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Autism detectable in brain long before symptoms appear Brain scans can detect autism long before any symptoms start to emerge, say scientists. The earliest that children tend to be diagnosed at present is at the age of two, although it is often later.
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White House Proposes New Rules to Steady Insurance Markets Under Health Law Sami Jamaleddine, left, signed up for health insurance in Miami on Jan. 31, the final day of open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act.
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Gene Editing: Report Calls for Caution, No Outright Ban WASHINGTON -- Clinical trials involving "heritable germline editing" are not yet ready for prime-time, according to a report from the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine.
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More than 130 million Americans will have some form of cardiovascular disease by 2035, according to AHA projections There are many men who could say it, but Jimmy Ledford knows for sure that he owes his life to his wife, LeeDean. In 2003, coming home from a workout, Ledford said his wife noticed he didn't look well.
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China Jan. Bird Flu Deaths Hit 79, Most Since at Least 2013 China's national health authority says an outbreak of bird flu killed 79 people around the country in January, the highest monthly death toll from the H7N9 strain in at least three years.
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Vitamin D pills 'key to beating colds and flu' says study A new study says taking vitamin D supplements can prevent colds and flu. Credit: PA. Vitamin D supplements could prevent over three million people across the UK developing colds or the flu each year, according to researchers.
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More Than 200 Baldness-Linked Genetic Markers Found More than 200 new genetic markers linked with male pattern baldness have been identified, according to a new study from the United Kingdom.
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Brains of those with ADHD show smaller structures related to emotion (CNN) People diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have smaller brain volume than those without the disorder, according to a study published Wednesday in the medical journal The Lancet Psychiatry.
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Why America's health-care spending is projected to soar over the next decade U.S. health-care spending grew 4.8 percent last year, as the country has emerged from a period of historically low health spending growth, according to new federal estimates.
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U Researchers Help In Study Showing Way To Predict Autism In Infants MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Researchers at the University of Minnesota who have been studying the development of autism say they've reached a breakthrough.
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Central Illinois facing Medicaid network adequacy 'crisis' Hospitals in central Illinois are rejecting managed Medicaid plans at such a troubling rate that lawmakers are calling it a "crisis.
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Ambitious House Agenda on Medicaid Could Stall in Senate Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse said he thinks there might not be enough "political will" for a major Medicaid overhaul. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo).
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Older women reduce their endometrial cancer risk with weight loss (Reuters Health) - Postmenopausal women who intentionally lost weight over the course of three years had a much lower risk of endometrial cancer up to 11 years later compared to women whose weight didn't change, a U.S.
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Brain Scans Detect Signs of Autism in High-Risk Babies Before Age 1 It may be possible to detect autism in babies before their first birthdays, a much earlier diagnosis than ever before, a small new study finds.
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Rare Disease Strikes a Bronx Area All Too Familiar With Rats A rat on the platform of a subway station along 14th Street in Manhattan in June 2015. Credit Michael Appleton for The New York Times.
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Rodent-ridden Bronx building at center of urine plague becomes Health Department battleground Rosa Flores knew two things: Her Bronx basement apartment was rotten with rats, and her son was getting sicker by the day. She was stunned to discover the two were related - and Braulio Balbuena Flores, 44, nearly became the second Bronxite killed by ...
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Vitamin D can protect against colds, flu: study claims Paris (AFP) - Taking extra vitamin D can protect against colds, flu and other respiratory infections, said a study Thursday which reopened a debate on the usefulness of over-the-counter supplements.
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Dr. Manny: Rat epidemic in New York a dire warning for other cities Many of our country's major cities have severe infrastructure and housing challenges. This has led not only to poor living conditions but also places individuals' health in grave danger.
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Rare Leptospirosis Cases in NYC: 5 Things to Know Three people in New York City recently became sick with a rare bacterial disease called leptospirosis that they might have contracted from rats, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).
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'Listen, We Failed:' Tenants Furious After Rare Infection Spread By Rat Urine Infects 3, Killing 1, In The Bronx NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Anger was unleased in a meeting at a Bronx building Wednesday night, as officials try to make sure no one else gets infected after one person died and two others were sickened by a rare infection spread by rats in the Bronx.
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Americans are seriously stressed out about the future of the country, survey finds We're a nation of people already wound pretty tight. But right now we're more stressed out than we've been in the past decade, according to a survey released Wednesday.
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A prominent vaccine opponent who met with Trump says the president will likely create a vaccine commission Robert F Kennedy Jr Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump.
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Merck shares slip after hours as Alzheimer's study halted Shares of Merck & Co. MRK, +1.37% gave up their regular session gains after hours Tuesday when the drugmaker said it was halting a study of an Alzheimer's drug because it did not appear to be working.
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Here's how one restaurant is getting parents to rein in their rowdy kids A restaurant owner in Italy developed a novel approach to tackling the problem of rambunctious kids interrupting other diners. Antonio Ferrari, whose wine bar in Padua welcomes families on Sundays, now offers a 5-percent discount to tables with ...
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Robert De Niro, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offer $100G for proof vaccines are safe Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Robert De Niro are offering $100,000 to anyone who can provide proof that vaccines are safe. (World Mercury Project).
