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Deadly flu season finally shows signs of leveling off This nasty flu season, which has been worsening for months, may finally be leveling off. Health officials on Friday said about 1 of every 13 visits to the doctor last week was for fever, cough and other symptoms of the flu.
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Children's deaths from flu rise sharply amid signs that season may be hitting plateau This file has been updated. Flu has killed 22 more children, the most reported since the respiratory virus began slamming the country in the fall, according to a government report released Friday.
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Flu shot only 36 percent effective overall, 25 percent against most common strain A nurse prepares a flu shot from a vaccine vial at the Salvation Army in Atlanta. Most doses of vaccine are made in a production process that involves growing viruses in chicken eggs.
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Cleaning sprays 'as harmful to your lungs as smoking 20 cigarettes a day' Using everyday cleaning sprays can be as harmful to a woman's lungs as smoking 20 a day, research has shown. And a separate study found household products may account for half of air pollution in cities.
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Cleaning Chemicals 'Likely Cause Substantial Damage To Women's Lungs', Study Finds Women now have the perfect excuse to offload more housework onto men. According to new research, women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning products at home experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who do not clean ...
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Cleaning the house with harmful chemicals is worse than smoking 20 a day, experts warns CLEANING your home is as bad for your lungs as smoking 20 a day for 20 years, scientists warn. Inhaling cleaning products' chemicals raises asthma risk up to 43 per cent in that time.
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Flu Now Blamed For 84 Child Deaths This Season, CDC Says (CNN) –– The deaths of 22 more children from flu-related causes were reported Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its weekly surveillance report.
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This household chore can damage your lungs Regular exposure to cleaning products was linked to poorer lung function in women in a new study. (Paul Bradbury/Getty Images/Caiaimage).
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Women who clean at home or work face increased lung function decline Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who do not clean, according to new research published online in the American ...
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Study: This common household chore is as damaging as smoking 20 cigarettes a day Love to keep a tidy home? The chemicals in common cleaning sprays could be detrimental to your respiratory system, according to a new report.
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Hepatitis A case confirmed at Novi Red Lobster Oakland County health officials have confirmed a case of hepatitis A at a restaurant in Novi. Guests who ate at a Red Lobster in the 27700 block of Novi Road between Jan. 14 - Feb. 14 may have been exposed to the liver infection since an employee was ...
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Georgia Flu Update: 79 Deaths, Hospitalization Rate Up Senior hospital visits for the flu have become nearly three times more common in the past week. By Geoff Dempsey, Patch Staff | Feb 16, 2018 5:43 pm ET | Updated Feb 16, 2018 6:02 pm ET.
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Nikolas Cruz charged with 17 murder, he is mentally disturbed after his mom dead from flu The disturbed 19-year-old blamed for the most noticeably bad school shooting since the Sandy Hook massacre may have been sent over the edge when his single parent dead of inconveniences from the flu in November, family said.
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The Flu Shot Doesn't Live Up To Expectations — And That Keeps Many People Away This flu season has been particularly grim. More people are dying of the flu than medical professionals would expect at this time of the year.
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2 more flu deaths in Clark County push death toll to 24 Madison Catlett, 9, gets a flu shot from licensed practical nurse Carolyn Nelson at Southwest Medical's Tenaya Healthcare Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018.
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How a transgender woman breast-fed her baby Here are a few statistics about transgender people in the United States. (Sign up for our free video newsletter here http://bit.ly/2n6VKPR).
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17 new flu deaths reported in NC; total climbs to 165 Raleigh, N.C. - Seventeen people died from the flu between Feb. 4 and Feb. 10, bringing the total number of flu deaths in the state to 165, according to data released by health officials on Thursday.
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The need for mental health services in school Very few people with mental health conditions will commit violent acts. But for those prone to violence, how do we stop them from slipping through the cracks?
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Here's How a Transgender Woman Breast-Fed for 6 Weeks A transgender woman was able to produce enough milk to breast-feed her partner's newborn baby for six weeks, according to a new report of the case.
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Doctor removes worm from Tampa man's eye. 'Luckily we caught it just in time' Dr. Bernard Perez examines Sam Cordero at the Perez Eye Center in Tampa. Cordero had a parasitic worm removed from his eye on Feb. 8, before it had a chance to migrate to his brain.
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Woman files $3M suit against ex for allegedly giving her herpes When Adrienne Vanterpool Canton promised to love her husband in sickness and in health, she never imagined that meant sharing his STD.
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A new study on the US officials who suffered brain injuries in Cuba makes their cases even more mysterious In late 2016, reports emerged that US and Canadian diplomatic personnel in Cuba were suffering from some sort of brain injury linked to hearing strange sounds.
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Blood Assurance Sends Units To Florida In Wake Of Mass School Shooting Blood Assurance has sent blood to Florida in the wake of the devastating shooting that has claimed the lives of 17 people and left several in critical condition.
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Chemicals Found In Non-Stick Pans Linked To Weight Gain, Report Says CBS Local - Non-stick cookware was created to make cooking easier, but a new study claims that chemicals in your pots and pans may also be making some people fatter.
