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Texas reports Zika case imported from Miami, Florida reports 2 new local Zika infections Texas health officials today reported a Zika illness in a resident who traveled to Miami, as Florida today reported two more locally acquired Zika infections in Miami-Dade County, signaling ongoing transmission in what officials think is still a small ...
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Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy Linked to Childhood Behavioral Problems, Study Finds According to a study, children were more likely to exhibit behavioral issues, such as hyper-activity, if their mothers took acetaminophen while pregnant.
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Acetaminophen during pregnancy may increase risk of hyperactivity in kids (CNN) Women who take acetaminophen during pregnancy are more likely to have a hyperactive child, according to a new study. Prenatal exposure to the medication was associated with a higher risk of having children who exhibit emotional or behavioral ...
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Exercise Not an 'Antidote' to Too Much Sitting, Heart Experts Say MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Even if you exercise regularly, too much sitting can still be bad for your heart, a leading cardiologists' group warns.
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Pain drugs in pregnancy tied to behavior issues in kids (Reuters Health) - Women who take the common pain reliever acetaminophen during pregnancy may be more likely to have children with behavior problems than those who don't use the drug, a British study suggests.
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Sitting Really Can Kill You, Heart Experts Say Evidence is building that sitting for too long can cause heart disease and diabetes - even in people who exercise, the American Heart Association said Monday.
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Guideline sets standard for adequate margins in ductal carcinoma in situ Monica Morrow, Kimberly J. Van Zee, Lawrence J. Solin, Nehmat Houssami, Mariana Chavez-MacGregor, Jay R. Harris, Janet Horton, Shelley Hwang, Peggy L. Johnson, M. Luke Marinovich, Stuart J. Schnitt, Irene Wapnir, and Meena S. Moran.
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Viruses 'more dangerous in the morning' Viruses are more dangerous when they infect their victims in the morning, a University of Cambridge study suggests. The findings, published in PNAS, showed viruses were 10 times more successful if the infection started in the morning.
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Polio reappears in Nigeria, triggering massive response The government of Nigeria today launched a massive vaccination campaign in the northern state of Borno in response to news that two children there had been paralyzed by wild-type polio virus.
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Disrupting your body's internal clock could make you more vulnerable to colds and flus Factory workers make soft toys at a plant in China's Jiangsu province. Shift workers with long and erratic hours may be more susceptible to catching viruses, University of Cambridge researchers said.
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Zika Spreads From Florida to Texas Zika's now spreading from state to state in the U.S.. Health officials in Texas said Monday a resident there caught Zika in Florida and brought it home.
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The conversation on Zika needs more than alarm bells: 5 things we must keep in mind As the warm months continue, and as we continue to be hurled headlong into a spectacular election season, there seem to be more and more things to fear.
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Reefer madness and the election For the first time since 1988, both major parties' nominees - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump - say that they have never smoked or experimented with marijuana (without inhaling).
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Parasite closes popular Alabama water park BLOUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Health Department has recommended a popular Alabama water park close due to the presence of a parasite. AL.
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Princess Kate 'Wouldn't Hesitate' to Get Mental Health Help for Prince George, Princess Charlotte Princess Kate said she "wouldn't hesitate" to get "extra support" to protect the mental health of her two children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, if they ever need it.
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Cancer overtakes heart disease as the main cause of death in 12 European countries Although diseases of the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease, CVD) kill more people worldwide than anything else, with 17.3 million deaths globally, cancer has now overtaken CVD as the main cause of death in 12 European countries.
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Cancer Overtaking Heart Disease as Europe's Biggest Killer Cancer is now responsible for more deaths than cardiovascular disease (CVD) in 12 European countries, with dramatic falls in CVD mortality rates over the last 10 years seen across the entire continent, an analysis of World Health Organization (WHO ...
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Should Louisiana Be Scared of Zika? Faced with severe flooding, Louisiana could be in for another disaster: Zika. But experts say it isn't time to panic yet. Days after a severe flood in Louisiana that left six people dead and 10,000 in shelters, some experts are expressing concern that ...
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Please stop putting anything other than your baby in the crib It sounds like the easiest advice in the world to follow: Don't put anything in the crib with your baby. And yet a new study finds nine out of 10 parents are still tucking their infants in with loose bedding and objects that can strangle or smother ...
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Brazil defeated the mosquito that spreads Zika once before — few expect it to do so again A health worker wears a gas mask while fumigating a neighborhood in Campina Grande, Brazil. View more photos. The temperature was already soaring when mosquito control agents fanned out one morning amid a maze of crumbling brick homes on the ...
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Pastors voice opposition to pension tax plan JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry received opposition to his half-cent sales tax to pay off the city's multibillion-dollar pension deficit at a town hall meeting several pastors held Monday evening at a Northwest Jacksonville church.
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Paying Smokers to Quit May Pay Off MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Money may help some smokers stub out their cigarettes for good, a new study suggests. Among hundreds of poor smokers, continued payments helped more than one third kick the habit long term, Swiss ...
