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President Bush in the ICU: Why Does Pneumonia Strike Older Adults? Former President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized on Jan. 14 following a bout of pneumonia, CNN reported today (Jan. 18). In addition, Bush's wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, was admitted to the hospital today as a precaution because she was ...
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Health Alert: Flu is 'widespread' in Ohio and Kentucky IRONTON, Ohio (WSAZ) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have declared widespread flu activity for the states of Ohio and Kentucky.
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Pet rats in Illinois, Wisconsin linked to Seoul virus outbreak, CDC says (CNN) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday that pet rats are the source of an outbreak of Seoul virus infections in Illinois and Wisconsin.
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First child death from flu reported this season in California as cases rise sharply Thousands of Californians have been showing up at doctors' offices and hospitals sick with the flu this month, in what officials say could be a much more severe flu season than the last.
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A Totally Free EpiPen Alternative Will Soon Hit the Market One week after CVS announced it is introducing an EpiPen alternative for $10, another competitor to the notoriously expensive allergy prescription is back—and will be totally free for most people.
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No, You Should Not Put Jade Eggs in Your Vagina Because Gwyneth Paltrow Tells You To Gwyneth Paltrow—purveyor of $15,000 gold dildos and sex-dust smoothies—is back at it again with another oozing spoonful of Goop for your sex life.
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Trump's pledge to protect programs at odds with party President-elect Donald Trump assured voters repeatedly during the campaign that he would not cut Medicare and Social Security. Herb Jackson , Washington Correspondent, @HerbNJDC.
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Sitting, Inactivity Ages Your Cells The adage "move it or lose it" holds true - even down to your DNA, says a new study. Sedentary living means shorter telomeres at the ends of chromosomes - and essentially faster aging, according to the paper in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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A Year With Zika: How Zika Virus Was Handled A Year After The Outbreak Mother Raquel holds her twin daughters Eloa (L) and Eloisa, 8 months old and both born with microcephaly, while posing on December 16, 2016 in Areia, Pernambuco state, Brazil.
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Paul Ryan continues his assault on Obamacare and Medicare — this time on the 'Charlie Rose' show House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) seems to be constitutionally unable to avoid making misstatements about the Affordable Care Act or Medicare, two programs he has the knives out for.
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Fatal wasting disease strikes Michigan deer farm Deer are checked in at the Shiawassee River State Game Area on the second day of deer hunting season Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. (Andrew Whitaker).
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This Week in Zika: Global Org to Address Vaccine Development A new global health collaboration has come together to finance the development of vaccines for epidemic infectious diseases over the next 5 years, said researchers.
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FDA OKs Plecanatide for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved plecanatide for chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in adults. Plecanatide (Trulance, Synergy Pharmaceuticals), a once-daily oral medication, works locally in the upper gastrointestinal tract to ...
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Fresno County woman confirmed as first Zika case through sexual contact A woman in Fresno County is the first person confirmed to have contracted the Zika virus through sexual transmission, county health officials said Friday.
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Madison man's death sheds light on male eating disorders ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, JAN 21-22 - In this Nov. 30, 2016 photo, Becky Briles, with her husband, David, at right, reads a diary entry of her son Max, at their home in Madison, Wis.
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Facebook apologizes for taking down tattoo artist's work on breast cancer survivors Facebook has apologized for disabling the account of an artist whose posts were intended to showcase tattoos for breast cancer survivors who had undergone reconstructive surgery.
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SF gynecologist warns women not to use the jade vagina eggs Goop is selling Actress Gwyneth Paltrow's online store Goop isn't known to be a beacon of good health tips, but information about the latest products under fire, $66 dollar egg-shaped stones made of jade and rose quartz, is being blasted for being "the biggest load of ...
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How Do Jade Eggs Work Exactly? Gwyneth Paltrow started to sell jade eggs on her website, Goop, for internal use in women's vaginas. The practice, which should empower women, is highly controversial.
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Trulance joins dance in CIC; Linzess still charms as Wall Street mulls duel in market In the wake of U.S. regulators' nod for Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Trulance (plecanatide), buyout speculation buzzed while analysts differed on prospects for the drug as a "fast follower" going up against Linzess (linaclotide) from Ironwood ...
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Something fishy: FDA's final advice on when to eat which fish The Food and Drug Administration issued its "final advice" on fish and shellfish this week, warning against eating some species and encouraging Americans to eat three servings a week of others.
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New York medical marijuana program improving, but will it ever reach full potential? Patients and industry officials applaud the state's decision to add chronic pain as a qualifying condition, but say further measures are needed.
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Does SPF Over 50 Really Matter? Here's What An Expert Has To Say I'm not going to lie, picking out a sunscreen is pretty confusing. What the heck does SPF even mean, anyway? And do the numbers really matter?
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Dangerous Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Are Spreading Two new studies out this week highlight the growing danger of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to global health. The most alarming finding was that one type of dangerous bacteria could be spreading more rapidly—and mutating faster—than previously ...
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'Surprising' Number of Midlife Women Develop Eating Disorders A team of researchers led by Nadia Micali, MD, PhD, medical director and associate professor of psychiatry at the Eating and Weight Disorders Program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, found that approximately 15.3% of a cohort of ...
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'I'm a grown-up but I still have a teenage eating disorder' That barking inner voice is so familiar that it has become companionable, like a bickering spouse. It makes me feel as if I am never alone.
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Bit Longer at NIH Francis Collins is staying on a little longer as the director of the National Institutes of Health, ScienceInsider reports. The Trump transition team reached out to him to ask him to stay, though ScienceInsider notes it's unclear whether Collins will ...
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Bill passed to ban tobacco sales at Rockland pharmacies Your local drug store will be able to fill your prescription, but not your craving for tobacco if a law backed by the Rockland County Legislature goes into effect.
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359k clinicians participating in CMS' alternative payment models this year: 5 things to know More than 359,000 clinicians will participate in four of CMS' alternative payment models in 2017, the agency said Wednesday. CMS said the numbers demonstrate providers' commitment to a healthcare system that pays for the quality of care delivered to ...
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