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J&J warns diabetic patients: Insulin pump vulnerable to hacking Johnson & Johnson is telling patients that it has learned of a security vulnerability in one of its insulin pumps that a hacker could exploit to overdose diabetic patients with insulin, though it describes the risk as low.
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New Outbreak in Flint: What is Shigellosis? The city of Flint, Michigan, is seeing a rise in cases of a bacterial illness called shigellosis, and the ongoing water crisis there may be in part to blame, according to news reports.
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Amid water crisis, Flint faces a Shigellosis outbreak (CNN) -- Flint, Michigan, is dealing with another outbreak. This time it's an infectious bacterial disease called Shigellosis, which can cause bloody diarrhea and fever and typically spreads when people don't wash their hands.
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Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs Can Have Deadly Side-Effect for Some: FDA Expensive hepatitis C drugs that can cure patients may come with a big risk for some: they can cause a second hepatitis virus, hepatitis B, to become active again, the Food and Drug Administration says.
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Botox Works As Well As Nerve Stimulator for Incontinence - Study An injection of Botox works about as well as a surgically implanted device to help women with very severe incontinence, researchers reported Tuesday.
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Roche says gets breakthrough status for Actemra treatment for giant cell a... ZURICH Oct 5 Roche said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted it breakthrough status to its anti-rheumatoid arthritis medication Actemra/RoActemra (tocilizumab) for giant cell arteritis (GCA).
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When should I get vaccinated for the flu? The ideal time to get vaccinated for the flu is a couple of weeks before it starts circulating. And that's the problem: Knowing exactly when the flu will hit communities is anyone's guess.
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Roche's ALK inhibitor, Alecensa receives US FDA breakthrough therapy designation Roche has received a second Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its ALK inhibitor, Alecensa (alectinib).
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Everything You Need to Know About Flu Shots Seasonal influenza may be thought of as a common nuisance, but the disease can be dangerous. Last flu season, 970,000 people were hospitalized because of the illness, and the U.S.
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Roche says gets breakthrough status for Actemra treatment for giant cell arteritis Roche said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted it breakthrough status to its anti-rheumatoid arthritis medication Actemra/RoActemra (tocilizumab) for giant cell arteritis (GCA).
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5 must-have apps to get you through cold and flu season Copyright 2016 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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'Breakthrough' tag puts Roche's Alecensa in line for ALK-market battle with Pfizer Last month, Novartis put up data supporting a first-line nod for its med for ALK+ non-small cell lung cancer, Zykadia. But this week?
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A quarter of millennials avoid the flu vaccine because of the cost In the time it has taken me to write this article, I have sneezed twice and blown my nose three times. I'm still recovering from the flu and am only at work because a doctor signed off that I'm no longer a contagious danger to colleagues.
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Hospital Charged New Dad $39.95 Just To Hold His Newborn Son! This is insane! On Monday, a new dad in Utah named Ryan Grassley took to Reddit to express his amusement over a hospital bill he received for the birth of his son.
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Flint residents too scared of the water to wash. That's making them sick. Residents of Flint, Mich., are still afraid of the city's water. That fear, caused by the 2015 findings of elevated lead levels in the town's water supply, had led many of the town's residents to forgo some basic hygiene, such as washing their hands or ...
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Flint Hit With Bacterial Illness as Residents Shun City Water Hillary Clinton to Girl's Question on Body Image: 'Let's Be Proud of Who We Are.' Play Video. Dashboard Video of Sacramento Police Chase · The Trump Dialogues, From a Parody Universe · Play Video.
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Hospital Charges New Mom Nearly $40 To Hold Her Baby A post-natal hospital bill posted on Reddit is causing quite an outrage; after the user pointed out she was charged $39.95 to hold her baby after he was born.
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Ben Stiller: Prostate cancer test 'saved my life' (CNN) Actor Ben Stiller revealed on Tuesday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014. The tumor was surgically removed three months later, in September 2014, and Stiller has been cancer-free since.
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Third Frohnmayer daughter dies of rare genetic disorder EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Amy Frohnmayer Winn, the last of David and Lynn Frohnmayer's three daughters, died Sunday, according to her family.
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Third Frohnmayer daughter dies of rare genetic disorder EUGENE, Ore. - Amy Frohnmayer Winn, the last of David and Lynn Frohnmayer's three daughters, died Sunday, according to her family.
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Johnson & Johnson warns of insulin pump hack risk SAN FRANCISCO - A major maker of medical devices has for the first time issued a warning about a potential computer security flaw in a consumer product, but cautions that the danger to patients is extremely low.
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Some parents more likely to opt out of kids' flu shots Children whose parents take them to see "alternative" health providers, such as acupuncturists or massage therapists, are less likely than other kids to get their annual flu shot, a new study suggests.
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Roche says gets breakthrough status for Actemra treatment for giant cell a... Swiss drugmaker Roche's logo is seen at their headquarters in Basel, Switzerland January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann. ZURICH Roche said the U.S.
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Alternative medicine may be linked to lower vaccination rates (Reuters Health) - Children that visit alternative medical practitioners like acupuncturists and chiropractors may be less likely to receive flu shots than their peers, a U.S.
