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A man who helped repair homes after Hurricane Harvey just died of flesh-eating bacteria A 31-year-old Texas man died of a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection last week, nearly two months after Hurricane Harvey made landfall and the man began repairing homes damaged by the floods.
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Screening For Diabetes Is Working Better Than Thought Screening for Type 2 diabetes involves a blood test, and if results are concerning a second test is recommended. ERproductions Ltd / Blend Images/Getty Images.
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Woman who can't stop sweating blood has experts perplexed The case of a young woman with a disorder that causes her to sweat blood from her face and hands has left experts perplexed. Doctors were initially at a loss when it came to the 21-year-old Italian patient who spontaneously bleeds despite not having ...
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Scientists genetically modify thinner and leaner pigs Using the controversial gene-editing technology, CRISPR, scientists in China have created pigs that are thinner and leaner. Jianguo Zhao of the Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing worked with a team to create 12 healthy ...
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Study: Gun deaths, injuries in California spike following Nevada gun shows When gun shows are held in Nevada, gun-related deaths and injuries spike across the state line in California for at least the next two weeks.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Signs Bill Banning E-Cigarettes, Vaping In Public Indoor Spaces "The reality is they also carry long-term risks to the health of users and those around them." By Rebecca Shapiro. New York Gov.
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The woman who sweats blood from her palms and her face (CNN) Sweating blood from her face and the palms of her hands, a 21-year-old woman was admitted to an Italian hospital. Drs. Roberto Maglie and Marzia Caproni, both dermatologists at the University of Florence, reported the case Monday in the Canadian ...
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Legionnaires' disease detected in at least 12 people in Queens At least a dozen people have contracted Legionnaires' disease in Queens, according to the city Health Department. The majority of those patients in Flushing have "serious underlying health conditions," according to the de Blasio administration.
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Seacoast police offer Drug Take Back Day EXETER � Seacoast police departments will participate in National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 28, giving the public an opportunity to properly dispose of their unwanted and excess medications, possibly stopping an opioid addiction before it ...
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World leaders rehearse for a pandemic that will come 'sooner than we expect' The government ministers were facing a new infectious disease outbreak. The mysterious virus was sickening and killing people with alarming speed.
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Gun deaths, injuries spike nearly 70% in California after Nevada gun shows: study For two weeks after gun shows in Nevada, gun-related deaths and injuries increase by almost 70% across state lines in neighboring California, according to a new study.
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Prescription Drug Take Back Day In Manhattan Beach Nearly 936 pounds of unwanted or expired medications have been collected thanks to the Take Back event and MBPD collection bin. By Emily Holland (Patch Staff) - Updated Oct 23, 2017 1:42 pm ET.
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Neanderthals With Disabilities Survived Through Social Support A re-analysis of a 50,000 year old Neanderthal skull shows that, in addition to enduring multiple injuries and debilitations, this male individual was also profoundly deaf.
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This Bear's Grotesquely Enlarged Tongue Is the Stuff of Nightmares The bear's tongue was so swollen it had been dragging along the floor. (Image: The University of Edinburgh's Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies).
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Judge overturns $417M verdict over Johnson & Johnson baby powder A judge has thrown out a $417 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson, which came about when a jury sided with a terminally ill plaintiff who said that Johnson's baby powder caused her ovarian cancer.
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Can Gun Shows Trigger Gun Violence? TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Gun shows held in Nevada are not subject to any regulations, and they take place in a state that features some of the least restrictive gun laws in the country.
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Jackson Hospital hosts 14th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Symposium A shocked Pam Hardy (left) is presented this year's Triumph Award by cancer survivors Edna Truitt (center), last year's winner, and Debbie Cloud, Tuesday night in Marianna.
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Saturday is 'Drug Take Back Day.' Find your nearest drop-off location. Saturday is "Drug Take Back Day" in Wisconsin, an effort that allows residents to safely and responsibly get rid of any unwanted and unused medications.
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Pink blaze to hit Bakken: API, ACS team up for Real Men Wear Pink breast cancer awareness campaign Real men might not eat quiche, but at least some of them will be showing off their favorite pink apparel in the Bakken. That's because the Williston Basin Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute will partner with the American Cancer Society for the ...
