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Teen on Missionary Trip Contracts Hookworms in His Feet After Walking Along Florida Beach While on a missionary trip to Florida with 17 other boys from his church, Michael Dumas decided to hit Pompano Beach for a day of relaxation on June 18.
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Teen infected by hookworms during trip to South Florida MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WATN) - A mother is sharing her son's story after he contracted hookworms last month on a mission trip to South Florida.
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Hookworms burrowed into a teenager's skin during a trip to Florida. You can't unsee these images. Warning: This story contains graphic images and descriptions of how hookworms burrowed into a teenage boy's skin. 0:53. This teen got hookworms at the beach.
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Pools of mosquitoes trapped in Sarasota County test positive for West Nile Virus SARASOTA, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health is advising residents of an increase in mosquito-borne disease activity after pools of mosquitoes trapped in Sarasota County tested positive for West Nile Virus.
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They're back! Worms unfrozen after 42000 years are alive and eating Two worms that have been frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years have come back to life, and are now considered the oldest living animals on the planet, in what is being described as a major scientific breakthrough.
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United States Named the 'Most Dangerous' Developed Country for Women to Give Birth With maternal mortality rates soaring over the last 30 years, a USA Today investigation deemed the United States the "most dangerous place in the developed world to give birth.
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Fentanyl-cocaine combo helps fuel uptick in Md. overdose deaths WASHINGTON - The number of overdose deaths in Maryland continued its deadly climb, reaching an all-time high last year, according to a new report from the Maryland Department of Health.
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8 tricks for doing the keto diet without driving yourself crazy The keto diet is the latest diet to captivate health professionals, celebrities, and the tech workers of Silicon Valley. Not only can the keto diet help you shed a few extra pounds, but it can potentially help treat symptoms of conditions like ...
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Sincerely Stefanie: Overcoming Overdose While walking to grab lunch one day, my coworker and I came across a homeless man lying on the ground. The man clearly was under the influence and was not responsive.
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West Nile virus detected in Lewis and Clark County mosquitoes West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Lewis and Clark County. County health officials have confirmed no cases of illness in people or horses in Montana, but the virus has also been found in mosquitoes in Cascade County.
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West Nile Virus Found In Arlington Mosquitoes ARLINGTON, MA - Multiple pools of mosquitoes in Arlington and other surrounding communities have tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
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Guidance offered on hand, foot and mouth disease BATH - That loud wailing in the distance is no siren song, it may be the cries associated with young children afflicted with hand, foot and mouth disease.
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Hospitals know how to protect mothers. They just aren't doing it. Every year, thousands of women suffer life-altering injuries or die during childbirth because hospitals and medical workers skip safety practices known to head off disaster, a USA TODAY investigation has found.
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Diabetes type 2 warning: Seven signs of high blood sugar - are you at risk? Diabetes affects about 3.7 million people in the UK, according to the NHS. About 90 per cent of all cases are caused by type 2 diabetes.
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Humans have ruined almost all of Earth's oceans Just 13 percent of the world's oceans can still be classified as wilderness because of man's interference, new research warns.
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8 people a day overdose on opioids in Snohomish County after tightening of prescription rules: survey The number of reported overdoses in the county has almost doubled compared with last year, with people ranging in age from 21 to 30 making up almost a third of cases, according to an annual survey.
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Oregon officials consider 90-day limits on opioid prescriptions Many patients suffering from conditions such as fibromyalgia or chronic pain syndrome are being prescribed opioids, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
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Chronic pain patients feel sting of opioid crackdown Marty Mioni knows what she'd do if her pain medications were taken away. "I'd go find a gun," the 63-year-old Port Orchard resident said.
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Backyard flocks spreading Salmonella; 6 outbreaks ongoing More than a fourth of 212 people infected with Salmonella from backyard flocks so far this year are children younger than 5 years old, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting six separate outbreaks across 44 states.
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Airborne Ebola: new species of notorious virus is discovered in bats in Sierra Leone A new Ebola virus has been found in bats in Sierra Leone, two years after the end of an outbreak that killed over 11,000 across West Africa, the government said on Thursday.
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CDC: Backyard Chickens Are Spreading Salmonella to People The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that there's a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections linked to people touching backyard poultry.
