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Sen. Bill Nelson calls for do-over in Senate Zika funding standoff With one week left to pass a Zika funding bill before the summer congressional recess, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson on Thursday called for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
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Utah woman is 1st confirmed Zika-related death in continental US A Utah woman has died after becoming infected with the Zika virus, the Salt Lake County Health Department announced Friday. The elderly woman had an underlying health condition and had traveled to areas with mosquitoes known to spread the Zika virus.
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US Democrats pressure Republicans for bipartisan Zika funding WASHINGTON The White House and congressional Democrats pressured Republicans on Thursday for bipartisan Zika-funding legislation, saying the public health battle against the mosquito-borne virus is being undercut by efforts to ram through a bill with ...
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Leukemia drug study halted over deaths A study of an experimental treatment for leukemia was abruptly halted this week following two patient deaths, raising questions about a closely-watched approach to cancer that involves reprogramming cells to seek and destroy the disease.
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FDA halts cancer immunotherapy trial after 3 patient deaths (CNN) Following two patient deaths last week and another earlier this year, Juno Therapeutics announced Thursday that it is putting its "ROCKET" trial on clinical hold, at the direction of the U.S.
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Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos Is Barred From Running Lab for 2 Years Federal regulators have barred Elizabeth Holmes, chief executive of Theranos, from owning or operating a medical laboratory for at least two years, raising new questions about the future of the embattled blood-testing start-up and its founder, once a ...
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes banned for two years Embattled biotech company Theranos says that federal regulators have revoked the license of its California blood-testing facility and banned founder Elizabeth Holmes from owning or operating a laboratory for two years.
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Why Breast Cancer Survivors Should Exercise FRIDAY, July 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Excessive stress can lead to memory problems among breast cancer survivors, but exercise can help, according to new research.
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West Nile activity yet to be documented this year in historical hot spot An Evergreen Park Water Department employee drops a mosquito briquette into a catch basin as part of efforts to kill mosquito larvae before they hatch.
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West Nile virus pool emerges in Denton Denton's first West Nile-positive mosquito pool for 2016 came from a trap set June 28 in the south-central part of the city, near the Good Samaritan Society-Lake Forest Village on Montecito Drive.
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Cuomo: 'Demons challenging America's better angels' (video) SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today the shootings in Dallas, Minnesota and Louisiana this week make it seem like "America's demons are challenging America's better angels.
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Hysterectomies may be advisable for women at high risk of uterine cancer For years, women with BRCA genetic mutations have been advised by doctors to consider having their breasts, ovaries and Fallopian tubes removed to reduce their risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
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What Is Epiglottitis? This Scary Condition Landed Sarah Silverman In The ICU If you're a fan of comedian Sarah Silverman, you likely heard about her terrifying health scare last week - according to a post on her Facebook page, she was laid up in the intensive care unit being treated for epiglottitis.
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Sheriff: 5 suspects kept autistic woman in outdoor cage According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, investigators searched a house on June 30 after receiving a complaint that a 22-year-old woman was being kept there locked in a cage.
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Neuroscience researchers caution public about hidden risks of self-administered brain stimulation The growing trend of "do-it-yourself" transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) poses hidden risks to healthy members of the public who seek to use the technique for cognitive enhancement.
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5 people accused of keeping woman with autism caged in Amite Five people who allegedly kept a 22-year-old woman with autism locked in a cage "resembling a dog kennel" at a residence in Amite have been booked with human trafficking and cruelty to the infirmed.
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Horrid details emerge on autistic woman kept caged in Amite Cage in which authorities said a 22-year-old autistic woman was forced to live in Amite. Five suspects have been booked with cruelty to the infirmed and human trafficking in connection with the case.
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Officials detail case of 'very sick individuals' in Amite arrested for keeping autistic woman in cage, sex trafficking CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY THE TANGIPAHOA SHERIFF'S OFFICE -- A 22-year-old woman with autism was held captive in this is the 6-by-8-foot in Amite.
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5 busted for keeping autistic woman in cage, planned prostitution Deputies made a disturbing discovery in Tangipahoa Parish. Sheriff Daniel Edwards said five people forced a 22-year-old woman with autism to live in a cage in a backyard and intended to prostitute her for money.
