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9-year-old boy takes bite of hot dog, goes into cardiac arrest A 9-year-old boy had a heart attack after taking a bite of a hot dog. The boy, from Turkey, was resuscitated and diagnosed with Brugada syndrome, according to a study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics Wednesday.
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Boy whose heart stopped after bite of hot dog found to have rare condition (CNN) A 9-year-old boy who was enjoying a hot dog took an overly big bite -- and went into cardiac arrest. But choking wasn't the cause, according to a case study published Wednesday in the journal Pediatrics.
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Boy whose heart stopped after bite of hot dog found to have rare condition A 9-year-old boy who was enjoying a hot dog took an overly big bite -- and went into cardiac arrest. But choking wasn't the cause, according to a case study published Wednesday in the journal Pediatrics.
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Boy whose heart stopped after bite of hot dog found to have rare condition A 9-year-old boy who was enjoying a hot dog took an overly big bite - and went into cardiac arrest. But choking wasn't the cause, according to a case study published Wednesday in the journal Pediatrics.
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Deadly blood clot warning: Those who are TALL could be at risk TALL men and women are more likely to suffer a potentially deadly blood clot, according to new research. By Mark Reynolds. PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 21:00, Tue, Sep 5, 2017.
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'Pen' identifies cancer in 10 seconds A handheld device can identify cancerous tissue in 10 seconds, according to scientists at the University of Texas. They say it could make surgery to remove a tumour quicker, safer and more precise.
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Report: Drug company faked cancer patients to sell drug Washington (CNN) When Insys Therapeutics got approval to sell an ultra-powerful opioid for cancer patients with acute pain in 2012, it soon discovered a problem: finding enough cancer patients to use the drug.
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2017 Lasker Awards for Basic and Clinical Medical Research and Public Service Announced Michael N. Hall for discoveries concerning the nutrient-activated TOR proteins and their central role in the metabolic control of cell growth.
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Cancer Pen Could Detect Tumors During Surgery in Seconds A handheld "pen" can detect cancer cells within seconds, speeding up diagnosis and helping surgeons more accurately remove tumors, researchers reported Wednesday.
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Lasker Prizes Go to Planned Parenthood and Developers of HPV Vaccine Outside the Sanger clinic in Brooklyn, the first Planned Parenthood clinic, circa 1916. The organization will be awarded one of the nation's most prestigious prizes in medicine this month.
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Why Your Nose May Be Key to Parkinson's Risk WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Losing your sense of smell may be an early sign of an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.
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Spiral drawing test detects signs of Parkinson's A test that involves drawing a spiral on a sheet of paper could be used to diagnose early Parkinson's disease. Australian researchers have trialled software that measures writing speed and pen pressure on the page.
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Houston map shows where disease-carrying mosquitos have been confirmed in 2017 Harris County officials are already fighting against the wave of blood suckers brought on by Harvey's flooding. Mosquito-control officials are monitoring 1,800 square miles of the Houston area, with some experts recording 30 or more bug landings per ...
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Lasker prizes recognize work on cell growth, cancer prevention, and reproductive care This year's Lasker prizes are going to a molecular biologist who figured out how cells regulate growth and two researchers who developed a vaccine for the cancer-causing human papilloma virus (HPV).
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Your Height May Put You On The Risk Of Developing Blood Clots In Veins: Study The study indicated that the risk of deep venous thromboembolism - a type of blood clot that starts in a vein could be associated with height.
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What the most recent polling shows about Texas' opinion on marijuana On Wednesday, Texas issued its first medical marijuana licence for a company aiming to help patients with a rare form of epilepsy.
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Tall people are more likely to develop blood diseases than short people Researchers found a very notorious relation between the height of people and how much they were at risk of developing various health concerns such as cancer, heart illnesses, gestational diabetes, and more.
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How African wild dogs 'sneeze to vote' The joint research by academics from Swansea, Australia and the United States monitored endangered dogs at the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust.
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Council urged to see opioid addiction as 'disease of the brain' Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall speaks to the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council today in Montgomery. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall speaks to the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council today in Montgomery.
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Denied a C-section, woman jumps to her death A pregnant woman's relatives and a hospital in Yulin, Shaanxi province, are blaming each other for rejecting the woman's request to have a C-section, which allegedly led to her jumping to her death from the fifth floor of the hospital.
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New report a "wake-up call" about stroke risk After decades of seeing improvements, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths in American adults, according to new government research.
