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A new Ebola vaccine may be 'up to 100 percent effective' A doctor in protective clothing in the Ebola Training Academy in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Dec. 16, 2014. Credit: Baz Ratner/Reuters.
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Ebola Vaccine rVSV-EBOV Gives 100 Percent Protection But Comes With Flaws: What Are Its Side Effects? The new Ebola vaccine rVSV-EBOV shows promise in preventing the next outbreak of the disease but it comes with side effects. It also only works against one subtype of the hemorrhagic virus.
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Trial Results Confirm Ebola Vaccine Provides High Protection Against Disease An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to a new study that included researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM).
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It's not the weather that makes Christmas so deadly Every winter, deaths from heart-related conditions rise in the United States. Plotted on a graph, the rise in deaths looks like a hill - with two spikes at the top when deaths sharply increase.
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Holiday stressors cause spike in heart attacks Christmas music, family and hot meals warm the heart, but all of it can quite literally be heartbreaking. According to a study published by the American Heart Association, there's a two-week spike in heart attacks between Christmas Day and January 7.
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Infant Matches to Donated Liver After 40 Minutes on Organ Wait List The family of an infant boy who was critically ill is celebrating after he received a vital liver transplant in under an hour, instead of waiting weeks, months or years.
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Liver transplant wait lists should be shorter About 7,000 people get a liver transplant each year in the United States, while 17,000 remain on waiting lists at transplant centers.
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A little piece of Christmas at the Ronald McDonald House INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- As the saying goes, "home is where the heart is," and for families staying at Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana (RMHCCIN), their home is wherever is closest to their child's hospital.
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Trump: 'Ridiculous' that my son has to shut down charity "My wonderful son, Eric, will no longer be allowed to raise money for children with cancer because of a possible conflict of interest with... my presidency. Isn't this a ridiculous shame? He loves these kids, has raised millions of dollars for them ...
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Ronald McDonald House opens 'Santa's Workshop' INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - With some families, holiday shopping just isn't an option because they're focused on taking care of a sick child.
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Finnish phone app finds reindeer, helps to avoid road kill In this July 13, 2009 photo, reindeers walk across the road in Suomussalmi, Finland. There's good news for Rudolph and his friends _ an app is helping officials reduce the number of reindeer killed in traffic accidents in Finland.
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Red Cross hosts 30th annual blood drive, honoring late KDPS sergeant KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Michael Moore got a phone call last month that brought a few tears to his eyes. The American Red Cross was having its 30th annual holiday blood drive and, like last year, they wanted to honor his daughter.
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West Virginia county sues 3 drug distributors CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia county has sued three prescription drug distributors alleging they fueled the local opioid epidemic by shipping far too many painkillers there.
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Boil order in Lindon to remain in effect through Christmas weekend The Lindon City Administrator sent a press release Dec. 24 that said the city will maintain its boil order through the holiday weekend.
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FDA suggests limiting lead found in lipstick, shampoo The Food and Drug Administration issued new draft guidance Thursday suggesting a limit on the amount of lead contained in cosmetics that are marketed in the United States.
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The FDA's Christmas Breakthrough The Food and Drug Administration has always had a tendency to announce big news late on Fridays. So it's perhaps not surprising that the agency issued one of the year's most important drug approvals on the evening before Christmas Eve.
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Vet catches bird flu from cat in city shelter STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A veterinarian working with sick cats at a Manhattan shelter has been infected with a strain of influenza A virus, commonly known as the bird flu, according to city Health Department officials.
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Female Doctors More Likely to Keep their Medicare Patients Alive than Male Counterparts An exhaustive Harvard study found that the patients of female doctors have better mortality and readmission rates than male doctors.
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Sparrow Hospital fined for high rate of patient injuries LANSING - The federal government will reduce Medicare payments to Sparrow Hospital in 2017 due to a high rate of patient injuries.
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False Positives Common With LabCorp Zika Testing, FDA Warns Clinicians running a preliminary Zika virus test through LabCorp for their pregnant patients shouldn't jump to conclusions about the results, especially in light of a higher-than-expected rate of false positives, the US Food and Drug Administration ...
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Poinsettias will last long into the new year Poinsettias have lush, dark green, tropical foliage that's a lovely addition to your collection of houseplants. Email Newsletters · Sign up for one of our email newsletters.
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Why Do Medicare Patients Fare Better Under Female Doctors? Are women better doctors than men? A new study by Yusuke Tsugawa, Anupam B. Jena, and Jose F. Figueroa, et al., explores this question and finds that patient outcomes do differ depending on whether they were treated by a man or a woman.
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Texas center 1 of 4 receiving Zika research funding The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its Zika virus guidance for pregnant women on Feb. 3, advising them to protect themselves if their male sexual partner has traveled to or lives in an area where Zika virus is circulating.
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Scientists stunned by discovery about babies' ear infections A major new discovery about ear infections could completely change the treatment options doctors consider in the future. A major new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that babies with ear infections get worse outcomes ...
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McDowell sues drug companies WELCH - McDowell County has filed a lawsuit against three national drug companies and a Bluefield physician related to an influx of prescription drugs into the county.
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Enjoy the history behind the plant that has become synonomous with Christmas Poinsettias are synonymous with the Christmas season and are by far the best selling of all Christmas plants. They add bright color and a feeling of festivity to the décor of any home or office during the holidays.
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Louisville woman captures Wal-Mart fight on camera People got into a brawl at a Wal-Mart in Louisville, and it was caught on camera by Marlene Jaggers. The video, which has been shared more than 6,000 times on Facebook, shows punches being thrown, people on the floor and store items being used to hit ...
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