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For high-risk leukemia patients, umbilical cord blood transplant associated with lower risk of relapse Study compares 'alternative' donor source vs. traditional transplantation of blood stem cells from an adult, unrelated donor.
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Isabelle Dinoire, First Face Transplant Recipient, Dies At 49 These Lesbian Farmers Aren't Here To Take Over America. They Want To Grow It. Ryan Reynolds Is A Hugger, Especially When It Comes To Trees · Bea Arthur Homeless Shelter For LGBTQ Youth To Open Next Year · Facebook Group Raises Over $100,000 ...
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Early Life Antibiotic Use Tied to Future Allergy Risk LONDON -- Early life exposure to antibiotics was associated with an increased risk for both hay fever and eczema later in life in a pooled analysis reported here that included more than half a million people.
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Florida Newborn Captured in Viral Facebook Photo of Hugging Twins Dies of Rare Condition A set of twins from Gainesville, Fla. were captured in this Facebook photo hugging, and it soon went viral. Eleven days later one twin who was born with a rare disease died.
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Report sets research priorities for Biden's cancer moonshot WASHINGTON - A new report outlines a scientific roadmap for the White House's cancer "moonshot" initiative - urging research to harness the power of immune-based therapy, and to better tailor treatment by helping more patients get their tumors ...
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Cancer Moonshot Recommendations Highlight Precision Medicine, Data Sharing, Genetic Screening NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) - A National Cancer Institute advisory board today discussed a number of recommendations for speeding the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer within a large-scale White House project.
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Newborn seen in viral photo hugging twin brother dies of rare disorder One of the 11-day-old twin brothers whose first hug was captured in a recent viral photo has died of a rare disorder, his family announced Wednesday.
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China offers 'free screening' for travelers from Zika-hit countries BEIJING (Reuters) - China will offer Zika health screenings for travelers from Singapore and other affected countries, the quarantine bureau said on Wednesday, without explaining whether the tests would be compulsory.
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Twin Delivery Should Be at 37 Weeks to Minimize Deaths In uncomplicated dichorionic twin pregnancies, delivery should be considered at 37 weeks' gestation to minimize perinatal death, and no clear evidence supports delivery of monochorionic twins before 36 weeks, according to a meta-analysis published ...
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OC Use Driving Down Death Rates From Ovarian Cancer The widespread use of oral contraceptives (OCs), particularly in the United States and certain countries in the European Union (EU), where they were introduced earlier than elsewhere, is fuelling the continued decline in death rates from ovarian cancer ...
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Zika Doubled Birth Defect Rate in Brazil, Study Shows The arrival of Zika virus in Brazil doubled the rate of birth defects involving the nervous system, including microcephaly, researchers reported Wednesday.
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Air passengers from Singapore screened KUCHING: Health authorities in the state are screening for the Zika virus among passengers arriving on flights from Singapore. State health director Dr Jamilah Hashim said about 3,000 passengers and crew members had been screened since the first Zika ...
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Exercise can cancel out the booze, says study (CNN) You might want to chase that next beer with a little exercise. Exercising the recommended amount "cancels out" the higher risk of cancer death brought about by drinking, a new study revealed.
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Suicide Is Not About Statistics. Here's My Story. September is a difficult month. It signals the fading of summer and the incoming, sometimes delightful, stress of school. With the changing of the leaves and the gradual shortening of the days, it often feels as though the world is tightening its grip ...
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Cord-Blood Transplants Show Promise in Leukemia Treatment WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Bone marrow or stem cell transplants can save the lives of adults and children with leukemia, but an ideal donor often isn't available.
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Irregular heartbeat linked to wider range of serious conditions than previously thought An irregular heartbeat (known as atrial fibrillation) is associated with a wide range of serious events, including heart attacks, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and sudden cardiac death, finds a large study in The BMJ this week.
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Questions remain as Ohio medical marijuana law takes effect COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio has yet to outline how exactly its new medical marijuana law will work even as it is set to take effect Thursday, leaving a host of unanswered questions by doctors, patients, pharmacists, police and many others.
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Cancer 'moonshot' panel names top 10 ways to speed progress against the disease The Obama administration's "cancer moonshot" took a major step forward Wednesday when a committee of top cancer researchers and patient advocates recommended an ambitious set of scientific goals designed to sharply accelerate progress against the ...
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Irregular heartbeat may be tied to more than just stroke risk (Reuters Health) - Atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat that's already linked to an increased risk of stroke, may also be tied to higher risk of heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease and sudden death, according to a new research review.
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Air Pollution Leaves Significant Traces Of Magnetic Metals In Your Brain Magnetic iron nanoparticles found in traffic fumes may be able to enter the brain, according to a new study that found these particles were abundant in brain tissue of 37 people.
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St. Jude sues short-seller over heart device allegations The ticker and trading information for St. Jude Medical is displayed where the stock is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S.
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Reports of Leprosy Infections in School Rattle Parents Fears that two students in the Jurupa Valley Unified School District may have leprosy has prompted parents to keep their children out of school for the day.
