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Brainstorm Health Daily: July 12, 2017 Happy Wednesday, fellow Dailies. Back in June, just after Senate leaders released their version of Trumpcare, I asked: "Did Senate Republicans Knowingly Craft Their Health Care Bill to Fail?
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'Living Drug' That Fights Cancer By Harnessing Immune System Clears Key Hurdle A new kind of cancer treatment that uses genetically engineered cells from a patient's immune system to attack their cancer easily cleared a crucial hurdle Wednesday.
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FDA Panel Recommends Approval for Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment Emily Whitehead, 12, and her parents, Tom and Kari Whitehead, appeared at an F.D.A. hearing on Tuesday about a treatment for leukemia that had saved Emily's life.
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The US is one of the world's laziest countries — and it's making us fat Many Americans are downright lazy. And it's making us fat. That's among the findings of a study by Stanford University researchers using step-counters installed in most smartphones to track the walking activity of about 700,000 people in 46 countries ...
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Commentary: Socialized medicine seeks Charlie Gard's death This is an undated photo of sick baby Charlie Gard provided by his family, taken at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. A British court will have a new hearing Thursday, July 13 in the case of 11-month-old Charlie Gard as his parents plead with ...
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Do you live in the world's laziest country? US scientists have amassed "planetary-scale" data from people's smartphones to see how active we really are. The Stanford University analysis of 68 million days' worth of minute-by-minute data showed the average number of daily steps was 4,961.
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What to know about snortable chocolate (CNN) "Snorting chocolate" has made waves among partygoers in Europe over the past couple of years. Now, it's arrived in the US in the form of Coco Loko, a new product marketed as a stimulant and stress reducer.
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Missouri woman dies after contracting rare tick-borne Bourbon virus Tamela Wilson worked at a state park for more than 10 years, so she wasn't fazed when she spotted ticks on her skin. She simply picked them off without giving it a second thought.
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Tufts Medical Center nurses to wage one-day strike The Massachusetts Nurses Association said registered nurses at Tufts Medical Center will be waging a strike starting at 7 a.m. after the latest round of negotiations with management did not result in a settlement.
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Live-in grandparents helped human ancestors get a safer night's sleep A Hadza man sleeps on the ground on an impala skin in northern Tanzania. Credit: David Samson. A sound night's sleep grows more elusive as people get older.
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Chances Of Obesity Greater In US Women Than Men Due To Laziness, Study Says Americans are some of the laziest people in the world, according to a study conducted by Stanford University that reveals physical activity patterns in countries across the world.
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Woman dies from tick-borne 'Bourbon virus' Tamela Wilson, 58, died after becoming the fifth confirmed case of the tick-borne Bourbon virus. (Source: KMOV/CNN/Potter/Wilson family photos).
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Trampolines: A safe, fun activity for your kids? Just the opposite, doctors say A recent injury suffered by a 3-year-old Florida boy while jumping at a trampoline park has sparked national attention on social media and raised questions about the safety of a common, seemingly harmless children's activity.
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Charlie Gard Being Held 'Captive' By British State Says Parents' Spokesperson According to a spokesperson for his parents, terminally ill 11-month-old Charlie Gard is being held "captive" by the British state and the nation's National Health Service.
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We need More Bosses to Honor Mental Health Issues, and be Financially Prepared For It When They Don't Have you seen the exchange between Madalyn Parker, and her boss, Ben Congleton? She sent an email to her team saying that she was taking a few days off to take care of her mental health.
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At Tufts Medical Center, pressure to cut costs in a city rich with hospitals In many cities, for patients needing complex medical care, Tufts Medical Center would be the only destination in town. But in Boston, a city rich with big hospitals, Tufts has long been overshadowed by larger competitors with more prestigious names and ...
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Baby Charlie Gard's medical condition: What you need to know ABC News(NEW YORK) - The ongoing story of Charlie Gard –- a baby born in London with a rare genetic disorder known as Mitochondrial Depletion Syndrome -– has gained international attention, with such prominent figures as Pope Francis and President ...
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NY Dept. of Health: Saratoga Co. resident with confirmed case of tick-borne illness dies SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The New York State Department of Health said a Saratoga County resident with a confirmed case of a tick-borne illness has died.
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Health officials warn of newly confirmed tick virus in southern Indiana JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WDRB) -- Indiana health officials are warning about a new tick virus just confirmed in the area. The CDC confirmed two case of the Heartland Virus this week that occurred over the past two years in southern Indiana.
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Older people may sleep less for the good of the tribe In a traditional hunter-gatherer group, older people's tendency to sleep less may make it more likely that someone is awake at all times to keep an eye out for danger.
