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At UN, global leaders commit to act on antimicrobial resistance A poultry operation in Egypt. Good hygiene on farms can help stem the rise of AMR due to over-reliance on antimicrobials. Photo: FAO/Giulio Napolitano.
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Sorry, Your Fitness Tracker Is Probably Useless Over 24 months, people who used wearable activity trackers lost 2.4 kilograms (5.29 pounds) less than a group on a similar program but using a website to track their progress.
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Not All Who Wear Fitness Trackers Are Lost New results published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association say that wearable monitor devices do not help people lose weight.
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Top Officials Gather at UN to Address Falling Effectiveness of Antibiotics FILE - Antibiotic pills. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when antibiotics and other drugs that were once used successfully to treat bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi no longer work to fight infections.
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New Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Shows Up in Hawaii A new strain of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea has shown up in Hawaii, doctors reported Wednesday. Seven patients infected with the new strain were treated and have recovered, but it's an unwelcome confirmation that one of the most common sexually ...
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Blue Bell recalls ice cream for Listeria; blames supplier Within days of heralding their products' return to grocery stores in three states, officials with Blue Bell Creameries LP quietly recalled two flavors of cookie dough ice cream from 10 states because of Listeria concerns.
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FDA launches mobile app competition to aid opioid abuse epidemic Federal health officials are asking the public for mobile app designs that would help connect opioid abusers to carriers of the prescription drug naloxone, which can help reverse overdose.
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Codeine Can Be Deadly For Children, Physicians Warn Health care providers and parents should stop giving children codeine, an opioid used as a painkiller and cough suppressant, because of potentially deadly reactions, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced this week in a new clinical report.
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Cancer-causing pollutant made famous by Erin Brockovich found in NE Ohio drinking water The Cleveland Water Department obtains drinking water for its 1.4 million customers from Lake Erie. Among the nation's water systems serving more than 1 million customers, Cleveland's water contained the 15th highest concentration of Chromium 6, ...
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Obese Kids Have Different Germs in Their Gut TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children and teens have different types of bacteria living in their digestive tract than their normal-weight peers, a new study reports.
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New report finds 'Erin Brockovich' chemical in US drinking water (CNN) Dangerous levels of chromium-6 are contaminating tap water consumed by hundreds of millions of Americans, according to a national report released Tuesday.
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Pediatricians Say Codeine Is Not Safe For Children The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a statement this week urging parents and doctors to stop giving children under the age of 18 both prescription and over-the-counter medications that include codeine, such as cough syrup and pain relievers.
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Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan pledge $3 billion to 'cure, prevent, and manage' all disease One person was shot Wednesday during the second night in a row of protests in Charlotte, North Carolina. The person was originally reported to have died, but MSNBC confirmed that the unidentified victim is on life support.
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Will $3B from Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan rid the world of disease? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have a new lofty goal: to cure, manage or eradicate all disease by the end of this century.
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Market-moving news and views, 24 hours a day Facebook-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have pledged to "end all illness" with a $3bn donation to medical research.
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Stanford medical student falls to death in Sierra climbing accident A Stanford medical student died after she slipped and fell hundreds of feet while trying to traverse Bear Creek Spire in Inyo National Forest southeast of Yosemite, authorities said Wednesday.
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Indonesia rejects U.S. research estimate of 100000 'haze' deaths JAKARTA (Reuters) - Harvard and Columbia university research showing smoke from land fires in Southeast Asia led to more than 100,000 premature deaths last year "makes no sense at all," an official at Indonesia's Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Listeria scare prompts new Blue Bell recall A listeria scare has prompted Brenham-based Blue Bell Creameries and one of its vendors to issue a voluntary recall. The recall affects about 2,000 cases of cookie dough produced last month that was sent to Blue Bell facilities in Brenham, Texas, and ...
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County sees first case of travel-related Zika transmission Andres Macias, vector control employee at the City of Brownsville Public Health Department, begins to set up a mosquito trap near Old Military Highway on Wednesday in Brownsville.
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Reporter's Notebook: Pregnant And Caught In Zika Test Limbo I'm the health reporter covering the Zika story here at WLRN in Miami, and I'm a pregnant woman. When Florida Gov. Rick Scott made free Zika testing available to all pregnant Floridians through the Florida Department of Health, I was one of the more ...
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Study finds racial disparities in physical and functional quality of life for breast cancer survivors An analysis of the quality of life of several thousand breast cancer survivors in North Carolina found differences in how black and white women functioned and felt physically and spiritually during treatment and two years after diagnosis.
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A good news story from beleaguered Chicago It's been a banner year for grim and grimmer: a bitter presidential election, a barrage of terrorist attacks and Chicago's summer of violence.
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Smoking Tied to Shorter Survival With ALS WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking may speed progression of Lou Gehrig's disease and shorten the lives of those with the fatal illness, new research suggests.
