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'I Don't Care About No Stupid Bugs' and What More Olympians Are Saying About the Zika Virus But that hasn't stopped the virus from being a topic of discussion in the lead-up to the games. Here's what some of the top athletes competing in Rio have to say about Zika.
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As Zika spreads in Miami, pregnant women race to get tested The front of Tracy Towle Humphrey's home in Miami's Upper Eastside neighborhood looks like a chemistry lab. Two mosquito zappers cast an eerie green glow over the entrance, and just this week, her husband, Jeffrey, installed a device that hooks up to a ...
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Miami tourist destination now a ZIka hotspot Things are not normal in the Wynwood Art District in downtown Miami. where mosquito repellents are placed next to napkins and hot sauce in one restaurant.
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Spraying Begins in Miami to Combat the Zika Virus Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at a news conference in Florida on Thursday.
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Cities, counties scramble to take on Zika (CNN) Zika was worrying local health officials long before Florida announced the nation's first local transmission from an infected mosquito in late July.
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'It's definitely scary': Miami residents grapple with Zika Miami (CNN) Melanie Fernandez didn't expect to be wearing long-sleeved shirts in the scorching heat of a South Florida summer.
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Another case of local Zika infection confirmed in Miami The Florida Department of Health (Florida Health) confirmed yesterday that there was another case of locally spread Zika in Miami, this time outside of the Wynwood neighborhood.
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'Striking' Results from Early Zika Vaccine Trial The race to develop a safe and effective vaccine against the Zika virus got one step closer Thursday, when a team of researchers reported positive results in the latest round of testing in monkeys.
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Florida County to Start Aerial Spraying in Zika Battle MIAMI—Officials in Miami-Dade County, Fla., plan to begin aerial spraying of insecticides on Thursday morning in an effort to kill mosquitoes in and around a section of Miami that is home to the continental U.S.
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Smoking Rates Still High in Some Racial Groups, CDC Reports THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Despite a lot of progress in getting Americans to stop smoking, some groups still have high smoking rates, a U.S.
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Air Pollution Could Affect Survival in Lung Cancer Exposure to air pollution after a diagnosis of lung cancer can negatively affect survival, according to a new study published online August 4 in Thorax.
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Sickle cell trait may not increase the risk of death People who carry a gene for sickle cell disease might not have an elevated mortality risk, according to a study released today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Health Secretary Details How Congress Is Screwing Over Americans Who Get Zika Failing to fund a response means less tracking, less understanding, slower creation of a vaccine and more people infected. 08/03/2016 06:04 pm ET.
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Acupuncture may stop memory loss that precedes dementia Acupuncture may help to improve the memory loss that precedes the development of dementia, a new review suggests. Researchers in China drew together data from five studies involving more than 500 people and found that the ancient complementary ...
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The Amish may be farming the cure for asthma in barnyard animals Research in the Amish and Hutterites has shed new light on asthma. Those farming-based religious groups shun modern ways and are similar genetically.
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Sickle cell trait may not increase risk of premature death, study finds Black men and women with a sickle cell trait don't see any more of an increased risk of premature death than those without the trait but who have other risk factors including obesity, older age and a history of smoking, a new study of American service ...
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Barnyard Dust Offers a Clue to Stopping Asthma in Children Dental Floss May Not Improve Your Health. But What Else Can You Do With It? Public Health. Why 'Useless' Surgery Is Still Popular · Global Health.
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Some millennials aren't having sex, but the vast majority are NEW YORK - "Everyone is drinking, peering into their screens and swiping on the faces of strangers they may have sex with later that evening.
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Millennial sex panic! Why are we so worried they aren't getting enough action? Our culture seems to be obsessed with who's having the most sex (unless they're having too much and are therefore slutty and should be shamed for their erotic proclivities), who's having the least sex and how we can move those in the latter category ...
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Some Millennials Are Not Having Sex. But a Vast Majority Are. Dental Floss May Not Improve Your Health. But What Else Can You Do With It? Public Health. Why 'Useless' Surgery Is Still Popular · Feature.
