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Fierce Debate at FDA on Whether Drug Decision Sets New Standard On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration went somewhere it has rarely gone before. The FDA, which oversees the approval of new drugs, cleared a treatment by Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. despite what the agency's director called a "significantly ...
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Governor lifts Zika zone in Wynwood; CDC says 'don't let down guard' Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared Miami's Wynwood neighborhood Zika-free on Monday - urging visitors to return to the struggling entertainment district even as federal health officials continued to advise that pregnant women and their partners consider ...
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Beer goggles: study confirms (the obvious) that drinking removes shyness about sex After downing half a litre of beer, study participants were more attracted to happy faces. Photograph: Sally Anscombe/Getty Images/Flickr RF.
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Sorry, but the five-second rule is not real You know those times when you drop your food on the ground and invoke the five-second rule to eat it again. The food is not really safe to eat, according to researchers from Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
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One Florida Neighborhood Comes Off the Zika List The first outbreak of Zika virus in the continental U.S. was declared over Monday, even as more Zika-infected mosquitoes were found in a nearby Zika zone.
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Know potential signs and symptoms of prostate cancer Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the world. According to the World Cancer Research Fund International, more than 1.1 million cases of prostate cancer were recorded in 2012, accounting for 15 percent of new cancer ...
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'Five-Second Rule' for Food on Floor Is Untrue, Study Finds Food dropped on the floor can be contaminated with bacteria instantly, regardless of how fast you pick it up, a study recently concluded.
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FDA approves Sarepta's disputed drug, overruling staff and advisers Overruling its own staff and advisers, the Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, delivering a victory for families of hundreds of young boys with the deadly muscle-wasting disease and the ...
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FDA Approves Muscular Dystrophy Drug That Patients Lobbied For Stacie Al-Chokhachi, second from right, and her son, Dalton, who has Duchenne, at an F.D.A. meeting in April. Credit Eric Kruszewski for The New York Times.
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5-Second Rule Debunked by New Study According to a new study, the 5-second rule is just a myth. It seems that bacteria only need less than a second to attach itself to a piece of fruit or food.
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Husband in real-life "Fault in Our Stars" couple dies ST. LOUIS A Missouri man's wish to see his wife one last time before she dies from cystic fibrosis has ended with his own death from the same disease.
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Experts hope UN meeting on antimicrobial resistance yields action For those who've been sounding the alarm about the worrisome rise in drug-resistant bacteria, the upcoming United Nations (UN) General Assembly meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a welcome recognition of the gravity of the problem and the ...
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H1N1 'Swine Flu' Vaccine Unlikely to Raise Birth Defect Risk MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Swedish researchers report that the vaccine against the H1N1 "swine flu" strain of influenza doesn't seem to have a link to birth defects.
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Biden announces steps to improve clinical trials under cancer moonshot Vice President Joe Biden outlined a plan to improve the efficiency and transparency of the U.S. clinical research system as part of the national cancer moonshot initiative.
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New alert system is here to help families find missing seniors with Alzheimer's One of the worst scenarios for families caring for someone living with Alzheimer's disease is a loved one wandering or getting lost.
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Alzheimer's stemmed but not stopped, say experts Soaring rates of population growth and ageing have long been seen as portending a global explosion of Alzheimer's, the debilitating disease that robs older people of their memory and independence.
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Depression During Pregnancy Linked to Gestational Diabetes Depression during and after pregnancy may be linked to gestational diabetes, a new government study found. Women in the study who reported feeling depressed early in pregnancy were more likely to develop gestational diabetes later in pregnancy ...
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Glass of beer 'makes people more sociable' Researchers from Switzerland have confirmed what most of us already know - drinking a single glass of beer can make people more sociable.
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Miami Beach Zika zone expands as aerial spraying continues MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The latest round of aerial spraying to combat the Zika virus took place Sunday in Miami Beach, despite the concerns of some residents.
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Don't be scared to snip: Vasectomy not linked to prostate cancer, study says (CNN) When men think of undergoing a vasectomy, they might have a few concerns: fears of pain, worries it won't work and concerns about their sex life afterward.
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AAP: Stop Giving Codeine to Children Healthcare providers and parents should stop giving codeine to children, according to a new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics, published online September 19 in Pediatrics.
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Husband in real-life 'Fault in our Stars' couple dies from cystic fibrosis complications They met online, at age 18. He had cystic fibrosis. So did she. Their disease - a terminal genetic disorder that damages the lungs - should have kept them from ever meeting face-to-face, ever hugging or kissing or even touching.
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As opioid epidemic grows, drug makers resist restrictions Even as drug makers vow they're combating an opioid epidemic that has cost more than 165,000 American lives since 1999, they're bankrolling a small army of lobbyists at statehouses across the country to fight limits on the drugs.
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Husband in couple compared to 'The Fault in Our Stars' couple dead at 25 ST. LOUIS - One of the members of a couple who has been compared to the couple in the bestselling John Green novel "The Fault in Our Stars" has died.
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Here's what you need to know about the brand new birth control just approved by the FDA Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new contraceptive device made by Bayer. This new, hormonal method of birth control is called Kyleena, and it can prevent pregnancy for up to five years.
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'Fault in Our Stars' Couple: Why Cystic Fibrosis Shortens Lives Dalton Prager, a young man who received national attention because both he and his wife had cystic fibrosis, died this weekend of the disease at age 25.
