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This flu season is on track to be the worst in nearly a decade With tens of thousands of patients flocking to hospitals and at least 37 children dead, this year's flu season is shaping up to be the worst in nearly a decade - and it's not over yet.
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Flu Q&A: The latest on this year's deadly flu season This year's flu season is already the most widespread on record since health officials began keeping track 13 years ago, and has already caused the deaths of more children than what normally would be expected at this time of the year, federal health ...
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Flu takes Alabama bride-to-be one week after diagnosis Katherine Acton, 47, who planned to marry in the fall, died only one week after being diagnosed with the flu. (Facebook). A bride-to-be in Alabama was among the latest casualties this week as a serious outbreak of influenza continued to sweep across ...
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Swatting Mosquitoes Teaches Them to Stay Away, Study Suggests Attempts to kill a mosquito aren't always met with success—these annoying bloodsuckers seem preternaturally good at evading hand swats.
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Growing number of young children dying from flu The family of a 12-year-old boy in Florida is grieving after flu is suspected in causing his death on Tuesday. Dylan Winnik had sniffles and was exhausted, symptoms his family initially thought were a cold.
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Day care licenses revoked after child's death The family of a 3-year-old boy who died in a hot day care vehicle is speaking out after the day care facility lost its license to operate.
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Watch: Bright, chilly Friday before warmer weekend After a very cold one tonight, and a seasonably chilly Friday, temps climb some over the weekend! Advertisement. Skies will be mostly clear tonight.
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Oregon mother warns other parents after 8-year-old dies of flesh-eating bacteria PORTLAND - An Oregon boy died in Portland over the weekend after an eight-day battle with flesh-eating bacteria, and now his mother is trying to warn others.
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8-year-old boy dies from flesh-eating bacteria days after falling off bike An 8-year-old Oregon boy has died from a rare flesh-eating bacteria just days after suffering a minor injury from a bike accident.
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Washington state flu deaths reach 109 for current season Ana Martinez, a medical assistant at the Sea Mar Community Health Center, gives a patient a flu shot on Jan. 11, 2018 in Seattle. (Ted S. Warren / AP).
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A young boy in Oregon died from flesh-eating bacteria after crashing his bike — here's what to look out for flesh eating bacteria A scanning electron microscopic image shows WT (wild type) Aeromonas hydrophila strain SSU, bacteria responsible for a flesh-eating disease.
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Father-of-five's T-shirt ad finds kidney donor A father-of-five has had a life-saving transplant in New York after his desperate T-shirt appeal to find a matching kidney donor was shared across social media.
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Burned mountain lion cub to stay in captivity in California SONOMA, Calif. -- A burned mountain lion cub rescued from the largest recorded California wildfire will not be released into the wild and will instead live out its life at a wildlife-rescue centre, state officials said Thursday.
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Correction: Burned Bears story This January 2018 photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife shows a bear, injured in a wildfire, resting with its badly burned paws wrapped in fish skin - tilapia - and covered in corn husks during treatment at the University of ...
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Oklahoma flu deaths rise to 74 this season OKLAHOMA - New numbers are out about this season's flu outbreak, and they're not good. So far, officials said 74 people have died from the flu since September 1. Two of those were in the past week.
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'Completely unreal': Family shocked after healthy boy, 12, dies of flu PALM BEACH -- Dylan Winnick, 12, attended a birthday party last weekend, hung out with his family and went to the pool in his neighborhood, his family said.
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Swatting at mosquitoes might not be futile after all They can actually learn to associate movements like swatting or shivering with human odors, according to a new study. Presumably not eager to go splat, the mosquitoes in the study learned to avoid the smell of a person who posed a threat.
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Swatting at mosquitoes, even if you miss, trains them to stay away Disease-carrying mosquitoes can be trained to stay away from even the sweetest skins by the flick of a finger, according to a recent study.
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Dog nearly dies from severe burns caused by human hair dye PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Pinellas County Animal Services is sharing a disturbing story to warn pet owners of the dangers of using human hair dye on pets.