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Americans weigh at least 15 pounds more than 20 years ago, CDC study says The average American's adult's weight is at least 15 pounds more than it was 20 years ago, according a newly released study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Officials report West Nile virus uptick throughout North Shore A female Aedes aegypti mosquito, known to be a carrier of the Zika virus, acquires a blood meal on the arm of a researcher at the Biomedical Sciences Institute of Sao Paulo University.
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Dentists urge: Don't toss the floss Dr. Wayne Aldredge, president of the American Academy of Periodontology, demonstrates how dental floss should be used in this file photo.
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Acupuncture May Slow Pre-Dementia Memory Loss: Study THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Acupuncture may benefit people who have memory loss, but don't yet have dementia, suggests a review by Chinese researchers of five earlier studies.
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Russia Had a Fatal Anthrax Outbreak. Could It Happen in the US? It sounds like the plot from a horror movie. An outbreak of a 'zombie' disease in the Siberian wilderness has infected dozens and killed a child, as well as thousands of reindeer.
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Banner Health cyberattack impacts 3.7 million people Banner Health is contacting 3.7 million individuals whose personal information may have been accessed in a cyberattack that began on systems that process credit card payments for food and beverage purchases at Banner locations.
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Siberian heat wave unleashes deadly 'zombie anthrax' outbreak At least 90 people have been hospitalized from an anthrax outbreak in Russia, including 50 children. Eight are confirmed as infected with anthrax.
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Why Millennials Are Having Less Sex Leonid Bershidsky is a Bloomberg View columnist. He was the founding editor of the Russian business daily Vedomosti and founded the opinion website Slon.
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Flossing for my future Forget politics. The most controversial news in my feeds this week was the bewildering report that the last people in society we could all rely on - our dentists - may have been lying to us all along.
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The average Americans' weight change since the 1980s is startling There's no doubt about it: Americans are getting heavier and heavier. But new U.S. estimates may still come as a shock -- since the late 1980s and early 1990s, the average American has put on 15 or more additional pounds without getting any taller.
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Why The "Diagnose Trump" Hashtag Hurts People With Mental Illness The first time I saw #DiagnoseTrump, I felt a dizzy, sinking feeling. It seemed like a natural extension of the ongoing rampant speculation about whether Donald Trump is too "crazy" to be president - hashtags or it didn't happen, am I right?
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Tinder Users Have Lower Self-Esteem: Study Put yourself on Tinder, and you might end up with a date—or a crippling case of negative thoughts about yourself. So suggests a new study about the psychological effects of the popular dating app, presented at the annual convention of the American ...
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Legalizing Recreational Marijuana on November Ballot While airwaves and column inches may still be on a post-convention buzz, the presidential campaigns are not the only ones kicking into high gear.
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Preterm labour prevention suture type could backfire Researchers in the U.K. say surgeons may be relying on the wrong type of stitch material to sew up a woman's cervix to prevent preterm birth.
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Dem Lawmaker Says Trump Needs A Psych Evaluation Rep. Karen Bass says it's Americans' "patriotic duty" to ensure their president is mentally stable. Seems reasonable. WASHINGTON ― A Democratic congresswoman launched a petition Wednesday urging Republican Party officials to require Donald Trump ...
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Nevada's attorney general says no marijuana for some visitors Marijuana is on a lot of minds, from smokers to dispensary owners and even lawmakers. Everyone is watching what happens in Nevada come November, but one opinion issued from one person could send a lot of profit up in smoke.
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Congresswoman says Trump needs a psych evaluation In one of the worst weeks yet for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, one critic in Congress is piling on with an unexpected campaign.
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Planners tell towns to get ready for medical marijuana Medical marijuana is coming to Pennsylvania, and towns can't use local zoning laws to keep it out of their backyards. But they can plan ahead to make sure zoning codes direct marijuana growing and processing operations and dispensaries to the locations ...
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Average American 15 pounds heavier than 20 years ago WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3, 2016 -- There's no doubt about it: Americans are getting heavier and heavier. But new U.S. estimates may still come as a shock -- since the late 1980s and early 1990s, the average American has put on 15 or more additional pounds ...
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