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Tom Price's wife asked about quarantining people with HIV The lawmaker wife of former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price asked this week whether the government could quarantine people with HIV to limit transmission of the virus that causes AIDS.
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Georgia lawmaker: Can people with HIV be 'legally' quarantined? (CNN) At a committee meeting on Tuesday to address "Barriers to Access Adequate Healthcare," Georgia state representative Betty Price asked about the legality of quarantining HIV patients, to stop the spread of the virus that causes AIDS.
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California judge tosses $417 million talc cancer verdict against Johnson & Johnson (Reuters) - A California judge on Friday threw out a $417 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using its talc-based products like Johnson's Baby Powder for feminine hygiene.
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$417M jury award against Johnson & Johnson thrown out by judge LOS ANGELES -- A judge on Friday tossed out a $417 million jury award to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer by using Johnson & Johnson talc-based baby powder for feminine hygiene.
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Oral Sex Plus Smoking a Cancer Danger for Men FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking and oral sex may be a deadly combo that raises a man's risk for head and neck cancer, a new study suggests.
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Second gene therapy treatment for blood cancer wins FDA approval Last Updated Oct 20, 2017 10:46 AM EDT. U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved a second gene therapy for a blood cancer, a one-time, custom-made treatment for aggressive lymphoma in adults.
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Texas woman suffers from 'broken heart syndrome' after her dog dies According to the case study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Joanie Simpson woke up experiencing chest and back pain she thought might be a heart attack.
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Why cocaine cut with fentanyl 'changes the game' NASHVILLE - For the first time, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation scientists have detected fentanyl, a potentially deadly narcotic, mixed in with samples of cocaine.
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Prosecutor: Pharmacist in Meningitis Case Gambled With Lives A federal prosecutor says a Massachusetts pharmacist charged in a meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people knew mold and other bacteria were growing inside the filthy production rooms but chose to do nothing.
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A woman's dog died, and doctors say her heart literally broke A Texas woman suffered "broken-heart syndrome" following the death of her Yorkshire terrier, Meha. Joanie Simpson woke early one morning with a terrible backache.
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Wisconsin Assembly Bills Target Alzheimer's, Dementia Several proposals targeting Alzheimer's Disease and dementia are being circulated in the Wisconsin Legislature, the latest attempt to improve care both for patients and family members.
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Study: When you die, your brain knows you're dead According to a new study from NYU, researchers say that a person's brain may function after their death. [iStockPhoto]. Have you ever wondered what happens after you die?
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Lawyers for defendant in 2012 meningitis outbreak rest their case BOSTON - Without calling a single witness, lawyers for a man facing 25 counts of second degree murder rested their case today even as prosecutors introduced evidence that hundreds of additional non-sterile drugs were shipped by a drug compounding ...
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Oklahoma inmate suffered from 91-hour erection, lawsuit claims A former inmate is suing Oklahoma's Pittsburg County after claiming that jail officials mocked him for suffering from a 91-hour erection.
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Clostridium perfringens found at Louisiana Baseball Fundraiser Columbia Health officials have released the latest numbers on the Salmonella outbreak in Caldwell Parish. According to the Louisiana Dept.
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Pollution's yearly toll: 9 million deaths, $4.6 trillion price tag Morning smog envelops the skyline in Mumbai, India, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Environmental pollutants are killing at least 9 million people and costing the world $4.6 trillion a year, a toll exceeding that of wars, smoking, hunger or natural disasters ...
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Study: Pollution Kills 9 Million a Year, Costs $4.6 Trillion Environmental pollutants are killing at least 9 million people and costing the world $4.6 trillion a year, a toll exceeding that of war, smoking, hunger or natural disasters.
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Study: Pollution kills 9 million worldwide Delhi's landmark India Gate, a war memorial, is seen engulfed in morning smog a day after Diwali festival, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.
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Mugabe 'baby-dumps' students in Russia, Algeria PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has literally abandoned Zimbabwean students who initially benefited from his much-vaunted presidential scholarship fund, with many facing the prospect of being expelled from different universities, it has emerged.
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2nd pathogen in fundraiser outbreak; jambalaya still suspect A second pathogen is in play in a northeast Louisiana outbreak thought to be caused by jambalaya served at a softball fundraising event Monday.
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Wisconsin Lawmaker's Daughter Charged in Opioid Death The daughter of a Wisconsin legislator is formally charged with causing the overdose death of a pregnant woman. Oct. 19, 2017, at 5:46 p.m.. Wisconsin Lawmaker's Daughter Charged in Opioid Death ...
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Obese at four: Children are being overfed by their parents, expert warns as map reveals country's obesity divide Parents are overfeeding their children and consigning them to a lifetime of obesity, the country's chief nutritionist has warned.
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Appeals court tosses $72 million award in talcum powder case A Missouri appeals court that vacated a $72 million award to an Alabama woman who claimed her use of Johnson & Johnson products that contained talcum contributed to her ovarian cancer has thrown the fate of awards in similar cases into doubt.
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New gene therapy conquers blood cancer When four rounds of chemotherapy failed to eradicate the cancer running through Judy Wilkins' veins, her doctor talked her into joining a groundbreaking gene therapy trial at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
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If You Want to Have Lucid Dreams, Here's a Tip From a Recent Study Having a degree of control of our dreams while we're in the middle of them can be one hell of a fun ride, adding a vivid new element to our unconscious fantasies.
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Cancer Demystified: Mammograms do have health benefit When should I start getting mammograms? I'm so confused by all the different recommendations. First, let's look back at how a mammogram was created.
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New study challenges view that women should stay upright during labour The idea that lying down while giving birth is a bad thing has been challenged by researchers. Women are often told to stay active in labour or adopt upright positions to prevent slowing down delivery, ease pain and reduce the chance of needing ...
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Scientists engineer proteins that caused obese animals to lose weight and lower cholesterol As the U.S. obesity rate has galloped toward 40%, doctors, drug designers and dispirited dieters have all wondered the same thing: What if a pill could deliver the benefits of weight-loss surgery, but without the knife?
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Drinking Alcohol May Improve Your Foreign Language Speaking Abilities, According To A Study Drinking isn't really known for being beneficial to people's communication skills. (A quick look through your most recent drunk text conversation will tell you that.
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FDA commissioner promotes effort to reduce nicotine in cigarettes to Baltimore audience The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a bold proposal to get people to quit smoking - reduce nicotine in cigarettes to nonaddictive levels.
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