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Comprehensive review aims to end debate over cholesterol-lowering drugs Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins have gotten a bad rap, say the authors of a comprehensive new review of 30 years' worth of studies on the medications.
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Superbug Source Remains a Mystery Medical detectives said Friday they are still baffled about how much-feared drug-resistant superbugs infected two people in the U.S.
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Hepatitis A Outbreak Has Now Sickened 89, Health Officials Say An outbreak of hepatitis A health officials say is linked to imported frozen strawberries is claiming more victims. The second foodborne hepatitis A outbreak reported since mid-August has sickened 89 people in seven states, according to the U.S ...
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Jurupa schools chief at center of leprosy scare Jurupa schools Superintendent Elliott Duchon speaks to parents and staff at a Wednesday, Sept. 7, meeting about unconfirmed leprosy cases at Indian Hills Elementary School in Jurupa Valley.
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Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Strawberries at Smoothie Chain An outbreak of Hepatitis A in several states has been linked to strawberries consumed at Tropical Smoothie Cafe outlets. Credit Getty Images.
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Sugary Drink Warning Labels Work With Teenagers, Says New Study It's no secret that the soda industry hates sugary drink taxes and says it favors educating consumers about the health impact of sugar-sweetened beverages.
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Does Asia Have A Secret Weapon Against Zika? A ticking time bomb. That's what some health officials say the Zika virus is in Southeast Asia. In the past two weeks, an outbreak in Singapore has climbed from a few dozen cases to nearly 300.
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Zika takes bite out of Miami-Dade economy — how bad will it get? Six weeks after Zika officially landed in Wynwood, the virus has taken a bite out of Miami-Dade County's economy - and it's no mosquito-sized nibble.
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Dr. Manny: Congress' inaction on Zika funding is sending the wrong message to Americans In 1999, when West Nile virus cases began surfacing in the United States, horror overcame Americans, causing them to shut their doors for fear of becoming infected with the mysterious mosquito-borne illness.
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Sprays, Traps, and GM Bugs: A Look at Our Tools to Fight Zika Miami Beach authorities started spraying for Zika-carrying mosquitoes Friday, and spraying's expected to continue for weeks. Authorities in other states are also cracking down on mosquitoes as the Zika threat worsens.
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Weather And Chronic Pain: Smartphone Study Reveals Rain Can Worsen Body Aches The Cloudy with a Chance of Pain study has found a link between weather and body pain. People suffering from arthritis or chronic pain experienced more frequent severe symptoms during rainy days.
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Zika spraying in Miami: What you need to know (CNN) Aerial spraying for Zika-carrying mosquitoes, which happened in the predawn hours on Friday, is bugging out residents of Miami Beach, Florida.
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Stars Explain Common Cancer Terms On 'Stand Up 2 Cancer' & It's So Helpful The Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon is an hour full of inspiring stories, celebrities speaking from the heart (and speaking to donators on the phone), and heartfelt performances, and it's all for a good cause - to raise money for cancer research and ...
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Ohio city shares shocking photos of adults who overdosed with a small child in the car This story has been updated. On Wednesday afternoon, a police officer in East Liverpool, Ohio, stopped a vehicle for driving erratically and made a shocking discovery: The driver was barely conscious.
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DNA in London Grave May Help Solve Mysteries of the Great Plague Scientists can use samples from skeletons' teeth to answer lingering questions about the Black Death. 0. Picture of workers excavating skeletons.
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Human case of West Nile virus reported in Ingleside The Lake County Health Department reported Friday that the county's first confirmed human case of West Nile virus affected an Ingleside resident late last month.
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Chandler Pharmaceutical Company Gives $500000 To Anti-Recreational Marijuana Campaign A Chandler pharmaceutical company is now the largest donor in the campaign against legalized marijuana in Arizona. Insys Therapeutics gave $500,000 to Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy against Proposition 205, four times more than any other donor ...
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Suicide Numbers Up in Utah SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4 Utah) New numbers are showing suicides are on the rise in Utah. Right now, Utah is averaging two suicides per day.
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2 Deaths In LA County Blamed On West Nile Virus LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) - Authorities in LA County say two deaths reported there can be attributed to West Nile virus. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed the first deaths due to West Nile this year in LA County.
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Buckeyes tackle mental health stigma during National Suicide Prevention Week The Buckeye Campaign Against Suicide, a student organization, gives away free temporary tattoos to passersby on The Oval on Sept. 8 to raise awareness for suicide prevention on.
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Outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Minnesota city under investigation ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease after five cases were confirmed among people who live or work in Hopkins.
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San Diego Residents Push Back Against Zika Spray: 'Pesticides Are Poison' Officials, however, say they're taking every precaution to make sure the spraying isn't harmful to the area. Los Angeles Times: San Diego Neighborhood Sprayed With Insecticide To Fight Zika Virus Wearing protective masks and backpacks that released ...
