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Scientists Edge Closer To A Blood Test To Detect Cancers Researchers say they have taken a step toward developing a blood test that would detect eight common cancers, possibly even before symptoms appear.
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Cancer blood test 'enormously exciting' Scientists have taken a step towards one of the biggest goals in medicine - a universal blood test for cancer. A team at Johns Hopkins University has trialled a method that detects eight common forms of the disease.
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Sushi lover's stomach-churning discovery: a 5-foot tapeworm living inside him FRESNO, Calif. - A California man is likely altering his regular sushi habit after discovering a tapeworm that may have entered his body through the raw salmon he loves so much.
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Why are some flu outbreaks so much worse than others? Flu comes along every winter, but how many people it will infect - and just how poorly they will be - is incredibly difficult to predict.
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Forget concussions. The real risk of CTE comes from repeated hits to the head, study shows For more than a decade, researchers trying to make sense of the mysterious degenerative brain disease afflicting football players and other contact-sport athletes have focused on the threat posed by concussions.
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Could this be a better way to build a flu vaccine? (CNN) As a deadly flu season continues to ravage the United States, scientists are scrambling to find new ways to fight the virus, including building vaccines that offer stronger protection against the most aggressive flu strains and last longer than ...
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Sushi lover pulled a 5-foot tapeworm from intestine, Fresno doc says A Fresno man with a daily sushi habit had a 5.5-foot tapeworm lodged in his intestines. He pulled it out himself, wrapped it around a cardboard toilet paper tube and carried the creature into Fresno's Community Regional Medical Center.
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Mother: Care denied daughter left in cold in hospital gown FILE- This Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, file still image taken from video provided by Imamu Baraka shows a woman discharged from a Baltimore hospital wearing only a gown and socks on a cold winter's night.
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Five-foot long tapeworm came 'wiggling out' of man's body after he ate sushi "I take out a toilet paper roll, and wrapped around it of course is what looks like this giant, long tapeworm," Dr. Kenny Bahn said on the podcast.
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10-year-old boy dies from complications of flu NEW CANAAN, Conn. - A Connecticut community is in mourning after the death of a 10-year-old in New York this weekend. Dr. David Reed, the New Canaan health director, confirmed on Tuesday that fourth-grader Nico Mallozzi contracted the flu, which caused ...
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Drunken driving blood-alcohol threshold should be lowered, scientific panel says WASHINGTON - A prestigious scientific panel is recommending that states significantly lower their drunken driving thresholds as part of a blueprint to eliminate the "entirely preventable" 10,000 alcohol-impaired driving deaths in the United States each ...
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Baby delivered on international flight Last month, Dr. Sij Hemal was settling in to a trans-Atlantic flight on Air France. He'd just attended his best friend's wedding in New Delhi, India and was beginning the Paris-to-New York leg of his day-long journey home.
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Adolescence now lasts from 10 to 24, scientists say Adolescence now lasts from the ages of 10 to 24, although it used to be thought to end at 19, scientists say. Young people continuing their education for longer, as well as delayed marriage and parenthood, has pushed back popular perceptions of when ...
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Hospital groups creating company to make cheap generic drugs TRENTON, N.J. - Several major not-for-profit hospital groups are trying their own solution to drug shortages and high medicine prices: creating a company to make cheaper generic drugs.
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How Many Drinks Could You Have If the Blood Alcohol Limit Is Lowered? To help reduce drunk-driving deaths, the legal limit for a person's blood alcohol level while driving should be lowered from 0.08 to 0.05 percent, according to new recommendations from a scientific committee.
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Doctor delivers baby on international flight (CNN) This definitely wasn't what Dr. Sij Hemal was expecting when he booked a flight with Air France from India to the United States.
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Oakland County Health Division urges residents to get flu vaccine Nina Timmermann, public health nurse with the Oakland County Health Division, organizes flu vaccines at the North Oakland Health Center, located 1200 N. Telegraph Road in Pontiac.
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Flu may be spread just by breathing, new study says Until now, most people thought you caught the flu after being exposed to droplets from an infected person's coughs or sneezes, or by touching contaminated surfaces.
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Birth Control Pills May Help Prevent Some Cancers In the U.S., nearly all sexually active women have used a form of birth control at some point in their lives, and 11 million women rely on the pill.
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Bethlehem medical marijuana dispensary opens its doors Qualifying patients will have to wait one more month until they can pick up their first medical marijuana products, but Pennsylvania's first dispensary Keystone Canna Remedies held its grand opening Wednesday in Bethlehem.
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In 2015, 200000 endangered antelope dropped dead in Kazakhstan. This is what killed them In 2015, more than 200,000 endangered antelope died within three weeks in Kazakhstan, prompting worldwide interest in the massive die-off, and causing many to wonder: How did this happen?
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A High-Salt Diet Produces Dementia in Mice A high-salt diet reduces resting blood flow to the brain and causes dementia in mice, according to a new study by scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine.
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Did Trump Fudge The Figures From His Medical Exam To Avoid The 'Obese' BMI Category? Trump had his first formal medical examination since taking office and his doctor has publically proclaimed his 'excellent health'.
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Potential male birth control pill has deadly origins Scientists have discovered that a plant extract once used by African warriors in their poisonous arrows could be the key in developing a male birth control pill.
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Flu season causes school closings, not yet reached its peak Several area schools have had to cancel classes recently due to the influenza virus. Pictured is Lakewood Christian School which will be closed until Monday due to the flu.
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Whole-population testing for breast and ovarian cancer gene mutations is cost effective Screening the entire population for breast and ovarian cancer gene mutations, as opposed to just those at high-risk of carrying this mutation, is cost effective and could prevent more ovarian and breast cancers than the current clinical approach ...
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Hot yoga's high temperature may not have any health benefits Could hot yoga really just be a waste of effort? A study suggests that the practice may offer little benefit over similarly-paced yoga at a more normal temperature.
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Effectiveness of FDA-approved anti-nausea drug during pregnancy questioned An examination appearing in PLOS One of an unpublished study from 2009 suggested that information the FDA used to approve doxylamine-pyridoxine for treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnant women showed the drug was not effective.
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E-cigarette helps mum-of-two kick 25-year smoking habit A FORMER smoker has shared her e-cigarette success story after kicking the 25-year habit. From the age of 16, Karen Lee, from Bury, smoked 15 cigarettes a day.
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Angelina Jolie gene testing for all? Testing all women for the "Angelina Jolie gene", even if not considered at risk, would prevent cancers, save lives and is cost effective, say doctors.
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Doctors battling to halt the spread of measles Public health doctors are trying to contain a potential outbreak of measles in Limerick. A case has been confirmed in the city and as a precaution the HSE is writing to all patients identified as being at risk of exposure, advising them that they may ...
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January is Cervical Health Awareness Month SCOTTSBLUFF - Cervical Health Awareness Month is an opportunity to raise awareness about how women can protect themselves from human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer.
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Medical professionals warn against continued outings with flu-like symptoms Fighting off most viruses can be compared to playing a basketball game: an offense can obtain the lead against an opponent but a good defense will keep that lead.
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How 'stem cell' clinics became a Wild West for dodgy treatments SHEILA DRYSDALE'S husband saw stem cells as a last, desperate attempt to ease his wife's symptoms of dementia. Sadly, the same day she received treatment in Sydney - 20 December 2013 - Drysdale died, aged 75.
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