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What couples need to know about Zika (CNN) You've doused yourself with repellent, donned long sleeves and pants, and done your best to swat any flying invaders. But if you live in or travel to a spot with active Zika transmission, how do you know for sure that you've not gotten the virus?
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Singapore Zika Transmissions Rise to 56 SINGAPORE—Authorities in Singapore said they have identified more than a dozen additional Zika virus infections that were transmitted locally, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 56.
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Australia, Taiwan, South Korea issue travel warnings for Singapore A worker sprays insecticide along the perimeter of a construction site, at an area where locally transmitted Zika cases were discovered in Singapore August 30, 2016.
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Drugs Used to Fight Hepatitis, Worm Infections Might Stop Zika A drug already on the market to treat worm infections and another being tested against liver diseases may also help treat Zika virus infections, researchers reported Monday.
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Sleep apnea's CPAP machine doesn't cut heart risks, study says (CNN) A new study might tempt some sleep apnea patients to unplug their machines. Continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, does not reduce the risk of heart attacks or other cardiovascular emergencies in sleep apnea patients with heart disease ...
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Infant Simulator Dolls Might Not Deter Teen Pregnancy After All, Finds Study You're probably familiar with the robot babies used in sex ed programs. Maybe you've seen them on TV, or perhaps you actually had to take care of one in high school (Lucky you?
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Robo-Babies May Actually Promote Teenage Pregnancy Rather Than Discourage It A lot of teenage girls seem to enjoy taking care of robo-babies and feel like they are ready for motherhood; hence the promotion of teenage pregnancy.
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iPads are as good as sedatives at calming kids down before operations While the Apple Watch may be inducing stress for some, the iPad seems to be doing quite the opposite. Apparently, the tablet can act as a calming force ahead of surgery for children between the ages of four to ten.
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Playing With a Concussion Doubles Recovery Time New research shows that athletes who leave the game immediately after a concussion recover twice as fast as athletes who keep playing.
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Heart Birth Defects Dropped After Folic Acid Was Added to Food MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The introduction of folic acid-fortified foods in Canada was associated with a decrease in babies being born with heart defects, a new study found.
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Stem-Cell Treatments Become More Available, and Face More Scrutiny In two days of hearings next month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will consider if clinics offering stem-cell treatments should be more closely regulated.
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Free Care a 'Blessing' for Victims of Orlando Nightclub Attack Angel Colon, who survived the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub, speaking on June 14 with the medical staff from Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he was treated.
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Contact lens dispenses drug, lowers eye pressure in glaucoma patients BOSTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- After 50 years of trying, researchers may have found an effective way to use contact lenses to deliver drugs for conditions treated with eye drops.
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Parkinson's protein test could lead to earlier diagnosis A test of how sticky a protein molecule is could help diagnose the early stages of Parkinson's disease, a study from the University of Edinburgh suggests.
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Clinton rolls out plan to improve mental health care Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called for putting mental health care on par with other types of health care Monday as part of a wide-ranging plan to address key problems in the treatment of people with mental illness.
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In latest policy rollout, Clinton puts forward agenda to combat mental illness Hillary Clinton put forward a package of initiatives Monday aimed at improving the plight of tens of millions of Americans coping with mental illness and pledged, if elected president, to hold a White House conference on the issue within her first year ...
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Clinton proposes plan to address mental health treatment Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, center left, leaves the home of Marcia Riklis, center right, following a private fundraiser in Southampton, N.Y.
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Judge won't block California child vaccination law SAN DIEGO (AP) - A federal judge will not immediately block a California law that requires all schoolchildren to be vaccinated and is one of the strictest in the nation for eliminating exemptions based on religious and personal beliefs.
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Your dog understands what you say and how you say it - CNET How could you be mean to these faces? Enik Kubinyi. If you like to insult your pup using a sweet voice (you monster), chances are you're probably just confusing the poor canine, according to new research.
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In Expansion, New York's Medical Marijuana Program Will Offer Home Delivery The reception area of Columbia Care NY, a medical marijuana dispensary in Manhattan. Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times. ALBANY - Moving to address complaints about New York's new medical marijuana program, the state's Health Department is ...
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Vaccination Law Remains Intact After First Challenge A federal judge declined to approve an injunction request, saying it's not the court's place to decide on the "wisdom" of the legislature.
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Study has found eating a Mediterranean diet could be better than statins Eating a healthy Mediterranean diet could be better than statins at cutting the risk of an early death, a major study has found. Leading experts said people with cardiovascular disease should be prescribed a diet high in olive oil, vegetables and nuts ...
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Orange County mayor to give Zika advice over radio The Zika battle is on. The number of homegrown cases of the virus is now up to 14. Alex Villarreal has the latest update from the CDC.
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Depression Treatment Often Doesn't Go To Those Most In Need Most Americans who screen positive for depression don't receive treatment, a study finds, while most who did receive treatment don't appear to have the disorder.
