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Olympic Opening Ceremony Spectacle Draws Criticism from Favelas on Social Media The world watched on Friday as the Rio 2016 Olympics' opening ceremony took place in MaracanĂ£ stadium. Incredible fireworks, colorful costumes and smooth Bossa Nova filled the air.
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Katie Ledecky's epic showdown steals Michael Phelps' thunder Michael Phelps in the semifinal heat of the men's 200m butterfly on Monday in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Getty Images. More On: 2016 olympics · Swimmer who 'pees purple' as Olympics drug scapegoat · Olympic rugby player gets engaged after team loses final ...
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From 'shrines' to head-to-toe attire: How Miami is coping with the arrival of Zika Sherrie Varpula-Walter has spent most of the last week holed up in her apartment. She is three months into her second pregnancy and doing everything she can to avoid being bitten by a mosquito infected with the Zika virus.
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Clinton urges GOP congressional leaders to take emergency action on Zika MIAMI - Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton challenged Republican leaders in Congress on Tuesday to take emergency action to combat the spread of the Zika virus in the United States and accused Republican opponent Donald Trump of ...
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Zika Cases Rise in Miami, and Officials Try to Soothe Fears While touring a Miami Health clinic, Hillary Clinton asked congressional leaders to end their recess and return to Washington to pass a bill to combat the Zika virus.
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West Nile Virus Detected In 6 SoCal Areas LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) - West Nile virus continues to spread across Southern California as the virus was detected for the first time this year in six areas, vector-control officials announced Monday.
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Regular Exercise: Antidote for Deadly Diseases? TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Getting lots of exercise may reduce your risk for five common diseases, a new report suggests.
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High Numbers? 1 in 8 US Adults Smokes Pot The percentage of Americans who say they currently smoke marijuana has nearly doubled since 2013, a new survey finds. Thirteen percent of adults in the U.S.
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Bookworms, Rejoice: You May Live Longer Man Reading Book. As if you needed another reason to stop what you're doing and go back to that novel. (Marketa/Flickr Creative Commons).
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Zika Infection Linked with Rare Joint Birth Defect Infants with a condition called arthrogryposis have restricted movement in their joints, and sometimes the joints are stuck in a single position.
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Cardinals May Protect Humans From West Nile Virus We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. {shareThisContent}. {fontSizerContent}.
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Regular exercise: Antidote for deadly diseases TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2016 -- Getting lots of exercise may reduce your risk for five common diseases, a new report suggests. Researchers analyzed 174 studies published between 1980 and 2016, and found that people with high levels of weekly physical activity ...
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Six brands of tumeric added to recall for excessive lead recalled tuneric A New Jersey company has expanded its recall of ground tumeric to include additional brands distributed nationwide.
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The best reason for reading? Book lovers live longer, scientists say. Good news on National Book Lovers Day: A chapter a day might keep the Grim Reaper away - at least a little longer. A recent study by Yale University researchers, published online in the journal Social Science & Medicine, concluded that "book readers ...
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Obesity Makes Your Brain 10 Years Older Than It Should Be! Are you the type of person who'd rather eat a cupcake than a carrot? Bad news alert. A credible, new study by the Cambridge and the Yale University has validated 'you are what you eat.
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Researchers say reading may increase lifespan The millions of fans who lined up at midnight for the release of the final Harry Potter book may be on to something, as scientists have found reading books may help us live longer by as many as two years.
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3 Babies Test Positive for Potentially Deadly Bacteria At Maryland Hospital BALTIMORE (WJZ)–A Maryland hospital is forced to shut down its NICU after three babies tested positive for a potentially deadly bacterium.
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Volunteering Has Many Benefits, Just Not for All Ages A new study shows that seniors who volunteer are physically and mentally better off. So why doesn't it have the same effect for people under the age of 40?
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NICU at Md. hospital closed after discovery of potentially fatal bacteria The neonatal intensive care unit at Prince George's Hospital Center was temporarily shut down Tuesday after the discovery of potentially deadly bacteria in nasal swabs of three infant patients, hospital officials said.
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Scientists just made a discovery that could change how we treat diseases that affect 20 million people These so-called neglected tropical diseases are mostly parasitic infections that have very few treatments and affect some of the hardest-hit communities.
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Compound found to treat three parasitic tropical diseases LONDON Scientists have found a single class of drugs that can kill the parasites responsible for three tropical diseases that affect millions in Africa, Asia and Latin America - Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness.
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Experimental drug helps patients with severe asthma in trial The drug, which targets inflammation in the airway, would be the first new asthma treatment in two decades. By Stephen Feller | Aug. 8, 2016 at 10:07 AM.
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Blunt Resists Special Session for Zika Mo. Sen. Roy Blunt resists calls for special session to deal with Zika crisis. (Kevin Killeen/KMOX). FENTON, Mo. (KMOX) - In the midst of a cross-state bus tour seeking re-election, U.S.