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Trump asks about autism in educators meeting Trump asks special ed center principal: "Have you seen a big increase in the autism with the children?" "What's going on with autism?
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Child flu death reported in Pitt County Pitt County Health Director Dr. John Morrow reported to Board of Health members on the status of the current flu outbreak at the board's meeting on Feb. 14, 2017.
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China carfentanil ban a 'game-changer' for opioid epidemic In this photo released by the US Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA, and taken on Oct. 21, 2016, a sample of carfentanil is being analyzed at the DEA's Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va.
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China Carfentanil Ban a 'Game-changer' for Opioid Epidemic China is adding the deadly drug carfentanil and three other synthetic opioids to its controlled substances list effective March 1. Feb. 16, 2017, at 12:42 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. China Carfentanil Ban a 'Game-changer' for ...
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Another Alzheimer's drug flops in pivitol clinical trial Merck announced late Tuesday that it is shuttering its EPOCH trial for the BACE inhibitor verubecestat in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's after the external data monitoring committee concluded that the drug was a bust, with "virtually" no chance of success.
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Get help or risk losing the marriage - wife's ultimatum to dad with postnatal depression Stress from trying to cope with a difficult birth has left a father with ongoing problems with depression. A Kiwi father says he plunged into depression after the birth of his fourth child and now his wife has told him if he doesn't get help the ...
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FDA approves new psoriasis drug The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Siliq (brodalumab) to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Siliq is administered as an injection.
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New dads risk depression too, study says Many men might describe expecting a baby as a joyous time in their life, but for some, a bundle of joy might be linked to a greater risk of depression.
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Are Emergency Docs Prescribing Too Many Opioids? Opioid prescribing patterns among emergency physicians varied within individual hospitals, according to a large analysis of Medicare Part D beneficiaries.
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Some Docs May Help Fuel Opioid Abuse Epidemic WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- You may be more likely to wind up a long-term user of opioid painkillers if you're treated by a doctor who frequently prescribes those drugs, a new study reports.
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The doctor you see in the ER may put you on a path toward long-term opioid use Luck may play a role in determining who ends up taking prescription opioids long-term, according to a study released Wednesday that found a link between the prescribing habits of hospital emergency-room doctors and extended use of narcotic painkillers.
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Trump decries 'tremendous increase' in US autism cases. But it's not so simple. While it's true that autism prevalence has increased in the U.S. during the past two decades, that doesn't necessarily mean that the developmental disorder is growing worse.
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Psychologists, psychiatrists express concern over Donald Trump's mental health DONALD Trump has been called a lot of names but this is different. In the last few days, it's not simply members of the public - disgruntled Democrats - firing pot shots between friends or over social media at the world's most powerful man.
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Donald Trump Shows Signs Of Mental Malady Last summer, The Atlantic served up a scathing psychiatric summation that described The Donald as a disagreeable, narcissistic showman who surpasses failed president Richard M. Nixon when it comes to cunning and callous disregard for his fellow ...
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Genetic Study Ties Belly Fat to T2D, Heart Disease A genetic predisposition to higher abdominal adiposity, also known as an apple-shaped body, was causally linked to an increased risk for cardiometabolic traits and type 2 diabetes, according to a mendelian randomization study.
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Study: Disease 'superspreaders' accounted for nearly two-thirds of Ebola cases They are called the superspreaders, the minority of people who are responsible for infecting many others during epidemics of infectious diseases.
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Italian restaurant rewards well-behaved kids with family meal discount A restaurant in northern Italy is being commended for its unusual policy that rewards families with a meal discount for keeping children under control.
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Sargento Cheese Recall Indiana (WIBQ) - Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC of Middlebury, Ind. has notified Sargento Foods Inc. that a specialty Longhorn Colby cheese they supplied to Sargento must be recalled due to a potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.
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About Medicine: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week is observed each year during February 7-14 to promote awareness and education about congenital heart defects.
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Are Married People Actually Healthier? It's Complicated. Research shows that married people live longer, healthier lives, but it may not tell the whole story. 02/14/2017 03:30 pm ET | Updated 4 hours ago.
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Congenital Heart Defect Awareness: Addison's story With all the heart-shaped decorations around, what better day than Valentine's Day to raise awareness about Congenital Heart Defect, or CHD.
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Disease 'superspreaders' fuelled West Africa Ebola epidemic - researchers DAKAR, Feb 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Most people infected with Ebola in the world's worst outbreak of the deadly virus contracted it from just a tiny fraction of patients known as "superspreaders", researchers said on Tuesday.
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Scientists May Have Figured Out Why Olive Oil Is So Healthy (Reuters Health) - A traditional Mediterranean diet with added olive oil may be tied to a lower risk of heart disease at least in part because it helps maintain healthy blood flow and clear debris from arteries, a Spanish study suggests.
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Hugh Jackman Urges Followers to Wear Sunscreen After Skin Cancer Scare In a recent Instagram post, Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman opened up about his treatment for basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer.
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For A Healthy Heart, Add A Little Olive Oil The effectiveness of the Mediterranean diet isn't really up for debate anymore—at this point, it's more a question of how to tweak it, and home in on what the active ingredients are.
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