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Teen Infected With Hookworm After Visiting Florida Beach After being buried in the sand for fun, a 17-year-old boy is now suffering from a horrible parasitic infection. Head of a parasitic hookworm Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock Health · Cheryl A. Hoahing.
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Teen Infected With Hookworms After Friends Bury Him In Sands Of Florida Beach Michael Dumas and 17 of his friends from Church decided to go to Pompano Beach on June 18 during a missionary trip to Florida. Infected With Hookworms.
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Tips to prevent salmonella outbreaks when handling live chickens in your backyard Farmers at Greenway Farms of Georgia showed us some ways to properly handle live chicken to prevent from salmonella outbreaks. Author: WMAZ Staff.
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Live poultry leads to growing salmonella outbreak Salmonella infections from backyard chickens have sickened more than 200 people nationwide this year, including one person in Connecticut.
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Teen infected with hookworms could 'feel the worms moving in his body,' mom says A 17-year-old Memphis teen is still suffering from painful side effects more than a month after he contracted a parasitic worm infection while on a mission trip in Florida.
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Troubling questions remain about whether a popular HIV drug causes birth defects Dolutegravir, which enjoys a reputation as the best of 32 marketed antiretroviral drugs, took a serious hit in May when a preliminary analysis from a study that included more than 10,000 HIV-infected pregnant women in Botswana revealed it may lead to ...
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Viagra trial on pregnant women stopped after 11 babies die (CNN) - Dutch researchers stopped a clinical trial due to the deaths of 11 babies from a lung disease after their mothers were treated with the drug sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, while pregnant, Amsterdam University Medical Center announced ...
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Queensland trial giving Viagra to pregnant women halted after Netherlands deaths A Queensland study on reducing foetal distress during childbirth through the use of Viagra has been paused after the death of 11 babies in a clinical trial in the Netherlands using the same drug.
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Cat-Borne Parasite May Prompt People to Start Businesses (Inside Science) -- A parasite that infects some 30 to 50 percent of the world's human population may subtly prompt people to start businesses, according to a new study.
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An imagined tale of how Silicon Valley, looking for its next edge, fell for a parasite This week, a study in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B found that university students who had been infected with Toxoplasma gondii - a mind-controlling parasite found in cat feces - were more likely to be business majors.
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Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard chickens hits Maine A multistate salmonella outbreak connected to backyard chickens is showing no signs of abating, according to an advisory issued Monday by the federal Centers for Disease Control.
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Cat poop parasite may alter human brains to reduce fear, study finds The parasite, called Toxoplasma gondii, appears to alter rodent behavior. It may work similarly for humans, a University of Colorado study found.
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Babies die after mums given Viagra in Dutch trial A Viagra in pregnancy trial has been urgently stopped after 11 newborn babies died. Women taking part in the Dutch study had been given the anti-impotence tablets to improve growth of their unborn children because they had poorly developed placentas.
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West Nile Virus Detected in South Bay; Spraying Scheduled West Nile virus has been detected in areas of Sunnyvale and Santa Clara by the Santa Clara County Vector Control District, which monitors human diseases that are transmitted by parasites, viruses and bacteria.
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Oregon Health Plan considers stricter opioid limits Oregon could have some of the country's strictest limits on opioids for chronic pain patients under a proposal being considered for the state's Medicaid program.
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'Narcan in my purse': Overdose antidote training expands to public as opioid epidemic continues Andy O'Brien dove right into the topic of abuse of opiates like heroin or prescription pills. People need help and DuPage County needs help combating the problem, he admitted.
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Hopes rise again for a drug to slow Alzheimer's disease CHICAGO (AP) - Hopes are rising again for a drug to alter the course of Alzheimer's disease after decades of failures. An experimental therapy slowed mental decline by 30 percent in patients who got the highest dose in a mid-stage study, and it ...
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The sobering truth about antibiotics It serves to remember that excessive use of antibiotics will result in antibiotic-resistant bacteria that will make serious infections hard to treat.
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Genetic variants can predict educational achievement A group of 78 researchers led by the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium have identified 1,271 genetic variations that could be associated with the extent of education that a person would complete.
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Woman was bit by rabid fox, so she killed it with her bare hands Tammy DuBois enjoys being outdoors at her South Jersey home. Tammy DuBois copy.jpg Tammy DuBois of Pittsgrove Township was attacked by a rabid fox at her home on July 18.
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Opioids tied to bad sex life and lack of desire (Reuters Health) - Chronic pain patients who take opioids may be less satisfied with their sex life and more likely to experience a lack of desire than people who don't rely on these prescription narcotics, a Danish study suggests.
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Juul, e-cig popular with teens, faces renewed scrutiny amid multiple lawsuits Yes, it has nicotine in it, but there are other reasons, too, that the Juul - an e-cigarette smoking alternative whose popularity and sales have grown exponentially in the last three years— is so addictive.
