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Your Risk of Catching Zika at Rio Olympics? It's 'Low,' Says the WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that there's a "low risk" of people catching or spreading the Zika virus during the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Police break up skirmishes among demonstrators in Cleveland CLEVELAND - Police broke up scuffles between groups of demonstrators a few blocks from the Republican National Convention as crowds in the hundreds gathered Tuesday afternoon.
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AstraZeneca fails to block generic competitors of Crestor Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca failed to block approval of generics for its best-selling cholesterol drug after a federal judge tossed out the company's request.
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California Staff Workers Are Sidelined by Illness CLEVELAND - Thirteen staff members from the California delegation are having an experience unique among the thousands of delegates, volunteers and party officials who traveled here for the Republican National Convention: They are quarantined in their ...
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Your Risk of Catching Zika at Rio Olympics? It's 'Low,' Says the WHO Travelers should also be concerned about sunstroke, diarrhea and road accidents, according to a WHO expert. By Lucy Westcott On 7/19/16 at 5:47 PM.
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No Condoms, No Problems in PrEP Study DURBAN, South Africa -- Low condom use did not undermine the efficacy of "on-demand" pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among gay men at high risk for HIV, a researcher said here.
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Here's How a Diet Full of Fat Can Be Healthy The Mediterranean diet has a lot going for it—and no small part is that you can eat plenty of fat while following it. The diet doesn't restrict total fats, mainly because it is rich in plants and fish, which contain healthy fats that don't tend to ...
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Studies: Healthy eating can include 'a lot' of fat Hanna Bloomfield's bosses at the Department of Veterans Affairs had been reading a lot about the plant-based Mediterranean diet.
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PrEP use exceeds 79000 in US pharmacy survey, but some groups lagging behind More than 79,000 people in the US have started Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) over the past four years, according to the latest results from a survey of retail pharmacies by Gilead Sciences, presented today at the 21st International AIDS ...
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Taking anti-HIV pill as needed prevents infection (Reuters Health) - Taking an anti-HIV pill shortly before sex and for a few days afterward can help protect people against infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, according to researchers in France and Canada.
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California GOP is optimistic norovirus outbreak among staff at convention is contained California GOP officials said Wednesday they were optimistic a highly contagious virus that led to the quarantine of at least a dozen staff members was contained.
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Drugs almost eliminate risk of sex with HIV positive partner, African study shows NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A daily dose of anti-HIV medication almost eradicates the risk of infection for people in a relationship with an HIV positive partner, a study showed on Tuesday, raising hopes of reducing HIV rates among one of ...
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Bacterial Vaginosis Raises HIV Risk, Lowers Tenofovir Level DURBAN, South Africa - The microbiota of the vagina play a role in the transmission of HIV, according to new research. The presence of the relatively uncommon Prevotella bivia bacteria in the vagina increases the risk for HIV infection, and when ...
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California GOP delegates suspected of contracting norovirus: Here's what it does At least a dozen GOP staffers from California's delegation to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland are experiencing vomiting, cramps and diarrhea, and the dreaded norovirus is tentatively being blamed for their gastrointestinal misery.
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Concerned About Zika, More Top Tennis Players Are Skipping Olympics Seventh-ranked Milos Raonic has cited the Zika virus and a desire to focus on ATP events in saying he won't compete in Rio. Credit Adam Pretty/Getty Images.
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AIDS confab looks at advances and barriers While remarkable gains have been made in preventing and treating HIV over the past 16 years, this progress could be reversed without adequate funding and respect for the human rights of the people most at risk, speakers said at the 21st International ...
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Playboy Hugh Hefner's wife Crystal has removed her 'toxic bag' breast implants CRYSTAL Hefner has had her breast implants removed despite previously flaunting them in Playboy magazine. By Jack Wetherill / Published 20th July 2016.
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Study That Reported Sharp Rise in Prostate Cancer Is Questioned Headlines from websites from July 20, 2016. From top to bottom: NBC News, FOX News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, U.P.I., U.S. News and World Report.
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Crystal Hefner Shares Photo After Having Her Breast Implants Removed: ''The New Me'' This has been a challenging year for the 30-year-old's health. Hugh Hefner's wife revealed on social media in March that she was battling Lyme disease and toxic mold, but after a few months, the model and DJ began to realize that her symptoms aligned ...
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Good Question: What Should We Know About Sunscreen? MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Surveys have shown one-third of us don't know the basics about sunscreen: Does it expire? When should you put it on?
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Crystal Hefner removes breast implants after they "slowly poisoned" her Hugh Hefner's third wife has had her 34D breast implants removed after they caused her debilitating pain. Playboy model Crystal Hefner has taken to Facebook to share the real reason why she went under the knife in June earlier this year.
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Researchers identify potential vaccine for chlamydia While chlamydia is treatable, researchers say a potential vaccine they have identified could prevent reproductive problems and blindness in people who don't know they have the STI.
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Indiana construction worker plays life-size game of 'Where's Waldo?' with hospitalized children Children at the Memorial Hospital of South Bend stare out the south-facing windows at the construction site next door. Their mission, like that of many other school-age kids, is simple: find Waldo.