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Donor funding for HIV stalls, increasing pressure on high-burden countries to mobilise domestic resources Falling levels of donor government funding for HIV programmes threaten progress towards the 2020 global target of 90-90-90, according to research presented on Wednesday at the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018).
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Fentanyl-related deaths continue 'staggering' rise in Maryland The number of fentanyl-related deaths in Maryland reached an all-time high in 2017 and is on track to continue increasing in 2018, officials said, part of a nationwide overdose epidemic being driven by the powerful synthetic drug.
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Potentially flesh-eating bacteria found in Mobile County MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. - The Mobile County Health Department is investigating its first case this year of a potentially flesh-eating bacteria infecting a person.
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HIV Criminalization Called Ineffective and Unjust AMSTERDAM - In a new consensus paper, worldwide scientists and physicians who treat HIV said here that laws on the books of at least 68 countries that criminalize HIV infection only contribute to making the epidemic worse.
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New HIV strain in Saskatchewan leads to faster progression in Indigenous people AMSTERDAM - Mutated strains of HIV circulating in Saskatchewan are leading to faster-developing AIDS-related illnesses in the Indigenous population, new research has shown.
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'Distraught and humiliated' - French teen kicked off Emirates flight after NZ visit because he had epilepsy A teenager with autism and severe learning disabilities has been kicked off an Emirates flight leaving Auckland for because of the teen's epilepsy.
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12 cases linked to Puyallup hospital Hepatitis C outbreak PUYALUP, Wash. (AP) - Health officials say they have 12 confirmed cases of Hepatitis C linked to an outbreak at a Puyallup hospital.
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No, A Big NIH Trial Did Not Show That Lowering Blood Pressure Will Prevent Dementia It's "breakthrough" time again. News reports out of the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) this week have been relentlessly upbeat and positive about findings from the NIH's SPRINT MIND study.
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This cat-poop parasite can change your brain, but it probably won't make you an entrepreneur These entrepreneurs may be comfortable taking risks, but it's probably not because they have parasites. Pexels. You've almost certainly heard about Toxoplasma gondii before, the dreaded cat poop parasite that's infected roughly 2 billion people around ...
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China launches nationwide vaccine sector inspection after scandal China's drug regulator said it has launched a nationwide inspection of vaccine production as authorities step up the response to a fraud case that has re-ignited public fears over the safety of the country's medicines.
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Researchers discover novel brain mechanism connecting depression with bad sleep Major depression and sleep problems are fundamentally interlinked. A new study from a team of international researchers has now found a unique neurological mechanism that underlies this association, offering new insights into how we can understand and ...
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16-yr-old girl with HIV asks strangers for hugs New Delhi: A 16-year-old HIV positive Uzbekistan girl's attempt towards raising awareness about people living with HIV is truly watching worthy.
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Complaint filed over ketamine research You have read 2 of 10 articles. Log In or Subscribe. MINNEAPOLIS - A consumer rights group has filed a complaint alleging a Minneapolis health care provider ignored ethical practices and federal safeguards when it researched the effect of the powerful ...
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Law officials urged to help Hoosiers in opioid crisis Up until a decade ago, drug-using criminals probably didn't want to face Marion Superior Court Judge William Nelson. "Ten years ago, if you were a drug addict appearing before me in court, you were a junkie who made the conscious decision to pop that ...
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Abbott launches viral load point-of-care test, m-PIMA HIV-1/2 VL Abbott has introduced the m-PIMA HIV-1/2 VL, the first viral load point-of-care test designed to provide healthcare professionals, especially in remote and underserved communities, with a fast, accurate and easy-to-use test to manage HIV.
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40 years later, why is IVF still not covered by insurance? Economics, ignorance and sexism By Elissa Strauss, CNN. Before I began the process of in-vitro fertilization, I, quite foolishly, thought of it as outsourcing. We can't make a baby ourselves, so now these wonderful doctors are going to try to make one for us.
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Indiana Supreme Court holds statewide opioid summit INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Hundreds of county leaders from across the state are gathering at the Indianapolis Convention Center to take up the fight against opioid abuse.
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Bodies buried, Congo turns to next Ebola outbreak YAOUNDE, July 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Democratic Republic of Congo may have declared an end to its ninth outbreak of the lethal Ebola virus since 1976, but health experts are already plotting ways to beat the next flare-up.
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