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Colon and Rectal Cancers Rising in Young People Kirsten Freiborg of New Hope, Minn., now 27, learned she had colon cancer at age 22, a month before her college graduation. Credit Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times.
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Born in the '90s? Your colon cancer risk could be rising (CNN) Colon and rectal cancer rates are rising sharply for Americans under 55, according to a study published today. Someone born in 1990 would have twice the risk of colon cancer and four times the risk of rectal cancer at the same age had they been ...
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Colorectal cancer rates rising in Gen X and millennials, study finds Colorectal cancer rates have been declining overall in the United States since the mid-1980s, but certain age groups are seeing a concerning rise in cases, according to new research.
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WHO identifies antibiotic-resistant 'priority pathogens' In an effort to jumpstart and guide new antibiotic development, the World Health Organization (WHO) today released a list of antibiotic-resistant priority pathogens that agency officials believe are the greatest threat to human health and should be the ...
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Trump opposes required health benefits but reveals few details of his plan to end the ACA In his first address to a joint session of Congress - a high-wattage moment to articulate his central goals - President Trump defied expectations he had repeatedly set that he was about to unveil a concrete plan to abolish the Affordable Care Act and ...
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SUBWAY Denies Report That About 50% Of Its Chicken Is Not Really Chicken Are you chicken? That's what a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Marketplace investigation asked the chicken-appearing substances in six different restaurant chain sandwiches...using DNA testing. CBC's reported results? McDonald's Country ...
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Facebook post on VA treatment of patients causes uproar DURHAM, N.C. - A former Marine and his wife say the scene inside a Veterans Administration hospital in Durham, North Carolina, was so shocking that they felt compelled to take pictures and post them to Facebook.
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WHO's First-Ever List Of The Dirty Dozen Superbugs The World Health Organization for the first time has issued a list of the top 12 "priority pathogens." They're disease-causing bacteria that are increasingly resistant to antibiotics, says WHO.
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Woman arrested for practicing nursing without a license ST. JOHNS COUNTY -- A Jacksonville woman was arrested on Monday morning for practicing as a health care professional without a valid Florida license.
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On economic policy, some details TBD President Trump on Tuesday night was careful not to provide new details of his economic policy agenda. He reiterated his call for cut tax rates for businesses and individuals, and he mentioned the $1 trillion infrastructure plan that he wants Congress ...
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WHO: These 12 bacteria pose greatest risk to human health (CNN) - Twelve types of bacteria were deemed "priorities" in urgent need of new antibiotics, according to a list released by the World Health Organization on Monday.
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Straight women still aren't getting their fair share of orgasms Straight women are less likely to have an orgasm during sexual intimacy than any other group - including straight men, gay men, lesbians, bisexual men and bisexual women - according to a new study whose title could be "Duh.
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Trump went from mocking disability to using it to further his agenda Trump is no fan of regulations and is willing to use people with disabilities to cut them. Updated by Liz Plank Mar 1, 2017, 12:50am EST.
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Trump calls for faster approval of prescription drugs President Trump called for faster drug approvals at the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday during his first address to Congress.
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Nurse charged with recording 8 nude patients at doctor's office LOWER MAKEFIELD, Pa. -- A nurse already facing charges he recorded a teen girl while she was undressed at a doctor's office earlier this month has been charged with seven additional incidents involving women who were patients, authorities said.
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Driver in fatal crash with jogger may have medical condition ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) - Friends say the man behind the wheel in an accident that killed an avid runner and cyclist in St. Paul lost his wife to cancer a year and a half ago.
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Once Time's 'Person of the Year,' an Ebola fighter dies in childbirth due to stigma of virus As the chaos and tragedy of the Ebola outbreak engulfed parts of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea in 2014, a more insidious ill took root: distrust of all who had come into contact with the disease.
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Democrats and Sanders push to allow importing drugs from Canada Their proposed bill aiming to bring down prices has bipartisan support, but drug trade groups question safety issues. By Carolyn Y. JohnsonThe Washington Post.
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Petrides students show support of fourth-grader with rare disease STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Ava Garnett may be a fourth-grade student at Petrides School, but on Tuesday she acted as a teacher, informing classmates, parents and staff alike about rare diseases.
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Sanders offers bill to allow purchase of prescription drugs from Canada Sen. Bernie Sanders · Bernie SandersSanders tells supporters after Trump speech: 'Continue the fight' Trump to Congress: We must bring down drug prices 'immediately' Sanders rips Trump for 'stirring up fear and hatred' with speech guests MORE (I-Vt ...
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'Strong Evidence': Obesity Tied to 11 Cancers "Strong evidence" supports the association between obesity and 11 cancers, which mostly comprise digestive organ tumors and hormone-related malignancies in women, according to a new analysis published online February 28 in BMJ.