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State to house inmates at Elgin Mental Health Center Up to 44 beds at the Elgin Mental Health Center will be set aside to house inmates from the Illinois Department of Corrections. Up to 44 beds at the Elgin Mental Health Center will be set aside to house inmates from the Illinois Department of Corrections.
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First 2016 human case of West Nile Virus confirmed in Lake County Waukegan, Ill. -- The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is reporting the first confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Lake County in 2016.
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'Alternate' Vaccine Doctor Robert Sears Accused of Gross Negligence A California pediatrician, known partly for his controversial views on immunization schedules, faces the possible suspension of his license after the executive director of the California Medical Board accused him of being "grossly negligent in his care ...
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Legionnaires' disease hits Hopkins area with five confirmed cases Five confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease have been reported among people who live or work in the Hopkins area, the Minnesota Department of Health said Friday.
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Tiger mosquitoes found in county, but no Zika Photo by Tracy Klimek/New Jersey Herald - Paige Lockburner, left, and Eric Risley of the Sussex County Office of Mosquito Control place dry ice in a mosquito catcher Thursday in the backyard of a home in Hopatcong.
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Painkiller maker spends $500000 to keep marijuana illegal in Arizona PHOENIX - A Chandler firm that could lose business from legalized marijuana is now the largest contributor to a campaign to stop that from happening here.
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M'sia to base mosquito-control programme in Johor KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia will focus its mosquito-eradication programme in Johor following suspicion the state was the centre of the Zika spread due to its proximity to Singapore, where it has recorded nearly 300 Zika infections.
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Young, old, male, female: Why Zika matters to you The 1986 Harrison Ford movie "The Mosquito Coast" is about bringing ice to a fictional, insect-plagued Central American country, and things get a bit scary.
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Fentanyl Maker Donates Big to Campaign Opposing Pot Legalization Supporters of an Arizona campaign to legalize marijuana say opponents should return a donation from a drug company that produces fentanyl, a powerful painkiller known for killing illegal drug users.
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Skeleton key: London railway unlocks Great Plague DNA The mass grave found at Liverpool Street, London. Crossrail. The last time the plague hit England on any sort of scale was 1665. It was nowhere near the scale of the Black Death, but the Great Plague still wiped out some 100,000 people in London over a ...
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DNA from ancient skeletons reveals cause of London's Great Plague (CNN) In 1665, the Great Plague of London killed more than 75,000 people in the space of a year, almost a quarter of the city's population back then.
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A Gorgeous—and Unsettling—Video of Evolution in Action Slide: 1 / of 1 . Caption: A sped-up version of the Harvard Medical School footage featuring the evolution of antibiotic resistant E. coli/.
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Georgia veteran fulfills dying wish: To catch one last fish DUBLIN, Ga. - A VA medical center granted a dying Georgia veteran's last wish - to go to the river and fish one final time. U.S.
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Doctors urge flu shots, not nasal spray, for children For those fearful of getting a flu shot this year, 4-year-old Will Hudson has some advice. "It's okay if you get a shot. It's going to hurt a little bit but not that much," said the boy, shortly after getting a flu shot Friday morning at his doctor's ...
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A maker of deadly painkillers is bankrolling the opposition to legal marijuana in Arizona The campaign against marijuana legalization in Arizona received a major infusion of cash last week from a synthetic cannabis drugmaker that has been investigated for alleged improper marketing of a highly addictive prescription painkiller, according to ...
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Cancer-stricken veteran hooks his dying wish He wanted to be baptized to ensure he'd cross over to the next life in accordance with his religious beliefs. And he wanted to go on one more fishing trip.
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Lawmakers warn FDA regs could ban cigar donations to troops Congressional lawmakers are warning that sweeping new anti-tobacco regulations from the Food and Drug Administration could ban groups from donating cigars to American troops deployed overseas.
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Sorry kids: Docs urge flu shots, not nasal spray, this year Kids may get more of a sting from flu vaccination this fall: Doctors are gearing up to give shots only, because U.S. health officials say the easy-to-use nasal spray version of the vaccine isn't working as well as a jab.
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Exercise Lowers Health Bills, Especially for Heart Patients Need another reason to exercise? A new study suggests that routine workouts are associated with significantly lower health costs for heart disease patients.
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New MACRA Rules Make Medicare Pay Cut in 2019 Less Likely Under pressure from organized medicine, the Medicare program has drastically simplified what physicians need to do next year to avoid a penalty in 2019 under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).
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This Is What Childhood Cancer Looks Like "These kids have been through more in their short lives than most of us will experience in a lifetime." Perhaps the most devastating words a parent can hear are "your child has cancer.
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