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Five dead, nearly 200 sick in E. coli outbreak from lettuce. And investigators are stumped. Five people have died and nearly 200 from about three dozen states have been sickened by E. coli in a growing outbreak that has so far stumped federal investigators.
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Boy, 17, diagnosed with deadly illness caused by working out too much HOUSTON (KRON/CNN) - Many people experience muscle pain and soreness a day or two after an intense gym session. But one Texas teen says his workout landed him in the hospital with a potentially deadly illness.
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Sleeping with mascara on destroyed my eyes You really should take your makeup off before going to bed. Housekeeper Theresa Lynch found that out the hard way. For 25 years, she didn't bother removing her mascara before going to bed.
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International respiratory group calls for immediate ban on flavorings and marketing of e-cigarettes In a statement published in the European Respiratory Journal, a coalition of respiratory doctors and scientists from six continents have warned of the dangers posed to children and adolescents by electronic cigarettes.
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Bobcats Die After 'Rescue' By Woman Who Says She Thought They Were Domestic Kittens Two bobcat kittens have died after a Texas woman said she thought they were domestic kittens and took them into her home earlier this month.
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Teen Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Illness After 'Too Much' Workout: What Is Rhabdomyolysis? A Texas teen was hospitalized after working out "too much." Can intense exercise really cause rhabdomyolysis? Texas Teen's Ordeal.
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Houston hospital curtails heart transplant program after reports of unusual number of patient deaths A Houston hospital has suspended all medical procedures in its renowned heart transplant program after the deaths this year of at least three patients and the departure of several senior physicians.
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Houston hospital suspends renown heart transplant program following recent deaths A Houston hospital has temporarily suspended all procedures in its renown heart transplant program following the recent deaths of two people.
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With Prostate Cancer, Race Is Not Entirely Black and White CHICAGO - In results that counter expectations, American black men with advanced prostate cancer who received standard-of-care systemic therapy in clinical trials had equal outcomes with their white counterparts for overall survival in one study, and ...
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Moran Eye Center reports theft, possible data breach A theft of electronic equipment from the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah may have potentially disclosed patient information.
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Poop transplants work as well as antibiotics for severe diarrhea Poop transplants work as well as antibiotics to treat a common and deadly cause of diarrhea, and perhaps even better, researchers reported Saturday.
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Health Officials Report 4 Rabid Bats in May in Washington SEATTLE (AP) - Health officials in Washington state say four bats tested positive for rabies in May. The Washington State Department of Health tells KING-TV that that's the highest number of rabid bats in May in the last 20 years.
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The Latest Poop On Fecal Transplants Vs. Antibiotics For C. Difficile Diarrhea How can more poop actually help with severe diarrhea? Isn't that like asking for buckets of water during a flood? Well, when the diarrhea is caused by the antibiotic-resistant bacteria Clostridium difficile, a poop (scientifically called fecal ...
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Your body has a 'second brain,' and here's how it keeps your butt smart, study says A team of scientists in Australia has just released a study with new findings about the bundle of neurons that live in the colon. Those neurons are a part of the body's enteric nervous system, commonly referred to as the body's "second brain.
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Greenville's Cancer Survivors Park opens - 'A park of remembrance, A park of faith' Amid towering oaks, a calming waterfall and peaceful landscaped trails, Greenville's Cancer Survivors Park officially opened Friday.
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Scientists Discover A Second Brain In Human Body, And It's Located In The Butt It turns out those gut feelings or pits in your stomach may actually come from your second brain. According to a CBS Los Angeles report, scientists from Australia discovered that human beings have a second brain and it is located in the butt.
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Biotech Firm Grail Takes The First Steps In Its Quest For A Blood Test For Cancer Even the company's name conveys an element of hubris: Grail, as in, the holy grail of medicine. This particular grail? To create a blood test that can detect cancer early enough to treat it.
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'Second Brain' Neurons Located in the Gut Observed For the First Time There has long been a discussion about the human digestive system functioning as a second brain. Studies have revealed the gut can pass messages back to the brain and that it may even influence our choices on a daily basis.
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'Surviving' cancer is a weird ongoing journey of readjustment "Hey cancer, you picked the wrong bitch." "Been there. Beat that." "Remission rocks." "Survivor." ";". This is a selection of bumper stickers and tattoos devised by cancer survivors.
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Despite potential exposure to hepatitis C, 1207 Pierce County hospital patients haven't sought testing Feeling fine and showing no outward symptoms is no guarantee of being virus-free, according to health-department experts. Also, those who received notifications from the hospital won't have to pay for testing.
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Protect your horse from Lyme disease Lyme disease in horses is tricky. It's notoriously difficult to diagnose, and it can pose a serious threat to a horse's health and well-being.
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Obesity issues: WHO disease panel split on soft drink sugar tax An independent panel advising the World Health Organization (WHO) has stopped short of recommending taxing sugary drinks to reduce obesity after failing to reach a consensus.
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23andMe DNA kits are 30% off again, just in time for Father's Day Whether your dad's a huge family man or the hardest person ever to shop for, we have a one-size-fits-all gift idea that's perfect for procrastinators.
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Pot, opioids now rival alcohol as risk factor in driver deaths (CBS NEWS) - Pot and opioids have become almost as deadly as booze for drivers, a new report shows. Forty-four percent of drivers killed in crashes tested positive for drugs in 2016, up from 28 percent 10 years prior, according to the Governors ...
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The Big Number: Skin cancers kill a lot of people, and sunscreen is vital With the official start of summer just a couple of weeks away - the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, is June 21 - there's one big number to keep in mind: More than 91,000 people will be diagnosed with melanoma, the most serious and ...
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Same cancer, worse results and twice the cost in the US CHICAGO - Americans paid twice as much as Canadians for health care, but they didn't get twice the benefit, according to a new study of patients with advanced colorectal cancer who lived, in some cases, mere miles from each other.
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US blocks push to bolster sugar-drink taxes by UN PHILADELPHIA - Roots Picnic, one of Philadelphia's premiere music festivals, came to Festival Pier in Penn's Landing Saturday June 2. More Headlines.
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Ancient Egyptian Mummified 'Hawk' Is Actually a Stillborn Human Baby Definitely not a bird: Micro-CT scan shows the mummified stillborn human baby. Image: Maidstone Museum UK/Nikon Metrology UK. High-resolution micro-CT scanning has shown that an Egyptian mummy thought to be a bird is really a stillborn human baby, ...
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Early Stage Lung Cancer Detected with cfDNA Assays According to initial results reported at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting from the Circulating Cell-Free Genome Atlas (CCGA) study, 3 cell-free DNA (cfDNA) tests showed high degrees of specificity in identifying signs of early stage lung cancer.
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'Disneyland for Big Tobacco'—how Indonesia's lax smoking laws are getting the next generation hooked With more than 260m people, Indonesia is the biggest economy in South-East Asia. The country's young population - 37% are under the age of 20 - is one of its greatest strengths.
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Origins of an epidemic: Purdue Pharma knew its opioids were widely abused Top company executives pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor "misbranding" charge at that time. Federal prosecutors said the company knew of "significant" abuse of OxyContin soon after it came on the market, but hid that information.
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Leiper's Fork woman helps lead the fight to cure Alzheimer's Alzheimer's disease affects thousands of Tennesseans, but there are many ways to raise awareness and help find a cure. Loading… Post to Facebook.
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