors have opened a global. AIDS conference in South Africa, to share ideas about the best ways to treat and prevent the disease.
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Inhaling steam for blocked sinuses has little benefit when you're bunged up, study says Inhaling steam won't help clear your sinuses when you're bunged up, scientists say. They found that the popular practice of breathing in the steam from a bowl of recently-boiled water had little or no benefit.
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Lymphoma trial failure endangers Roche's Gazyva growth plans Roche's Gazyva fell short in a late-stage lymphoma trial, jeopardizing the company's expansion plans for the Rituxan follow-up.
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Got Dense Breasts? That Can Depend On Who Is Reading The Mammogram If you're a woman who gets screening mammograms, you may have received a letter telling you that your scan was clear, but that you have dense breasts, a risk factor for breast cancer.
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Fracking wells may increase asthma attacks, study says (CNN) Ever wondered if your asthma attacks can be tied to the fracking wells near your house? You are probably right. Asthma patients are 1.5 to four times more likely to have asthma attacks if they live near bigger or a larger number of unconventional ...
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Study: Fracking wells may increase asthma attacks (CNN) - Ever wondered if your asthma attacks can be tied to the fracking wells near your house? You are probably right. Asthma patients are 1.5 to four times more likely to have asthma attacks if they live near bigger or a larger number of ...
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More benefits to a high-fat Mediterranean diet, new study says (CNN) Are you avoiding fats in your daily diet? It may be time to stop -- that is, if your daily diet is Mediterranean. A new paper confirms that a Mediterranean diet rich in "healthy" fats -- such as those found in olive oil, eggs, nuts and fatty fish ...
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Anger intensifies over fake vaccine scandal rocking Indonesia Jakarta: It never occurred to Wulansari not to trust vaccines when she had her baby daughter inoculated against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and Hib infection at Harapan Bunda hospital in East Jakarta in 2012.
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Chick-fil-A Just Added a New Breakfast Sandwich to Its Menu For the first time in 6 years. Chick-fil-A just added a new item to its breakfast menu for the first time in six years. The Egg White Grill launched nationwide on Monday.
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Another Day, Another Alarmist Warning Against Violent Games Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a powerful statement about the effects of "virtual violence" on children that media psychologists are describing as disingenuous.
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Pediatrics Group Issues Warning About 'Virtual Violence' and Children Rising levels "virtual violence" and its possible impact on children has lead the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to call for action to protect children from exposure to excessive amounts of onscreen violence.
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Apple's ResearchKit: GlaxoSmithKline To Use Platform For Arthritis Study In First Major Clinical Trial Partnership Apple Inc. has found its first industry partnership for ResearchKit, its medical platform for studies and clinical trials, more than a year after it was unveiled.
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5.4 million bottles of Liquid Plumr recalled (CNN) - The Clorox Company is recalling 5.4 million bottles of Liquid Plumr, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.
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5.4 million bottles of Liquid Plumr recalled, products were sold in NC OAKLAND, Calif. - The Clorox Company is recalling 5.4 million bottles of Liquid Plumr, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.
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Study: African-American men below poverty line at highest risk for mortality African-American men who live below the poverty line had the lowest overall survival of any group, according to new research that looks at the effects of sex, race and socioeconomic status.
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Can nail-biting and thumb-sucking be a healthy habit? Good news for parents who have struggled to get their kids to take their fingers out of their mouths: nail biting and thumb-sucking might have health benefits.
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Chick-Fil-A rolls out new breakfast item Chick-fil-A made a major change to its breakfast menu Monday as it rolled out the new Egg White Grill. The protein-packed breakfast sandwich is the first new breakfast entree for the national restaurant since 2010, according to a Chick-fil-A news release.
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GSK Launches First ResearchKit Study by a Major Pharmaceutical Company British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline recently announced the launch of a new clinical study, Patient Rheumatoid Arthritis Data from the Real World (PARADE), which will gather medical data and patient feedback using an iOS app powered by ...
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Local health department looks to social media HARP of Victoria staff includes Case Worker Dora Cruces, Program Manager Alphonso Scallion and Case Manager Paige Boehm. The HIV/AIDS Resource Program is funded by federal and state grants to assist those affected by HIV in the community.
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Study Confirms Vaginal Ring Protects Women From HIV A silicone ring impregnated with an antiviral drug can protect 75 percent or more of women from the AIDS virus, researchers reported Monday.
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Monthly Vaginal Ring May Help Protect Against HIV MONDAY, July 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- When used regularly, a medicated monthly vaginal ring may be an effective way for women in sub-Saharan Africa to protect themselves from HIV infection, according to new research.
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Mosquitoes in Weld County test positive for West Nile virus A mosquito is bloated with blood as it inserts its stinger into human flesh in this undated file photo obtained from the US Department of Agriculture on September 9, 2002.
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9 Of 10 Strokes Are Preventable, Study Finds A new global study has identified 10 leading risk factors for stroke, and has determined that the vast majority of them are preventable.
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Mediterranean Diet Cuts Risk for CV Events, Cancer, Diabetes The findings of a new review suggest that following a Mediterranean diet with no restriction on fat intake may reduce the incidence of cardiovascular (CV) events, cancer, and type 2 diabetes.
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Your home's Liquid Plumr might not be child-proof. Millions recalled. Thanks to a packaging defect, a poisonous household product is easy for kids to access. About 5.4 million bottles of Liquid Plumr products have been recalled as their child-resistant bottle caps are not working as intended, Clorox announced on July 14.
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Free Zika prevention kits now available HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Department of Health has launched the Prevention Kits for Pregnant Women, an initiative to help protect Pennsylvanians from the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne virus that can cause fever, rash, joint pain or pink eye.
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DEQ: Don't use water from Utah Lake, Jordan River or canals Toxic blooms of algae in the Jordan River and lower Little Cottonwood Creek have prompted state and local agencies to post warning signs and limit access to the Jordan River system.
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AZ's Tagrisso trumps chemo in PhIII on its quest for $3B sales mark The good news just keeps rolling in for AstraZeneca's Tagrisso--and this time, it's in the form of positive Phase III data.
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Meeting the anonymous woman whose stem cells saved my life Julie Rhoades and Julie Merrilees don't just share the same name. They're both blonde and blue-eyed with a similiar build and positive, chirpy attitude.
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Some Tree Trimming Best Left to the Pros SUNDAY, July 17, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Trimming or removing trees should be done with caution, particularly near power lines, the U.S.
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