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One-third of world now overweight, with US leading the way (CNN) More than 2 billion adults and children globally are overweight or obese and suffer health problems because of their weight, a new study reports.
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Their child was bitten by a black widow spider. Here's what they want other parents to know. When Josh and Kristine Donovan noticed a bruise behind their daughter's knee, they thought it was an ordinary bug bite - until the mark grew and 5-year-old Kailyn came down with a fever.
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Doctors remove 28 POUNDS of feces from man, 22, who was constipated since birth due to rare bowel condition Doctors removed 28 pounds of feces from the bowels of a man who was reportedly constipated since birth. The unnamed 22-year-old had 30 inches of his grossly enlarged bowel removed by surgeons at Tenth People's Hospital of Shanghai in China.
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Latest: Psychiatry Professor: Confusion over abortion laws leading to difficult situations for patients Update 6.25pm: A leading psychiatrist said confusion over our abortion laws is leading to difficult situations for patients. It comes after a new report revealed a young girl was sectioned after asking for a termination.
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Don't trade vaping for smoking, medical professionals say While electronic cigarettes eliminate the tar and carbon monoxide of traditional cigarettes, the nicotine and chemicals in an e-cigarette carry their own risks.
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Report: Irish girl seeking abortion sent to psychiatric clinic instead (CNN) A pregnant Irish minor who wanted an abortion was placed into a psychiatric clinic against her will in late 2016, according to a report published by the Child Care Law Reporting Project on Monday.
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Charlie Gard: Mum shares photo of son with eyes open The mother of Charlie Gard has shared a photo of her son with his eyes open as she waits to find out if his life-support will be switched off.
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Never Heard Of 'Dry Drowning?' What You Need To Know About The Deadly Condition Dry drowning can lead to secondary drowning, even when you think your child is fine. Watch for the signs. The Question: Dry drowning was recently ruled as the suspected cause of death for a 4-year-old boy from Texas.
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Immunotherapy holds promise of turning blood into cancer drugs Ken Shefveland's body was swollen with cancer, treatment after treatment failing until doctors gambled on a radical approach: They removed some of his immune cells, engineered them into cancer assassins and unleashed them into his bloodstream.
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EU nurse applicants drop by 96% since Brexit vote There has been a sharp drop in nurses registering to work in the UK since the EU referendum, figures suggest. Last July, 1,304 nurses from the EU joined the Nursing and Midwifery Council register, compared to 46 in April this year, a fall of 96%.
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Legionnaires' disease outbreak possibly linked to Orange County LA Fitness clubs The Florida Department of Health says four cases of Legionnaire's disease in Orange County may be linked to two LA Fitness Clubs.
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Two LA Fitness clubs investigated after Legionnaires' disease outbreak Four customers at LA Fitness gyms in MetroWest and Hunter's Creek developed Legionnaires' disease, a serious form of pneumonia caused by a waterborne germ.
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Michigan Could Be 3rd State To Raise Smoking Age To 21 Though well-intentioned, laws to raise the smoking age to 21 face opposition from critics who say they send a mixed message to young adults.
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New Frontier in Cancer Care: Immune Therapy Can Turn Blood Into Living Drugs In this photo taken March 21, 2017, a nurse reaches for blood samples taken from a patient receiving a kind of immunotherapy known as CAR-T cell therapy at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
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Living drugs new frontier for cancer patients out of options In this photo taken March 29, 2017, Dr. David Maloney of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is greeted by patient Ken Shefveland, whose lymphoma was successfully treated with CAR-T cell therapy.
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Health Department: Four LA Fitness members contract Legionnaire's disease in Orlando ORLANDO, Fla. - Four L.A. Fitness members have contracted Legionnaire's disease, a type of pneumonia, and it has been linked to two Orlando-area locations, according to the Florida Department of Health.
