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Has flu season, in full swing, reached its height? NEW YORK -- Flu is now widespread in every state except Hawaii, but the good news is the season appears to already be peaking. It's been a rough few weeks: Hospitals have set up tents to handle patient overflow.
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Why it's still worth getting a flu shot This year's flu season is shaping up to be a bad one. Much of the country endured a bitterly cold stretch, causing more people to be crowded together inside.
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The Perfect Storm Behind This Year's Nasty Flu Season Like The Atlantic? Subscribe to The Atlantic Daily, our free weekday email newsletter. Every winter brings cautionary tales that the flu—just the regular old flu—can kill.
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Five things you should know about this year's very bad flu The nation is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad flu season. Flu is widespread in 46 states, according to reports to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Family speaks out after 6-year-old girl suffers frightening side effects after she took drug to treat flu symptoms ALLEN, Texas - A family in Texas is speaking out after they said their 6-year-old daughter took the drug Tamiflu and suffered frightening side effects.
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The 1918 flu pandemic: Could it happen today? Patients being treated at an Army ward in Kansas during the influenza epidemic of 1918. The pandemic of the virus known as Spanish flu in 1918 spread across the globe, infecting about 500 million people and ... more. Photo: NYPL /Science Source / Getty ...
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The Swiss consider the lobster. It feels pain, they decide. The government of Switzerland kicked off a debate this week when it ordered that lobsters and other crustaceans no longer be dropped alive into boiling water.
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Officials: Possible measles exposure reported at O'Hare International Airport A passenger waits for her flight in Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Nov. 21, 2017. (Nam Y. Huh / AP).
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US Hospital Dumps Patient Out At Night In Freezing Cold And The Internet Is Enraged We have been hearing many incidents of callous medical behaviour over the past year in the country. The incidents that came to light were of the 7-year-old patient with dengue who was given a bill of Rs.
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Dogs, cats could speak human language with help of pet translator in less than a decade: Report The tech, if becomes a reality in future, could mean that pets and humans will be inseparable. Dogs, cats could speak human language with help of pet translator in less than a. Representative image.
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As another country bans boiling live lobsters, some scientists wonder why Cooks in Switzerland are no longer allowed to place live lobsters in boiling water without knocking them out first. But can they really feel pain?
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More reasons to love coconut oil. Consuming it for just 4 weeks can lower risk of heart disease The findings of the study indicated that the participants, who consumed butter saw an average rise of 10% in their levels of LDL cholesterol, known as the "bad cholesterol".
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'Sick as a dog' pet owners warned of dog influenza The flu season has been an active one for Oklahoma. With the death toll on the rise, doctors are urging you to get your flu shot. But what about our four legged friends?
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Huge uproar in Baltimore after shocking video surfaces A hospital has apologized after video emerged of a woman being left at a bus stop in nothing but a hospital gown. An astonishing new video, which can be viewed at the bottom of this post, a woman appears to have been cast out of a hospital and left at ...
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Man who aided disoriented patient gives update on her condition BALTIMORE -- The man who said he came to the aid of a visibly disoriented woman discharged from a Baltimore hospital wearing only a gown and socks on a frigid winter's night said Friday that she's been reunited with her family.
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Program brightens oral health for mentally ill patients A Pictou County volunteer group is putting smiles on the faces of people suffering from poor dental health. The group started a program last April that provides free dental work for eligible people with mental illness.
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"Baby Brain" Is a Totally Real Phenomenon, According to Science A new study has verified something women have suspected for a long time - that pregnancy can really mess with a young mum's cognitive function.
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Droitwich residents urged to do all they can to prevent the spread of flu Dr Helen Carter, deputy director at Public Health England (PHE) West Midlands, said more people were visiting GPs and being admitted to hospital with flu and that there was a mix of strains, including the winter UK virus from last year and an ...
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The CDC postponed its nuclear preparedness meeting The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been planning to hold a meeting on how to prepare for a possible nuclear detonation since last April.
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Scientist Reportedly Working On 'Pet Translator' That Could Translate Dog's Barks Into Human Language If everything goes as planned, the device could be ready for release within the next 10 years or so. Scientist Reportedly Working On 'Pet Translator' That Could Translate Dog's Barks Into Human Language altana-studio / Shutterstock Science · 0 · 0 · 0 ...
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Federal Judge Rules 11-Year-Old Can Use Medical Marijuana at School A federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama ruled Friday that an 11-year-old girl who suffers from leukemia can use medical marijuana at her suburban Chicago elementary school.
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It's not too late to get a flu shot With northwest Ohio hard hit by flu, residents are being urged: Get a flu shot - it's not too late. And if you do get sick, please stay home to prevent spreading the virus to others.
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Have trouble falling asleep? Making a to-do list just before bedtime can help you doze off quickly WASHINGTON: Having trouble falling asleep? Jotting down your "to-do" list just before bedtime can help you doze off quickly, scientists say.