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What that extra 10 pounds is doing to your brain That extra 10 pounds may be around your middle, but it's aging your brain, new research from the University of Cambridge says.
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Zika Reports Blamed for Business Downturn in Miami's Wynwood Business has plummeted in Miami's Wynwood arts district since Zika infections were reported there, according to gallery and restaurant owners who want government officials to speed up their response and help offset their losses.
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Study: Public water supply is unsafe for millions of Americans (CNN) Millions of Americans may be drinking water with unsafe levels of industrial chemicals, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters.
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Volunteering: Good for middle age health 9th August 2016 - Volunteering, once you're 40 or over, is linked to enhanced mental health and emotional wellbeing.
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Man describes life after West Nile virus Ran Kilpatrick says he still suffers problems almost 15 years after he was diagnosed with the West Nile virus when he was bitten by a mosquito.
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6 Million Americans Drink Water Tainted With Toxic Chemicals: Report TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans are exposed to unsafe levels of dangerous chemicals in their drinking water that may trigger a host of health problems, researchers report.
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Cardinals may protect people from West Nile virus A recent study in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene suggests that cardinals may be protecting people in the US Southeast from infection with West Nile virus (WNV) by being "super suppressors" of the pathogen.
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Zika reports blamed for business downturn in Miami's Wynwood MIAMI - Business has plummeted in Miami's Wynwood arts district since Zika infections were reported there, according to gallery and restaurant owners who want government officials to speed up their response and help offset their losses.
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This coffee-flavored meal replacement beverage is a new take on the Starbucks Frappuccino Soylent announced on Tuesday that it's launching a coffee-flavored version of its popular meal-replacement milkshake. The bottled beverage, which will be called Coffiest, is made with real coffee and contain all the nutritional goodness of its ...
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Soylent laced its latest drink with caffeine and an anxiety-reducing supplement Soylent started compressing meals into bottled liquid two years ago, and later developed a powder supplement that customers could buy to make their own meal-replacement drinks at home.
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Is National Health Insurance (Medicare For All) Socialized Medicine? When President Harry Truman brought forward a proposal for national health insurance in 1945, he emphasized that this was only a financing mechanism, and that the delivery of health care would remain in the private sector's marketplace of hospitals ...
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This benefit of volunteering may grow with age Many people who volunteer say that helping others also helps them feel good about themselves and their actions. Can those positive feelings translate into better mental health and well-being?
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Cost of Lead Poisoning in Flint Now Estimated at $458 Million Switching to the Flint River as the city's primary water source was an attempt to save around $5 million over the course of two years in Flint, Michigan.
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Volunteering is not beneficial until you hit 40, study finds Volunteering has long been known to boost mental health and raise happiness levels, but a new study suggests the benefits do not kick in until the age of 40.
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Hillary Clinton First Learned About Zika Through Chelsea Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton toured a Miami clinic on Tuesday and mentioned she first learned about the Zika threat through her daughter, Chelsea.
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What Are The Prospects Of A Zika Epidemic In The US? Two California babies have been born with microcephaly to mothers who were infected with Zika, the California Department of Public Health said Thursday.
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Access to healthcare through ACA may actually improve Americans' health Brace yourselves, dear readers: according to a shocking study in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, health insurance may be good for your health.
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Health Insurance Status May Affect Cancer Patients' Survival MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Two large studies suggest that surviving certain cancers in America could depend on your health insurance status.
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Online marketplace offers cheaper CPAP machines without a prescription There is a large market for unauthorized online sales of secondhand continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices, which treat obstructive sleep apnea, according to a new study.
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Charlotte's Whitewater Center rafting channels to reopen Wednesday Rafters paddle down the manmade river at the U.S. National Whitewater Center. J. Daniel Hud JDHud@charlotteobserver.com. i. Rafters paddle down the manmade river at the U.S.
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High Blood Pressure Is Now More Common in Poor Countries High blood pressure is often thought of as a disease of indulgence, one that plagues people in high-income countries where cheap food is plentiful.
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Federal Officials Seek To Stop Social Media Abuse Of Nursing Home Residents Editor's note: This story contains language that some may find offensive. An inspection found that at one Los Angeles nursing home an employee took video of a i. An inspection found that at one Los Angeles nursing home an employee took video of a ...
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Surgeon general labels opioid addiction a national crisis, calls for a battle like anti-smoking efforts The U.S. surgeon general called Monday for a national effort to tame opioid addiction by urging physicians to write fewer prescriptions and for communities to expand treatment - a public health campaign that he said was as important as the war on ...
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Research Says Women Feel Less Crappy About Their Bodies Than They Used To If there is an unofficial rule of modern womanhood, it's that you must develop a fraught - if not outright hostile - relationship with your body.
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