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Americans with severe illness anxious over GOP health plan Jake Martinez, 32, looks on as he stands next to his medication at his home Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Murray, Utah. Martinez, who has epilepsy, is worried about health insurance as Republicans move closer to dismantling the Obama health care system, ...
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Minnesota measles outbreak: Officials say Somali families 'targeted with misinformation' Minnesota health officials said Monday that Somali families in the state had been "targeted with misinformation" about vaccines as the number of measles cases neared 50.
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US life expectancy varies by more than 20 years from county to county Life expectancy is rising overall in the United States, but in some areas, death rates are going conspicuously in the other direction.
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Measles Outbreak in Minnesota Caused by Vaccine Skeptics Doubts about vaccines helped fuel Minnesota's biggest outbreak of measles in decades, and attracted determined vaccine skeptics eager to exploit fear, health officials say.
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Romania measles outbreak: More than 5000 cases since 2016, vaccine shortages reported In a follow-up on the measles epidemic in Romania, European health officials, in an update Friday, report the outbreak tally is now 5,119 cases since the beginning of 2016.
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Over 7000 Bodies May Be Buried Beneath Mississippi University In what sounds like a clichéd horror movie premise, a recent investigation suggests as many as 7,000 bodies are buried across 20 acres at the Mississippi Medical Center Campus—the former site of the state's first mental institution.
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Some People Who Avoid Gluten Also Avoid Vaccines CHICAGO - A new study finds that many people with either celiac disease or a condition called non-celiac gluten sensitivity are wary of vaccines - a finding that doctors say is concerning.
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This Hair Breakthrough Could "Cure" Grays When Kendall Jenner found her first gray hair last year, she was so disturbed by the incident that she took to Snapchat to broadcast her low-level panic attack.
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Scientists Find Cells in Mice Linked to Gray Hair and Going Bald Scientists from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have found skin cells and two proteins in mice linked to gray hair and going bald in mice, while researching a rare genetic disease involving a specific type of cancer that causes ...
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Poor environmental quality linked to elevated cancer rates Experts warn that recent legislative proposals could jeopardize research on the links between cancer and the environment. A new study reveals an association between cumulative exposure to harmful environmental factors and cancer incidence across the ...
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New 'gray death' drug can kill with a single dose, authorities warn A lethal new drug dubbed "gray death" by authorities that is dangerous to even touch with gloves is being eyed in overdose cases across Georgia, Alabama and Ohio.
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Evidence behind reports of new baldness cure is a little thin "Scientists studying cancer stumble on 'breakthrough' in search for baldness cure," announces The Daily Telegraph, adding that not only does this mean "a cream or ointment may soon cure baldness or stop hair turning grey" but also it could one day ...
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Increased cancer rate in US linked to bad environment That's according to the first study to address the impact of cumulative exposure to environmental hazards on cancer incidence in the US, which found strong links between poor environmental quality and increased rates of cancer.
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Scientists Uncover Root of Graying, Thinning Hair MONDAY, May 8, 2017 - Changes in your hair - whether it's graying hair or hair loss - are a bane of aging. But if new research in mice pans out in humans, you could one day cross worries about your mane off your list of concerns about getting older.
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11-year-old revived with Narcan after heroin overdose, police say A Pennsylvania girl was revived with the antidote Narcan after she overdosed on heroin in her home last week, police said. A family member found the unresponsive girl, who was not identified, in her room in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh just ...
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Woman dies from rare tick-borne virus, doctors concerned about more cases BOSTON - With a higher-than-usual tick season expected this year, doctors are warning about the risks of a bite and the dangers of untreated disease.
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Researchers See Potential in Cannabis to Fight Opioid Epidemic Our country is in the middle of an opioid epidemic. For a decade prescriptions for painkillers soared, creating a generation of people dependent on pills.
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Bacteria appears to be behind mysterious outbreak in Liberia This image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a photomicrograph of Neisseria meningitidis. A contagious bacterial infection appears to be the cause of at least some cases in a mysterious outbreak in Liberia, U.S.
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Where You Live May Play Role in Cancer Risk MONDAY, May 8, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Where you live appears to play a role in your risk of cancer, a new analysis suggests. "Overall environmental quality was very strongly associated with increased cancer risk," said study lead author Jyotsna Jagai.
