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Tesaro ovarian cancer drug shows broad benefits in study COPENHAGEN Tesaro's experimental drug niraparib improved outcomes for a broad range of women with recurrent ovarian cancer in a clinical study, boosting prospects for the product, which belongs to a closely watched class of new medicines.
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Mom Arrested After Feeding Her 11-Month-Old Son Only Nuts and Berries A woman in western Pennsylvania has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly feeding her 11-month-old son only small amounts of nuts and berries.
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Tesaro Cancer Drug's Results May Challenge Need for Myriad Test Trial results from Tesaro Inc.'s experimental drug for ovarian cancer may challenge the need for a companion test made by Myriad Genetics Inc., because patients who tested negative and would have been screened out appeared to benefit from the treatment.
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Clifton walk-in flu clinic set for Oct. 20 at library The Clifton Health Department will offer an additional walk-in flu clinic on Thursday, Oct. 20, from noon to 1 p.m.. This clinic will be held at the Main Memorial Library, located on 292 Piaget Ave.
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Flu, Light, And Truth: FLUx et Veritas I am getting a flu shot, and so are all members of my family ― and you should, too. That's the simple truth in plain light, and unlike this dangerous infection, it involves no flux from year to year.
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Health|Let's Talk a Millennial Into Getting a Flu Shot A young woman getting a flu shot at a pharmacy in Houston. Credit Gary Coronado/Houston Chronicle, via Associated Press. You've heard it many times: You should get a flu shot.
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Tesaro Drug Delays Recurrence of Ovarian Cancer, New Clinical Trial Shows Tesaro expects to file a new drug application before the end of the year for niraparib as a maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer.
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Body image becomes part of presidential campaign In this Oct. 4, 2016, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, center, accompanied by her daughter Chelsea Clinton, right, and actress Elizabeth Banks, speaks at a town hall at the Haverford Community Recreation and Environmental ...
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Body-shaming insults in 2016 campaign worry parents WASHINGTON Even if your daughters don't pay much attention to politics, they'd be hard-pressed to have missed Donald Trump's attack of a former Miss Universe's weight or comments about a 400-pound hacker.
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Do You Need Extra Screening For Breast Cancer? The Picture Is Blurry Mammography can prevent deaths from breast cancer, but it's not a perfect test. It misses some cancers, especially in women with dense breast tissue, and flags abnormalities for follow-up tests that turn out to be benign, among other issues.
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Widower pens poignant letter thanking Cambridge hospital staff who cared for his wife Boston writer Peter DeMarco penned an emotionally powerful letter to the intensive care unit staff at CHA Cambridge Hospital who cared for his wife Laura Levis in her final days.
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Clinton campaign claims three battleground states could be locked through early voting Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton could run up an "insurmountable lead" in Florida, North Carolina and Nevada ahead of Election Day because of early voting, effectively deciding the outcome of those battleground states, Clinton campaign ...
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Vegan mom charged with malnourishing 11-month-old son A Pennsylvania mother has been charged with child endangerment after investigators found her 11-month-old son allegedly malnourished after being fed only nuts and fruit.
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To Women Everywhere, Don't Skip Your Annual Mammogram Recording artist Sheryl Crow performs onstage during Stand Up To Cancer's New York Standing Room Only, honoring Katie Couric at Cipriani Wall Street on April 9, 2016 in New York City.
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How weak cybersecurity could disrupt the US election Election Day is still four weeks away but the integrity of the final outcome is under attack now by a pernicious combination of real weaknesses in U.S.
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Public health organizations oppose both Tobacco tax increase ballot measures SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -- On November 8, Missouri voters will decide the fate of two competing tobacco tax hikes. Surprisingly tobacco companies are backing each, but health experts oppose them.
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A mom fed her 11-month-old only fruit and nuts. Now she faces child endangerment charges. She was proud to be a vegan and wanted her son to live like she did. But her family members said she took her food choices too far - her diet became a danger, in their eyes, something closer to an obsession than a healthy lifestyle.
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Widower Pens Gut-Wrenching Thank You Letter to Hospital Staff Following His Wife's Death A grieving widower penned a gut-wrenching open letter to the intensive-care unit staff who cared for his dying wife. Laura Levis, a writer and editor for Harvard Magazine and the Harvard Gazette, died September 22 at age 34 after suffering a severe ...
