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Zika virus: Miami Beach transmission zone triples (CNN) The Zika virus transmission zone in Miami Beach has tripled in size, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday night. The Florida Department of Health extended its Miami Beach local transmission zone to include a 4.5 square mile zone running from ...
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Zika zone triples in Miami Beach after more cases found The zone of active transmission of Zika virus in Miami Beach has tripled to now encompass two-thirds of the seaside city. Gov. Rick Scott announced the expansion late Friday evening in a news release.
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HHS Issues New Rules To Open Up Data From Clinical Trials Universities and drug companies that use human volunteers for research face tough new rules designed to make sure that valuable information from these volunteers is widely available, not only to the volunteers themselves but to scientists trying to ...
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The FDA Is Cracking Down on Internet E-Cig Sales Less than six weeks after banning sales to minors. Federal regulators don't want kids buying e-cigarettes online and they'll fine retailers who get caught up to $275 per violation to prevent it.
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5K run/walk designed to aid fight against prostate cancer The Dispatch app features breaking news, sports, weather, videos, movie times, traffic updates, a flight tracker and much more. Download apps for your: *iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch · * Android · Enlarge Image Request to buy this photo SWIMBIKERUNPHOTO ...
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In Zika-stricken Miami, aerial pesticide spray adds to fears MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - In the only U.S. city confirmed to have mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus, some residents say they'd rather be bitten than be exposed to droplets of chemicals sprayed from planes to kill the bugs.
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Florida triples Zika transmission area as new cases reported MIAMI Florida health officials are tripling the local Zika transmission area in Miami Beach, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday evening.
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Consider this before sharing images of drug overdoses (CNN) —It was a well-intentioned attempt to show the disturbing effects of drug addiction, a common strategy among law enforcement agencies.
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As Zika infections rise, Florida to get CDC help with testing backlog With the number of mosquito-borne Zika infections in Miami-Dade County rising almost daily, including seven more cases confirmed by state health officials on Thursday, Florida Gov.
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Black doctors call on Obama to ban sale of menthol products A group of African-American doctors is calling on President Obama to ban the sale of menthol-flavored cigarettes, which data shows are heavily favored among black smokers.
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One Florida Zika Outbreak is Almost Over The first official outbreak of Zika virus infection in the continental U.S. may be over as soon as next week, officials say. But the Miami Beach outbreak is going strong and Florida health officials reported seven more locally acquired cases of Zika ...
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Case-control study adds to Zika-microcephaly link Brazilian researchers today added an eagerly awaited piece of the Zika-microcephaly puzzle, publishing the first case-control study, which found a strong link between the two conditions.
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Prescription heroin gets the green light in Canada Canada has passed legislation permitting doctors to prescribe pharmaceutical grade heroin as a treatment for those suffering from drug addiction.
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Poll Finds Most Voters Embrace Milestone for Women, if Not Hillary Clinton Supporters of Hillary Clinton at a rally in St. Petersburg, Fla., last month. Credit Scott McIntyre for The New York Times. On Nov. 8, American voters for the first time in history will see a woman's name on the ballot as a major party's nominee for ...
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Brain Cancer Is Now the Leading Cancer Killer of Kids Brain cancer now kills more children than any other type of cancer, according to new federal data. But this new stat comes with at least one potential silver lining: Brain tumors are not becoming more common in kids.
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What Hillary Clinton is Promising Black Women Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton sat down with ESSENCE Editor-in-chief Vanessa K. De Luca to discuss the issues that matter to Black women.
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WATCH: The Moment a Man Rescues a Tiny Kitten Stuck on a Highway is 'Whoa,' Then 'Aww' That's what we're wondering after watching this footage of a feline falling out of an SUV and onto a busy highway - by our calculation, nine of those lives were definitely used here, at least one for each passing car.
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Macomb County Reports First 2016 West Nile Virus Case MACOMB COUNTY, MI - An older Macomb County adult who contracted West Nile virus has the county's first case of the mosquito-borne illness in 2016, the county health department said Friday.
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Clinton sells sick days as campaign reset Greensboro, N.C. - She looked so refreshed, some of her detractors thought it had to be a body double. Four days after collapsing on a Manhattan sidewalk, Hillary Clinton strode confidently back onto the campaign trail Thursday, spinning her untimely ...
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Hillary Clinton: 'Black Girl Magic Is Real' "You are the changemakers, the path breakers, and the ground shakers," Clinton said at the Black Women's Agenda. 09/16/2016 10:56 am ET.
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Ohio horse contracts West Nile virus, is put down Standardbred mares with their foals at Hagemeyer Farms in Clarksville. A 7-year-old standardbred in Tuscarawas County that tested positive for West Nile virus was euthanized for significant symptions, the Ohio Department of Agriculture reported Friday ...
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How To Know When It's Time To Go To Rehab If you have been paying attention to the news you will notice that the abuse and addiction and opioids has become a global epidemic.