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Powassan — A growing, deadly tick-borne illness danger for New Jersey Many people know about the dangers posed by Lyme disease, but there is increasing concern about another tick-borne illness that can be deadly.
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Weed Microdosing Mice Study Brings Great News, But There's a Catch Microdosing weed has become a minor trend with humans lately, but the science on its actual benefits is fairly shaky. Now, in a newly published study by a group of scientists in Germany, evidence shows that older mice may experience a reversal of brain ...
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Meningitis suspected in Liberia's mystery illness outbreak Test results from samples of four Liberians who are part of an unexplained illness cluster suggests meningitis as a possible cause, apparently shifting suspicious away from point-source contamination of food, drink, or water.
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Tick-Borne Virus Worse Than Lyme Disease: New York Has 2nd Highest Number Of Cases A rare, potentially deadly tick-borne virus has impacted New York - and it's worse than Lyme. And spring is the season for it.
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Aunt Jemima frozen breakfast foods recalled due to risk of listeria contamination Aunt Jemima frozen waffles, french toast and pancakes have been recalled by Pinnacle Foods due to a risk of listeria contamination.
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Powassan: The tick-borne virus you need to watch out for this summer (CNN) -- Summer is nearly here, and it's bringing fears of a rare tick-borne disease called Powassan. This potentially life-threatening virus is carried and transmitted by three types of ticks, including the deer tick that transmits Lyme disease.
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California officials warn of botulism risk from herbal teas Ten days after county officials alerted the public and four days after the FDA posted a recall notice for deer antler tea linked to botulism cases, the California health department issued a warning about herbal tea from U.S.
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Liberian mystery disease may be solved When several people died suddenly late last month in Liberia after attending a funeral in the southern county of Sinoe, alarm bells sounded: Had Ebola returned to West Africa?
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Is grandparents' old-school parenting putting kids at risk? (CNN) Grandparents who step in for child care tend to use the same practices they did when they were parenting, but some of them may be outdated, putting their grandchildren at risk, according to a new study.
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Greater total pollution exposure tied to higher cancer risk Living in areas with higher total exposures to harmful pollutants in the air, water and land is associated with greater odds of developing cancer, a U.S.
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Cotton swabs are sending thousands of kids to the ER Despite years of warnings to avoid putting the product into the ear canal, more than 263,000 children in the U.S. had to be treated in emergency rooms for ear injuries related to cotton-tip applicators between 1990 and 2010, a new study published in ...
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Enzyme tablet may protect gluten-sensitive patients from exposure CHICAGO - The enzyme known as aspergillus niger-derived prolyl endoprotease, or AN-PEP, shows promise for protecting gluten-sensitive patients from experiencing symptoms after exposure to small amounts of gluten, according to research presented at ...
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On tight deadline, advocates urge lawmakers to schedule medical Dr. Robert Marks, an Austin-based anesthesiologist, speaks in favor of SB 269 and HB 2107 at an April 25 news conference. On Monday, patients, caregivers, and parents of autistic and epileptic children gathered ... more. Photo: Stephen Spillman /For ...
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Florida lawmakers end legislative session failing to set guidelines on medical marijuana The Florida legislature finished its session without passing a bill on medical marijuana and how to implement Amendment 2. The amendment was approved by more than 70 percent of voters in November, but still the House and Senate couldn't come to an ...
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'Gray death' is the latest opioid street mix causing worry GLOUCESTER, MA - MARCH 22: A police officer holds a bag of heroin confiscated as evidence on March 22, 2016 in Gloucester, MA. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).
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Colorado hospitals see spike in youth pot illness since state legalization, research shows FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2012 file photo, Rachel Schaefer, of Denver, smokes marijuana on the official opening night of Club 64, a marijuana-specific social club, where a New Year's Eve party was held in Denver.
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More than half of UK vapers 'have given up smoking' For the first time, more than half of the UK's electronic-cigarette users have since given up smoking tobacco, a study suggests.
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Study suggests role for radiotherapy for extending the lives of pancreatic cancer patients Vienna, Austria: Patients with early stage pancreatic cancer could be given longer to live if they receive radiotherapy at a high enough dose, according to research presented at the ESTRO 36 conference.
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In the news: Oral cancer among army candidates, Johnson & Johnson's $110 million payout and more One out of every three was rejected during medical tests for recruitment into the army last month for having visible symptoms of oral cancer.
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