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Turning Blood into Living Drugs to Fight Cancer SEATTLE (AP) - Immune therapy is the hottest trend in cancer care and "living drugs" are its next frontier. Advertisement - Content Continues Below.
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Four ways to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes Insulin is a hormone. Its job is to help glucose, a simple carbohydrate, to travel from your blood into your body's cells, where it is used as energy.
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Now suicidal pregnant women in fear of detention Protesters at the Repeal the Eighth protest on Dublin's O'Connell Bridge. Photo: 1 Protesters at the Repeal the Eighth protest on Dublin's O'Connell Bridge.
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Accessing abortion is a 'lottery' under Irish rules, says psychiatrist Accessing an abortion under the terms of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act (PLDPA) can be a "lottery", a leading perinatal psychiatrist has said.
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Man "lucky" to be alive after getting Powassan virus from tick bite Tucker Lane of Barnstable, Massachusetts, has been around ticks his entire life, but a bite from one during the summer of 2014 almost killed him.
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Self-monitoring doesn't make life better for diabetics: study There were no differences in glycemic control or health-related quality of life after one year between patients who performed SMBG.
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Teen dances from hospital bed days after heart transplant (CNN) Fifteen-year-old Amari Hall went from open-heart surgery one week to a full-on dance party the next. The Capitol Heights, Maryland, teenager was born with a heart defect and needed a heart transplant.
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'Seductive names' make vegetables more appealing How do you get more people to eat their greens? Give vegetables seductive names, say US researchers. A team at Stanford tried it out on students in the university cafeteria and found veggie sales went up by 25% when indulgent labels were used.
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Canine Influenza Continues Spreading: How Can You Tell If Your Pet Is Suffering From Dog Flu? The canine influenza outbreak that had affected pet owners in Florida earlier this month has since made its way to several other Southern states.
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West Nile virus discovered in Franklin County mosquitoes Mosquitoes trapped in Norwich Township near Hilliard have tested positive for the West Nile virus, according to Franklin County Public Health.
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FDA Calls for Opana ER's Removal Due to Abuse Concerns June 12, 2017 03:40 pm News Staff - On June 8, the FDA asked Endo Pharmaceuticals(www.fda.gov) to pull its opioid pain medication, reformulated Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride), from the market because of concerns that the drug's benefits may ...
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Recreational marijuana sales start July 1 in Nevada On July 1, Mesquite residents who so choose can casually jot down "weed" on their shopping lists as they head out the door. That's the start for Nevada's "early start program" for recreational marijuana sales.
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A contagious dog flu is on the rise in the US Just like their two-legged owners, dogs can come down with a serious case of the sniffles. And just like in people, canine flu is highly contagious - infecting about 80% of all dogs who come into contact with it, according to the American Veterinary ...
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Can Folks With Type 2 Diabetes Forgo the Finger Stick? SATURDAY, June 10, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- People with type 2 diabetes who aren't taking insulin don't necessarily need to check their blood sugar levels, a new study contends.
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FDA recalls birth control pill LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) - The Food and Drug Administration has announced a nationwide birth control pill recall. Lupin Pharmaceuticals says its Mibelas 24 Fe products were packaged improperly, so the first four days of tablets labeled as active pills ...
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Market District recalling fresh fish due to undeclared milk allergen Copyright 2014 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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FDA recalls contraceptive pills Mibelas 24 Fe nationwide The Food and Drug Administration has issued a nationwide recall for the birth control pills Mibelas 24 Fe. The recall was due to a packing error involving a specific lot of pills.
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Yemen cholera epidemic worsens: More than 850 deaths since April 27 One week ago, a UNICEF officials predicted that the number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen was expected to reach 130,000 within the next two weeks.
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Giant Eagle issues recall on breaded tilapia due to undeclared allergen CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) - A voluntary recall has been issued for some seafood items sold from the Carmel Market District. Giant Eagle Inc. announced the recall of Market District Toasted Crumb Tilapia due to an undeclared milk allergen.
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