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Zika Causes Birth Defects In 1 In 10 Pregnancies About one in 10 pregnant women with confirmed Zika infections had a fetus or baby with birth defects, offering the clearest picture yet of the risk of Zika infection during pregnancy, U.S.
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FDA Nominee Gottlieb's Many Industry Entanglements Will Be A Focus Of Wednesday Hearing Scott Gottlieb, Trump's nominee to head FDA, has financial ties to a large number of drug and device companies. He has said he will recuse himself in various ways from agency decisions involving them.
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GOP healthcare talks stall The Republican push to revive legislation repealing and replacing ObamaCare has stalled again, with GOP leaders shooting down the latest request to change the legislation from the Freedom Caucus.
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Scott Gottlieb: Conflicts surround Trump's FDA pick (CNN) - President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, Scott Gottlieb, is a physician, a cancer survivor, a venture capitalist and a government insider who has long said he wants to tear down the wall of FDA regulations he ...
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Deal doubtful on new GOP health plan; could raise premiums WASHINGTON - The latest Republican health care idea could mean going back to a time when people with medical problems were charged much higher premiums for individual policies, experts say, as a quick deal among Republicans moved farther out of ...
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FDA nominee says nation's opioid crisis is as serious as Ebola, Zika threats Scott Gottlieb, the physician andentrepreneur who is President Trump's nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration, told senators Wednesday that the nation's opioid crisis is a "public health emergency on the order of Ebola and Zika" and requires ...
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'Some Changes This Evening' With April The Giraffe HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) - The Animal Adventure Park says that they "noted some changes this evening" with April the giraffe.
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WATCH LIVE: April the giraffe's handlers offer "interesting" update, report "significant bulging" NEW YORK - April the giraffe's handlers offered an interesting update Wednesday night, April 5th! April is apparently showing "significant bulging in her back end," and "exhibiting behavior seen consistently during active labor.
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What To Watch For With April The Giraffe Today HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) - April's status remains the same - she's pregnant - but the park will be doing some fun enrichment with her today.
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Loaded Gun At BWI Airport Leads To Pennsylvania Man's Arrest A Pennsylvania man was arrested at BWI Airport for having a loaded handgun at a security checkpoint, authorities say. By Deb Belt (Patch Staff) - April 4, 2017 12:40 pm ET.
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Smoking causes one in 10 deaths worldwide, study shows Smoking causes one in 10 deaths worldwide, a new study shows, half of them in just four countries - China, India, the US and Russia.
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Things that have happened while we've waited for April to give birth HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. - You may love her, you may hate her, but by now the entire world has come to know April the Giraffe. Over a course of a few hours April became, arguably, one of the most popular animals on the planet.
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Pennsylvania man arrested with loaded handgun at BWI Marshall security checkpoint The Transportation Security Administration said officers arrested a man and confiscated a gun at BWI Airport Tuesday. (Courtesy Transportation Security Administration).
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Woman's Fitbit saves her life after it detected a strange change in her heart rate A fitness tracker could be more useful than just helping you shed weight - the data it's collecting about your body could go as far as saving lives.
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1 in 10 Zika-infected US moms have babies with birth defects, CDC reports (CNN) One in 10 pregnant women with confirmed Zika infection had a fetus or baby with Zika-related complications in 2016, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
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Birth Defects Seen in One in 10 Zika-infected Pregnancies April 05, 2017 03:15 pm News Staff - Of the 250 U.S. women who had laboratory-confirmed Zika infection during pregnancy in 2016, 24 -- or about one in 10 of them -- had a fetus or baby with Zika-related birth defects.
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Vaccine credited with HPV virus reduction in Scotland A campaign to vaccinate girls against a cancer-causing sexually transmitted infection has led to a dramatic drop in reported cases.
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Flying High: TSA Accidentally OK's Weed on Flights For a very short time Wednesday afternoon, medical marijuana appeared to be TSA-approved on U.S. flights. The mix-up occurred when Denver-based pot app, Mass Roots, noticed a surprising "Yes" next to medical marijuana on the TSA's "What to Bring" ...
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TSA's medicinal cannabis error fixed; Legalising medical marijuana in Australia may save lives Activist Ray Turmel holds a bag of medical marijuana while he smokes a marijuana cigarette, as he calls for the total legalization of marijuana, outside the building where the federal election Munk Debate on Canada's Foreign Policy is being held in ...
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Support surges for smoking ban in tobacco country FRANKFORT, Ky. - More than seven in 10 people in one of the nation's largest tobacco-producing states support a statewide smoking ban in most public places.
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Breaking: TSA Flip-Flops on Medical Cannabis You are now free to move about the country with your medical marijuana. Or maybe not. Earlier today, Transportation Security Administration officials seemed to have quietly revealed a major policy change by posting an update to one of its web pages.
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Zika virus vaccine now in development (CNN) - Evidence of Zika has been detected in 84 countries across the globe. Some people who contract the disease show no symptoms, but others experience problems with their heart or immune system.
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TSA accidentally says you can bring pot on planes The brief change happened Tuesday on the TSA's popular "What Can I Bring" website. It's where you check to see if you can carry on an ax (no), corkscrew (yes), dynamite (no), ice skates (yes), tennis racquets (yes) or tear gas (no) on a plane.