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Lowering blood pressure could reduce dementia risk, study finds CHICAGO - Lowering blood pressure more than usually recommended not only helps prevent heart problems, it also cuts the risk of mental decline that often leads to Alzheimer's disease, a major study finds.
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Researchers spot blood sugar spikes in seemingly healthy people WEDNESDAY, July 25, 2018 - You'd expect big blood sugar fluctuations in people with diabetes. But for those without the disorder, blood sugar levels should remain fairly stable, right?
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Worried About Memory Loss? Cut Your Blood Pressure July 25, 2018 -- When it comes to blood pressure, lower is better for the brain as well as the heart, according to the results of a large government-funded study known as SPRINT.
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Woman Gets Gruesome Leg Infection from Pedicure: 'Was I Going to Lose My Life?' A North Carolina woman is warning people of the dangers of pedicures after she developed a gruesome leg injury from a nail salon. Tracy Lynn Martinez got a pedicure at a salon in Winston-Salem that she believed to be clean on June 22.
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New Study: Sugar Spikes Common in People without Diabetes A new study from Stanford University School of Medicine shows that blood sugar levels in people without diabetes fluctuate more than they think.
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What is the Keto Diet? The keto diet is one of the trendiest diets of 2018. But what is it, really - and is it good for you? In regimented keto diets, only 10% of total calories per day (about a measly 20 grams!
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Praise For The Global HIV Program That Trump Wants To Cut The 22nd annual International AIDS Conference is currently underway in Amsterdam. And several studies are looking at the U.S. government's largest foreign HIV program: the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR.
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Labor Department announces grant to fund opioid recovery effort FAIRBANKS - The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a $22 million grant to assist in opioid crisis recovery efforts in Alaska and five other states.
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Using a fan in the bedroom during the heatwave could be very bad for you As Britons continue to roast in the record-breaking summer heat, sleeping at night can be an uncomfortable affair. The mercury is tipped to hit 37C tomorrow and for millions of us that means a disrupted night.
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Blood Pressure Meds Are Being Recalled — Here's What to Know The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced earlier this month the voluntary recall of several drugs containing valsartan, which is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.
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Human T-cells Reprogrammed for Therapeutic Purposes with CRISPR-Cas9, Researchers Say A team of scientists from the University of California San Francisco has developed an innovative technique to genetically engineer genes involved in the body's immune response.
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Heat wave causes outbreak of 'summer penis' Men across the world are reporting outbreaks of 'summer penis' and doctors have confirmed it is a real condition - which everyone seems happy about.
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Why Do Men Lie About the Number of Sexual Partners They've Had? Scientists Have a New Answer How many people have you had sex with? Your answer probably depends on your gender, according to a study. In the past, sex surveys have shown men have more different opposite-gender partners than women, even though this figure should be almost ...
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Hepatitis C outbreak linked to Puyallup hospital reaches double digits The numbers have grown slowly, but they're growing nonetheless: An outbreak of hepatitis C linked to Puyallup's Good Samaritan Hospital continues to generate new confirmed cases.
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researchers are exploring the zika virus as a cure for a form of childhood cancer Orlando, Fla - Researchers at Nemours Children's Hospital have found that the Zika virus may hold potential as a cancer treatment for neuroblastoma, a deadly childhood tumor.
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Men claim the heatwave is giving them 'summer penis' - and doctors say it's a real thing With temperatures soaring to 30C and above, many people have found the weather somewhat of a struggle. Major retailers have sold out of fans and everyone is scrambling around trying to find creative solutions to keep cool.
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Will Climate Change Actually Increase Suicide Rates? Climate change is a public health crisis from its impacts on air quality to wiping out the healthcare systems we need to stave off sickness.
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Synthetic marijuana, bright lights could help dementia patients The terms dementia and Alzheimer's disease are often confused with each other. We explain the difference between the two, and what they both mean.
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Blood test can predict optimal treatment for advanced prostate cancer, study finds An international collaborative study between Lawson Health Research Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Royal Marsden and Epic Sciences is one of the first to demonstrate that a blood test can predict how patients with advanced ...
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The HPV vaccine will be given to boys as well as girls in England London (CNN) A vaccine against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, will be given to boys in England for the first time, the UK government announced on Tuesday.
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The Importance of Mental Health Care: Dribbling Toward A Better Quality of Life TYLER, Texas - From depression to suicidal thoughts, Alexundria Sims, a former Texas College athlete discusses her battle with mental illness.
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HPV jab will be given to boys, government says A jab that protects against a virus that causes cervical cancer will be given to boys aged 12 to 13 in England. The policy decision brings England into line with Scotland and Wales.
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Eye drops with turmeric extracts may help treat glaucoma London, Jul 25 (PTI) A derivative of turmeric could be used in eye drops to treat the early stages of glaucoma - one of the leading causes of blindness, a study has found.
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Stem Cell Research Creating Embryo-Like Structures A step forward has been taken in creating artificial embryos using mouse stem cells to manufacture structures capable of taking a critical step in development of life.
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