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What We Know About Zika Virus, Late August Update As of mid-August there are at least 2,260 cases of Zika virus in the United States, and at least another 8,035 confirmed cases of Zika in U.S.
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Brain Scans of Brazilian Babies Show Array of Zika Effects Images show the damage inflicted on the heads of twin girls born with the Zika virus. Credit Radiology. The images tell a heartbreaking story: Zika's calamitous attack on the brains of babies - as seen from the inside.
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Zika Images Show 'Worst Brain Infections That Doctors Will Ever See' A series of medical images published Tuesday offer the most complete picture, so far, of how the Zika virus can damage the brain of a fetus.
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How Congress, the FDA, and Sarah Jessica Parker Helped EpiPen Become a $1 Billion Business EpiPen, the life-saving allergy product, is now a $1 billion a year business for Mylan, a drug company that's currently enduring a wave of bad publicity over the extraordinary surge in EpiPen pricing.
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Mold and fungi lurking in instrument blamed for death of bagpipe player Doctors have an important message for musicians: Don't forget to clean your instruments. It could be a matter of life and death.
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US lawmakers demand investigation of $100 price hike of lifesaving EpiPens EpiPen maker Mylan has become the new boogeyman of the pharmaceutical industry. Following complaints from consumers that the company had hiked the price of the emergency auto-injector by $100 in recent months for no obvious reason, members of ...
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Sepsis Declared Medical Emergency By CDC, Fast Action Required For Prevention Sepsis has been declared a medical emergency by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a report Tuesday that showed the preventability of the condition in over 70 percent of the cases through early action.
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Sepsis is a medical emergency, CDC says. It can be stopped if caught in time. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared sepsis a medical emergency, reporting Tuesday that about 72 percent of patients with this fast-moving and deadly illness have recently been seen by doctors and nurses, representing missed ...
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Zion Harvey: A Year After Double Hand Transplant 9-Year-Old 'Can Do More Than I Imagined' Earlier this month, 9-year-old Zion Harvey got to experience what most kids can only dream about: he threw out the first pitch at a Baltimore Orioles game against the Texas Rangers.
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Zion Harvey: Transplanted hands are 'amazing' (CNN) Zion Harvey sometimes puts on baseball glove or swings a bat -- just like many 9-year-olds. But a little more than a year ago, he had no hands.
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Playing the bagpipes could give you fatal 'bagpipe lung', research reveals But new research claims playing the bagpipes could put the player's life at risk, by breathing in mould spores from inside the instrument.
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To Keep Teens Slim, Focus on Health not Weight MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- When teenagers are overweight, parents and doctors should encourage a healthy lifestyle rather than worry about the number on the bathroom scale, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says.
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Florida Teen Survives 'Brain-Eating' Amoeba Infection A Florida teenager has beaten the odds, surviving an infection by a rare amoeba that kills nearly all of its victims. Sebastian DeLeon, 16, was on vacation in Orlando when he started feeling sick.
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Banned PCB Chemicals Still Tied to Autism in U.S. Kids TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Children exposed to relatively high levels of PCBs in the womb may have an increased risk of developing autism, a new study suggests.
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Preventing dementia begins with these 4 no-brainers Older Americans fear Alzheimer's disease above all else, and most have some understanding of how to reduce their risk. AARP asked 1,200 people to list the three most important ways to maintain brain health.
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Long-term risks of childhood head injury may include winding up on welfare and premature death With freewheeling summer months behind children and school and organized sports just ahead, new research offers some sobering news about the potential for long-term cost when a child's brain is hurt.
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Rare recovery: Florida teen survives brain-eating amoeba (CNN) Sebastian DeLeon, 16, has survived a rare brain-eating amoeba, doctors at Florida Hospital for Children in Orlando said Tuesday.
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Veterans' Painkiller Abuse Can Raise Odds for Heroin Use TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Veterans who misuse narcotic painkillers may be at high risk for heroin use, a new study cautions.
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Twins Live Longer Than Non-Twins, Study Finds BOSTON (CBS) - If you're a twin, you can expect to live longer than your non-twin counterparts, and if you're an identical male twin you might live even longer.
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'Bagpipe lung' warning for wind musicians Trumpeters, saxophonists and pipers beware - playing a wind instrument could damage your lungs, UK doctors warn in the journal Thorax.
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Planned Parenthood to no longer offer abortions in Fox Valley GRAND CHUTE (WLUK)-- The clinic, which offered abortions, closed last year. At the time, it was described as a temporary closure, but that decision has changed.
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He withered away for 7 years. Doctors didn't realize his passion was killing him. By the time the man arrived at the lung disease clinic in Manchester, England, it was almost too late. It was April 2014 and the 61-year-old had spent the past seven years finding it harder and harder to breathe.
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Clinton's health is fine, but what about Trump? As Donald Trump and his allies attempt to raise dubious questions over Hillary Clinton's health, the Republican nominee has invited new scrutiny into his own medical history.
