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Waipio plant shop importing mosquito eating plant in wake of Zika Crews are working to eliminate possible breeding grounds for mosquitoes in Southern Florida in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Pest control operators are busy spraying insecticides.
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Top 10 Food Tweets Reveal Diet And Physical Activity Patterns Of Twitter Users Our tweets about food may be more revealing than we think, suggests new research published Monday in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance.
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Here Are the Most Popular Foods on Twitter If you are what you tweet, a lot of Americans are very, very jittery. A new study looked at nearly 80 million tweets and found that coffee was the most tweeted-about consumable in the U.S.
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Science backs how much foster care sucks Children in the U.S. foster care system suffer significantly higher risks of emotional and physical health problems, the journal Pediatrics reported Monday, such as depression, asthma and obesity.
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Little Gains in Efforts to Boost Outpatient Care MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to improve the quality of care in the United States have had little impact on many aspects of outpatient care, a new, sweeping analysis shows.
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The New Focus on Children's Mental Health This is the first in a three-part series about the relationship between education and mental health. Across the United States, up to one in five children suffers from a mental disorder in a given year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Study: Efforts to improve outpatient care have failed in critical areas Efforts to improve the quality of care in the United States have had little impact on many aspects of outpatient care, a new, sweeping analysis shows.
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This mouse was grown from its mother's skin cells Skin-producing cells called fibroblasts from the tip of an adult mouse's tail have been reprogrammed to make eggs, Japanese researchers report online October 17 in Nature.
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Update: Conjoined twins separated, one twin now out of surgery ticle by Wayne Drash and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Video produced by Nadia Kounang and Roni Selig, CNN -. Twin baby boys conjoined at the head were successfully separated early Friday at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.
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Are Fewer Cervical Cancer Screenings Needed After HPV Vaccine? MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Women who've been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) likely need fewer cervical cancer screenings, a new study argues.
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Is 20-Something Too Late For A Guy To Get The HPV Vaccine? Sex with someone new has always made me nervous. Now, TV is making it even worse. I keep seeing scary ads featuring young people asking their parents why they didn't get the vaccine to protect against the human papillomavirus - HPV.
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Tasmanian devil milk could kill golden staph and other antibiotic-resistant bugs How do you milk a Tasmanian devil? 'Very, very carefully,' says PhD student Emma Peel. Photograph: Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images.
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Scientists Are Creating an Atlas of Human Cells Your body contains over 37 trillion cells that can be divvied up into hundreds of types. They're the building blocks of the human body, but there's no central place to look up the location, type and properties of each one—yet.
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Vice President Biden: 'Trump Is Out There Doing Something Very Dangerous' Even after Nov. 8, no matter who is elected, many don't expect the partisan infighting that has highlighted this year's unusually ugly campaign to come to an end.
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Mother Shares Emotional Update After Conjoined Twins Separated in Hours-Long Surgery Twins Jadon and Anias McDonald before they were successfully separated in a surgery at the Childrens Hospital at Montefiore that took more than 20 hours.
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Election Stress: A lot of Americans just want it to be over SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - The 2016 Presidential Election is only 22-days away, but for many Americans it cannot come soon enough. This election has been ranked as one of the most contentious in decades, but there is one thing voters from both parties can ...
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New Beaver woman recognized for 50 years with Type I diabetes On Oct. 29, Donna Kuiken, 68, of New Beaver will achieve a major milestone as a Type I diabetic for 50 years. Previous Next. Donna Kuiken recognized for 50 years with Type I diabetes.
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Watch baby born without arms feed herself with feet Elmira Knutzen of Moscow on Oct. 12, 2016, posted video of her young daughter, Vasilina, feeding herself with her feet. (YouTube).
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Officials believe Pedals the bipedal bear is dead TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey black bear that walked upright on its hind legs due to an injury, and became a social media darling, is believed to be dead.
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T-minus $$$ to moonshot With help from Mary Lee. T MINUS $$$ TO MOONSHOT LAUNCH - Vice President Joe Biden unveils his plan for the cancer moonshot this afternoon after months of government-wide and private sector deliberations on how best to accelerate its progress.
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Four new mosquito-borne Zika cases in Miami-Dade County Florida health officials on Monday reported four more mosquito-borne Zika infections in Miami-Dade County, including one case linked to the area of ongoing transmission in Miami Beach and two associated with the newly designated zone in Miami's Little ...
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Researcher: Chemical toxicity costs US $340 billion per year (CNN) - Routine contact with plastic bottles, toys, food cans, cosmetics and flame retardants containing "endocrine-disrupting chemicals" results in ingestion, leading to a toxic buildup and potentially a variety of medical conditions.
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Canadian hospitals struggle to cut wait times for breast reconstruction surgery For Sarah Michaelis, waiting two years for a new breast was almost as agonizing as cancer itself. The Toronto television producer was 36, and had only recently weaned her youngest daughter, when doctors told her in June of 2011 that the 10-centimetre ...
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Common household chemicals hurt our health ... and cost us billions (CNN) Routine contact with plastic bottles, toys, food cans, cosmetics and flame retardants containing "endocrine-disrupting chemicals" results in ingestion, leading to a toxic buildup and potentially a variety of medical conditions.
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Delta releases new statement after doctor accuses company of discrimination Tamika Cross, an OB-GYN in Houston, posted about the incident on Sunday. She said that she was on a Delta flight from Detroit when a man a couple of rows in front of her had a medical emergency.