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C Is for Concussion Hillary Clinton is in excellent health, so shut up: That's a summary of the media narrative that emerged last month after Donald Trump questioned whether Mrs. Clinton has "mental and physical stamina.
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Washington Post seems confused on Hillary Clinton's health problems Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Traveling Press Secretary Nick Merrill, left, smiles as she speaks to members of the media as her campaign plane prepares to take off at Westchester County Airport in Westchester, N.Y.
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Researchers: Facebook makes you as happy as getting married Connecting with family and friends, and having them comment on Facebook posts, can be as uplifting as getting married or having kids, according to a new study.
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Carfentanil: Everything You Should Know About This Deadly Synthetic Drug Carfentanil, a potentially fatal synthetic drug in combination with heroin, is sold in the streets of the United States. The opioid is capable of tranquilizing an African elephant, which is more than 50 times heavier than the average man.
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Expert downplays leprosy risk to anxious Jurupa Valley parents In a Wednesday evening meeting, the director of Disease Control for Riverside County told parents "There is no risk to your children.
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Do These California Kids Have Leprosy? A California school district is scrambling to calm parents after two children are suspected to have Hansen's disease—also known as leprosy.
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Electronic health records 'inflict enormous pain' on doctors Electronic health records slow doctors down and distract them from meaningful face time caring for patients. That is the sad but unsurprising finding of a time and motion study published in Tuesday's Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Couple Arrested, Autistic Son Severely Malnourished LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) - A husband and wife were arrested after their teenage son was so malnourished that he nearly died, according to court documents.
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Why I wrote about John McCain's health in 2008 (and don't think we should write about Hillary's health now) Within seconds of my post arguing that talk of Hillary Clinton's health problems was totally without merit going live on Tuesday, conservatives on Twitter - it's a micro-blogging site - immediately seized on a piece I had written back in 2008 about ...
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Warning issued for herb kratom; DEA announces plan for ban DENVER -- The Denver Department of Environmental Heath issued a consumer safety advisory Tuesday regarding the use of kratom products.
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Arthritic Elephant At National Zoo Gets Pachyderm Pedicures And Giant Teva Boots Veterinarians at the Smithsonian's National Zoo have turned to an unconventional therapy for an arthritic 41-year-old Asian elephant - shoes.
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This healthy habit could cut thousands of dollars off your medical bills You probably think you've heard all the reasons you should exercise. You'll feel better, look better and have more energy.
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Feminine hygiene products given for free at Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Brown University students are returning to classes this semester to find free tampons and sanitary napkins in academic building bathrooms.
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Couple accused of abusing emaciated, blind, autistic son A Colorado couple has been jailed on suspicion of abusing their 17-year-old, blind and autistic son, who was hospitalized weighing just 88 pounds and whose condition a doctor likened to that of a concentration camp survivor, court records showed on ...
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Obama administration 'stunt' would force states to fund Planned Parenthood Rep. Diane Black, a Tennessee Republican who wrote the House-approved "Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015," said the rule is just the latest "stunt" by the Obama administration to "protect its friends in the big abortion industry.
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Report: Adult suicides up 6 percent in 2015 The number of adult suicide deaths in Minnesota was up 6 percent in 2015, according to data released Tuesday by the Minnesota Department of Health.
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Cesarean Birth Linked to Risk of Obesity in Childhood TUESDAY, Sept. 6, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Infants delivered by cesarean section may face a higher risk of becoming obese, a new study suggests.
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For older men, could more sex be risky? Sexually active older men may be more likely to have a heart attack, heart failure or stroke compared with their less lusty peers, new research suggests.
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Seven new Zika cases in South Florida MIAMI - Florida health officials are investigating whether mosquitoes carrying Zika are spreading even farther in South Florida as the number of locally acquired cases continue to climb.
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West Nile Affects More Than Just The Elderly DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Stuck in the hospital and infected with West Nile Virus, Kenneth Hamburger is posting to social media, making public what is normally a very private matter.
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Flu mist nasal spray no longer available For the first time in 13 years, the flu mist nasal spray will no longer be available. (Photo credit: WLOS staff). 0shares. tweet now!
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Babies Given Antibiotics Are More Likely To Develop Eczema Babies given antibiotics in the first two years of life are more likely to develop allergies as adults, according to new research.
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Aducanumab Reduces Amyloid Plaques in Early Alzheimer's: PRIME Published The investigational Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatment aducanumab (Biogen Inc) decreases amyloid plaques, as measured by positron emission tomography (PET), and slows cognitive decline in a dose-dependent manner up to 1 year, additional findings ...
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Millennials more conservative than you may think (CNN) It might be time to rethink the millennial voter. A new paper suggests that Americans are more politically polarized now than they've been in the past 46 years, and millennials are guiding this trend.
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The Surprising Truth About Gluten-Free Foods Is gluten-free a fad? originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights.
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Three people get West Nile in Canyon, Payette counties Cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in two Canyon County residents and one Payette County resident, Southwest District Health announced Tuesday, urging area residents to take precautions.
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