Monday, October 31, 2016

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Daily update October 31, 2016
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It was frightening enough for Ariel Loop to discover that her 4-month-old son Mobius had contracted measles at Disneyland almost two years ago.
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SSPE, a deadly complication that occurs years after a child gets infected by the measles virus, is more common than previously believed.
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(CNN) UNICEF is calling on world leaders to reduce air pollution, saying it leads to the deaths of more children yearly than malaria and HIV/AIDS combined.
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For the third time, Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a multimillion-dollar jury verdict over whether the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene.
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(CNN) Both men and women are responsible for pregnancy, yet the burden of preventing it often falls on one gender. Women can choose from a variety of options to control fertility while for generations, men have been limited to withdrawal, condoms and ...
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Puerto Rico on Friday reported its first case of a baby born with microcephaly as a result of a Zika infection, raising concerns because officials said the medical condition wasn't identified until the mother was nearly eight months pregnant.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - The concept has been around for decades, but a recent study found success with male birth control shots.
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A recent study on a male contraception injection had to be halted because some men pulled out with side effects similar to ones that women have endured forever.
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No one is safe, it appears. In late September, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association seemingly confirmed what many women have long claimed: The use of hormonal birth control may lead to depression.
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A new study has shown incredible success in the pursuit for male birth-control methods. However, minor side effects, including mood swings and acne, have caused researchers to discontinue the trial... Oct 31, 2016. Male contraception injections found ...
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A 13-year-old boy's sudden cardiac death led doctors to wrongly diagnose more than 20 of his relatives with a potentially lethal heart disorder in a case that illustrates the potential for genetic testing to go wrong.
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More than 75 per cent of men who took part in the trial said they would happily use the contraceptive injection as a means of birth control.
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Oreo cookies are under recall nationwide because they are incorrectly labeled - the cookies contain milk but the known allergen is not declared on the labels as required by law.
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With Halloween here, by late tonight that bowl of left-over trick-or-treat candy by the front door is begging you to have just one more little chocolate bar before you go to bed.
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HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has reported its first case of microcephaly likely linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The 4-month-old girl with an abnormally small head was born in central Vietnam to a mother confirmed to have had the virus when she ...
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(CNN) - Peanut allergies are among the most serious food allergies, requiring constant vigilance. In severe cases, exposure to even trace amounts of the nut can trigger a deadly reaction.
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Can we please try to remember that Halloween is a holiday and not the invasion of Normandy? The way parents are told to prepare for the festive event, you'd think that only half the kids will ever make it home - and none with their teeth.
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It's been a long and frustrating campaign season. Over the last year and a half, there has been a substantial amount of media coverage over emails, the groping of women, and other allegations from all over the campaign trail.
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Although they may not be as scary as ghosts, witches or vampires, glow sticks cause perhaps the most problems for trick-or-treaters on Halloween.
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Q. Your child is delighted with all the Halloween candy he or she brought home. Should you secretly throw it away, spread it out over several days or let the child decide?
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Planned Parenthood celebrated their 100th anniversary last week and proclaimed that they were "100 years strong." After their failed social media campaign, countless women like me here in New Hampshire and across this nation who have spoken out and ...
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Angela Sims, a breast cancer survivor, paints a butterfly lady at Brushes and Beverages on Broadway during a ladies night out for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Hearing that you have breast cancer is one of the scariest moments of your life. This year, 300,000 women (and about 2,500 men) will have that conversation with their doctors, joining the 2.8 million women in the United States who have experienced ...
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I won't get too many trick-or-treaters on Monday night. I guess because the homes in my neighborhood are too far apart. While we give out good stuff, kids naturally want to go for quantity.
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This Oct. 22, 2015, photo shows a Planned Parenthood in Houston. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP). News-Service-Florida-Logo-68x25 The state will have to pay Planned Parenthood's legal fees after a federal judge this summer blocked a law that ...
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At last, in the final debate, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off on the question of abortion. And it quickly became painfully obvious that the only person on stage, including the moderator, who knew much about women's health was the woman.
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NEW YORK American women are ending pregnancies with medication almost as often as with surgery, marking a turning point for abortion in the United States, data reviewed by Reuters shows.
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IT'S known as the "killer of killers" because it attacks and eats some of the deadliest snakes on the planet but its unique venom could one day relieve a lot of human suffering.
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Why do we go through this time warp twice a year? It depends on who you ask. Loading… Post to Facebook. Run (back) to daylight: Why we 'fall back' each fall Why do we go through this time warp twice a year?
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GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) - A rally for Donald Trump in Golden drew thousands of Colorado supporters. Trump spoke for close to an hour at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
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The World Health Organization estimates that smoking kills nearly six million people a year world-wide, and the death toll has continued to rise since it set up the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2005.
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Broccoli is seen on display at the Safeway store in Wheaton, Maryland February 13, 2015. Reuters/Gary Cameron. The list of food, medicine and compounds with anti-aging properties keeps on growing.
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A natural compound found in vegetables like cabbage, broccoli and cucumber are potential anti-ageing remedies. (Shutterstock, iStock).
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The CDC said that Zika will likely remain in the U.S. for the foreseeable future, and New York City released its own Zika action plan.
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In the spirit of Halloween, treats can be tricky for kids with food allergies, which is one in 13 children under the age of 18 in the United States.
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Sunny Day, a terrier mix, is kept in quarantine on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at Stray Rescue of St. Louis, along with several other dogs that have upper respiratory infections.
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(Photo : Youtube Screenshot) HIV History may not start in 1984 but beyond the yesteryear. Understand HIV and its history. Human Immunodeficiency Virus has been a world epidemic since the 1980s.
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Kayla and Mac McFarland surround their 5-year-old son, Henry, in front of their house Friday night. The teal-colored pumpkins mean something very important to the family - awareness for food allergies and the fact that homes with pumpkins colored teal ...
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(CNN) - In the spirit of Halloween, treats can be tricky for kids with food allergies, which is one in 13 children under the age of 18 in the United States.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island and the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation are helping low-income women with insurance pay for breast cancer follow-up services.
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METAIRIE, La. - Teal is starting to be the new color of Halloween. That's because more people are putting blue-colored pumpkins on their doorstep.
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Routine hormone injections into the buttocks of 320 men dramatically shrunk their sperm counts and prevented pregnancies during a year-long, early-phase trial, researchers reported Thursday.
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Halloween is a time for fun and treats for princes, princesses, and superheroes, but experts at the West Virginia Poison Center (WVPC) warn parents to use caution and to keep safety in mind for their trick-or-treater.
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CVS Health Corporation logo Veritas Asset Management LLP raised its stake in shares of CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) by 10.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC.
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