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Wanted: space volunteers willing to lie in bed for two months – for €16000 Wanted: young, fit and healthy men willing to lie on their backs and do absolutely nothing for two months. Wage: €16,000. Researchers at France's space medical institute are advertising for what could be, quite literally, a dream job.
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Man loses legs to flesh-eating bug in Australia A man has had his legs amputated after being infected with a flesh-eating disease in Australia, his family says. Terry Pareja, from the Philippines, was visiting relatives when he became ill a month ago, according to his daughter, Jeffmarey Pareja.
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Rockland County Health Dept. Reminds Residents Of Mosquito Season The Rockland Co. Health Dept. would like to remind residents of mosquito tips to prevent West Nile and Zika viruses. By Damita Thomas (Patch Staff) - April 5, 2017 12:14 pm ET.
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No rest for the aged: As people get older, sleep quantity and quality decline This image shows neural activity during sleep differs between older and younger adults. Credit: Matthew Walker and Bryce Mander. As people get older, they sleep less and wake up more frequently.
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More than 1 in 5 US adults were infected by a type of high-risk HPV, CDC report shows During a recent two-year period, almost 23 percent of U.S. adults ages 18 to 59 had a type of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) that put them at high risk of certain cancers, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report published ...
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More than 500000 inhalers recalled by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has recalled more than 500,000 inhalers in a voluntary level II recall approved by the FDA.
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Microgravity Impact Exploration Can Make You €16000 Richer Lying In Bed For 2 Months Scientists will pay fit and healthy young men a hefty amount to lying in bed for two months. The researchers want to explore the impacts of microgravity.
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Survey available for state's medical marijuana program Health care providers who are interested in participating as a recommending practitioner in the state's medical marijuana program are encouraged to fill out an online survey.
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Drugmaker GSK Recalling Nearly 600000 Asthma Inhalers in US (Reuters) - GSK Plc is voluntarily recalling more than 593,000 Ventolin asthma inhalers from U.S. hospitals, pharmacies, retailers and wholesalers due to a defect that may cause them to deliver fewer doses of the medicine than indicated, the British ...
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Alabama is the most stressed US state — where does yours rank? Having a stressful day? Rest assured you likely don't have it as bad as Alabamians - unless you live in the Yellowhammer state, that is.
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Good Sleep Does Get Tougher With Age WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Most people see their sleep habits shift as they age, but a new review suggests that some seniors lose the ability to get deep, restorative rest.
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Weight swings may be risky for overweight heart patients FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2010, file photo, a waist is measured during an obesity prevention study in Chicago. A study published Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests gaining and losing weight repeatedly may be ...
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Deep sleep may act as fountain of youth in old age As we grow old, our nights are frequently plagued by bouts of wakefulness, bathroom trips and other nuisances as we lose our ability to generate the deep, restorative slumber we enjoyed in youth.
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Weight swings may be risky for overweight heart patients CHICAGO (AP) - Losing and regaining weight repeatedly may be dangerous for overweight heart patients, a study suggests. Advertisement.
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Support American Cancer Society at Gilgamesh Brewing Pat Cookson and Kathy Ottele of the American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, came to remind us of the organization's work, which includes cancer research and education, plus celebration of cancer survivors.
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6-year-old dancer loses leg after strep throat spirals into spreading infection A 6-year-old girl described as a phenom by her dance teacher has already lost one leg to an unusual strep throat infection, and is now in danger of losing the other.
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Startup implants microchips into workers, tracks personal data It's no shock that companies have gone digital, but this startup has created something really small and electronic. >> Read more trending news · Epicenter, a Swedish innovation center, has created a microchip the size of a grain of rice that functions ...
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Girl Develops 'Flesh Eating' Infection After Strep Throat A 6-year-old girl in Ohio recently needed to have her leg amputated after she developed a rare complication from an infection with strep throat bacteria.
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SuperAger brains shrink more slowly than peers' brains MRI scan of a SuperAger's brain. The portion between the yellow and red lines is the cortex, which contains neurons. SuperAgers' cortices shrunk over two times slower than average-age peers' in a recent Northwestern Medicine study, which …more.
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Male contraceptive gel that is injected into the testicles could be on its way IT'S been a long time coming, but the first new male contraceptive for more than a century is likely to make most men wince. The pioneering new treatment is a gel that's injected into a man's nether regions - blocking sperm and mimicking the effects ...
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Brain scans may reveal mental secret of "Super Agers" At 89, Donald Tenbrunsel is a bit of a phenomenon. He surfs the internet with ease, happily converses on a broad range of timely topics, volunteers and reads regularly.
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Ticks starting to come out in Bitterroot HAMILTON, Mont. - Wood ticks are starting to make their presence known in the Bitterroot Valley, and they're always hungry. Some hikers in Ravalli County have reported picking up ticks on the Bitterroot's west side.
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Ask the expert: Uptick in Lyme this year? Question: I've heard the risk of Lyme disease may increase significantly this spring. If so, what can I do to keep my family safe?
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