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Gonorrhea is more dangerous than ever as resistance to antibiotics grows U.S. health officials have identified a cluster of gonorrhea infections that show sharply increased resistance to the last effective treatment available for the country's second most commonly reported infectious disease.
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Breast cancer patients denied 'life-saving' 43p treatment 'due to NHS funding dispute' Thousands of patients are being denied "life-saving" breast cancer drugs which cost just 43 pence due to an NHS funding row, research has suggested.
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Little Village 'Paleta Man' Receives Check From GoFundMe CHICAGO (CBS) - A photo of a Little Village 'Paleta Man' received attention from the world, and Wednesday received a payoff that no one expected.
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Smoking leaves chemical traces on DNA (Reuters Health) - Tobacco smoke leaves its mark on DNA by changing a chemical code on the DNA molecule that can sometimes change gene activity, according to a new study.
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Hillary vs. the Hate Machine: How Clinton Became a Vessel for America's Fury "The underlying thing about Clinton and her candidacy is it's not normal. Normal is a male candidate, a male voice, a male tie.
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School offers flu shots, screenings CHOCTAW - Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center will hold a flu shot clinic and health fair, sponsored by the Mary Mahoney Memorial Health Center, from 9 a.m.
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Smoking Leaves Lasting Marks on DNA: Study TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking cigarettes can leave a lasting imprint on human DNA, altering more than 7,000 genes in ways that may contribute to the development of smoking-related diseases, a new study says.
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This Single Mom Is Trying to Feed 30000 People Using Extreme Couponing It's a modern day loaves-and-fishes story: An extreme couponer has found a way to feed thousands of homeless and food insecure people while staying out of debt.
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89-year-old Chicago "popsicle man" gets big payout after Internet rallies CHICAGO -- What began as a small effort to help out a Chicago man who sold frozen treats has resulted in a big payout for the 89-year-old.
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Stress may cancel out benefits of healthy diet, study suggests Stressful events may cancel out the benefits of eating healthy fats, a new study suggests, but researchers noted their findings don't give people permission to eat whatever they want when they're feeling anxious.
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Tazewell County Health Department nixes influenza vaccine nasal spray The Tazewell County Health Department is ready for this year's influenza season with a vaccine that covers four strains of flu, but the nasal spray vaccine will not be an option.
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Use of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Rising Overall rates of antibiotic use in US hospitals remained unchanged from 2006 to 2012, according to a new study. However, use of certain antibiotic classes, including some broad-spectrum antibiotics, has increased significantly.
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Polls: Voters favor legalizing pot, outlawing capital punishment A majority of Californians support a proposition to legalize recreational marijuana and a plurality support repealing the death penalty, according to two polls released Thursday.
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Patients over 65 may consider delaying flu shot, expert says Some experts are warning older adults against getting their flu shot too early because it's unclear how long the vaccine lasts.
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How You Can Join The Breast Health Challenge It's almost October again: Breast Cancer Awareness Month! As an 11-year breast cancer survivor, I don't really need to be reminded that breast cancer exists.
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Doctors say flu mist doesn't work, more will have to endure "a little pinch" this year It's time to start thinking flu season. Doctors across the nation are getting ready but the CDC advisory committee has recently made a big recommendation that will affect many of y. KTRK.
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Project Pink celebrates survivors with annual celebration Melissa Bougogne-Boehm, left, Roxan Guerra, Nicole Ray, Eva Warren Chambers, Michelle Beardmore, Cami Beardmore gathered at last year's Project Pink event.
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AgriLife Extension offers tips for avoiding Zika The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension says it's important to remember the "Four D's" as a first line of defense against the Zika virus: Drain, Dress, Defend, and Dusk and Dawn.
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Riverside neighbors worried about West Nile after two cases Residents have raised concerns, but health and vector control officials say there's no cluster of the virus. RELATED. VIDEO: West Nile victims · Why West Nile has Inland experts worried this summer · State, county break records for West Nile deaths in ...
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Treatment Options to Prevent Heart Failure in Becker Muscular Dystrophy Reviewed Respiratory failure was long thought to be the major cause of death in people with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), the milder form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
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Vasectomies not linked to increased prostate cancer risk (Reuters Health) - Having a vasectomy doesn't increase a man's risk of developing prostate cancer or dying from it, a U.S.
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The Five-Second Rule Is a Lie, but You Can Still Eat Food Off the Floor It doesn't matter how quickly you pick up your food—bacteria transfer starts immediately. But the real question is: What bacteria were on the floor?
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Medical marijuana CEO says license process a 'buzz saw" ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The CEO of a medical marijuana company that is suing a state commission for bumping the company out of a list of licensing finalists said Tuesday he's "never run into a buzz saw" of a licensing process as he has in Maryland.
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