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Most adults with depression aren't treated, study finds (CNN) There's an alarming disparity in the treatment of depression, and experts are calling for a stronger effort to help those with the mood disorder.
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Russian Man Volunteers For First Human Head Transplant In news that is so weird, you almost won't believe it, a Russian man has volunteered to be the victim for the world's first head transplant, which two doctors want to perform early next year.
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PTSD, cognitive impairment link found in 9/11 first responders: Study The link echoes one observed in veterans of the U.S. military, researchers report in the study. By Stephen Feller | Aug. 29, 2016 at 5:41 PM.
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Study finds memory problems in some 9/11 responders A new study by researchers at Stony Brook University found memory problems in a number of Sept. 11 first responders. (8/29/16). STONY BROOK - A new study by researchers at Stony Brook University found memory problems in a number of Sept.
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Pediatricians urge states to get tough on parents who don't want to vaccinate their kids The nation's pediatricians are pushing back against parents who resist having their children vaccinated against a broad range of dangerous diseases by calling on states to stop offering waivers to those with non-medical objections to the practice.
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Immediate removal from play tied to faster recovery from concussion (Reuters Health) - High school athletes who stop playing immediately after they experience a concussion take about half as long to recover as those who continue to play, according to a new study.
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Mediterranean Diet Shows Its Protective Powers in Heart Patients MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that eating a Mediterranean diet may prolong the lives of heart patients.
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Mediterranean diet may be more helpful than statins (CNN) The Mediterranean diet has been credited with doing everything from helping you lose weight to living longer to improving the health of your brain.
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Mediterranean diet shows its protective powers in heart patients MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2016 -- New research suggests that eating a Mediterranean diet may prolong the lives of heart patients. "Adherence to the Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of overall mortality, not only in the general population -- which is already ...
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Encephalitis is newest virus in mosquito arsenal in OC The Southern House mosquito is the primary vector for St. Louis encephalitis and West Nile virus.JAMES GATHANY, SCIENTIFIC PHOTOGRAPHER FOR CDC.
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Country Fresh recalls precut packaged veggies due to listeria risk Country Fresh is recalling 30,000 cases of various packaged veggies because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can lead to serious and fatal infection for young, elderly or immunosuppressed people.
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McDonald's worker in Needham retires after 32 years at the french fry station NEEDHAM - When Freia David began working at McDonald's through an innovative program to place adults with cognitive disabilities in community jobs, her mother worried.
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Roche receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Zika PCR test PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the LightMix® Zika rRT-PCR Test.
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Illinois can't afford to take care of those in need Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday used his veto powers on several bills aimed at increasing help for the state's most vulnerable, rejecting measures that would have increased wages for workers who care for people with developmental disabilities and expanded ...
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Finding ways to curb Medicaid growth may be toughest task JACKSON - Perhaps no task is more daunting for legislators looking for ways to rein in state spending than the budget for the Division of Medicaid.
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More needed to fight heroin The Ohio Department of Health's annual report on accidental drug deaths shows no end in sight for the scourge of heroin and opioid abuse.
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Study: Removing athletes from play improves post-concussion recovery Michael "Micky" Collins, director of the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program, is one of the researchers in the study.
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Sen. Charles Schumer to Propose Cancer Registry for Firefighters U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said on Sunday that he would propose legislation creating a national registry tracking cancer rates among U.S.
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Regeneron, Sanofi Report Positive Data For Praluent - Quick Facts Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (REGN) and Sanofi (SNYNF,SNY) reported positive results from a Phase 3 trial which evaluated Praluent (alirocumab) Injection in patients with an inherited form of high cholesterol known as heterozygous familial ...
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Pulse shooting exposes crowdfunding weaknesses After the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, hundreds of people started online fundraising sites, which have little oversight.
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Your coffee habit may be genetic Whether a cup of java will leave you craving more could be chalked up to your genes. People with a newly identified genetic variant in their DNA, called PDSS2, may be inclined to drink fewer cups of coffee than others, according to a small study ...
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Three in five millennials think bar soap is gross: research firm '[A]lmost half (48%) of all U.S. consumers believe bar soaps are covered in germs after use, a feeling that is particularly strong among consumers aged 18-24 (60%), as opposed to just 31% of older consumers aged 65+.
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Social media habits may predict depression If you've ever paused to reflect on the moody, filtered shots of a friend's Instagram feed and wondered if you should reach out, a new study may confirm your worries.
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Opioid antidote Narcan is saving lives, but it isn't stopping the epidemic John Wanat will never forget what he saw twice in the same night at the same house: two opioid overdoses that nearly ended in two deaths.
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Vermont Health Department issues immunization reminder MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Health Department is reminding families that it's time to be sure kids' vaccinations are up to date.
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5 Ways to Maximize Your Medicare There are few things more important than our health, both when we're young and when we're in retirement. These days there are few things more costly, too.
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