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New Zika Zone Found in Miami Florida has a new Zika zone - a one square mile area where the Zika virus is actively infecting people, state officials said Thursday.
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In a medical first, brain implant allows paralyzed man to feel again For the first time, scientists have helped a paralyzed man experience the sense of touch in his mind-controlled robotic arm. For the cutting-edge experiment, a collaboration between the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical ...
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Device used in open heart surgery could cause infections The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning health care providers and patients that a device commonly used during open heart surgery could be contaminated.
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Zika Virus Transmission Found In A Second Area Of Miami Florida officials say there's a new area in Miami where Zika has been transmitted locally. Health officials have identified two women and three men who appear to have contracted Zika within an area that includes Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood ...
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New evidence supports link between Zika virus infection, GBS Parra B, Lizarazo J, Jiménez-Arango JA, Zea-Vera AF, González-Manrique G, Vargas J, Angarita JA, Zuñiga G, Lopez-Gonzalez R, Beltran CL, Rizcala KH, Morales MT, Pacheco O, Ospina ML, Kumar A, Cornblath DR, Muñoz LS, Osorio L, Barreras P, Pardo ...
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Surgery underway to separate conjoined twins Jadon and Anias McDonald were born connected at the head, a very rare occurrence. (WLS). WLS. By Ravi Baichwal and Cheryl Burton. Thursday, October 13, 2016 10:42PM.
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They've never been held before: Conjoined twins to have surgery to separate them at the head Anias and Jadon McDonald are twins conjoined at the head. Their birth was rare; science says the boys are one in several million. Their parents couldn't agree more.
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Smoking too much pot linked to brittle bones and low weight Stoners who regularly smoke "large amounts of cannabis" are more prone to fractures and brittle bones, according to a new University of Edinburgh study.
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Blue Bell: Credit Texas creamery's testing policy for keeping consumers safe Robert Horton, route supervisor for Blue Bell Ice Cream, fills the refrigerated ice cream display at Tom Thumb in Dallas, TX June 14, 2016.
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More US Women Hope for Motherhood, With 2 Kids Ideal THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- More American women want to become mothers, and their dream family consists of two children, a new U.S.
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The most sought-after drug in the Ebola crisis failed to prove it helped patients ZMapp was perhaps the most sought-after drug at the height of the Ebola crisis, but a clinical trial has failed to prove that patients who got the experimental medication were helped by it.
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Trump effect could boost Medicaid expansion by swaying state elections Chris Koster - Eric Greitens Missouri political observers think Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Koster (left, debating opponent Eric Greitens) might have a shot at winning Medicaid expansion in the GOP-controlled Legislature because he used to ...
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Soylent Bars recalled after some customers get sick The startup behind drink-your-dinner powder Soylent has issued a product recall. Not for its mainstay meal replacement powder - but rather for a $2 snack bar which you do still have to chew.
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Promising Ebola Drug ZMapp: The Real Lessons of an Inconclusive Study In the midst of the 2014 Ebola outbreak, a drug called ZMapp was one of the most promising treatments for the disease. But now researchers have published a study of the medication in people, and the results are somewhat anticlimactic.
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Racial disparities receding for women with breast cancer (CNN) Racial disparities between black and white breast cancer patients are receding, according to a report released Thursday. Younger women of both races benefit equally from timely treatment, but differences in death rates still exist for black and ...
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Study links heavy cannabis use with bone disease Heavy cannabis users are more at risk for developing osteoprosis later in life, research finds. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI. | License Photo.
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Toxic election syndrome strikes the nation The American Psychological Association reports a spike in election-related stress, but says voting can help alleviate symptoms. (Associated Press) more >.
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People are so stressed by this election that the American Psychological Association has coping tips Even first lady Michelle Obama is feeling it. In an emotional speech Thursday, she shared that the Republican presidential nominee's comments from the now infamous "Access Hollywood" video about groping women had "shaken me to my core in a way I ...
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Fort Smith breast cancer survivor acts as advocate, loving family member Alyssa Holder, right, and Gina Johnson look over freshly baked bagels that they shaped along with others during Panera Bread's recent "Twisted Celebrity Bakers - Pink Ribbon Bagel Kickoff" event in Fort Smith.
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She wanted to be the 'fun weekend mom.' Now, her teenage son is dead and she's going to prison. While Andrew Frye lay dying on the floor of a Super 8 motel room in Green, Ohio, in April, a party raged around him. The attendees - high from a mixture of heroin and fentanyl - weren't other teenagers but the 16-year-old's mother and grandmother ...
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More than half a million heart surgery patients at risk of deadly infection More than half a million patients who had open-heart surgery in the United States since 2012 could be at risk for a deadly bacterial infection linked to a device used during their operations, federal health officials said Thursday.
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Soylent stops selling nutrition bars after customers report diarrhea, other illnesses Meal replacement start-up Soylent halted sales of its new nutrition snack bar Wednesday and advised customers to discard any in their possession.
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Teething tablets may be linked to 10 children's deaths Ten deaths of children who used homeopathic teething tablets and 400 adverse events associated with the tablets have been reported to the US Food and Drug Administration, the agency said Wednesday.
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Teething tablets may be linked to 10 children's deaths, FDA says (CNN) -- Ten deaths of children who used homeopathic teething tablets and 400 adverse events associated with the tablets have been reported to the US Food and Drug Administration, the agency said Wednesday.