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More than 600 sick in 45 states because of poultry pets Salmonella traced to backyard flocks and pet chicks and ducklings continues to claim victims, with public health officials now tracking eight outbreaks across 45 states.
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Judge refuses to block generic versions of AstraZeneca's Crestor A U.S. judge on Tuesday refused to issue a temporary restraining order blocking the approval of new generic versions of AstraZeneca's blockbuster cholesterol drug Crestor in the United States.
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2 girls hospitalized, 70 possibly exposed to E. coli infection at Monroe school MONROE, Wash. - Two school girls are hospitalized and 70 others may be at risk following an E. coli outbreak at Monroe Montessori School.
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Chuck Schumer wants to crack down on misleading sunblock products Many sunscreen companies are selling mislabeled products that provide drastically less sun protection than indicated on the bottle - and Sen. Chuck Schumer wants the feds to step in to do something about it.
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Hy-Vee recalls black beans after pen found in can Editor's note: This article has been edited to clearly state the owner of the facility where the recalled black beans were produced.
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Number of Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases Soars: U.S. Study TUESDAY, July 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- New cases of advanced prostate cancer in the United States have skyrocketed 72 percent in the past decade, a troubling new study shows.
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Construction worker plays real-life game of 'Where's Waldo?' with kids in hospital Construction workers at a children's hospital in Indiana have started a little game that's bringing big smiles to some of the smallest patients.
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There Could Soon Be a Vaccine Against Chlamydia When it comes to preventing STDs, there's really only one answer: Practice safe sex. Always. But even those with the best intentions don't always use condoms 100 percent correctly, 100 percent of the time (oral, anal, vaginal all included), which is ...
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Preschool closes after 2 girls sickened by E. coli EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - A Snohomish County preschool has been temporarily closed while officials try to track down the source of an E. coli contamination that has sickened two students.
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Why your insurance may be going up by 13 percent this year Emlyn Louis, MD speaks with Julia Herrera as he examines her at the Broward Community & Family Health Center. Joe Raedle/Getty Images.
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The sometimes high cost of a low-cost health plan Richard Sankovich is not happy about the $6,035 invoice he recently got from West Penn Hospital for what turned out to be a pulled stomach muscle, but his experience likely says more about the risks of buying a low-cost health plan than it does about ...
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Chlamydia vaccine 'shows promise' Canadian scientists have developed a promising vaccine prototype against chlamydia, a study in mice suggests. Research, published in the journal Vaccine, shows that mice given the immunisation are more likely to fight off the infection.
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Chickens May Help Repel Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes In a perhaps unexpected finding, the smell of live chickens could help in the fight against malaria, new research shows. Researchers looked at the behavior of the malaria-carrying mosquito Anopheles arabiensis in three villages in western Ethiopia ...
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Construction Worker Hides Waldo On Site For Kids In Hospital Next Door Jason Haney, a construction foreman, hides a life-size cutout he made of Where's Waldo on site every day for kids who are staying at a hospital next door to find.
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Slow lorises may prefer the booziest nectar Humans aren't the only animals that can appreciate a stiff drink or five. According to a new study, slow lorises and aye-ayes seek out the most alcoholic nectar available when presented with a choice.
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New 'smart' stitches may give doctors diagnostic data on your wound Sutures have seen some developments since their first reported use back in 3000 B.C. Egypt. Bone and silver needles have been replaced with steel.
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15, 30, 50, 70... Which SPF Should I Use? Seems like you need a PhD in SPF these days to understand what's on the label of most sunscreens. And believe you me, you want to make sure you have the right sunscreen slathered on your body before you hit the beach!
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Monroe Montessori School in WA Closed for Possible E. coli According to the Snohomish Health District in Washington state, two young children have been hospitalized for complications from a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection.
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ACS Recommends HPV Vaccine for Girls and Boys Ages 11-12 The American Cancer Society (ACS) has issued new guidelines for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, recommending that all girls and boys ages 11 to 12 years should receive the vaccine.
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First medical marijuana available next week in Florida Two years after state lawmakers and Gov. Rick Scott approved it, Florida's first medical cannabis dispensary is scheduled to open next week.
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Post-Olympic Zika impact in U.S. remains to be seen Dr. Stella Guerra performs physical therapy on an infant born with microcephaly at Altino Ventura Foundation on June 2, 2016 in Recife, Brazil.
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When Your Sutures Talk Back To Convey Critical Medical Info It's a week after your surgery and you wake up to a message from your doctor telling you to pick up a prescription for antibiotics because your incision site is infected.
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AstraZeneca's bid to protect Crestor fails as judge refuses to block new generics The Crestor generics are coming. AstraZeneca failed its last-ditch attempt to protect the blockbuster brand Tuesday, when a federal judge denied its bid for a restraining order.
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NCAA gives $50000 in honor of Summitt to fight Alzheimer's KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The NCAA has donated $50,000 to the Pat Summitt Foundation in memory of the late Tennessee coach. The foundation announced the donation Wednesday.
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AG: Nurse practitioner doled out opiates CHARGED: Attorney General Maura Healey assailed a former nurse practitioner accused in a prescription scam. 0 comments. Tweet. inShare.
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