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Boy who survived brain-eating amoeba to share story at Florida Hospital Broward County teen infected with brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri survives, will share story on Tuesday. Privacy Policy. The 16-year-old Broward County boy who was infected by a brain-eating amoeba earlier this month has survived and will share ...
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August is a hot month for divorce filings August and March are the peak divorce-filings months in this state. A UW sociologist says the filings jump right after summer vacations but before school, and after the Thanksgiving/Christmas holidays.
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Berkeley's Soda Tax Appears To Cut Consumption Of Sugary Drinks The nation's first "soda tax" on sugar-sweetened beverages, which went into effect in Berkeley, Calif., last year, appears to be working.
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Oakland County Blood Donor Tests Positive For West Nile Virus PONTIAC (WWJ) - A blood donor in Oakland County has tested positive for West Nile virus. It was detected during routine blood screening by the American Red Cross, according to officials Oakland County Health Division, who didn't offer any further ...
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21 Coloradans have been infected with Zika this year, county health official says So far this year, 21 Coloradans have been infected with the Zika virus, although none contracted the virus while in the state, a county health official announced Monday.
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American Heart Association issues new guidelines on how much sugar children should consume DALLAS -- The American Heart Association on Monday recommended that children ages 2 to 18 eat or drink less than six teaspoons of added sugars daily.
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Race, Ethnicity Affect Kids' Access To Mental Health Care, Study Finds Nubia Flores Miranda, 18, works part-time at Family Paths, a counseling Nubia Flores Miranda works part time at Family Paths, a counseling and mental health organization in Oakland, Calif.
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This Is How Far Planned Parenthood Will Go For A Talking Point Cecile Richards (R) introduces Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a campaign event with (2nd R), president of Planned Parenthood, at Buford Garner Elementary School on January 24, 2016 in North Liberty, Iowa.
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Health Insurers' Exit Spells Trouble for Obamacare in Texas The roughly 1.3 million Texans who bought health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will likely have fewer, more expensive coverage options in 2017, as health plans continue to announce they will no longer sell their products in Texas.
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The times of year you're most likely to get divorced WASHINGTON - Every unhappy family may be unhappy in its own way, as Leo Tolstoy observed. But new research on divorce filings suggests at least one way that many unhappy families are alike.
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Official: Mass. woman who contracted West Nile is back at home BOSTON (State House News Service) - The woman who contracted West Nile Virus in Middlesex County has been "safely discharged" home, Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel told the News Service on Tuesday.
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No Rise Seen in Hysterectomy Complications After Morcellator Use Declines The use of power morcellators dramatically declined after federal warnings that the device could spread cancer, but the drop hasn't caused an uptick in the rate of hysterectomy complications as some critics feared, according to research released ...
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If you live in the US, you pay too much for prescription drugs Why does the US pay more for prescription drugs than any other country? Monopolies and a government that can't negotiate, scientists said in a paper that may provide ammunition for lawmakers aiming to lower drug costs.
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The 2010 Haiti Cholera Outbreak. Yemen Update and more Today on Flashpoints: We talk with attorney Brian Concannon of the institute for justice and democracy in Haiti about more then 10,000 victims of cholera that was brought into the country by the United Nations in 2010 and the attempts by the world body ...
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Use of Cancer-Linked Fibroid Device Declines After FDA Warning TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The use of power morcellators -- cutting tools used in minimally invasive gynecological procedures -- has dropped significantly for hysterectomies since the U.S.
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Loathe your job in your 20s or 30s? That may hurt your health in your 40s Research suggests dissatisfaction early in a worker's career leads to depression, anxiety and trouble sleeping in the future. By Ariana Eunjung ChaThe Washington Post.
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West Nile confirmed; case severe Colusa Mosquito Abatement has eight trucks equipped with ultra-low volume cold foggers to conduct ground control throughout its district.
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Water chemistry problems may have caused Flint rashes A months-long investigation that brought federal, state and local leaders to Flint to hunt for a cause of mysterious rashes and hair loss has not led to any definitive answers.
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FDA approves first cognitive tests for head injury For the first time, doctors can now evaluate signs and symptoms of head injuries with two new testing devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Want Your Teen To Have A Healthy Weight? Science Says Shut Up Experts agree that talking about the need to diet and lose weight is one of the most unhealthy, counterproductive things a parent can do for a teen who is struggling with weight issues.
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Parents Still Hesitant Over Mandatory HPV Vaccination Human Papiloma Virus or HPV cases in the United States is rapidly increasing. The most alarming part is that most cases of HPV belongs to the teen and pre-teen demographic category.
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Mind Over Marijuana: What Pot Really Does to Your Brain Sorry, folks, pot is still an illegal substance in America. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently doubled down on keeping it that way for the foreseeable future.
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New Colorado campaign hopes to inspire "trusted adults" to talk to kids about marijuana Colorado's Health Department hopes talks from adult role models can help keep kids away from marijuana, and it has launched a new ad campaign with the goal of inspiring those adults to speak up.
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