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'True Scale' of India's Tuberculosis Problem: 2.8 Million New Cases A patient with tuberculosis was treated at a hospital in Bhopal, India, in March. The World Health Organization's estimate of new global TB patients rose to 10.4 million, from 9.6 million a year earlier, in large part because of revised numbers in India.
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Silicon Valley Food Darling, Soylent, Recalls Its Meal-Replacement Bars After Customers Get Sick Soylent, a food-tech darling in Silicon Valley, says its meal-replacement bars are making people sick. Olivia Zaleski. @oliviazaleski More stories by Olivia Zaleski.
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Here's how legal pot changed Colorado and Washington Marijuana has had little impact so far on various public health measures in states where it has been legalized, according to a report from the Drug Policy Alliance released Thursday.
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Homeopathic Treatments May Have Led to Deaths in Teething Babies The FDA is investigating. Regulators are examining a possible link between homeopathic teething products and hundreds of instances of fever, vomiting, and other side effects in children and babies who have taken them over the past six years—and at ...
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Black doctor says Delta staff didn't believe she is a doctor A black doctor said a Delta Air Lines flight attendant told her, "Oh no, sweetie, put your hand down," when she tried to help during a medical emergency.
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Not happy but tired of strike, Allina nurses approve new contract Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association arrive at a St. Paul site to vote on a tentative agreement with Allina Health, Thursday morning , Oct. 13, 2016.
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Pew study: Majority of Americans favor legalized marijuana As voters in five states prepare to decide whether to fully legalize marijuana on Nov. 8, a new study from the Pew Research Center reports the majority of Americans say the recreational use of cannabis should be made legal.
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DEA halts plan to ban natural opioid alternative kratom WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement Administration has reversed a plan to temporarily ban a plant that some users suggest could be an alternative to powerful and addictive opioid painkillers.
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The $5.8 billion argument for getting your flu shot Gautam Gupta receives an influenza shot from Nurse Practitioner Ray Grigorio in the MinuteClinic at the CVS/pharmacy on January 6, 2014 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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The Apple Watch and your heart are very nearly in sync Not all wearables will monitor your heart rate accurately. But out of the many devices out there, the Apple Watch (the 2015 version, at least) is one of the better ones, according to a study featured in the peer-reviewed medical journal, JAMA Cardiology.
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Ohio mother claims child ate marijuana from a Wendy's order HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WRGT) -- A Dayton-area mother tells FOX 45 that her daughter mistakenly got a mouthful of marijuana. She claims the pot somehow ended up in her daughter's fries from Wendy's.
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By adding an antibody to HIV treatment, researchers send virus into 'sustained remission' in monkeys Scientists may have found a way for patients with HIV to keep the virus in check without having to take powerful drugs every day for the rest of their lives.
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Trump Talks Debt to Millennials, Says Don't Do Drugs, Dismisses Sex-Assault Claims COLUMBUS, OHIO - Donald Trump addressed a group of millennial voters Thursday, defending himself against allegations of sexual assault, pushing the latest hits against Hillary Clinton from the Wikileaks hack, and above all telling them not to do drugs.
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SC reports first flu death of the season South Carolina has reported its first flu-related fatality so far this season with the death of someone from the Midlands last week, health officials said Wednesday.
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Whatever your situation, Medicare's open enrollment period is a chance to reassess No, we're not talking about the return of pumpkin-spice-flavored everything, though that's definitely happening, too. We're talking about Medicare, the federal health insurance program for seniors.
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Cookie Dough Recall Hits Ice Cream, Diet Bars A big recall of chocolate chip cookie dough has hit ice cream suppliers all over the country and now it's hit diet bars, too. So far, cookie dough ice cream products made by Blue Bell, Publix grocery stores and smaller companies, as well as one flavor ...
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Planned Parenthood encourages students to become campus advocates The Kent State College Democrats and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Kent State hosted a joint meeting about reproductive rights and the election cycle on Tuesday.
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Reading, writing and mental health care: why schools need added services Ann DiGirolamo, Georgia State University and Deana Farmer, Georgia State University. Students across the country have stepped into their classrooms, filled with excitement to start a new year.
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Are you prepared for Medicare open enrollment? Editor's Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers you need in "Ask Phil.
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Lansing's proposed medical marijuana ordinance stays on hold LANSING - It could take awhile before the Lansing city council votes on a proposed medical marijuana ordinance that's been changed, debated and delayed for several months.
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Reading, writing and mental health care: why schools need added services The Center of Excellence for Children's Behavioral Health at Georgia State University receives funding from the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.
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Mom's Antidepressant Use May Increase Baby's Risk of Speech Disorders Children born to women who took antidepressants during pregnancy may have an increased risk of language and speech disorders, according to a new study from Finland.
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Deadly Drug Fentanyl Spikes Opioid Epidemic New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks during a press conference regarding a major drug bust, at the office of the New York Attorney General, on September 23 in New York City.
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The Apple Watch Is the Most Accurate Wrist Wearable Updated. Some fitness trackers are a lot more accurate than others, finds a new study published in JAMA Cardiology. Researchers at Cleveland Clinic wanted to test how well four popular wearable devices measured heart rate, which is involved in a ...
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Doctors Significantly Better Than Google, According To New Research Symptom-checkers like WebMD made the wrong diagnosis in two out of every three cases. 10/12/2016 11:04 am ET. 23k. Reuters Kathryn Doyle.
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With CRISPR, scientists correct genetic mutation that causes sickle cell disease The promise of a revolutionary gene-editing technology is beginning to be realized in experiments aimed at curing sickle cell disease.
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