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First death reported from E. coli-contaminated romaine lettuce as outbreak spreads The nationwide food poisoning outbreak from E. coli-contaminated romaine lettuce has claimed its first fatality, an unidentified person in California, and the infections have sickened a total of 121 people in 25 states, the U.S.
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Diseases from mosquito, flea and tick bites have tripled, spread new disease: CDC Mosquitoes, ticks and fleas aren't just annoying pests, they're also biting more than ever and spreading new germs, a new report that looked at 13 years of cases in the U.S.
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Aaron Traywick, 'Biohacker' Who Publicly Injected Himself With DIY Herpes Treatment, Found Dead At 28 Biomedical startup CEO Aaron Traywick, who made headlines after he publicly injected himself with herpes, was found dead in Washington D.C.
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Illinois among top states for mosquito-bite diseases: CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning about a rise in insect-borne diseases - and Illinois is right up there, ranking sixth among states with the most mosquito-related illnesses.
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These six tick-borne diseases are spreading rapidly in the US As the weather gets warmer, the bugs are coming out to play - and carrying nasty diseases with them. The number of illnesses being transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks and flea bites have tripled in the United States, according to a new report from the ...
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Delhi hospital removes 14 round worms from woman's bile duct NEW DELHI: In a rare case, doctors at Fortis Hospital here said they removed 14 live round worms, measuring 15-20 cm each, from a 38-year-old woman's bile duct, the duct which connects the liver and the intestines.
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Tick and mosquito bites are skyrocketing. Here's why you need to worry Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, West Nile, Zika. The number of Americans getting diseases from mosquito, tick and flea bites has been skyrocketing in recent years, more than tripling between 2004 to 2016, according to a new federal health ...
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Dead at Age 28, Ascendance Biomedical CEO Remembered for Pushing Boundaries Aaron Traywick, the CEO of Ascendance Biomedical, was remembered for his motivation to succeed, and his desire to develop new treatments by pushing the boundaries of biotech R&D, following his death Sunday at a Washington D.C.
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FDA warns about potentially contaminated oysters from Canada Health officials are warning consumers about a norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters from British Columbia, Canada. According to the California Department of Health, as of April 27, approximately 100 people have reported illnesses after they ...
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California reports 100 ill in outbreak traced to raw oysters A norovirus outbreak traced to raw oysters from British Columbia has crossed the Canadian border, and U.S. officials say an unusual strain of the virus is involved.
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Australian scientist, 104, heads to Switzerland to end life David Goodall is not terminally ill, but says his quality of life has deteriorated and is seeking "voluntary euthanasia." by Associated Press / May.02.2018 / 4:07 PM ET.
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Americans Are A Lonely Lot, And Young People Bear The Heaviest Burden Loneliness isn't just a fleeting feeling, leaving us sad for a few hours to a few days. Research in recent years suggests that for many people, loneliness is more like a chronic ache, affecting their daily lives and sense of well-being.
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'Deaths of despair': Report finds steep increase in suicide, drug and alcohol morbidity The rate of "deaths of despair" has risen dramatically over the past decade in the United States, says an annual report released today.
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Scientists build 'synthetic embryos' Dutch scientists have built "synthetic" embryos in their laboratory using mouse cells other than sperm and eggs. The stem cell breakthrough, described in Nature journal, is not for cloning people or animals, but about understanding why many pregnancies ...
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Serious Injuries Are More Likely to Be Fatal for People With O Blood Type The thing we're most likely to not know when filling out a government form—our blood type—might mean the difference between life and death following a traumatic injury, a new study published Tuesday in Critical Care suggests.
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No sperm or egg required: mouse proto-embryo made in the lab Scientists have for the first time created embryo-like structures in the lab from stem cells, without recourse to eggs or sperm, they reported Wednesday.
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Group of rare eye cancer cases baffles experts A group of patients with a rare type of eye cancer called ocular melanoma has researchers and epidemiologists stumped. The cancer, which normally occurs in about six in every 1 million individuals, has been identified in more than 50 individuals around ...
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WENY News - Brain tumors on the rise in UK, raising cell phone concerns The incidence rate of aggressive malignant brain tumors in England has more than doubled in recent decades, and a new study questions what could be driving that rise.
