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'Many more weeks' to come in fierce, deadly flu season, CDC says (CNN) This year's seemingly unyielding flu season continues to ravage the entire continental United States, as health authorities track additional deaths and hospitalizations -- and there's more of the season left.
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This flu season is the most severe since 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have declared this year's flu outbreak to be the worst on record since the 2009 flu pandemic.
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CDC: 'Many more weeks' to come in fierce, deadly flu season This year's seemingly unyielding flu season continues to ravage the entire continental United States, as health authorities track additional deaths and hospitalizations - and there's more of the season left.
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Man gets surgery after 'In Need of Kidney' shirt goes viral NEW YORK (AP) - A New Jersey father of five whose T-shirt saying "In Need of Kidney" went viral has received a lifesaving transplant from a stranger.
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Videocast: Warmer temperatures won't last long Low-intensity physical activity, like walking or doing household chores, is more beneficial than once believed. Replacing just a half hour of sitting with low-impact activity reduces the risk of fatal cardiovascular disease by 24 percent, according to ...
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'My Worst Nightmare.' 8-Year-Old Boy Dies From Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Falling From Bike An 8-year-old boy died after a fall off his bicycle led him to contract a flesh eating disease. Doctors said they believe Liam contracted the case of necrotizing fasciitis, from his wound touching dirt when he fell, People Magazine reported.
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When flu spread around the world and killed 50 million people As World War I raged in Europe, an even deadlier killer was on the loose - influenza. During 1918, up to 50 million people died during the worst flu pandemic the world has ever seen.
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50 years after North Korea captured the USS Pueblo, the ship is still on display It's the only Navy ship still commissioned by the United States currently held captive today, and serves as a reminder of the ongoing tensions between the U.S.
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The flu can kill tens of millions of people. In 1918, that's exactly what it did. The flu arrived as a great war raged in Europe, a conflict that would leave about 20 million people dead over four years. In 1918, the flu would kill more than twice that number - and perhaps five times as many - in just 15 months.
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The Do's and Don'ts of Medical Marijuana Recommendation Sure, it's possible to still make use of a dispensary with merely a recommendation letter. In the event that you satisfy certain requirements for a advice you simply pay.
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Man gets surgery after "In Need of Kidney Shirt" goes viral NEW YORK - A New Jersey father of five whose "In Need Of Kidney" T-shirt went viral has received a life-saving transplant from a complete stranger.
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What To Do If You Are Worried About Flesh Eating Bacteria Pictured here is a wound infection that has begun to eat away at the person's leg. (Photo: Shutterstock). General rule: anything with the words "flesh-eating" in its name can be horrific.
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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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Medical marijuana clinic opens in East City in Peterborough Erika Calhoun, marketing co-ordinator for Bodystream Medical Marijuana Services on Hunter Street in Peterborough, shows some of the products that are used to treat patients.
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Medical Marijuana Health Care Network Opens In Downtown Butler BUTLER (KDKA) - People in Butler County are one step closer to having access to medical marijuana. A national, medical cannabis health care network just opened an office in Downtown Butler.
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Free Flu Clinics Attract Hundreds Across Connecticut Connecticut state and local health officials hosted a dozen free or low-cost flu clinics across the state on Saturday, Jan. 27. Rebecca LuryeContact Reporter.
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Not really child's play: Second-hand plastic toys could harm your kid Scientists from the University of Plymouth analysed 200 used plastic toys which they found in homes, nurseries and charity shops across the South West of England.
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Hand-me-down toys could pose serious health risks for kids, study says Do you accept second-hand toys? Beware, because it could pose serious health risks for children, according a new report. » RELATED: 8 Toys 'R' Us stores in Georgia to close.
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Important Lessons from Mosquitoes in a 3D Printed Arena Smell is a powerful memory trigger. If you smell cookies, it may remind you of your grandmother's house, while the scent of sunscreen may bring back memories of a favorite vacation.
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Bears burned in California wildfires go holistic for pain 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 California, Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in Davis, Calif.... (AP) More ...
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12-year-old Florida boy died from flu, medical examiner says Dylan's father, Sergio Winnik, told the Post that Dylan had a 102-degree fever on Monday night, that lowered to 98 degrees after Dylan took fever-reducing medication.
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Want to get rid of mosquitoes? Just swat them, study says Mosquitoes can be really irritating, but there is one simple thing you can do to get rid of them. Just swat, a new report says. Researchers from the University of Washington recently conducted an experiment, published in Current Biology, to further ...