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'Brain-training' games train you in only one thing: Playing brain-training games Spend enough time playing "brain-training" games, and you'll get pretty good at games. But you won't necessarily get better at anything else.
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Do Activity Trackers Like Fitbit Boost Health? TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Fitness trackers may be trendy, but there's no evidence these devices raise activity levels enough to improve health, even with financial rewards, a new study suggests.
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Breast Cancer Deaths Increasing for Black Women We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. {shareThisContent}. {fontSizerContent}.
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Zika Vaccine Could Actually be Profitable, Companies Say The race to find protection against the Zika virus is fueled by something often missing from tropical disease research: the potential for big profit.
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Texas enhances Zika surveillance in the Rio Grande Valley Because of concerns about the Zika risk in an area of Texas where dengue outbreaks have occurred before, Texas state health officials urged medical providers to test pregnant women in six counties for the virus if they have symptoms, regardless of ...
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91-year-old woman dies after forgoing cancer treatment to travel Norma Bauerschmidt, the Michigan woman who declined cancer treatment to spend her final days traveling in an RV, died Friday morning at 91.
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Insulin Pump Vulnerable to Hacking, Johnson & Johnson Warns Johnson & Johnson is telling patients that it has learned of a cyber security bug in one of its insulin pumps that a hacker could exploit to overdose diabetic patients with insulin, although it describes the hacking risk as low.
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Does the contraceptive pill cause depression? "At last!" "Elated." "Really? This is only now becoming common knowledge?" Sighs of relief and growls of frustration were among the online reactions from around the world to the Danish study, published last week, which found that women on the ...
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Danish study links birth-control use to possible depression Contraceptive risks Aside from pesky side effects like nausea and headaches, hormonal contraceptives are generally considered quite safe and effective.
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Good Earth Eggs Link in Multi-state Salmonella Outbreak big-map-10-3-16 CDC is working with public health and regulatory officials in Missouri, several other states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections.
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Cabinet clears amendments to HIV/AIDS Bill: Here's all you need to know The Bill was first introduced in Parliament by the UPA government in its last days in 2014. By: Express Web Desk New Delhi Updated: Oct 5, 2016, 12:03.
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Stoned driving is up in Colorado, report says, but reliable statistics still elusive Marijuana-related traffic deaths have been on the rise in Colorado, increasing by 62 percent since recreational marijuana was legalized in 2013, according to a report released last month by the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Trafficking Area, a ...
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CDC reports rise of polio-like illness that causes paralysis The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning against a polio-like illness that is causing paralysis among an increasing number of Americans.
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Driving Miss Norma: Woman who opted for RV trip over cancer treatment dies at 91 In this June 13, 2016, file photo, Norma Bauerschmidt holds up one of her favorite smiley-face cookies inside the family's recreational vehicle at the Bear Run Campground.
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Video of brawl at Florida Chuck E. Cheese's shows adults acting like kids KENDALL, Fla. –. Krystel Jimenez was fast on the record button on Saturday when a massive fist-fight broke out at a Miami-area Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant.
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Birth Control May Raise Your Depression Risk, Study Finds, And Here's What You Can Do About It If you've recently started a new hormonal birth control and have been feeling depressed, the two may be related, according to a major new study by JAMA Psychiatry, reported The Huffington Post.
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Local marijuana PAC forms, advocates ballot measures A local political action committee has formed to push for the sale of marijuana in the unincorporated areas of Marion County. The group is called Vote Yes on 24-404 & 24-405 and has joined the political fray over the crop legalized statewide last year ...
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Eggs recalled after salmonella outbreak in 3 states An outbreak of salmonella in three states has been linked to eggs from the Good Earth Egg Company, based in Bonne Terre, Missouri, and the company has announced a recall, health officials said today.
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The push to legalize pot for all has deeply divided the medical marijuana community Come November, medical pot dispensary operator Lanette Davies won't be joining others in her industry in voting for Proposition 64, a measure that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
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Sprouts Extraordinaire Salmonella Outbreak Over Says CDC big-map-9-30-2016 CDC collaborated with public health officials in several states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Reading and Salmonella Abony infections.
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CDC reports illness linked to children's partial paralysis on the rise An illness linked to partial paralysis in children appears to be on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Brawl breaks out at Kendall Chuck E. Cheese's SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A night out at a South Florida family restaurant spiraled into chaos after, witnesses said, a brawl broke out between several sets of parents, Saturday.
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The Weak Evidence Behind Brain-Training Games If you repeat a specific mental task—say, memorizing a string of numbers—you'll obviously get better at it. But what if your recollection improved more generally?
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McCrory's 'Vision Zero' aims to end NC traffic fatalities RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - North Carolina's "Vision Zero" initiative aims to reach zero traffic-related fatalities across the state in the next 15 years.
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Allina Health nurses vote on latest contract proposal Nearly five thousand Allina Health nurses will vote Monday on a new contract proposal and possibly end a strike that began a month ago after tense negotiations at the bargaining table fell through.
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Minister: HIV infections spike at universities ZIMBABWE will not win the war against the spread of HIV and AIDS as long as the country continues to ignore the sources of new infections, Health and Child Care Minister Dr David Parerinyatwa has warned.
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