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Police: combined rider weight in Schlitterbahn death within limits The three riders of the "Verruckt" at Schlitterbahn WaterPark in Kansas City, Kansas should weigh between 400 pounds and 550 pounds combined.
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U.S. organ network mapping path to fairer liver transplants WASHINGTON - The nation's transplant network is taking a long-awaited step to ease a serious disparity: Where you live affects whether you get a timely liver transplant or die waiting.
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Raft Carrying 10-Year-Old Water Slide Victim Caleb Schwab Was 15 Pounds Underweight, Police Report Confirms The combined weights of Caleb Schwab and the two sisters riding in the raft with him on the Verruckt water slide ride at Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City was 545 pounds, which was within the weight requirement for the ride, PEOPLE has learned.
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Group Looks at New Plan for Liver Transplants The nation's transplant network is taking a long-awaited step to ease a serious disparity: Where you live affects whether you get a timely liver transplant or die waiting.
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Maryland Names Top Medical Marijuana Applicants ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A Maryland commission on Monday named the top applicants in line to become growers and processors of cannabis under the state's medical marijuana program, if they win final approval after financial due diligence and ...
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Caregivers of sick loved ones need to remember to... DETROIT - More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, and for every one person with the disease, there are three people taking care of them.
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Replacing one sugar-sweetened beverage with water may help reduce body weight Think one little sugary soda won't make a difference on your waistline? Think again. If people replace just one calorie-laden drink with water, they can reduce body weight and improve overall health, according to a Virginia Tech researcher.
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New Law Sets Training Standards for Alzheimer's Caregivers A woman, suffering from Alzheimer's desease, looks at an old picture on March 18, 2011 in a retirement house in Angervilliers, eastern France.
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Certain behaviors could signal early-stage dementia "Has the person become agitated, aggressive, irritable, or temperamental?" the questionnaire asks. "Does she/he have unrealistic beliefs about her/his power, wealth or skills?
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West Nile Mosquitoes Found in Artesia It's the first mosquitoes in this area have tested positive for the virus. The current heat wave could contribute to a spread of the virus.
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DPH investigating why woman left at Methuen dialysis clinic ANSWERS. >> IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THIS PHOTO OF MAUREEN PERRY WAS TAKEN THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WAS LOCKED AND THE STAFF GONE HOME WHILE MRS.. A CHAIR. WHEN SHE HAD NOT BEEN RETURNED TO HER ...
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Study Says FluMist Vaccine Does Indeed Work, Contradicting CDC It came as a surprise this June when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against using the nasal flu vaccine for the 2016-2017 flu season, citing a lack of evidence that it works.
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2016, the summer of Obamacare In a vacation season when many of us want a break from alarming news, the world seems not to be cooperating. And that includes the health care industry.
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Organ network mapping a path to more fair liver transplants WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's transplant network is taking a long-awaited step to ease a serious disparity: Where you live affects whether you get a timely liver transplant or die waiting.
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Longer distance to tobacco shop tied to better odds of quitting Having to walk further from home to get to a tobacco shop increases the odds that smokers will quit, according a large study in Finland.
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Twins in critical condition after nearly drowning in Tempe, officials say Twin 2-year-old children have been taken to a hospital in critical condition after nearly drowning in a hot tub on Sunday, Tempe Fire Department officials said.
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Alabama water park closed due to parasite A popular Alabama water park has been closed due to the presence of a parasite. Spring Valley Beach in Blountsville was closed Sunday on the recommendation of the Health Department, park officials said.
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Policy for liver distribution is now available for review Pittsburgh transplant surgeons say they support a possible revamping of the liver distribution policy aimed at getting more organs to the sickest patients - and cutting waiting-list deaths - across the country.
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Study: Long-term health effect of atomic bombs is overstated A recent study tackles perceptions about the long-term health effects resulting from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs. The findings showed that the consequences over survivors' health are not as severe as previously thought.
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Kentucky offering schools drugs to treat heroin overdoes Kentucky school districts are having to decide this year whether to stock naloxone -- aka Narcan -- an opioid-blocker that can be used to treat a heroin or prescription painkiller overdose.
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Common painkiller may help reverse Alzheimer's-related memory loss An anti-inflammatory drug commonly used to treat pain associated from menstrual cramps may be able to reverse memory loss linked to Alzheimer's disease, new research shows.
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Mitchell: Don't let your pet's microchip lead to a dead end TORIN HALSEY/TIMES RECORD NEWS Nancy Springer, of the Wichita Falls Animal Services Center, uses a scanner to check for a microchip identifier in an 8-week-old Labrador mix in July.
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What makes marijuana users different from everyone else A massive study published this month in the Journal of Drug Issues found that the proportion of marijuana users who smoke daily has rapidly grown, and that many of those frequent users are poor and lack a high-school diploma.
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Polio is Back in Africa, says World Health Organization. After two years with no reported cases, experts had hoped that the disease was gone from the African continent forever. Now, Nigeria joins Afghanistan and Pakistan on the short list of countries where polio is still actively infecting children.
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