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Mobile phone cancer warning as malignant brain tumours double Fresh fears have been raised over the role of mobile phones in brain cancer after new evidence revealed rates of a malignant type of tumour have doubled in the last two decades.
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Unusual cases of rare eye cancer puzzling doctors Doctors are puzzling over dozens of cases - mostly women in their 20s and 30s - of a rare eye cancer in two Southern states. Over the last several years, a group of graduates from Auburn University in Alabama and 18 people in Huntersville, North ...
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Fresh mobile phone fears over rise in brain cancers Fresh fears have been raised over the role of mobile phones in brain cancer after evidence revealed rates of a malignant type of tumour have doubled in the past two decades.
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Where to shop for lettuce as the E. coli breakout continues As investigators search for the source of E. coli contaminated lettuce many are wondering the safest place to buy your romaine lettuce.
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UK breast cancer screening failure leaves up to 270 women dead (CNN) - As many as 270 women in England may have died because they were not called for a final breast cancer screening, the British government disclosed on Wednesday.
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Second case of hepatitis A reported at eastern Kentucky restaurant in less than a month ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) - Another case of hepatitis A has been reported in a food preparation worker at the Texas Roadhouse restaurant, the Ashland-Boyd County Health Department reports.
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Governor unveils additional precautions against opioid abuse COLUMBUS - Gov. John Kasich's administration on Wednesday rolled out the latest rules to more closely control the writing of prescriptions for opiate painkillers and do a better job of monitoring patients while they're taking them.
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Gov. John Kasich proposes new opioid rules for chronic pain patients Gov. John Kasich and Dr. Mark Hurst, medical director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, announced new rules for physicians working with chronic pain patients.
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Breast screening error angers survivor and family of deceased A breast cancer survivor and a man whose wife died from the disease have reacted angrily to revelations that an NHS computer error led to 450,000 people missing screening tests.
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Eyes watering? Throat itching? Can't breathe? Yep — pollen topped 2000 Tuesday. It's spring in Washington, when the oak and maple trees are exploding with catkins, and there's a yellow haze in the air. Your eyes are red and puffy, and although you keep trying to convince your co-workers that, no, you're not crying, they're still ...
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Allergy season is getting worse every year, it's not your imagination If you feel like allergy season gets worse every year, you are not alone and you are not wrong. Climate change is a factor in the worsening seasons, experts say.
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Scientists Downsize Bold Plan to Make Human Genome from Scratch A bold plan to synthesize an entire human genome has been scaled back, aiming at a more technically attainable near-term goal. Instead of synthesizing all of the human genome's 3 billion DNA base pairs, the project will now attempt to recode the genome ...
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The breast screening error that 'cost 270 women their lives' A "serious failure" in a breast cancer screening program may have cost 270 women their lives, UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told MPs.
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Here's Another Reason Saunas Are So Good For You For many gymgoers, a post-exercise sauna session is the reward for a workout well done. And a new study provides even more evidence that saunas are good for you.
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Neanderthals May Have Gone Extinct Due to Their Brain Shape For 200,000 years, Neanderthals thrived throughout Eurasia. They seem to have lived full and happy lives. Like us, they produced art, mourned their dead, and even used toothpicks to clean between their teeth.
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RCTC Students Share Stories of Overcoming Mental Illness May 02, 2018 11:19 PM. (ABC 6 News) -- Students at Rochester Community and Technical College are opening up on a topic that is often kept quiet - Mental Health Illness.
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Wellbeing: Erasing the Stigma By Marilyn Campbell · Wednesday, May 2, 2018 · Sign in to favorite this; Discuss Comment, Blog about; Share this Email, Facebook, Twitter.
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How 'ecstasy' is helping vets handle PTSD The emotional hangover from Nigel McCourry's seven months in Iraq as a US Marine plagued him for years, keeping him up at night, troubling his sleep with recurring nightmares and isolating him from friends and family.
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Jackson researchers on forefront of combating Alzheimer's What do algae blooms, British explorers and neurodegenerative diseases have in common? A lot, it turns out. Century-old samples from an Antarctic expedition are helping researchers fighting to find a cure for Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's diseases.
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