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FDA opens new path for Alzheimer's therapy as failures mount U.S. drug regulators wants to let drugmakers test Alzheimer's disease treatments on patients years before the disease shows outward signs, and could approve the therapies based on subtle biological signals rather than proof they alleviate symptoms.
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Doctors are mystified by bizarre 'health attacks' in Cuba Doctors have released the first detailed medical reports about the concussion-like symptoms US diplomats reportedly suffered during suspected "health attacks" in Cuba - but still cannot explain what triggered the mysterious health problems.
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Teen vaping fuels rise in Minnesota youth tobacco use Teen use of e-cigarettes has risen nearly 50 percent in Minnesota in the last three years, driving the state's first increase in overall youth tobacco use in two decades, the Department of Health reported Thursday.
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Experts say mass shootings and mental heath are unfair comparisons When referring to a mass shooting, the next thing many people think about is mental illness. But many in the mental health community say it's an unfair comparison.
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Behind the dangerous 'miracle' bleach concoction one mom made to 'cure' her daughter's autism Whether it's a company touting concentrated oxygen chambers as a cure or a doctor erroneously claiming the condition is caused by vaccines, the many misconceptions about autism cater to parents who are desperate for answers.
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FDA floats new rules for testing Alzheimer's drugs For years now the gold standard for R&D in Alzheimer's disease has focused on generating convincing evidence that any new therapy being studied could slow the cognitive decline of patients and help preserve their ability to perform the kind of daily ...
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Family, friends mourn young girl who died after coming down with flu Friends and family gathered to say goodbye to a young girl who died after coming down the flu. Nevaeh Hernandez, 6, died earlier this week.
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Take a tour of Saint Luke's first micro-hospital [PHOTOS] Saint Luke's Health System has opened its first Community Hospital at 13200 State Line Road in Leawood. The compact micro-hospital, one of many planned for the metro, offers inpatient and emergency services on a smaller scale.
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More Minnesota high school students vaping e-cigarettes, alarming health officials Tyler Newman, 24, vapes during his managing shift at the Madison, Wis., e-cigarette shop Infinite Vapor. (AP Photo/Dana Ferguson).
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Scientists unlock secrets of 3D 'invisibility cloak' using… cuttlefish? (VIDEO) A cuttlefish swims at Kapalai, off the Malaysian island of Sipadan in Celebes Sea, east of Borneo, March 12, 2007. David Loh / Reuters.
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Girl, 6, died of the flu despite getting the shot - just before her father made it back from his Army post overseas A six-year-old girl died of the flu on Monday, in spite of getting vaccinated against the illness. Nevaeh Hernandez, of North Bergen, New Jersey, died in an emergency room just before her father, Gabriel could make it there after being rushed back from ...
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In 'historic day,' Western Pennsylvanians buy medical marijuana for first time She emerged from a Butler dispensary with $178 in medical marijuana products for her 17-year-old son, Ryan, who suffers from epilepsy.
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Drug used for hypertension may help prevent type 1 diabetes WASHINGTON: A drug commonly used to control high blood pressure may also help prevent the onset of type 1 diabetes in up to 60 per cent of those at risk for the disease, a study has found.
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The Secrets Behind the Cuttlefish's 3-D 'Invisibility Cloak' Picture of a cuttlefish An international team of scientists has identified the neural circuits that enable cuttlefish to change their appearance in just the blink to eye—and discovered that this is similar to the neural circuit that controls ...
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The Number Of Babies Dying In Their Sleep Has Risen & Here's What Experts Want Parents To Know The looming risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) weighs heavily upon the minds of many new parents. Safe sleep guidelines - such as placing babies on their backs to sleep and not giving them pillows or blankets - were put into place more ...
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Here's Another Reason You May Gain Back Weight After Dieting Successful weight loss could be hampered by chemical compounds lurking in everyday products in your house, a new study finds. The study, published Feb. 13 in the journal PLOS Medicine, focused on a group of chemicals called perfluoroalkyl substances ...
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When One Teen Vapes, Others Often Follow THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Teenagers are impressionable when it comes to e-cigarettes, new research suggests. Nearly four out of 10 U.S.
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San Diego health officials recommend whooping cough vaccine amid possible epidemic SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - County health officials are encouraging local women to get vaccinated for "whooping cough" amid a possible epidemic.
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APNewsBreak: 2016 report put Quincy plumbing fix at $8M SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Engineers told Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration 18 months ago that replacing problematic plumbing at a veterans' home beset by Legionnaires' disease would cost $8 million and "should be carefully considered," according to a ...
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Eating Yogurt May Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke During next week's grocery run, make sure you pick up at least two cups of yogurt - your heart will thank you. A new study published in the American Journal of Hypertension revealed that the sweet snack is good for more than just your gut.
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Dad wakes up from coma to meet his newborn baby NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - A North Carolina man's heart failed last month, just as his wife was about to give birth to their first child.
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Rare infection causes 14 worms to come out of Oregon woman's eye However, he also noted that the US would not be letting up sanctions until North Korea pursues denuclearization. The International Olympics Committee will foot the bill for 22 North Korean athletes also in South Korea .
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