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Salmonella-tainted raw turkey has sickened 90 across 26 states, CDC says At least 90 people have been sickened across the United States amid a salmonella illness outbreak that has been traced to raw turkey products, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Affected by the Valsartan Heart Drug Recall? Here's What to Do THURSDAY, July 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last week that certain brands of blood pressure medicines contained a carcinogen and were being recalled, many patients may wonder what's next for ...
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Wearable gauges fitness through stress hormones in your sweat Cortisol (best known as the stress hormone) is handy for tracking your athletic performance and even spotting signs of disease, since it reflects how well your adrenal or pituitary glands are working.
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Wearable device measures cortisol in sweat The hormone cortisol rises and falls naturally throughout the day and can spike in response to stress, but current methods for measuring cortisol levels require waiting several days for results from a lab.
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Virginia Man Dies From Rare Form of Flesh-Eating Vibriosis It's just about the worst possible ending for a day at the beach. Public health authorities in Virginia have confirmed that a person has died from Vibrio vulnificus, a rare and deadly flesh-eating form of Vibrio bacteria.
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Foodborne illness may be on the rise. Here's why (CNN) One child drank apple cider at a Connecticut farm, another a glass of juice during a road trip in Oregon; later, both were rushed to emergency rooms as they struggled for their lives.
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Legionnaires' disease sickens 2 residents of southern Minnesota senior care facility Health officials are investigating two cases of Legionnaires' disease among residents at a southern Minnesota senior care facility.
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What you should know about Vibrio bacteria (CNN) There have been a number of recent reports warning the public of the dangers of Vibrio bacteria from eating certain foods or swimming at the beach.
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Replacing Vacant Lots With Green Spaces Can Ease Depression In Urban Communities Girard Children's Community Garden in Washington, D.C. was created on a vacant lot and is now a thriving community space for neighborhood kids, many of whom are from low-income communities of color.
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Exposure to mobile phone radiation may negatively impact memory performance in adolescents The rapid evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT) goes along with an increase in exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) in our daily life.
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Alcohol-related liver deaths have increased sharply Deaths from liver disease have increased sharply in recent years in the United States, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
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Poison parsnip causes severe burns, blisters on woman's… ESSEX, Vt. - A woman was left with severe burns and blisters on her legs after encountering an invasive species of plant in Vermont.
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Legionnaires' cluster in Washington Heights rises to 22 cases: health officials WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan - The NYC Health Department is investigating a community cluster of 22 cases of Legionnaires' disease in a section of Lower Washington Heights in Manhattan, health officials said on Friday.
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Scientists reverse aging-associated skin wrinkles and hair loss in a mouse model Keshav Singh, Ph.D., and colleagues have done just that, in a mouse model developed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. When a mutation leading to mitochondrial dysfunction is induced, the mouse develops wrinkled skin and extensive, visible ...
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Tech: Mobile phone radiation may affect memory performance in adolescents, study finds — (Report) Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields may have adverse effects on the development of memory performance of specific brain regions exposed during mobile phone use.
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Giant hogweed, wild parsnip and other dangerous plants to avoid Whether you're hiking, gardening or just enjoying the outdoors, dangerous plants - such as giant hogweed and wild parsnip, among others - can be found in many different parts of the U.S.. Here's what to know about different types of herbage that can ...
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Supper, sleep, circadian rhythms and cancer risk When you eat may be as critical as what you eat for your risk of breast and prostate cancers, a research team reported this week. The findings came from a Spanish study published in the International Journal of Cancer, which was led by environmental, ...
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New Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Claims First Victim Washington Heights, Manhattan. Legionnaires' Death. Usual suspects: water cooling towers can breed deadly Legionella bacteria.
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Wrinkles, Hair Loss Successfully Reversed In Potential Breakthrough New Genetic Experiment On Aging Scientists have successfully reversed two of the most common and visible effects of aging by 'turning off' a specific gene, in a new study on lab mice.
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Stanford wearable monitors stress hormone levels using sweat Stanford researchers have developed a new wearable that measures the wearer's cortisol levels using sweat. Cortisol, a vital hormone associated with stress, can be tested with existing methods, but they require several days for results.
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If You Want to Lose Fat, This Is What to Eat at Every Meal Maintaining a moderate calorie deficit is the key to losing fat, but what you choose to eat can help you reach your goals faster. Fat-loss coach Carter Good says candidly, "Your diet could consist entirely of chocolate cupcakes & Mountain Dew and you'd ...
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A Pharmacist Told Medicaid Officials That Opioid Addiction Was A Myth At An Opioid-Funded Conference Opioid maker Purdue Pharma helped fund a 2003 conference for Medicaid officials where a pharmacist said that opioid addiction is "rare in patients" and "seriously overestimated," according to a slideshow the Center for Public Integrity obtained.
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Rate of black-lung disease hits 25-year high in Kentucky More than 20 percent of longtime underground coal miners in Central Appalachia, which includes Eastern Kentucky, have black lung, the highest level recorded in a quarter of a century, according to a study published this week.
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Genetic researchers reverse wrinkles, gray hair and balding in mice, called 'unprecedented' Science has made mice look good by reversing age-related wrinkles and hair loss at the genetic level. Humanity could get a similar make-over in the future.
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Worried About Lyme Disease? Find Out If You're At Risk If you think you've been bitten by a tick, it's crucial that you consult a professional. Brittany Jones-Cooper Yahoo Lifestyle.
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'Alien' Atacama Mummy Genetic Study Findings Raise Serious Concerns An international team of researchers has questioned the findings of a study that argued that a bizarre skeleton found in the Atacama Desert was a human girl with severe genetic mutations.
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Could Diet Soda Help Curb Colon Cancer's Return? FRIDAY, July 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that colon cancer patients who regularly drink diet sodas have a much lower risk of their tumor coming back, or of dying from the cancer.
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HPV screening introduced as part of smear tests Women in Guernsey will be screened for the HPV virus during their smear tests to help identify if they are more at risk of cervical cancer.
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Is Elle Macpherson dating anti-vaccine doctor? Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson is reportedly dating controversial doctor Andrew Wakefield who came under scrutiny for his study that linked vaccines to autism.
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Sunscreen reduces melanoma risk by 40 per cent in young people A world-first study led by University of Sydney has found that Australians aged 18-40 years who were regular users of sunscreen in childhood reduced their risk of developing melanoma by 40 percent, compared to those who rarely used sunscreen.
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Women With Diabetes Face Greater Cancer Risk Than Men Diabetes increases the risk of developing cancer more in women than it does in men, with women at greater risk of developing four cancers in particular, the results of a large-scale systematic review suggest.
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Heatwave sunburn: 220 people treated in NI hospitals More than 200 people were treated for sunburn in Northern Ireland hospitals during the recent heatwave. The Belfast Trust saw the highest number of patients, with 69 needing treatment for sun-related issues.
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Cutting through the hype about medical cannabis There's plenty of anecdotal evidence that Cannabidiol (CBD) oil - a concentrated oily extract made from cannabis - can help treat a variety of ailments.
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