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Man gets surgery after 'In Need of Kidney' shirt goes viral In this Aug. 22, 2017 photo, Robert Leibovitz wears a T-shirt with information about his need for a kidney while visiting Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
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Point of View: Support for medical marijuana access based on facts Mike Brake (Point of View, Jan. 17) is entitled to his own opinions about medical marijuana. He is not entitled to his own facts. Fact: Cannabis possesses an extensive history of human use dating back thousands of years, thus providing us with ample ...
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Dog nearly dies after owner dyes it purple Pinellas County Animal Services is sharing a disturbing story to warn pet owners of the dangers of using human hair dye on pets. Associated Press.
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Two bears were badly burned in wildfires, and fish skin helped heal them When Jamie Peyton first examined the bears' paws last month, she figured they might take six months to heal. Peyton, a veterinarian at the University of California at Davis, had treated cats and dogs with burns before, and she knew these were severe ...
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Nearly 100 people in California have died from flu this season The number of flu deaths in California surged to 97 among people younger than 65 in the third week of 2018, according to a report Friday from the state Department of Public Health, and that figure is particularly grim in light of flu death tolls from ...
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Medical Marijuana Clinic Exposed What this way for permitted for medical marijuana would be that you are going to get record that provides an optimistic defense in court to you.
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Extra Body Fat May Raise Breast Cancer Risk, No Matter Your Weight FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Older women who carry some extra body fat may face a heightened risk of breast cancer -- even if their weight is normal, a new study finds.
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Dog recovers from burns after being dyed purple LARGO, Fla. (AP) - Officials at a Florida animal shelter are warning pet owners not to use human hair dye on pets after spending months caring for a small dog that was dyed purple by her former owner and then abandoned.
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The Worst Flu Pandemic of the 20th Century Has an Urgent Lesson for Today But when Laura Spinney hears the news about this flu season, she has an extra layer of context. Spinney's recent book Pale Rider explores the legacy of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, a devastating episode 100 years ago that killed perhaps as many as ...
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Dog recovers from burns after being dyed purple LARGO, Fla. - Officials at a Florida animal shelter are warning pet owners not to use human hair dye on pets after spending months caring for a small dog that was dyed purple by her former owner and then abandoned.
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More birth defects in US areas with Zika: US health officials CHICAGO (Reuters) - The mosquito-born Zika virus may be responsible for an increase in birth defects in U.S. states and territories even in women who had no lab evidence of Zika exposure during pregnancy, U.S.
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1 Cigarette a Day Still Raises Heart Disease Risk: Study The findings come as the U.S. is considering how to regulate "heat not burn" cigarettes. Published at 5:22 AM PST on Jan 25, 2018 | Updated at 6:07 AM PST on Jan 25, 2018.
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Zika-Linked Birth Defects Up in Parts of US in Last Half of 2016 Birth defects most strongly linked to congenital Zika virus infection increased 21% in U.S. states and territories with local transmission of the virus in the latter part of 2016, CDC researchers found.
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Why parents should think twice about supplying kids with alcohol Drinking -- just one reason why teenagers can't wait to leave home and head to college. And it's also a situation that has parents concerned.
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Nigeria Set to Vaccinate 25 Million People Against Yellow Fever, Says WHO The Nigerian government with support from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners will today launch a mass vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of yellow fever in the country.
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New UNC-Chapel Hill Study Links Low Carbohydrate Intake to Increased Risk of Birth Defects (Chapel Hill, N.C.- Jan. 25, 2018)— Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant may want to avoid diets that reduce or eliminate carbohydrates, as they could increase the risk of having babies with neural tube birth defects, according to a ...
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New Research Uncovers Surprising New Information About Vaping, Especially About Children Previously when the hype over vaping erupted in Malaysia, many opinions were offered by religious, social and medical practitioners about its dangers and benefits if any.
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Winter flu outbreak is peaking, say health experts The winter flu outbreak appears to be peaking, health officials say. Officials are hopeful the worst of the season may soon be over after a fall in the numbers being admitted to hospital.
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High flu numbers negatively impacting blood donations in the Upstate High flu numbers in the Carolinas are impacting blood donation centers, since donors can't give if they're sick. We checked in with The Blood Connection and the Red Cross, and both tell us they've seen a dramatic drop in who is stopping in.
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