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Lawyer diagnosed with brain tumors following fatal crash arrest, friend says A friend of the Minnesota lawyer who was arrested last week after the SUV he was driving hit and killed a jogger told a local news outlet that he has since been diagnosed with brain tumors.
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Local woman survives rare heart attack just days after giving birth In 2011, then 28-year old Rachel D'Souza-Siebert just celebrated the birth of her first child, a son named Cameron. After a few days in the hospital following a C-section, D'Souza-Siebert and her husband brought their baby boy home.
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Man shares story of Hereditary Angioedema on National Rare Disease Day Tuesday is National Rare Disease Awareness Day, and one Highlands Ranch man is sharing his story in hopes of inspiring others. Copyright 2017 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Blood drives mark Red Cross Month Seneca High School's Student Council recently hosted its annual spring blood drive with the American Red Cross. Seneca's students and staff were able to donate 77 pints of blood from 100 donors that will potentially help 231 people.
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Rare disease sufferer to hold awareness event If you've never heard of stiff person syndrome, you're far from alone. The neurological disorder - characterized by progressively stiffening muscles and intermittent, painful spasms - affects about one in 1 million people, according to an estimate ...
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A child's battle with rare genetic disease Feb. 28 is the 10th international Rare Disease Day coordinated by EURORDIS. A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, is any disorder that affects a small percentage of the population.
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Seema Verma to face Senate Finance Committee vote Wednesday Members are expected to support Verma; if successful her nomination would go before full Senate. Susan Morse, Associate Editor. The Senate Finance Committee will vote Wednesday on the nomination of Seema Verma to lead the Centers for Medicare and ...
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Male nurse charged with secretly taping eight female patients while they underwent treatment A voyeuristic nurse is facing criminal charges for secretly recording eight female patients at a dermatology center in Bucks County, Pa.
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SHARE: In your words, what did a heart attack feel like? Would you recognize signs that you or your loved one is having a heart attack? Nausea, heartburn, teeth hurting ... these are all signs people tell us they felt while having a heart attack.
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10 questions about mumps with infectious disease and public health specialist Dr. William Schaffner On Thursday, Feb. 16, the student body received an email from the Dean of Students that the mumps virus is present on campus. "A small number of mumps cases have been confirmed on the Vanderbilt campus," the email, signed by the Student Health ...
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The Biggest Enemy Of Ivanka Trump's Maternity Plan May Be Her Dad's Own Pick It's hard to tell where the Trump administration stands on women's healthcare, especially maternity-related care. This past fall, Ivanka Trump helped her father roll out his maternity leave plan, which would guarantee mothers six weeks of paid ...
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Prolonged Sleep May Predict Dementia Risk Data from the Framingham Heart Study has shown that people who consistently sleep more than 9 hours each night had double the risk of developing dementia in 10 years as compared to participants who slept for 9 hours or less.
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Black Women Aren't Having Enough Orgasms And Their Careers Are To Blame Says Author Has rising up the corporate ladder affected your sex life? According to Dr. Andrea Pennington, an integrative physician, meditation teacher, and sex educator, it most likely has–and has so negatively.
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ACIP Responds To The Question: Will US Get 3 MMR Shots Instead Of 2? The United States of America has an increasing case of the mumps outbreak in the past years where last year there has been around 5,000 cases.
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Health department works to raise awareness about MMR vaccine after some UA students test positive for mumps TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Several students at the University of Alabama have been diagnosed with mumps. This virus causes fever, head and muscle aches and can make a person feel pretty miserable.
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2018 exchange plans could cover fewer hospitals, doctors, drugs Insurance companies that sell coverage through the state's health insurance exchange next year will be allowed to cover fewer hospitals, doctors and prescription drugs under changes the exchange's board approved Tuesday.
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Six tons of ready-to-eat 'waffle' chicken nuggets under recall Consumer concerns have prompted Wayne Farms LLC to recall more than 6 tons of ready-to-eat "Waffle Breaded Bites" chicken nuggets from Food Lion stores in 10 states.
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Frisco couple, 14 others indicted in Medicare hospice scheme that preyed on 'most vulnerable' The owner of a Frisco-based hospice company, his wife and 14 others have been indicted in a $60 million Medicare fraud scheme that put financial interests over the needs of patients, according to the U.S.
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15 ways to support a loved one with an eating disorder Up to a staggering 200,000 people in Ireland are affected by eating disorders. To mark Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Áilín Quinlan talks to Harriet Parsons, psychotherapist with BodyWhys, and with clinical psychologist Dr Malie Coyne, a lecturer at ...
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More young women are getting heart attacks — here's why On the morning of December 15, 2016, 37-year-old Christine Wayne woke up feeling tired and more rundown than usual. Although she had a cold that week, she thought she should feel better.
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