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Final test results confirm experimental Ebola vaccine highly effective GENEVA - Final test results confirm an experimental Ebola vaccine is highly effective, a major milestone that could help prevent the spread of outbreaks like the one that killed thousands in West Africa.
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First Ebola Vaccine Likely To Stop The Next Outbreak When Ebola struck West Africa a few years ago, the world was defenseless. There was no cure. No vaccine. And the result was catastrophic: More than 11,000 people died.
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Merck's Ebola Vaccine Found to Protect Against Deadly Virus An experimental Ebola vaccine manufactured by Merck & Co. was found to be highly protective against the deadly virus, showing promise in the fight against future outbreaks after an earlier epidemic killed thousands and highlighted a shortage of weapons ...
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Killer Christmas? Deaths Spike Around the Holidays, and It's Not the Cold Weather It's called the Christmas effect. For years, doctors have noticed a spike in deaths in the U.S. right around the Christmas holiday in countries that celebrate it.
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Mystery of the spike in deaths between Christmas and New Year's gets curiouser and curiouser As the Christmas season kicks into high gear and we're surrounded by gorgeously decorated fir trees and songs of yuletide gay, it's easy to forget that the holidays represent a grim time in terms of health statistics.
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Full Course of Antibiotics Is Best for Infant Ear Infections, Study Finds Dr. Lanre Falusi examining an infant's ear last year in Takoma Park, Md. Credit Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg. When babies have an acute ear infection, they tug at their ears, get cranky and struggle to sleep through the night.
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El Niño and Global Warming Blamed for Zika Spread The combination of climate change and last year's El Niño phenomenon likely created the perfect playground for the Zika virus to spread rapidly across South America, a new study finds.
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The opioid epidemic: how to help people with addiction Maybe you have seen signs of an opioid addiction: empty prescription bottles, needle marks on an arm, or money gone missing and unexplained.
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New MS Drug Shows 'Breakthrough' Promise for Advanced Disease THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug slows the progress of multiple sclerosis, including an advanced form of the degenerative nerve disease for which there currently is no treatment, according to a pair of new clinical trials.
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China reports first two human fatalities from bird flu this winter BEIJING Two people in the Chinese province of Anhui have died of bird flu infection, the first fatalities among this winter's avian flu cases in China, as neighbours South Korea and Japan tried to curb their own outbreaks of the virus.
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Multiple sclerosis drug 'a landmark' A drug that alters the immune system has been described as "big news" and a "landmark" in treating multiple sclerosis, doctors and charities say.
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Planned Parenthood Is Under Attack In Texas, And Media There Are Failing The Challenge Texas media are omitting crucial information in reports on the state's move to cut off Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood, including that Texas' decision was largely based on debunked videos by an anti-abortion activist group, the Center for Medical ...
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Facebook 'lurking' is making you miserable and here's what you can do about it LONDON - Another study has proved what we already knew but didn't want to admit - Facebook 'lurking' is making you miserable.
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Asia Pacific|Bird Flu Infects 7 People in China This Month, Killing 2 BEIJING - China has reported at least seven cases of bird flu in humans across the country this month, including two deaths, as authorities take steps to guard against an outbreak.
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Bird flu infects 7 people in China this month, killing 2 BEIJING (AP) - China has reported at least seven cases of bird flu in humans across the country this month, including two deaths, as authorities take steps to guard against an outbreak.
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FDA Suggests Limit On Lead In Lipstick, Other Cosmetics A model prepares backstage at the Carolina Herrera Fall 2005 show during the Olympus Fashion Week in Bryant Park February 7, 2005 in New York City.
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FDA suggests limit on lead in lipstick and other cosmetics The Food and Drug Administration has turned a critical eye to lead in cosmetics such as lipstick, eye shadow and shampoo. In a new draft guidance issued on Thursday, the FDA suggested a limit on lead contained in cosmetics marketed in the United States ...
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Limit Lead Levels in Lipstick, Other Cosmetics, FDA says It should be easy to keep lead at safe levels in lipstick and other cosmetics, the Food and Drug Administration says. And it says while many cosmetics contain some lead, it's a such low levels that people are not at risk from using them.
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China Confirms Third Human Bird Flu Infection, Stirs Fears of Spread FILE - A patient (L) with fever receives treatment at the hospital where a 67-year-old H7N9 patient is being treated, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, April 3, 2013.
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More Than Half of Brazilian Women Avoid Pregnancy Due to Zika Fear THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of young women in Brazil are forgoing pregnancy due to the ongoing Zika epidemic, a new study finds.
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Half of Brazilian Women Are Avoiding Pregnancy Because of Zika Brazil has undeniably been the country hardest hit by the latest epidemic of Zika virus; it leads the world in confirmed cases of infection with nearly 110,000 cases, according to the latest data from the Pan American Health Organization.
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Russia bath lotion poisoning: Putin orders crackdown as death toll rises Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered stricter governmental measures to crack down on sales of surrogate alcohol, after dozens died from drinking a bath lotion.
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Study: Shorter treatment isn't better for infant ear infections A study today in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that shorter antibiotic treatment for infants with ear infections results in worse outcomes than standard-duration treatment and does not reduce levels of antibiotic resistance.
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Ikea reaches $50 million settlement over deadly furniture accidents NEW YORK - Ikea has reached a tentative settlement to pay $50 million to three US families whose young children were killed after the Swedish furniture company's furniture fell on them, lawyers for the families said Wednesday.
