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Remember the ice bucket challenge? It just funded an ALS breakthrough Singer Rita Ora does the ice bucket challenge on the street in New York City. Photograph: Broadimage/REX. Nicky Woolf in San Francisco.
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Health|The 'Ice Bucket Challenge' Helped Scientists Discover a New Gene Tied to ALS It turns out those much-mocked Ice Bucket Challenge videos helped do a lot of good. Two summers ago, the challenge, designed to raise money for research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, took the internet by storm.
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Study notes promising Zika antibodies; Florida suspects more local cases The search for Zika-specific antibodies that could one day be used in vaccines, tests, and possibly treatments took another step forward today, with experiments in mice that revealed some that can neutralize three different strains, along with new ...
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Supplements Can Make You Sick Dietary supplements are not regulated the same way as medications. This lack of oversight puts consumers' health at risk. By Jeneen Interlandi.
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New study sounds the alarm on dietary supplements Consumer Reports finds certain ingredients in dietary supplements sold around the country can carry major health risks, including heart palpitations, allergic reactions and pain, reports CBS Sports' Dana Jacobson.
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Men may get Alzheimer's as much as women; we just haven't known how to spot it Scientists have long sought to explain why Alzheimer's Disease strikes women so much more often than men. Among the 5.2 million Americans 65 and over who have the devastating brain disease, nearly two thirds are women.
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7 trends in the spine surgical robot market The spine surgical robotics market is expected to explode over the next five years, according to a new Researchmoz Global report. Here are seven key trends from the report: 1. The surgical robot for spine market is currently $26 million and expected to ...
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Hour's activity 'offsets sedentary day' An hour's "brisk exercise" each day offsets the risks of early death linked to a desk-bound working life, scientists suggest.
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New crop of robots to vie for space in the operating room CHICAGO Even though many doctors see need for improvement, surgical robots are poised for big gains in operating rooms around the world.
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New crop of robots to vie for space in the operating room CHICAGO, July 28 (Reuters) - Even though many doctors see need for improvement, surgical robots are poised for big gains in operating rooms around the world.
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Sitting all day? How much is too much and why exercise can help Too much sitting is bad for your health, but there are simple ways to counteract the damage. Sitting at work could raise cancer risks in women Shutterstock.
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How much do you need to exercise to offset sitting all day? There has been a lot of attention given to the health risks associated with sitting at a desk all day, or binge-watching TV shows, lately.
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Lack Of Exercise In Middle Age Is Even Deadlier Than You Think A new study put low physical activity level right behind smoking as factors that increase your risk of dying. 07/27/2016 01:25 pm ET.
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Deskbound? One hour of physical activity can improve your health (CNN) It's well-known that sitting down all day, be it at your desk, on the couch or in a car, is bad for your health. People know they should be getting up regularly, stretching their legs and simply moving their bodies more, but how many actually do it?
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'Nose-y' Bacteria Could Yield A New Way To Fight Infection With antibiotic-resistant super bugs on the rise, researchers are on an urgent hunt for other bacteria that might yield chemicals we can harness as powerful drugs.
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Hepatitis: how to avoid a disease that affects millions worldwide Thursday is World Hepatitis Day‚ a condition that affects millions of people worldwide but the majority of those affected do not even know they have the disease.
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FDA Reconsiders Gay Blood Ban The Food and Drug Administration, under pressure from Democrats in Congress, started official reconsideration on Tuesday of its policy limiting blood donations from gay and bisexual men.
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New antibiotic, found in the nose, could treat deadly infections It's not often that something really useful comes out of your nose. Yet German scientists credit bacteria in the humble human schnoz with producing an antibiotic that appears powerful enough to kill dangerous skin infections.
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Many Well-Known Hospitals Fail To Score High In Medicare Rankings The federal government released its first overall hospital quality rating on Wednesday, slapping average or below average scores on many of the nation's best-known hospitals while awarding top scores to many unheralded ones.
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Transgender People Aren't Mentally Ill and Shouldn't Be Labeled as Such The World Health Organization might finally update its outdated and absurd categorization. It's about time. By Matt Miller. Transgender activist Theresa Sparks speaks at a Women for Hillary organizing event for Democratic presidential candidate ...
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Hepatitis: A disease that's deadlier than HIV We all know enough about HIV yet it remains one of the most dreaded diseases across the globe; yet another HIV-like disease, which is a time bomb waiting to explode goes unnoticed by many.
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Expanding Access To Hepatitis C Treatment To All Who Need It Jeffrey thought the battles in his life were over. But following his service in Iraq as a combat solider, Jeffrey fought drug addiction and was later diagnosed with HIV.
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Dolly the Sheep's Fellow Clones, Enjoying Their Golden Years The four clones created from the same cell line as Dolly the Sheep. Scientists found that they aged as normally as sheep that were not cloned.
