Sunday, August 14, 2016

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Daily update August 14, 2016
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Miami-Dade has spent $6 million so far on Zika virus prevention, and the mayor wants Gov. Rick Scott to foot the bill. In a letter addressed to "The Honorable Rick Scott," Mayor Carlos Gimenez requested reimbursement for "aerial spraying, ground ...
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The threat of Zika in the US has been known about for months. Has enough been done to fight it? Susie Gilden and her husband did not think they could have any more children when she "magically got pregnant" with their second baby four months ago.
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Despite historic gains in visibility and equality for lesbian and gay people, youth who do not identify as straight continue to face high levels of violence, bullying and sexual assault, according to a new study.
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The incurable Alzheimer's disease may now have a cure. A new research by the University of Manchester shows that the most common form of dementia can be fully cured with an anti-inflammatory drug, commonly used for period pain.
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Now that Zika is being transmitted by mosquitoes in Miami, health and insect-control workers across the country are intensifying preparations for possible local outbreaks of their own.
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One in five Americans is estimated to have a mental health condition at any given time. But getting treatment remains difficult - and it's worse for children, especially those who identify as black or Hispanic.
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A new study has found that despite having a similar rate of mental health problems as white students, black and Hispanic students are less likely to receive proper mental health treatment, showcasing inherent racial inequalities that may be plaguing ...
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Michael Phelps in Friday's hundred-metre-butterfly final. Watching Phelps at the Rio Games, it doesn't seem purely about him, and he doesn't seem like a man apart.
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Michael Phelps has been golden again in Brazil and he's also made people think twice about the practice of cupping. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man).
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - I sported those purple round welts on my body long before Michael Phelps was born. OK, so Phelps made the world aware of cupping by showing his marked muscular shoulders before diving into the pool at the Rio games.
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Bon Secours Health System is alerting more than 650,000 patients after personal information was left unsecured on the internet.
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Eric Thompson, a mosquito control specialist for Orange County, checks for mosquito at retention pond near Vineland Road on Thursday.
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Long before the purple bruises on swimmer Michael Phelps's body hit the head lines, Mumbai doctor Sahil Sheikh was a fan of cupping.
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A federal lawsuit brought by a New Jersey lesbian couple who want to have a baby may mean insurance coverage for women who currently don't meet the state's definition of infertile.
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The New Jersey Infertility Mandate, passed back in 2001, requires all insurance providers that provide pregnancy-related benefits to pay for infertility diagnosis and treatment - unless the individual struggling with infertility is part of a same-sex ...
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Many people had never heard of this traditional Chinese healing technique until spotting the purple dots on Phelps' shoulder as he powered towards another gold medal in the 4x100 relay.
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The Asian Tiger mosquito, above, has been found in Mission Viejo. Previously, yellow fever mosquitoes, which also carry the Zika virus, were found in that city.
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August 13 is Left Handers Day, and it's a good time to reflect on the very strange time left-handed people have had in history.
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Many US children have poor cardiovascular health based on standards set by the American Heart Association. How do children achieve ideal heart health?
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ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 05: A podium with the logo for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the Tom Harkin Global Communications Center on October 5, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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NEW YORK (AP) - When Donald Trump vowed this week to make child care more accessible and affordable, it was just the second time during his White House campaign that he's talked about an issue that affects millions of working Americans with young ...
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An agreement between the administration and the United Public Workers Union has been reached, allowing the Maui hospital to reengage in the transition process with Kaiser.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Public health officials in central Ohio have declared a community outbreak of a diarrheal disease caused by a parasite.
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More than 100 people from Ohio had been contaminated with Crypto, a germ living in chlorinated pools. Several counties from Ohio had to alert the public against a crypto outbreak that spread in the state's chlorinated pools.
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WATERLOO - The American Red Cross urges blood donors to give in the final weeks of summer to help overcome a critical summer blood shortage.
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Thousands of North and South Carolina patients will be checking their credit report for the next year free of charge after learning their personal information appeared online.
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The American Red Cross urges blood donors to give in the final weeks of summer to help overcome a critical summer blood shortage. The summer months are among the most challenging times of years to collect enough blood and platelet donations to meet ...
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Tourists are flocking to the Sunshine State in record numbers - at least for now. Florida Gov. Rick Scott will announce Friday that 57.4 million tourists visited the state during the first half of 2016.
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