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Labour disparity between girls and boys perpetuates gender stereotypes, UNICEF report shows A young girl carries her sibling on her back and firewood on the head. Girls always bear the burden of doing most of the house chores.
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Girls spend 40% more time on chores than boys, UN report finds Girls spend 40% more time performing unpaid household chores than boys, according to a new report from the UN children's agency.
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Hurricane adds to Zika concerns; WHO addresses Thai microcephaly cases As Florida braces for Hurricane Matthew, flooding is likely to increase mosquito populations, adding extra challenges to the Zika virus battle in that state.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu: When my time comes, I want the option of an assisted death Throughout my life, I have been fortunate to have spent my time working for dignity for the living. I have campaigned passionately for people in my country and the world over to have their God-given rights.
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The tobacco industry's Prop 56 campaign takes a page from its old playbook for deceit California's ballot initiative process traditionally has been a laboratory for new methods of campaign deceit. Novel examples of hypocrisy, misrepresentation, deliberate errors of commission and omission all have been paraded past the voters, often ...
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Molina Outperforms Rivals in ACA Marketplaces When Elizabeth Wolfe switched her insurance to Molina Healthcare Inc. MOH -0.63 % earlier this year, her coverage changed dramatically.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu 'wants right to assisted death' South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu has revealed that he wants to have the option of an assisted death. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate and anti-apartheid campaigner said that he did "not wish to be kept alive at all costs", writing in the Washington ...
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Feds strip key parts of state Medicaid reform Gov. Doug Ducey's proposed overhaul of Arizona's Medicaid program was stripped of some provisions by federal regulators. Loading… Post to Facebook.
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Theranos has a New Plan ... and We're All Skeptical Theranos Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Holmes speaks on stage at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards where she receives an award, in the Manhattan borough of New York November 9, 2015.
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Before you freak out about birth control and depression, read this Some recent headlines and news stories claiming the birth control pill is linked to depression have overstated the findings of a new study and caused panic among some women.
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Why the Medical Profession Ignores Negative Pill Research New research confirms that The Pill, and other female hormonal contraceptives, increases a woman's chance of becoming depressed (and suffer other mood disorders).
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Hamilton considers smoking, tobacco ban on all city property The city of Hamilton is considering banning all tobacco and e-cigarette use at all city properties and work sites, including city-owned cars and trucks, "so we don't have folks driving around, smoking in the city vehicles," Human Resources Director Tim ...
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Birth control study has people talking about depression A Danish study linking birth control with depression has generated excited headlines around the world and struck a chord among many women.
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A new study says birth control pills may make you depressed, but that's not news to many women Danish researchers analyzed the health records of more than 1 million Danish women and girls between from 15 and 34 years of age. Fifty-five percent were on or had recently been on birth control.
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Momentum May Be Building For Kansas Medicaid Expansion But Colyer Defers Issue The nine-member Rural Health Working Group met Thursday in Salina as part of its yearlong effort to come up with suggestions for Gov.
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Overdose deaths are actually saving lives through organ transplants BOSTON - The surge in deaths from drug overdoses has become an unexpected lifeline for people waiting for organ transplants, turning tragedy for some into salvation for others.
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A major pharmaceutical company is warning that its insulin pumps could get hacked (Reuters) - 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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West Nile virus detected in three Middlesex County residents State health officials Friday urged people to take precautions against mosquito bites heading into the holiday weekend, after three more Massachusetts residents were recently diagnosed with West Nile virus.
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Mysterious polio-like virus has sickened at least 11 in Texas in 2016 A spike in the number of cases of a mysterious polio-like illness has led to a new alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Inslee's strategy to tackle heroin epidemic: first deal with misuse of pain pills Gov. Jay Inslee ordered state agencies to work with Washington public schools to develop a strategy to teach kids about opioid abuse.
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Insulin Pump Could Be Hacked, Warns Chester County Company A diabetic patient holds a smartphone with an application which automatically calculates the good mix to match the needs of insulin, at the central hospital in Strasbourg, eastern France, on June 8, 2016.
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