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Prescription Drugs Accepted 'No Questions Asked' at Aurora Takeback Event Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse, according to Aurora Police. By Amie Rowland (Patch Staff) - October 17, 2016 10:37 am ET.
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Experts probe Zika links to microcephaly in 2 more nations Two more countries—the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Vietnam—reported suspected Zika-linked microcephaly cases, while a pair of new scientific reports today described further evidence of the virus in semen and vaginal secretions.
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Man who tried to eat world's hottest pepper Bhut jolokia burned a HOLE in his throat A man has burned a hole in his throat after trying to eat the world's hottest chilli, a medical journal has revealed. The 47-year-old American ate a burger smothered in a puree made of Bhut jolokia - luminous orange chillies that grow in India, also ...
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Breast cancer survivor hopes to bring awareness to local com are higher than any other type of cancer -- save for lung cancer. but according to the american cancer society -- breast cancer death rates have actually gone down by 36 percent from19-89 to 2012 however it appears locally there is a concerning death ...
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Pittsburgh research prompts decision to suspend use of the nasal flu vaccine A child receives a nasal flu spray against the H1N1 flu virus in 2009 in Indianapolis. By David Templeton / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Toxic chemicals tied to $340 billion in U.S. health costs and lost wages (Reuters Health) - Chemicals found in plastic bottles, flame retardants, metal food cans, detergents, cosmetics and pesticides cost the U.S.
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Black Doctor Who Said Flight Attendant Stopped Her From Helping Passenger: 'We Still Have So Much Further to Go' When a flight attendant stopped Dr. Tamika Cross, OBGYN, from helping an unconscious passenger, she was confused - because she's a doctor.
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Explainer: Open Enrollment for State Insurance, Medicare, Obamacare Selecting a health insurance plan is never easy, yet each fall millions of New Jersey residents are faced with that very decision.
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Black Health Experts Call on Obama to Use His Bully Pulpit on the Issue of Menthol Cigarettes "Three years after the FDA's own findings that associated the use of menthol cigarettes with increased smoking, greater addiction, greater indications of nicotine dependence, decreased likelihood of smokers' ability to quit smoking and confirmed ...
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It's getting very, very hard to see how Donald Trump wins The 2016 election is only 22(!) days away. And with every passing day, it becomes harder and harder to see how Donald Trump gets anywhere near the 270 electoral votes he needs to win the White House.
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Little benefit to Pap smears for women under 25, study shows Women under the age of 25 gain little benefit from Pap smears according to a study that supports the federal government's decision to scrap cervical screening in younger women.
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Breast reconstruction after cancer treatment Breast reconstruction following a mastectomy is a significant part of my practice and one of the most gratifying. A breast cancer diagnosis is traumatic, and I consider it a privilege to help these women feel whole again.
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More drop boxes for unused prescription medicines coming to Iowa Steve Lukan, right, the state's drug control policy director, participates with Gov. Terry Branstad, left, and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds during the governor's weekly news conference Monday where they announced plans to expand to about 200 the number of ...
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Unwanted, unused pill drop-off event set for Saturday PIGEON FORGE - The Pigeon Forge Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will allow the public to rid their homes of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs on Saturday.
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E-Cigarettes: Good Idea? Bad Idea? To anyone who has followed the controversy around the perceived merits and health risks of e-cigarettes, the research and reactions can seem a jumble.
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Omnicare to pay $28 million for kickback claims Omnicare will pay more than $28 million to resolve allegations that the drug distributor accepted kickbacks for pushing an anti-seizure medication on doctors treating nursing home patients.
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Time For An Overhaul: CMS Wants to Remodel Cancer Payment, Care CMS' Oncology Care Model program is bringing bundled payments to cancer care. With drug costs so high and hard to control, the 195 participating practices will have to figure out other ways to control costs if they want to beat financial benchmarks and ...
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Swampscott offers disposal of unwanted prescription drugs SWAMPSCOTT - The Swampscott Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be taking back unwanted prescription drugs for the 12th time in six years on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m.
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It Happened Again. Another Delta Flight Crew Can't Believe a Black Woman Is Actually a Doctor A Delta flight crew couldn't believe Ashley Denmark was a physician. (Photo: Courtesy of Ashley Denmark). More. Ashley Denmark, MD, who hails from South Carolina, was on a flight from Seattle to Hawaii.
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Black women doctors protesting racism with hashtag campaign Black female doctors have been tweeting their support an OB/GYN that was the victim of racial bias in a critical situation. (Photo: Marleny Franco/Twitter).
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Mind Healing: it's time to conquer our fear of dementia Earlier this year, the NHS set out plans to trial a comprehensive new health check for 40 year-olds. Questions designed to test for signs of dementia will be included.
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Their stories: Fighting breast cancer The Clarion-Ledger reached out to people fighting breast cancer, from the first diagnosis to 10-plus years cancer-free. The Clarion-Ledger , The Clarion-Ledger.
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Little girl with no arms eats with her feet Here are some pics that will inspire you on what could be a rather blue Monday. Published: Oct. 17, 2016, 8:23 a.m. by Damon Beard.
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Focusing on mental illness, wellness As their children grow, most parents do an excellent job of teaching them how to recognize and deal with physical problems. Got a cut?
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Celgene Crohn's Drug Benefit Supported by Image Data in Trial Celgene Corp.'s experimental pill for Crohn's disease helped more patients than analysts expected, reinforcing positive results of an earlier study and likely boosting investors' confidence in the drug's chances of approval.
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