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Pediatricians Advise No Fruit Juice Until Kids Are 1 Kids under the age of 1 should avoid fruit juice, older kids should drink it only sparingly and all children should focus, instead, on eating whole fruit, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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U.S. Gender Confirmation Surgery Up 19 Percent in 2016, Doctors Say Gender confirmation surgery encompasses a number of procedures including operations on the chest or face and is a more inclusive term than gender reassignment surgery, which can include reshaping the genitalia.
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First ever data on number of gender confirmation surgeries Gearah Goldstein always felt a disconnect between her body and who she knew herself to be. With the help of a team of experts, she was able to make a transition that allows her to live her life as her true self.
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Pediatricians Say No Fruit Juice in Child's First Year The nation's top pediatricians are advising parents to stop giving fruit juice to children in the first year of life, saying the drink is not as healthful as many parents think.
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Chagas disease is deadlier than previously thought Chagas Disease could be more disastrous that it was previously thought because it goes under-reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers Chagas disease to be one of the five neglected parasitic infections (NPIs).
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'Kissing bug' disease more deadly than thought The nickname given to the insects that spread Chagas disease is somewhat bittersweet: kissing bugs. Assassin bug Rhynocoris iracundus.
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It's time to shift focus of mental illness toward intervention, treatment Mention mental illness, and far too often, the focus quickly turns to its tragic outcomes that play out in courtrooms, jailhouses and graveyards.
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AP Exclusive: Strapped UN health agency spends big on travel LONDON - The World Health Organization routinely spends about $200 million a year on travel - far more than what it doles out to fight some of the biggest problems in public health including AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria, according to internal ...
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AP Exclusive: Strapped UN health agency spends big on travel LONDON (AP) - Internal documents obtained by The Associated Press show that the World Health Organization routinely spends about $200 million a year on travel - far more than what it doles out to fight some of the biggest problems in public health, ...
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AP Exclusive: Strapped UN health agency spends big on travel This photo shows the five-star Palm Camayenne Hotel in Conakry, Guinea, on Saturday, May 20, 2017. On a recent trip to Guinea where Margaret Chan, General Director of the World Health Organization, praised health workers in West Africa for triumphing ...
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UN health chiefs squander YOUR cash on first class flights Taxpayer's money is being squandered on luxury hotels and first class travel by United Nations health chiefs, it was revealed yesterday.
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Mushrooms should be microwaved to seal in goodness, scientists say Mushrooms should be grilled or microwaved to maintain their nutritional value, according to new research. The study suggests that cooking the fungi that way enables them to maintain their high levels of essential amino acids and vitamins to keep blood ...
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Scientists have revealed how to cook the perfect mushroom - and it may surprise you Mushrooms should be grilled or microwaved to maintain their nutritional value, according to new research . The study suggests that cooking the fungi that way enables them to maintain their high levels of essential amino acids and vitamins to keep blood ...
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Whatever you do, don't swallow that pool water As warm weather approaches, U.S. health officials are warning that outbreaks of diarrhea caused by swallowing swimming pool water containing parasites have doubled in the past few years.
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Data on transgender surgeries reveals surge in demand The first ever data on gender reassignment surgeries in the United States shows demand is skyrocketing. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons found a nearly 20 percent increase in vaginoplasties, phalloplasties, top surgery and contouring operations ...
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Can Zika Help Treat Aggressive Form Of Brain Cancer? Zika is no longer a global health emergency but can it be turned into a remedy? Researchers from the UK plan to test the possibility of using Zika virus to treat glioblastoma.
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Child can't walk after tick bite A MOTHER in Oregon shared an alarming video of her young daughter struggling to stand after she was unknowingly bitten by a tick, and the footage has since gone viral on Facebook.
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Mom warning parents after sunscreen sends 14-month-old to the emergency room CANADA - A mother is warning other parents after she says her 14-month-old daughter suffered second degree burns after using an aerosol sunscreen.
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Hazards of cigarette smoking extend way beyond the lungs Cigarette smoke contains somewhere between 4,000 and 9,000 different chemicals, hundreds of which are toxic, including around 70 known to be carcinogenic.
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Europe restricts tobacco and e-cigarette sales to save lives Reportedly, the regulations are to reduce the encouragement from tobacco companies caused on potential customers. The regulations focus on packaging, although sales methods have also been redefined.
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New laws in the UK and EU further restrict tobacco industry New regulations from the European Union aim to discourage young people from picking up smoking. New laws in the U.K. go even further.
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Kool Smiles to offer free dental care Kool Smiles will be offering free dental care for children up to 18 years old from 9 a.m. to noon today. Known as Sharing Our Smiles Day, this is the third year Kool Smiles locations nationwide have offered free dental services.
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Study finds that speeding up sepsis care can save lives WASHINGTON - Minutes matter when it comes to treating sepsis, the killer condition that most Americans probably have never heard of, and new research shows it's time they learn.
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Being overweight in childhood triples depression risk London-Being overweight during childhood triples the risk of developing depression in later life, according to new research. People who are overweight at the age of eight or 13 are more at risk of depression than those who suffer weight problems in ...
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X-ray services at Basingstoke hospital hit in NHS cyber attack Wainwright said he was concerned that the numbers of those affected would continue to rise when people returned to work on Monday morning.
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Potentially deadly tick-borne virus spreading across country ATLANTA - Doctors are raising the alarm about a new and potentially deadly tick-borne illness spreading across the country. It's called the Powassan virus.
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Ticks of Terror What do you really know about Lyme Disease? You probably know it's carried by ticks, but how do you deal with the disease when it strikes your family?
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WHO Optimistic on Controlling DRC Ebola Outbreak The World Health Organization's regional chief for Africa reports prospects for rapidly controlling the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo are good.
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Pitt study definitively shows faster treatment of sepsis saves lives, prevents hospital deaths When Rory Staunton scraped his arm chasing a basketball and went home wearing two Band-Aids, his parents had no reason for concern.
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Warmer temperatures bring increased tick exposure A mild winter and more sun and warm weather coming to SouthCoast could mean more ticks preying on people and their pets. Dr. Najam Zaidi, an infectious disease specialist at Southcoast Health, noted tick-borne diseases are "common and widespread in ...
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What if my problem comes from lyme disease? The asked doctor show his pre senate like doctor Aaron urged the board certified chiropractic physicians specializing in spinal correction nutritional coaching and cellular detoxification.
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WHO Suspects A Fourth Person Died Of Ebola In Congo A fourth person is believed to have died of Ebola in an outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said on Sunday.
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McHenry County Department of Health: Learn to protect yourself during West Nile Virus season In 2002, Illinois recorded its first human case of West Nile Virus. There were 884 human cases of it in our state that year. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 67 Illinoisans who got West Nile Virus that year died.
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Instagram Worst Social Media App for Young People's Mental Health Instagram is the most detrimental social networking app for young people's mental health, followed closely by Snapchat, according to a new report by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) in the UK.
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NHS still very busy after cyber-attack - but what if you need an appointment over the weekend? After a cyber-attack that struck NHS systems local health chiefs are asking people to continue to use services wisely over the weekend.
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Cholera could get out of hand: warning A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen is threatening to get out of control, as numbers of suspected cases have more than doubled in the past five days, a medical charity group has warned.
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Nami Connecticut Walk raises awareness, money for mental health HARTFORD - Dozens of people raised awareness and funds for mental illness in Hartford's Bushnell Park Saturday. Saturday's event was the 14th Annual Nami Connecticut Walk.
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Fidget Spinners make their way into the classroom ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) -- Fidget Spinners have become the new popular toy gadget for kids across the nation. Photo: Amazon / MGN Online.
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