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Live-In Grandparents Helped Human Ancestors Get a Safer Night's Sleep Study of hunter-gatherers suggests variation in sleep may have helped our ancestors survive the night. A Hadza man sleeps on the ground on an impala skin in northern Tanzania.
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AAFP Urges FDA to Revise Plans for Physician Opioid Education July 12, 2017 01:09 pm News Staff - In a recent letter to the FDA, the AAFP took a strong stance against mandatory "one size fits all" CME for individual physicians as a condition for prescribing opioid analgesic medications.
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House dust might be increasing your body fat: study Researchers at Duke University have discovered a link between the ubiquitous particles covering our tables and the all-too-ubiquitous fat cells in our bodies.
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Bad sleep may be an evolutionary survival tool Trouble sleeping is a common complaint among older folks, but what if their insomnia traces back to prehistoric times when Grandma and Grandpa were in charge of keeping the cave safe at night?
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Pete Frates is home from the hospital Pete Frates , the former Boston College baseball player who launched an initiative that has raised millions for ALS research and care, is home from the hospital.
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Trouble Sleeping? Restless Nights Evolved From Ancestors Avoiding Dangers New research suggests that age-related sleep disorders are maybe not disorders at all but instead are legacies of our evolutionary past, when they were beneficial.
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The Feds Are Failing Mentally Ill Inmates, Investigators Say The federal Bureau of Prisons is doing a poor job of treating and keeping track of inmates who suffer from mental illness, often placing them in isolation for long periods of time, a practice that can exacerbate their problems, investigators have found.
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West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Kenilworth Officials with the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District said Tuesday they have found mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus taken from district traps in Kenilworth.
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Inmates with mental illnesses held longer in confinement, federal report says Inmates with mental illnesses in federal prison spend on average more time in solitary confinement, or restrictive housing, than inmates without documented mental illnesses, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Justice Department's ...
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UN Suspending Plan for Cholera Vaccination in Yemen Yemenis infected with cholera received treatment at a hospital in Sana, Yemen, on Tuesday. Credit Yahya Arhab/European Pressphoto Agency.
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Beaumont to fight cancer with Proton Therapy Center Beaumont Health will unveil today a high-tech cancer-fighting therapy that is considered ideal for destroying cancer cells close to vital organs.
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Blood donors needed because supplies are low More than 20 percent of the American Red Cross' blood drives are hosted on college campuses and high schools, so when school's out for summer fewer people are around to donate blood.
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What's a practicing Catholic with celiac disease to do? On June 15, 2017, the Vatican issued a reiteration of Church doctrine that stipulates that there has to be wheat in communion wafers.
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Pete Frates returns home from the hospital Pete Frates has returned home after roughly a week at Massachusetts General Hospital. "Good to [be] home," Frates tweeted Wednesday evening.
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Height, Weight Linked with High-Grade Prostate Cancer Men who were taller and heavier had a greater risk for high-grade prostate cancer and death from the disease, but not for overall prostate cancer risk, according to a large prospective European study.
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Why Zika virus infections are way down in US this summer ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Zika, the virus that sparked widespread concern last year? It's on the wane, at least for now. The number of people infected with Zika is down substantially this year in the United States, reflecting a precipitous drop in mosquito ...
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More Evidence Coffee Is Really Good For You Research published Tuesday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found an association between coffee and good health. The results from both studies suggest that the more coffee you drink, the lower your risk of dying from illnesses like heart disease.
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Free tampons and towels in pilot tackling 'period poverty' Women and girls from low income households in parts of Aberdeen are to be offered free sanitary products. The Scottish government's pilot project has been designed to tackle "period poverty".
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American Cancer Society Honors Braintree Relay For Life Leader Susan Clawson was awarded with a Sandra C. Labaree Volunteer Values Award for the New England Division of the American Cancer Society.
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How to Keep Your Pet Safe from Ticks Living in New England not only means amazing sunsets and some of the best seafood in the country, but it also means living with tick season.
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Inside the murky world of Nairobi's smoking zones A public smoking centre in downtown Nairobi, Kenya. Photograph: Photograph by David Levene/Guardian US Interactive Team. Tobacco industry · Tobacco: a deadly business.
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Collier says no to marijuana through December In this Jan. 31, 2017 photo, agriculture regulators from seven different states and Guam tour a Denver marijuana growing warehouse on a tour organized by the Colorado Department of Agriculture in Denver.
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Nevada has a drug problem: Shops are running out of marijuana Nevada officials have declared a state of emergency over marijuana: There's not enough of it. Since recreational pot became legal two weeks ago, retail dispensaries have struggled to keep their shelves stocked and say they will soon run out if nothing ...
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