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California lowers penalty for knowingly exposing partners to HIV (CNN) Starting January 1, 2018, it will no longer be a major crime in California to knowingly expose a sexual partner to HIV without disclosing the infection.
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Knowingly infecting someone with HIV is now a misdemeanor in California, not a felony California Governor Jerry Brown announced that he has signed SB 239: the law changes the punishment for intentionally infecting a person with HIV from a felony to a misdemeanor.
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Mosquito-Borne Diseases Found In US Athletes And Staff At Rio Olympics In the spring of 2016, there was a frenzy over the threat of Zika virus at Brazil's Olympic Games. As infections reached their peak, a group of scientists called for the games to be moved somewhere else.
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Madagascar's Red Cross works to curb deadly plague outbreak JOHANNESBURG - Madagascar's Red Cross is stepping up efforts to stem a plague outbreak that has killed 30 people and spread into urban areas.
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Madagascar plague: WHO in huge release of antibiotics More than a million doses of antibiotics have been delivered by the World Health Organization to fight an outbreak of plague in Madagascar which has killed at least 33 people.
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Puppies Linked To Bacterial Infection Outbreak Across 12 States Puppies, like this one with Miley Cyrus, can be cute. But take proper precautions when handling them. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for iHeartMedia).
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This blood-sucking species is invading Lake Erie in increasing numbers A blood-sucking parasitic fish is invading Lake Erie in increasing numbers. Electric shocks control sea lampreys in Great Lakes, study suggests · Biopesticide to battle invasive sea lamprey in Great Lakes registered in U.S.. The sea lamprey has a ...
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Puppies Sold At Petland Linked To Multi-State Bacterial Infection: CDC An infection linked to puppies sold at Petland has sickened 55 people in a dozen states since mid-September, according to the CDC.
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Mosquito-Borne Diseases Found In US Athletes And Staff At Rio Olympics Health workers spray insecticide to combat Zika-carrying mosquitoes under the bleachers of the Sambódrome in Rio de Janeiro in January 2016.
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Including bananas, avocados in your diet may help prevent heart disease NEW YORK: Eating one banana and an avocado a day may prevent hardening of the arteries that can result in heart disease and death, researchers have found.
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For faster healing, try smart bandage Researchers have designed a smart bandage that could eventually heal chronic wounds or battlefield injuries with every fiber of its being; the study was conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Harvard Medical School and MIT.
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CDC Calls Attention to Connections Between Obesity and Cancer The US Preventive Services Task Force already has recommendations for screening and intervention for obesity, but they often are not followed.
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Mammogram 101: Who needs them, how often and how to get one in Lawrence Mammograms can help detect breast cancer in its early phases - when it is most treatable - according to the American Cancer Society.
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Future of healing: New, smart bandage will be tailored for a specific wound BOSTON: Scientists have developed a smart bandage that can precisely control the dose and delivery schedule of the medication tailored for a specific type of wound, leading to faster healing.
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Researchers develop smart bandage that uses a microcontroller for precision dose delivery Scientists have developed a smart bandage that can precisely control the dose and delivery schedule of the medication tailored for a specific type of wound, leading to faster healing.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Two Stories of Survival: APRIL MAYFIELD, West Plains April Mayfield was 50 when she'd just lain down to go to sleep and felt a slight pain. "More like a soreness," she said. Then she reached around and found a lump in her breast.
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Five priorities to reduce opioid overdose death in Iowa Prescription opioid drug overdose death has become an increasingly well-documented epidemic in Iowa and across the country in the last 15 years.
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Know how to deliver bad news to people Nobody wants to receive bad news, but when they must they prefer receiving it straight, without much buffer, suggests new research.
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Ami Barwell: A body of work from the heart She is best-known as a music photographer, but now Ami Barwell tells Phil Penfold why her own mother's experience of breast cancer has taken her in a new direction.
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Researchers create a fast-sealing surgical 'glue' for closing wounds Closing up wounds typically calls for sutures or staples, but neither are able to create a complete seal. And when it comes to internal injuries that are harder to get to and wounds on organs that move a significant amount, such as lungs, treatment ...
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Three geneticists win Nobel Prize for 'body clock' research (NEW YORK) - Three scientists who studied circadian rhythms have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young were able to "peep inside our biological clock" by helping "explain how ...
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You can avoid strokes and heart attacks with these two household fruits, study says Keep feasting, because the potassium in avocados and bananas could help prevent heart attacks and strokes, according to a new report.
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Hereditary breast cancer screening programs bring vital information Genetics show up in some obvious ways: Maybe you're tall like your aunt, or you have your father's smile. But other features of genetics stay hidden, only to affect our families, lives and health in serious ways when we reach adulthood.
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Scientists create surgical "glue" for sealing wounds in minute BOSTON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Repairing wounds during surgery can be complicated and often involves sutures or staples. Yet with the development of a surgical "glue," the job can be done in just a minute.
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Three American scientists win Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine 2017 for their work on the biological clock The American scientists Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W Young, who have won this year's prize. Illustration: NobelPrize.
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Volunteer Mental Health Day to be observed Oct. 10 Tennessee will join the rest of the world on Tuesday, Oct. 10, to recognize World Mental Health Day, an annual observance with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of ...
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Good gut bacteria can be useful in making cancer immunotherapies work better According to a new study, a group of researchers found a link between an individual's gut bacteria and their response to anticancer immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (ICT).
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Researchers find link between bacterial imbalances and breast cancer Micrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma, with extension of the tumour beyond the lymph node. Credit: Nephron/Wikipedia.
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Is There Any Reason Not to Get a Flu Shot? A. Health officials urge all Americans 6 months and older to get an annual flu shot - except for those who have ever had a severe or life-threatening allergic reaction to an influenza vaccine or vaccine component.
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Male breast cancer survivor encourages self-exams, immediate action As a member of the Male Breast Cancer Coalition, Ken Gomez said he is driven to do his part to bring awareness of early detection and treatment of breast cancer in men.
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Weight loss surgery may make obese people less prone to cancer: Study Compared to people who didn't have bariatric surgery, patients who did were 33 percent less likely to develop any type of cancer.
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Happy days! Black tea has been linked with weight loss We never need much of an excuse to have a cup of tea but we now have yet another reason to justify our five-a-day habit. Your morning cuppa could help you lose weight, according to a new research.
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Regional West walk-in flu shot clinic to be held Oct. 14 SCOTTSBLUFF - Regional West will hold a walk-in flu shot clinic from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Community Health office at St. Mary Plaza, 3700 Ave.
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Health experts bracing for a rough flu season Harris Teeter Pharmacy intern Kaitlyn Eldridge checks the dosage of a flu vaccine administered to a customer on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2017.
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