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Chinese debate medical rights after pregnant woman's suicide Chinese social media users are reacting with shock and horror after a heavily pregnant woman killed herself, reportedly after her family refused to let her have a caesarean section.
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Arizona's health chief seeks limits on opioid prescriptions PHOENIX - The state's top health official wants to limit how many pills with opiates patients can get at once, outlaw paper prescriptions for those drugs, and ban doctors from giving out the drugs themselves.
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Wild dogs in Africa engage in fascinating voting behavior Wild dogs in Botswana are an endangered species, and they offer us a rare window into undomesticated dog behavior. Researchers followed five packs of them for a year, recording their social interactions.
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Changes could be coming on how doctors prescribe painkillers in Arizona Beginning in June, the Arizona Department of Health Services has been collecting data on opioid overdoses and deaths, after Governor Doug Ducey declared a public health emergency over the opioid epidemic.
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Supersize us: upselling is fuelling the obesity epidemic, warns report Fast food and restaurant workers have described how they are trained and incentivised to upsell. Photograph: Frank Baron for the Guardian.
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Ohio Reports 1st Death From West Nile Virus for 2017 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state has reported Ohio's first death from the West Nile virus this year. The Department of Health said Wednesday the victim was a 74-year-old man from Defiance County in northwestern Ohio who had been hospitalized with ...
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Pregnant China woman jumps to her death after family refuse to give consent over caesarean section It was almost time for her to possibly witness the birth of her child, but one pregnant woman in China reportedly chose to end her own life first.
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Zika virus identified as potential treatment for brain cancer Researchers from two U.S. medical schools believe they have found a potentially live-saving use for the deadly Zika virus. Studies performed by the team, which hails from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of ...
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Gov. Doug Ducey's opioid plan seeks to limit initial pain-pill fills A volunteer with Sonoran Prevention Works talks about the dangers of sharing syringes. Julianne Stanford/azcentral.com. 1 of 9. Skip in Skip.
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Public 'tricked' into buying unhealthy food The UK's obesity crisis is being fuelled by businesses pushing unhealthy food and larger portions on shoppers, according to health experts.
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North Dakotans Come 'Out of the Darkness' to Speak about Suicide Prevention Speaking to someone who is showing warning signs of committing suicide is one of the most important tools for preventing it. (Department of Defense/Wikimedia Commons).
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QUB in tooth decay aspirin discovery Researchers at Queens University have found that aspirin may help reverse tooth decay by encouraging certain cells found in teeth to produce the hard substance known as dentine.
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Five Nurses Suspended for Checking Out Patient's Large Genitals Summary: Five nurses at a Denver hospital were suspended after they took a peak at a male patient's junk, some even looking into the body bag after he had died.
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Wild dog packs count sneezes to vote democratically Wild dogs aren't totally wild, it turns out. As in any society, there are complex rules in their packs, plus powerful types who disproportionately influence the group.
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Drive-by Flu Shot Clinics coming to North Georgia North Georgia (WDEF)– Get your flu shot to go at one of six public health Drive-by Flu Shot Clinics coming soon to North Georgia.
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Wasatch Back invited to Walk to End Alzheimer's The Alzheimer's Association Utah Chapter hosted its first Walk to End Alzheimer's in the Wasatch Back last year. The two-mile route started and finished at the Swaner EcoCenter, and Laura Wall, Alzheimer's Association Utah Chapter development director, ...
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Italy orders investigation after child dies of malaria ROME (AP) - Italy's health ministry has ordered an investigation into the death of a 4-year-old girl from malaria after checks determined she hadn't traveled to any country at risk for the disease.
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Sheboygan's Mental Health America building resilient, hopeful communities Suicide continues to remain a preventable, yet significant, health problem in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Suicide Prevention Strategy, released in 2015, reports there was an annual average of 712 suicide deaths from 2007-2011.
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Parental angst over the HPV vaccine leads to fewer Minnesotans getting the shots No one likes shots, but there's one shot for kids that's been a particularly tough sell - for their parents. The latest numbers from the National Immunization Survey show a slight dip in the number of Minnesota girls getting the HPV vaccine - which ...
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Malaria May Be Back in Italy After Decades Amid 'Very Hot Summer' ROME - Malaria killed a 4-year-old girl in Italy, raising fears that the mosquito-borne disease has returned to the country after decades.
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