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CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Injured Kitten Rescued From Busy Highway In Russia A motorist in Russia stopped traffic to rescue an injured kitten that was petrified with fear in the middle of a busy highway. Just look at the poor thing: RAW: Driver saves kitten injured while trying to cross busy road, Russia created on gifs.
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CDC: 31 Million elderly Americans don't exercise enough More than one-quarter of senior Americans do not exercise enough, which increases their risk of developing cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, according to a new study published on Thursday by the U.S.
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31M Americans at greater risk of chronic disease due to physical inactivity About one in four Americans ages 50 and older don't regularly exercise, leaving them at a greater risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer, a study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests.
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Badass Mom Pumps Breast Milk While Competing In Half Marathon It's no secret that parents are multitasking pros. But this Utah mom is taking the balancing act to the next level. Anna Young posted a photo Sunday of herself pumping breast milk while participating in a half marathon on the Facebook page, Occupy ...
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Very Few Health Conditions Should Disqualify You From The Presidency Neither candidate has been forthcoming about his or her health. But should the American public even be privy to that information in first place?
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At Congressional Black Caucus panel, Rep. Fudge says, 'If you do not vote, you are just selfish.' Rep. Marcia Fudge said Thursday that African Americans who don't think the outcome of this year's presidential election will matter to their lives should think about family members and others who would suffer if Republican Donald Trump is elected.
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5 Facts To Know About LGBTQ Suicide Risk During National Suicide Prevention Month September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and while the topic of suicide can be sensitive, emotional, and painful, it's important to discuss it as the health crisis that it is.
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Donald Trump Releases a Tiny Bit of Actual Medical Information Ahead of the Thursday airing of his Dr. Oz Show appearance, Donald Trump has released a small amount of medical information in the form of a letter from his personal physician, the meme-able Dr.
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Are You Ready for Medicare Open Enrollment? Medicare Open Enrollment season, the time when you can make changes to your coverages for 2017, runs from Oct 15 - Dec 7 this year.
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FDA cracks down on stores selling e-cigarettes to minors (CNN) In a crackdown on the e-cigarette industry, the Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to dozens of retailers that violated new rules by selling e-cigarettes, hookah tobacco and other tobacco products to minors.
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Uncertainty About Hillary Clinton's Health Is On The Rise, Poll Finds Hillary Clinton is back on the campaign trail after a weekend bout with pneumonia, but the episode left many Americans unsure about the state of her health, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey finds.
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Boy grows hair for two years then donates it for child cancer patients Thomas Moore holds the hair he cut off for cancer patients. Credit: Amber Lynne/Twitter. Chris Graham. 17 September 2016 • 12:45am.
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5 Symptoms Of Lymphoma You Need To Know Essentially, a lymphoma diagnosis means that your lymphocytes - a kind of white blood cell designated as part of your immune system's arsenal against infection - are reproducing abnormally and collecting in your lymph nodes and other parts of the ...
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Health officials tell Utahns to give their kids flu shots as nasal spray doesn't do the job Local health officials are urging needle-phobic Utahns to face their fears and get the flu shot this year after the nasal spray vaccine was deemed ineffective.
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This Study Removes Any Doubt Zika Virus Causes Birth Defect Brazilian researchers say they've removed any last vestige of doubt that Zika virus infection can cause an abnormally small head in newborns - a birth defect called microcephaly.
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Dental Disaster in Anaheim: 10 Children Suffer Bacterial Infection OC Healthcare states that 10 children were infected with a bacterial infection from an Anaheim dental clinic. Mycobateria in water was found.
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Hogan's daughter to marry this weekend at governor's mansion in Annapolis For the first time in more than a decade, a wedding will take place at the governor's mansion in Maryland. Massive white tents have been assembled on the front lawn of Government House in Annapolis where 150 guests will celebrate the nuptials of Gov.
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Hillary Clinton's campaign isn't sweating the polls — but they're making one big change GREENSBORO, N.C. - Hillary Clinton came here on Thursday after a three-day break from the public eye, seeking to put a week's worth of negative headlines behind her and set the stage for the final stretch of the presidential campaign.
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Treating Prostate Cancer Is Often No Better Than Doing Nothing You'll likely live just as long, and you'll avoid some gnarly side effects. 09/16/2016 01:36 pm ET | Updated 3 hours ago. Anna Almendrala Senior Healthy Living Editor.
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Senator Introduces Bill To Ban Dismemberment Abortions Abortionists who end the life of an unborn child by tearing it limb from limb will face up to two years in jail, if a pro-life U.S.
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1100 flags: UGA organizations raise awareness to mental health during National Suicide Prevention Week To help bring attention to the issue of suicide at the University of Georgia, the Active Minds UGA organization set up 1,100 flags outside the Tate Student Center, representing those lost to suicide.
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Springfield Alzheimer's walk seeks to raise awareness, money Kris Deitz, who lives in Minnesota, made the long trip to walk with her mother, Pat Comer, in last year s Walk To End Alzheimer s in Springfield.
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