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New Long-Term IUD Kyleena Approved The FDA has just approved Bayer's levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (Kyleena), a long-term, progestin-containing intrauterine device (IUD) that will be available by prescription in October 2016.
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Surprise! Beer Makes You Happier, Friendlier MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Raise a glass of your favorite brew and toast the Swiss researchers who offer scientific proof for what you surely suspected and probably hoped.
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Kellogg Recalls Eggo Waffles Over Possible Listeria Andrew Burton—Getty Images Boxes of Eggo Waffles for sale at a supermarket in New York City on Feb.19, 2014. About 10,000 cases of waffles are being recalled in 25 states.
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Bright light 'increases sexual satisfaction in men' Exposure to bright light can lead to greater sexual satisfaction in men who have low sexual desire, a new study suggests. Scientists from the University of Siena in Italy found that using a light box, similar to those used to treat some forms of ...
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Scientists warn that cuddling your cat can kill you The knowledge of Cat-Scratch Fever is not new, but it was once thought of to be mild. Due to this survey, the CDC concluded that it can be fatal.
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Woman Finds Rat Head In Popeyes Chicken Meal A New Jersey woman may be too chicken to eat at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen again after finding what she claims is a rat head in her meal.
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Why Young Kids (and Which Young Kids) Commit Suicide (NEW YORK) -- Suicides in young kids appear to have important differences from suicides in adolescents and teens, a new study published in Pediatrics finds, shedding light on ... Latest News: Codeine For Kids? Not Any More, Some Physicians Say · The ...
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Suicide can strike children as young as 5, study warns A startling new study warns that some preteen children - even as young as 5 years old - may be at risk of suicide. Black elementary school-age boys seem to have a higher risk, even though black teens and young adults have lower rates of suicide than ...
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FDA asks coders to create an app that matches opioid overdose victims with lifesaving rescue drug In a bid to stanch the death toll of the nation's epidemic of opioid drug use, the Food and Drug Administration is calling for the development of a cellphone app that could quickly bring lifesaving medication to the rescue of a person in the throes of ...
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UK health officials detail progress on AMR strategy The second annual report on the United Kingdom's 5-year antimicrobial resistance (AMR) strategy suggests that while little substantive progress has been made in the 2 years since implementation, the "building blocks" are in place to produce better ...
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Antibiotics Are Still Overused in Hospitals As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meets in New York this week, one of the topics the global leaders will discuss is antibiotic overuse and the growing problem of microbes—so-called superbugs—that are resistant to the current antibiotics ...
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A New Study Estimates That 100000 People Died From the Indonesian Haze Last Year The estimate of early deaths linked to respiratory illness and other causes covers Indonesia and its neighbors Singapore and Malaysia.
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Study Estimates 100000 Premature Deaths From Indonesia Haze Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesian forest fires that choked a swath of Southeast Asia with a smoky haze for weeks last year may have caused more than 100,000 premature deaths, according to new research that will add to pressure on Indonesia's ...
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Lake County hire will target mosquitoes A female Aedes aegypti mosquito, known to be a carrier of the Zika virus, acquires a blood meal on the arm of a researcher. Lake County plans to hire a mosquito control specialist in coming weeks.
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President Obama Proclaims Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week A young heroin user profiled in NBC10's Generation Addicted special report prepares to inject heroin in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.
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In interview, Biden outlines a lifelong role in cancer research, but not in a Clinton White House HOUSTON - Vice President Joe Biden says he plans to dedicate his career after politics to cancer research - and to do so for "as long as I'm alive" - but ruled out serving in Hillary Clinton's administration should she win the White House this fall.
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FDA launches competition to spur innovative technologies to help reduce opioid overdose deaths The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the 2016 Naloxone App Competition, a public contest focused on developing innovative technologies to combat the rising epidemic of opioid overdose.
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Obama proclaims Opioid awareness week President Barrack Obama has declared the week of Sept. 18 to Sept. 24, 2016, as Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week.
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Transcript: Joe Biden on Hillary Clinton's medical records and the future of the 'moonshot' Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP Vice President Joe Biden gives a speech about the White House cancer moonshot, an initiative he leads, on Friday at Rice University in Houston.
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Mike Pence's VP Role Model Is Dick Cheney Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence said Sunday he wants to be like Dick Cheney. Pence named the former vice president, who served under George W. Bush, as his role model for the No.
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Sclerostin Inhibitor Cuts Fractures in Women ATLANTA -- Among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, 1 year of treatment with the monoclonal antibody romosozumab led to significant reductions in vertebral and clinical fractures, a researcher reported here.
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Doctor declares Trump running mate Pence to be healthy In this photo taken Sept. 15, 2016, Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov, Mike Pence gives a pep talk to campaign staff and volunteers inside Trump Tower in New York.
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Mike Pence is healthy, physician says Following Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine making public a few details of their medical records, Trump's running candidate for vice-president Mike Pence released a letter from his doctor, which claims that the candidate's health is in ...
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Doctor declares Trump running mate Pence to be healthy INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Mike Pence has released a letter from his doctor vouching for his "excellent" health. The letter summarizes the medical history of the Republican vice presidential nominee and says he can maintain his high level of work and ...
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