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5 dead, more than 300 hospitalized in Georgia as flu spreads, GDPH says ATLANTA - The flu in Georgia is spreading quickly, with hospitals reporting an increase of flu-related cases in recent weeks. More than 300 have been hospitalized and five people have died from flu-related illnesses since the Georgia Department of ...
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Study finds "baby brain" to be a real and measurable phenomenon A new study is throwing further weight behind the phenomenon known as "baby brain," where pregnant women report an absent-mindedness and decline in memory.
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Here's how coconut oil could reduce risk of heart disease London: Consuming coconut oil daily for just four weeks may lower the risk of heart disease and stroke, suggests a recent study. Researchers Kay-Tee Khaw and Professor Nita Forouhi from the University of Cambridge conducted the study on 94 volunteers ...
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Medical students urged to volunteer as NHS winter crisis worsens Medical students are being urged to help relieve the NHS winter crisis because hospitals are so short-staffed they are struggling to cope with the surge in patients, the Guardian can reveal.
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Worsening Anxiety May Be Early Sign of Alzheimer's A new study suggests a link between elevated amyloid beta levels and the worsening of anxiety symptoms. According to researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, the findings support the hypothesis that neuropsychiatric symptoms could represent the ...
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FDA approves first treatment for breast cancer with BRCA genetic mutation WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the first treatment for patients with advanced breast cancer caused by BRCA mutations, which are genetic defects that raise the risk of malignancies.
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Gene editing – and what it really means to rewrite the code of life We now have a precise way to correct, replace or even delete faulty DNA. Ian Sample explains the science, the risks and what the future may hold.
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Model Lauren Wasser has second leg amputated following Toxic Shock Syndrome Lauren Wasser, a young model who lost her leg to toxic shock syndrome (TSS) and almost died. Source - NBC/The Today Show. news.com.
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Takeaway Britain: How we get a QUARTER of our calories from food that we don't make at home Ordering a takeaway was once an occasional luxury - a way of celebrating a special occasion or treating the family. But it is now so common that a quarter of all the calories we consume come from food produced outside the home, experts have revealed ...
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What does someone with mental illness look like? A museum tries to answer that. What does someone with mental illness look like? That's a trick question. There is no one face of mental illness, and it crosses boundaries of age, sex, race and economic status.
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Sanofi agrees to refund P1.4B for unused Dengvaxia vials SANOFI REFUND. A health worker shows off vials of Dengvaxia vaccine inside the storage facility of the DOH on December 4, 2017. Photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler.
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Sanofi okays P1.4-B refund for unused Dengvaxia vaccine Sanofi Pasteur has agreed to refund P1.4-B for unused dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, a statement by the French pharmaceutical company said Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
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Model has second leg amputated following Toxic Shock Syndrome THE model who lost her right leg to Toxic Shock Syndrome caused by a tampon, has revealed that she's now lost her left leg because of the infection.
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This Incredibly Creepy Robot Baby Shows How Disgusting Your Carpet Really Is It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that the carpets in your home are massive depositories of dirt, allergens, and microbes.
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Rhesus macaques in Florida expose parkgoers to deadly virus Researchers have found evidence that people visiting a popular public park in Florida are at risk for contracting a potentially deadly virus known as macacine herpesvirus 1, or herpes B virus, through contact with rhesus macaques.
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Our Bodies Could Be Treating a Western Diet Like It Was a Dangerous Infection The immune system responds to a fast food diet in much the same way as it does to a bacterial infection, according to a study on mice, raising new questions about just how damaging regular trips to burger and pizza chains could be to our health.
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World's First Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine, Typbar TCV® from Bharat Biotech, Prequalified by WHO Bharat Biotech's Typbar TCV®, the world's first clinically proven Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine against typhoid fever has received prequalification from World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Virus-excreting monkeys threaten Florida Wildlife managers in Florida say they want to remove roaming monkeys from the state in light of a new study that finds some of the animals are excreting a virus that can be dangerous to humans.
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Facial yoga makes women look two years younger Women who look 50 years old are thought to be 48 after just 20 weeks of facial 'workouts', with puckering the lips and sucking in the cheeks being the most age-defying movements, a study found.
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Nottingham author tells tragic tale of 1918 flu pandemic Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... Catharine Arnold with her new book (Image: Angela Ward). Share; Comments. Get Daily updates directly to your inbox. + ...
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Robot Baby Experiment Reveals How Filthy Crawling On The Floor Is For Babies A study has confirmed that the volume of dirt from the floor inhaled into babies' lungs is four times as much as what an adult would when walking across the same floor.
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Dengvaxia: Philippines submits refund demand to Sanofi Pasteur, Also request testing Philippines health officials announced Friday that they have made its demands official against Dengvaxia manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur.
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Fast Food May Trigger Our Bodies To React The Same Way As If We Were Sick We all know that eating fast food can wreak havoc on our bodies. It can sometimes lead to clear physical changes, such as weight gain, but some of the changes aren't so obvious, like long-term damage to your immune system.
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