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Study finds rumors hurting Zika efforts A Wisconsin physician studied the effects of using Facebook as a public health information platform. Loading… Post to Facebook. Study finds rumors hurting Zika efforts A Wisconsin physician studied the effects of using Facebook as a public health ...
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Singapore's Zika cases send warning signal to Asia (CNN) In just one week, Zika cases in Singapore have gone from zero to 242, raising concerns about a potential rapid surge in cases across Asia.
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Malaysian infected by Zika died from heart disease complications: ministry KUALA LUMPUR A 61-year-old man diagnosed with the first case of a locally transmitted Zika infection in Malaysia has died from heart disease complications, and not from the mosquito-borne virus, the health ministry said on Saturday.
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Malaysia expects more Zika cases as virus spreads in Southeast Asia KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is bracing for more Zika cases, officials said on Sunday, after detecting the first locally infected patient, which could further stretch a health system struggling with dengue, another mosquito-borne virus that can be ...
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Brain radiotherapy 'no benefit' for lung cancer spread Whole brain radiotherapy is of no benefit to people with lung cancer which has spread to the brain, says research in the Lancet. A trial of more than 500 patients found that it did not prolong or improve their quality of life any more than other forms ...
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An epidemic of good habits makes Minnesota a leader in the fight against obesity Daniel Vineyard, Tns Minnesota's wellness programs were reason why it one of only four states in the country to see a drop in adult obesity rates last year.
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CDC reports that chickenpox cases continue to decline thanks to 2-dose vaccine The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a report that chickenpox has continued declining in the country since the second dose of a vaccine was recommended in 2006.
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Chickenpox Cases Decline across United States after Two-dose Vaccination Policy Health experts have reported better results in fight against Chickenpox after introduction of two-dose vaccination policy. The number of cases of Chickenpox has dropped across the United States, according to a freshly released CDC report.
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Counter voting hacking threat News that foreign hackers, probably from Russia, accessed computerized voter rolls in Illinois and tried to break into the Arizona state electoral system earlier this year should grab the attention of election officials across the nation.
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Second strike a 'rarity' in nurse labor talks, leaving Allina to consider impasse declaration More than 4,000 nurses at Allina Health hospitals Monday are expected to take the most extreme measure they can in union contract talks: walking off the job until a deal is reached.
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Jerry Lewis is not 'slowing down' even without Labor Day telethon LOS ANGELES - Labor Day weekend used to belong to Jerry Lewis and his madcap 21-hour Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. Lewis hosted the marathon for Muscular Dystrophy from 1966 until his last show as host in 2010.
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Dead crow found with West Nile virus in southern Wisconsin Health officials say a dead crow in southern Wisconsin has tested positive for the West Nile virus. The Janesville Gazette reports the crow was found in Rock County.
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Minnesota nurses vow to strike after talks break down MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The union representing nurses at five Twin Cities hospitals says a strike will begin Labor Day because contract talks broke down.
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Fighting suicide in Central Jersey through awareness and involvement How can a happy, outgoing, articulate young man decide to take his life at the age of 17? It happened in Hillsborough in September 2014 and we never even knew it was a possibility, however, and this is vital -- it was preventable.
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Dental patient was high on nitrous oxide when he accidentally shot himself: Ohio police It was a routine dental appointment, until James White went to reach for his cellphone. Instead of grabbing his phone, the 72-year-old from New Carlisle, Ohio - who was under the influence of nitrous oxide - grabbed something else: his pistol.
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Obesity: The basics Worldwide, at least 2.8 million people die each year as a result of being overweight or obese. As at 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) claimed that 1.5 billion adults, 20 years and older, were overweight and of this number, more than 200 ...
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Poll: Clinton leads in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, as email questions linger The presidential race heads into the home stretch with Clinton in the lead, but questions linger for both her and for Donald Trump.
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Ted Strickland's Worst Week in Washington There's no worse feeling in politics than watching the reinforcements you so desperately need begin to pull up the stakes of their camp and head somewhere else.
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Ohio Dental Patient Learns Mixing Nitrous and Guns Is No Laughing Matter Dental patients: keep your guns at home. A 72-year-old Ohio man learned this the hard way after accidentally accidentally shooting himself after receiving a dose of Nitrous-oxide (also known as laughing gas) and reaching for what he believed was his ...
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Suicide prevention awareness event slated The Out of the Darkness Walk on October 1 comes on the heels of September, which is recognized as National Suicide Prevention Month.
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Allina, nurses brace for prolonged strike Hospitals vow normal operations as walkout begins; nurses say they stand ready to help in an emergency. By Jeremy Olson Star Tribune.
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Untangling controversies around prostate cancer screenings Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among American men, and the risk goes up as men age. It is the second leading cancer killer of men, after lung cancer.
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Chronic Pain: Yoga, Acupuncture, And Tai Chi Effective In Pain Management, Study Finds About 126 million Americans suffer from one kind of pain each year. Within this number, 40 million people experience severe chronic pain.
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Nurses set to strike over insurance at 5 Minnesota hospitals MINNEAPOLIS - Thousands of nurses at five Minnesota hospitals are scheduled to go on strike at 7 a.m. Monday, Labor Day, in a dispute over health insurance, workplace safety, and staffing levels.
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Alabama second in obesity ranking Alabama and Mississippi have the second highest obesity rates in the nation according to an annual report released last week. According to "The State of Obesity: Better Polices for a Healthier America," 35.6 percent of adults in Alabama, Mississippi ...
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Cuba reports remarkable success in containing Zika virus In this Jan 27, 2016, file photo, samples of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, responsible for transmitting dengue and Zika, sit in a petri dish at the Fiocruz Institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil.
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US beekeepers fear for livelihoods as anti-Zika toxin kills 2.5m bees 'Have we lost our mind,' one beekeeper wrote, 'spraying poison from the sky?' Photograph: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP. Alan Yuhas in San Francisco.
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Officials take precautions against Zika virus in US CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Officials say after Tropical Storm Hermine, it's important that people get rid of standing water on their property.
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After growth in obesity rates, state sees small downtick SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A state health official says new data shows Idaho adults reversing a decades-long increase in obesity. The Spokesman-Review reports (http://bit.
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Smoking weed reduces short-term motivation to work for money The results showed that cannabis-dependent volunteers were no less motivated than the control group. By: IANS London Published:Sep 5, 2016, 12:26.
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Recall for antibacterial soap announced MISSOULA, Mont. - The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall on Friday for antibacterial soap. It was discovered that products with 19 antibacterial ingredients now have to be removed from stores within a year.
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US, China Reach Agreement to Stem US-Bound Flow of Fentanyl The Obama administration on Saturday announced new "enhanced measures" it will take with China to potentially stem the U.S.-bound flow of fentanyl, the powerful narcotic drug linked to the deaths of thousands of Americans in the past several years.
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Loss of nasal spray vaccine sets up bad flu season With flu season rapidly approaching, many doctors and public health experts are concerned the lack of an influenza nasal spray option this fall will lead to lower rates of vaccination among children and a worse flu season.
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Ultrasound in first trimester linked to severity of autism symptoms, says UW study The first trimester of pregnancy is when children who later developed autism were at risk for increased symptom severity possibly linked to ultrasound exposure, a new UW study has found.
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Why I chose not to have surgery after being diagnosed with prostate cancer Prostate cancer patients are taking part in medical trial which could mean men avoid painful operations. Dad-of-two Robert Croft explains why he took part.
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