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Transgender identity is not a mental health disorder, study finds People who identify as transgender should not be considered to have a mental health disorder, according to a new study from Mexico.
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Mosquito with West Nile virus found in Costa Mesa adds to county's upward trend A mosquito captured in Costa Mesa this week has tested positive for West Nile virus, adding to signs that the disease could be even more prevalent in Orange County this year than in 2015, when it was considered an epidemic, according to county officials.
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Buy a Dairy Queen Blizzard Thursday, support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Participating Dairy Queen locations will donate at least $1 from every Blizzard treat sold Thursday to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, a charity that supports improvements, services and patient programs at 170 children's hospitals across North ...
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Feds, advocates question Bevin health changes A coalition of health advocacy groups has blasted Gov. Matt Bevin's plan to restructure the state Medicaid plan "as a giant step backward for Kentucky.
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Family hears daughter's heart beat in boy whose life it saved DURHAM, NC (WNCN) - Tears of joy Monday as the Jeffries family was able to meet the family whose daughter provided the heart that now beats in their son Albert.
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Five Minnesotans Sickened in General Mills Flour E. coli Outbreak Five people in Minnesota have been sickened in the E. coli O121 and O26 outbreak linked to recalled General Mills flour. The outbreak case count now includes 46 people in 21 states.
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Officials rescue German shepherd who they say chewed off paw to escape abusive owner Maverick, an emaciated German shepherd in Massachusetts, chewed off his right rear paw to try to flee his abusive owner who kept him tied up, officials said.
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More cancer-causing chemicals found in electronic cigarettes The vapor from electronic cigarettes contains two previously unidentified chemicals that can cause cancer, according to a new study.
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E-Cigarettes Emit Toxic Vapors: Study WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- All electronic cigarettes emit harmful chemicals, and levels of those toxic compounds are affected by factors such as temperature, type and age of the device, a new study finds.
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Leisure-time Physical Activity Decreases Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Younger Women BLOOMINGTON, IN - Being physically active during leisure time can help younger women achieve lower risk of incident coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a new study.
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Father hears daughter's heartbeat for first time in boy after successful transplant Just three hours before she died, Katelyn Zimmerman, 15, told her family she wanted to be a transplant donor. Katelyn was riding her bike in Florida with her brother in March when she was hit by a vehicle.
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Annual Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day to be held Thursday Dairy Queen of Calhoun will again be participating in the annual Miracle Treat Day, to be held this Thursday, July 28. The store is located at 288 Highway 53 in Calhoun.
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Police arrest man who charged $1200 per bottle for what he said was a cancer cure Though a low-slung medical office building in Manassas City, Virginia, may seem like an unlikely place to find a cure for cancer, that's where Peter Adeniji was offering his miracles, police say.
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Meijer recall: Salads, sandwiches may have salmonella GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Meijer has announced a recall of various fresh salads and sandwiches because of a potential risk of salmonella.
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World Breastfeeding Week Celebrated Across Contra Costa County August 1-7 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA - Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) and its partners invite the public to learn more about the health benefits of breastfeeding for infants and mothers at several free community events planned during the 24th Annual World ...
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Westbrook police use Narcan to save two people in two days The officers administered the opioid overdose drug to a man Sunday evening and another man Monday night. Staff Report. Share. facebook · tweet · email.
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Audit questions enforcement of nursing home staffing levels HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A new audit shows that the state Department of Health is not effectively enforcing nursing home staffing levels, Pennsylvania's fiscal watchdog said Tuesday.
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Amid outbreak, health officials want more gay men vaccinated for meningitis Health officials in Los Angeles and Orange counties are recommending that all gay and bisexual men receive meningitis vaccinations, amid an outbreak of the potentially fatal disease disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men.
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A Sniff Test For Alzheimer's Checks For The Ability To Identify Odors Two studies released at an international Alzheimer's meeting Tuesday suggest doctors may eventually be able to screen people for this form of dementia by testing the ability to identify familiar odors, like smoke, coffee and raspberry.
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As summer swelters on, so does the risk for skin cancer CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Days of sweltering heat in Hampton Roads and plenty of summer still to come has doctors reminding folks about the very real risks of skin cancer.
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Beef recall in New Hampshire is connected to the E. coli cluster That E. coli O157:H7 illness cluster in New Hampshire, which has grown to 14 cases, is now connected to a recall of about 8,000 pounds of raw beef products by PT Farm LLC in North Haverhill, NH.
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Everything You Want to Know About Wearing Sunscreen Every Day (but Were Afraid to Ask Because You're Lazy) Your mom has told you. Your dermatologist has told you. Every celebrity under the sun has told you: Sunscreen is the most important element of your skincare routine.
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