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Gov. Cuomo rides through Victor Even though he rode a Harley-Davidson to Victor, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's eyes weren't teary from the wind on the road during a speech he gave Friday.
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Wind delays but can't stop Relay for Life kickoff The St. Vincent Healthcare team does a lap as a storm brews overhead Friday during Relay for Life 2016 at West High School. Kasey and Einsly Brown.
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More than 80 donors attend blood drive in wake of downtown ambush A previously scheduled blood drive almost got canceled Friday morning in the wake of the shootings in downtown Dallas. But a spokesperson for the Red Cross said it managed to host the event at City Hall, after all.
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Blood Drive Attracts Overflow Crowd At Dallas City Hall DALLAS (CBS11) - A blood drive at Dallas City Hall attracted so many people, the Red Cross said it had to turn people away. Many of the people who came were Dallas Police officers.
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NIH awards grant to advance precision medicine Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center, in collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian and NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, have been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health worth $4 million in the first year of funding ...
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Exercise improves memory in breast cancer survivors CHICAGO --- Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is related to improved subjective memory in breast cancer survivors, who often complain about memory problems, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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2016 Yellowstone County Relay For Life survivors tell their story Cancer is an unforgiving illness. According to the American Cancer Society, about 600,000 Americans are expected to die of cancer just this year alone.
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Personal tragedy motivates Phillips 66 Relay for Life captain Bonnie Burks has led the Phillips 66 Relay for Life team for 13 of the last 15 years. (MTN News photo). The Phillips 66 Relay for Life team has raised thousands of dollars to battle cancer.
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Depression Strikes Nearly 3 Million U.S. Teens a Year THURSDAY, July 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- In just one year, almost 3 million U.S. teens suffered a major bout of depression, a new government report shows.
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HonorHealth doctors in AZ debut dissolvable heart stent in surgery Doctors at HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center performed the nation's first commercial implant of a dissolvable heart stent.
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State negotiates cost-saving pricing with large hospitals HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana officials on Friday touted a new pricing plan negotiated with the state's largest hospitals that could save $25 million over the next two years in health care costs.
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Pasta's Not Fattening — Really Pasta can be part of a healthy diet -- and help with weight loss, says a new study. Shin Harada/Getty Images. by Kathryn Whitbourne.
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Valley doctors implant first dissolvable heart stent into patient A fully dissolving heart stent received approval by the FDA on Tuesday and was implanted in the first patient in the country, right here in Scottsdale on Wednesday.
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Innovative Trials Produce Promising Breast Cancer Drugs THURSDAY, July 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- An innovative set of clinical trials have identified two drugs that could provide a fighting chance for women with advanced breast cancer.
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Comedian Sarah Silverman 'lucky to be alive' after surgery Comedian Sarah Silverman says she's "insanely lucky to be alive" after undergoing surgery and spending a week in the intensive care unit due to what she calls "a freak case of epiglottitis.
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Does The Private Health Care Marketplace Provide Effiency And Value? Conservatives have long held that U. S. health care should be based on the "free market," that the role of government should be minimal, and that a deregulated marketplace can resolve issues of access, costs, affordability and quality of care.
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Puma (PBYI) Stock Up, Phase II Data on Neratinib Published Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (PBYI - Analyst Report) announced that positive results from a randomized phase II study (I-SPY 2 - Investigation of Serial Studies to Predict Your Therapeutic Response with Imaging And moLecular Analysis 2) on neratinib for ...
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Zika concern grows as case number ticks up SAY SO AS THE CONCERN FROM THE PUBLIC WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE SEEN A BIG INCREASE FOR CALLS AND SERVICES HERE. >> I AM GLAD PEOPLE ARE AWARE.
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Pasta leads to lower BMI (CNN) - Love that linguine? Well listen up. Noodles aren't necessarily on the no-no list anymore. Twirl away pasta as part of your diet is actually good for you.
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Brain plaques may protect and defend against invading microbes Watch out, infections - the brain may have another biological warrior to protect and defend against invading microbes. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital recently published a new study discussing how amyloid ...
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