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Is Kentucky paving the way for more health insurance coverage in Louisiana? Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signs an executive order on his first full day in office starting the process for expanding Louisiana's Medicaid program as allowed under the federal health care law, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La.
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State announces medical marijuana dispensary permits Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Karen Murphy and John Collins, director of the state's director of the Office of Medical Marijuana, on Wednesday in Harrisburg announced details about the number of medical marijuana dispensary permits Pennsylvania ...
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Ikea to settle for $50 million after toppled dressers kill 3 young boys The world's largest furniture seller, Ikea, bills itself as "The Life Improvement Store." But after its products caused three deaths, the Swedish company will pay $50 million to the families of three young boys.
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Putin cracks down on moonshine amid poisoning crisis The Russian president wants his government to get tough on illegal alcohol sales amid a poisoning crisis in Siberia. Dozens of people died in the Irkutsk region after drinking an herbal bath remedy containing poisonous methanol as substitute for ...
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A partial repeal of health care law would leave 12 million uninsured, says report Coast residents seeking medical care wait in line outside of Bethel Free Health Clinic in Biloxi, Mississippi in 2013. The clinic provided services for those that are uninsured or underinsured.
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FDA Aims to Limit Lead Levels in Lipstick, Other Cosmetics The Food and Drug Administration released draft guidelines Wednesday aimed at regulating lead levels in lipstick and other cosmetic products.
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Death Toll in Alcohol Poisoning in Russia Climbs to 72 MOSCOW - Local health officials in Russia's Siberia say the number of people who have died from drinking a bath lotion that contained methanol has climbed to 72.
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The real reason you might not be able to buy whipped cream this Christmas WASHINGTON - If you were planning to serve whipped cream with your holiday desserts this year, you might want to acquaint yourself with the homemade kind.
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NJ Officials Taking Steps To Prevent Home Health Professionals From Abusing Patients TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) - The New Jersey Attorney General is arming families with many cameras that can be easily hidden to detect abuse.
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More than 70 people dead in Siberia after drinking fake booze People who poisoned themselves with fake alcohol-containing liquid 'Boyaryshnik' (Hawthorn infusion) get medical treatment at the intensive care unit of Irkutsk City Clinical Hospital on December 20, 2016 in Irkutsk, Russia.
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Patients may get better care from female doctors Female doctors might be saving more lives than their male counterparts. But they get paid about 8 percent less . SEE MORE: Millions Of US Kids Aren't Seeing A Doctor Regularly Harvard researchers estimated 32,000 fewer Medicare patients would die each ...
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A 23-year-old bodybuilder is being ravaged by ovarian cancer — and Instagramming it all Three weeks before her wedding day, Cheyann Shaw uploaded a video to YouTube, a space the fitness fanatic regularly filled with workout clips and health tips.
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New Recommendations On How Long Ear Infections Should Be Treated BOSTON (CBS) - Ear infections are incredibly common among young kids and many get them multiple times a year, but for how long do they need to be treated?
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China confirms third case of human bird flu in a week The Chinese authorities have confirmed the country's second and third cases of human bird flu infection this week as South Korea and Japan battle to control outbreaks of the deadly virus.
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Man Says He Was Kicked Off Delta Flight for Speaking Arabic An American man removed from a Delta trans-Atlantic flight before takeoff said he and a friend were taken off the plane after other passengers heard him speaking Arabic.
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After 72 Die, Putin Tightens Limits on Consumer Products High in Alcohol MOSCOW - President Vladimir V. Putin has ordered his government to more tightly restrict the production and sale of consumer products containing significant amounts of alcohol, after the deaths of 72 people in the Siberian city of Irkutsk who drank a ...
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Cure Act provides hope The bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act), which was passed by Congress and signed into law this month, provides a measure of hope this holiday season for those suffering from devastating illnesses.
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Two new flu deaths reported in San Diego County Dr. Mark Butterly, M.D., says that intramuscular flu shots are better than nasal types of flu mist. Three years of data show that the flu mist treatment is not as effective as the shots.
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Eric Trump suspends charitable foundation over concerns about donors seeking access to his father U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's son Eric Trump is suspending the operations of his charitable foundation over concerns donors could be seen as buying access to the Trump family, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
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Rescued cat with dreadlocks loses 2 pounds of matted fur A cat with an absurd amount of matted hair is getting a second chance after a long overdue haircut. The Western PA Humane Society shared heartbreaking photos of the cat, named Hidey, after she arrived at the facility last week.
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Medicare Penalizes Hospitals In Crackdown On Antibiotic-Resistant Infections The federal government has cut payments to 769 hospitals with high rates of patient injuries, for the first time counting the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs in assessing penalties.
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Delta changes policy after black doctor incident DETROIT - Two months after an African-American doctor's viral Facebook post alleged mistreatment by crew members when she offered to help an ill passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to Houston, the company has announced it will no longer ...
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Christmas came early for Georgia parents who naturally conceived quadruplets Kortney and Justin Miller, both 23, were hoping to add to their family, and they knew that twins and triplets ran in the family on Kortney's mother's side.
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Big bundle of newborns: Goochland County couple now have quintuplets Goochland County resident Margaret Baudinet, 31, gave birth on Dec. 4 to quintuplets at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.
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Antibiotics for AOM: 10 Days More Effective Than 5 A 10-day course of antibiotics worked better than a 5-day course for young children with ear infections in a randomized controlled trial of 520 children at two centers.
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To make a resolution or not We are nearing the end of 2016, and that means many people are thinking about what their New Year's Resolutions might be. Lose weight, spend more time with family, learn something new, travel more or get organized.
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