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Bear with tongue so swollen that it dragged on the ground gets an amputation A team of experts flown in to Myanmar along with local vets carried out a four-hour surgery to remove the animal's tongue. By Karen Noronha.
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Human exposure to glyphosate has increased significantly over 23 years, research finds Analyzing samples from a prospective study, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers found that human exposure to glyphosate, a chemical widely found in weed killers, has increased approximately 500 percent since the ...
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Common ovarian cancer symptom spotted by one in 100 women, poll finds Just one in a hundred women are able to recognise a common symptom of ovarian cancer, a new poll suggests. A survey of more than 1,000 English women found that just 1% were aware that needing to urinate more is a symptom of the disease.
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Waaah: Crying babies push same 'buttons' in mothers' brains NEW YORK (AP) - Crying babies push the same "buttons" in their mothers' brains no matter what their culture, a new study suggests.
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YMCA promotes Breast Cancer Awareness Month October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
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Red Cross warns stigma could worsen Madagascar plague outbreak The plague is now being transmitted from person to person through the air in its pneumonic form.(REUTERS). Tags: Madagascar · Madagascar plague · Bubonic plague · Red Cross.
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Study shows dolphins develop Alzheimer's – and that's bad news for extending human lifespan We've long praised dolphins as being one of the most intelligent animals on Earth, but that might come with an unfortunate downside.
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America's opioid crisis: how prescription drugs sparked a national trauma Oxycodone is a narcotic pain reliever, an ingredient of painkillers that have contributed to the current opioid crisis. Photograph: Education Images/UIG via Getty Images.
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Old dolphins with signs of Alzheimer's show the danger of living beyond our reproductive years The kind of neurodegeneration that leads to Alzheimer's in humans may be more prevalent across the animal kingdom than researchers once thought.
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Chester County to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day West Chester >> Chester County's Department of Drug & Alcohol Services is spreading community awareness for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day taking place this Saturday, Oct. 28.
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What Is Priapism? Ex-Oklahoma Prisoner Sues County For Painful Erection Dustin Lance, a 32-year-old former inmate from Pittsburg County, California, has sued the authorities claiming he was refused treatment for a painful erection that lasted nearly four days.
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Polio doesn't stop Berks woman from leading long, fulfilling life Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease. It is caused by the poliovirus. The virus spreads from person to person and can invade an infected person's brain and spinal cord, causing paralysis (can't move parts of ...
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Stanford Diabetes Research Center awarded $7.7 million The School of Medicine has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund the Stanford Diabetes Research Center.
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Bay Area Families Push For Better Alzheimer's Research, Treatment Lila Bear recently quit her full-time job to care for her paternal grandparents, who both suffer from Alzheimer's Disease. The dual diagnoses had crushed her family; it marked the third time they had been forced to confront the debilitating illness in ...
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Baylor Police Department Hosts Collection Site for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day WACO, Texas (Oct. 23, 2017) - Baylor University's Police Department (BUPD) will be participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, presented by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
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Sleep Apnea: How to know and what to do about It? Sleep disorders are more common than you might realize. About 40 million people in the United States have a long-term chronic sleep disorder, and another 20 million people suffer from occasional sleep problems.
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Pneumonic plague in Madagascar could 'explode' without intervention: Red Cross Oct. 10, 2017: People stand back as a council worker sprays disinfectant to clean up a market in Tananarive, capital of Madagascar.
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GSK wins US shingles vaccine approval, UK nod for gene therapy LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has won U.S. approval for a new and improved shingles vaccine, the second of three key products for which the British drugmaker expects approval this year.
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Pollution kills nine million people a year A small child drinks water in Black Mountain, Zambia. The location has been called the world's most toxic town. Larry C. Price.
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High-risk patients being underprescribed statins, study finds 'One in six statin initiations were to low-risk patients indicating significant overtreatment,' say researchers. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo.
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Insufficient calcium affects significant portion of the globe October 18 2017. A review published on October 12, 2017 in Osteoporosis International revealed that populations in many parts of the world do not consume a sufficient amount of calcium, putting them at risk of osteoporosis.
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