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Should Healthcare Employees Be Fired for Not Getting a Flu Shot? A Minnesota healthcare firm dismissed 50 employees for refusing to get flu vaccinations. Experts say this is a safety issue and should be required in other professions.
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Flu season off to an early start, CDC report warns Flu season is officially off to an early start this year, according to researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemic Intelligence Service.
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Flu season expected to pack punch Miller said she got sick after her first one - seven years ago - and that scared her away from the vaccine. But Friday morning, Miller, 32, was at Meijer on Lima Road, waiting for the dose that she hopes protects her from influenza as health officials ...
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Flu season is coming early, looking tough While influenza has not quite reached epidemic levels yet, it's spreading farther and faster than it did at the same time last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
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US flu season off to an early start; widespread in 7 states FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 file photo, a flu vaccine injection is administered at the Brownsville Events Center by a pharmacist in Brownsville, Texas.
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The solar eclipse burned a crescent wound on a New York woman's retina. She wasn't wearing proper glasses. Like so many others, 26-year-old Nia Payne wanted to view of August's historic solar eclipse but didn't have a pair of protective glasses.
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A mother got the flu from her children — and was dead two days later The children were the first to get sick. They spent Thanksgiving with sore throats, chills and fevers. By the end of the long weekend, the adults who had gathered for the family's holiday meal in Phoenix were feeling flu symptoms, too.
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A better mammogram? Huge study putting 3-D scans to the test WASHINGTON - A better mammogram? Increasingly women are asked if they want a 3-D mammogram instead of the regular X-ray - and now U.S.
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How Many Weeks of Adjuvant Herceptin Is Optimal for People with HER2-Positive Breast Cancer? A phase 3 clinical trial pitted a nine-week treatment of adjuvant Herceptin against the regimen of a full year of treatment for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.
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'Epigenetic CRISPR' edits DNA without cutting it The Salk team devised a combination of Cas9, a guide RNA and molecular switches delivered in two viruses, that activate genes without cutting DNA.
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CRISPR/Cas9 Edits Epigenome with Therapeutic Efficiency The kindest cut may be no cut or, in the case of genome editing, no double-strand break (DSB). Although a DSB in DNA is the usual result when the CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing system is used, modified versions of CRISPR/Cas9 avoid cutting into the genome ...
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Pfizer Breast Cancer Drug Superior to Chemotherapy in Late Stage Study A logo of Pfizer is displayed on a monitor outside of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S.
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Bodybuilder warned that he'll lose chemical-filled arms to amputation Kirill Tereshin, 21, of Pyatigorsk, Russia, made headlines when footage of his massively swollen biceps spread across the web, but according to doctors, he may not have them for much longer.
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Greedy Squirrel Steals Treats From Holiday Gift Tray A family in the suburban township of Maplewood, New Jersey, has been leaving complimentary items out on their porch. But someone with a sweet tooth took more than they expected.
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Here's What Sunburn Can Do: Man Shows Dent In Head Your scalp can get more sun than the rest of your body, especially if you shave your head. Pictured here is a sun bather is on Bondi beach in Sydney, Australia.
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Higher Breast Cancer Risk Tied To The Pill Might Be Small But Shouldn't Be Dismissed A huge Danish study linking hormonal contraceptive use to a 20% higher risk of breast cancer has received a lot of attention this week.
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Penises across America will rise to the occasion: Viagra goes generic Sildenafil citrate will be available in three strengths (25mg, 50mg, and 100mg), as well as a variety of prices, as pharmaceutical companies roll out generic options and discount programs.
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Manila plans to sue Sanofi over dengue vaccine Sanofi Pasteur's Dengvaxia vaccine could worsen symptoms for vaccinated people who were contracting the disease for the first time.
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Man's Unusual Sunburn Lets Him Make A Dent in His Forehead A man in Texas got a reminder about the importance of sunscreen: He developed a sunburn so severe that the swelling allowed him to make a dent in his forehead.
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Fat squirrel steals chocolate, lip balm left for delivery people MAPLEWOOD, N.J. -- An obese squirrel was caught on video stealing gourmet chocolate and lip balm that a family leaves outside as a holiday treat for delivery people.
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Physicists excited by discovery of new form of matter, excitonium IMAGE: This is an artist's depiction of the collective excitons of an excitonic solid. These excitations can be thought of as propagating domain walls (yellow) in an otherwise ordered solid exciton... Image credit: Peter Abbamonte, U. of I. Department ...
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Genetic differences between straight and gay found by new 'speculative' study Gay and straight men have different variations of at least two genes that somewhat correlate with their sexual orientation, a new study appears to show, lending credence to the theory that sexual preferences are inherited, not chosen.
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Butler Hospital begins study of drug to slow or prevent Alzheimer's disease Dr. Stephen Salloway, of Brown University and Butler Hospital, is one of the country's leading Alzheimer's experts. [The Providence Journal / Kris Craig].
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Diphtheria: What Exactly Is It ... And Why Is It Back? In the first century, a doctor called Aretaeus of Cappadocia described the rotting smell of "Egyptian ulcers." Ancient Chinese medical literature mentions a disease called "children-killing carbuncle.
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Canola Oil Linked to Worsened Memory and Learning Ability in Alzheimer's Canola oil is one of the most widely consumed vegetable oils in the world, yet surprisingly little is known about its effects on health.
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Sugary Diet During Pregnancy May Increase Asthma Risk in Children Women who consume lots of sugar during pregnancy may increase the risk for asthma in their children, researchers report. Previous studies have suggested that poor diet and obesity are linked to the current increases in childhood asthma.
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Screen Time Linked to Less Sleep: Ditch the Phone and Try These Foods to Sleep Better A new study, published in the journal Global Pediatric Health, warns that if your child has a habit of playing games on smartphones before going to bed, he or she may face an increased risk of becoming obese due to lack of sleep.
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This GIF is totally silent — but some people can hear it anyway When they move in the GIF, it's like they're making a sound. BBC; HappyToast. A GIF that appears to be making a sound went viral on Twitter.
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Canola oil linked to dementia, study says Memory loss and confusion are common symptoms of dementia. Now scientists are linking canola oil to the disease in a new report. » RELATED: Inability to smell peppermint linked to dementia, study says.
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Lose Weight And You Can Reverse Your Diabetes: Expert Opinion Patients with Type-2 diabetes can now reverse their medical condition if they lose weight radically, a study by UK scientists has said.
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Moms' Soda Habit in Pregnancy May Boost Kids' Odds for Asthma FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Kids are more likely to develop asthma if their moms chug sugary drinks during pregnancy, a new study suggests.
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Tobacco companies finally have to say smoking causes cancer These statements may not be breaking news for oncologists and other physicians, who should have been aware of the lethal nature of cigarette smoking at least since the publication of the first Surgeon General's report on Smoking and Health more than ...
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17 new genetic variants linked to a longer lifespan discovered A massive new international study has more than tripled the number of genetic variants associated with a longer lifespan. The study, which looked at genetic correlations among people with long-living parents, found distinct new genetic characteristics ...
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Ontario sees 68 percent spike in opioid overdose deaths this year Ontario saw a 68 percent spike in opioid-related deaths this year, the provincial health minister and coroner announced on Thursday.
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SOLD Trial Maintains Benefit of 1 Year of Adjuvant Trastuzumab for Early Stage HER2+ Breast Cancer Results of the phase III SOLD trial maintained the benefit of 12 months of adjuvant treatment with trastuzumab (Herceptin) for patients with early stage HER2-positive breast cancer, as the trial failed to demonstrate noninferiority for 9 weeks of ...
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