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A Prick A Day Won't Keep Your Blood Sugar Away When it comes to wreaking havoc on people's bodies, diabetes isn't picky, wreaking havoc upon people's hearts, brains, eyes, kidneys, and peripheral nerves.
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Second-Hand Plastic Toys Contain Toxic Elements That May Harm Your Child Toxic elements that can harm children's brain and overall health were found in second-hand plastic toys. Bricks produced by a popular toy maker in the '70s and '80s were among the worst offenders.
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Thousands 'Race for the Cure' in West Palm Beach WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - More than 11,000 people laced up their sneakers for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in West Palm Beach Saturday morning.
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Swatting Some Types Of Mosquitoes Can Keep Them Away People can train mosquitoes to stay away from their skins by constantly swatting them away, a recent study said. This is the first study of its kind to reveal how mosquitoes behave by testing between 2,700 and 3,000 of the pesky insects, USA Today ...
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Hope Lodge Open House set Feb. 3 Hope Lodge Nebraska is having a public open house on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 8030 Farnam Drive in Omaha. A luminaria was purchased by our Relay for Life Committee and will be on display on the terrace of the Hope Lodge Nebraska ...
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Tessa Jowell's call for greater access to experimental cancer treatments is right here's why (MENAFN - The Conversation) Former Labour cabinet minister, Tessa Jowell, has called for patients with life-threatening conditions to have wider access to experimental treatments.
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Fear the Hand: Mosquitoes Can Be Trained to Not Bite You, Study Finds Swatting away mosquitos comes naturally as we try to keep those pesky bugs away. However, a new study indicates that these attempts on their life could actually train them to stay away as the bugs recognize our scents and equate this to danger.
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Valley cancer survivors come together HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) -- For survivors of a life threatening illness, a pancake breakfast on Saturday morning was a chance to find and offer support.
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Parents Should Think Twice Before Giving Teens Alcohol, Researchers Say (CBS News) - Parents are mistaken if they think giving their teens alcohol removes drinking-related risks, a groundbreaking Australian study finds.
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Even One Cigarette A Day Can Still Kill You, Study Finds (CBS News) - If you think having just one cigarette a day won't do any harm, you're wrong. British researchers say lighting up just once a day was linked to a much higher risk of heart disease and stroke than might be expected.
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Daughter of slapped dementia patient 'angry' at police The daughter of an elderly dementia patient slapped by her carer said she is angry the woman only received a police caution. Sabina Marsden, 78, was also told she "stinks" by the carer, who was unaware she was being filmed.
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Researchers overseas hail China's first monkey clones as advance for better human disease research Two cloned macaques named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua are fed at the non-human-primate research facility under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jan. 22, 2018.
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Eating green leafy vegetables may reduce stroke risk: study Washington, Jan 28 (PTI) Consuming green leafy vegetables may be a novel way to reduce stress and lower the risk of experiencing a stroke, a study has found.
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Brain Workout: Aerobic Exercise May Help Delay, Improve Symptoms Of Alzheimer's Disease Exercise has long been prescribed to improve the brain health of older adults. Now, researchers have found that aerobic exercise is the best to delay Alzheimer's disease or improve its symptoms.
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Eat your greens to cut stroke risk Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 28 : You may want to add green leafy vegetables to your diet as according to a recent study, it can help ward off strokes.
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Be aware: Certain bacteria may increase HIV risk for women The findings, published online in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases, add strength to a growing body of evidence that the make-up of bacterial communities in the vagina - may increase or decrease HIV risk for women, depending on which bacteria are ...
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Second-Hand Toys Pose Health Hazards, Study Finds Plastic materials used in some second-hand toys are potential health risks for children, as many of these toys don't meet updated safety standards, a new study has found.
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Eating green leafy vegetables lowers stroke risk by 64 per cent: Study Comparing patients with high blood pressure-related brain bleeds to similar people in the same communities without stroke. Comparing patients with high blood pressure-related brain bleeds to similar people in the same communities without stroke.
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Repurposed Drug Found to be Effective Against Zika Virus This is a transmission electron microscope image of negative-stained, Fortaleza-strain Zika virus (red), isolated from a microcephaly case in Brazil.
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Desperate parents forcing kids to drink bleach as autistic children become victims of sick US cult At least six police forces across Britain have questioned families over allegations children as young as two were forced to drink bleach and turpentine.
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Extra Body Fat Linked To Increased Breast Cancer Risk In Women With Normal Weight Higher body fat level is linked to increased breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women with normal BMI. How do fat cells influence odds for developing estrogen receptor-positive cancer?
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