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Mosquitos in San Fernando Valley Test Positive for West Nile Virus Summer is in full swing in Southern California, and after a brief early lull, so is the West Nile virus. Mosquito samples collected in Sherman Oaks and Porter Ranch tested positive for the virus in the past week, the Greater Los Angeles County Vector ...
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Teen Gets Gruesome Hookworm Infection After Friends Bury Him In The Sand A Tennessee mother is warning people about the dangers of hookworm, a parasite that penetrates the skin, after her son became infected during a trip to a Florida beach.
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Legionnaires' disease bacteria found at Jacobi Medical Center: officials The bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease was found in the water supply of Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx - sparking extreme water restrictions at the 450-bed hospital, officials said Saturday.
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San Fernando Valley residents warned of more mosquitoes with West Nile virus Health officials are notifying San Fernando Valley residents that more mosquitoes in the area have tested positive for West Nile virus.
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West Nile, whooping cough warnings issued The Grand Valley hasn't seen a case of the West Nile virus since 2015, but because the mosquito that carries that potentially deadly infection has been on the rise here, residents need to be wary, the Mesa County Public Health Department says.
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Study: 4 In 10 Men Have Experienced 'Inexplicable Sadness' After Sex QUEENSLAND, Australia - Having sex may feel like a badge of honor for many men, but for others, it's an act that, once finished, brings about intense feelings of sadness.
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Scientists Just Discovered A Brand-New Shape, And There's Tons Of It In You Researchers may have just discovered a brand-new shape called the scutoid. The discovery occurred while they were studying epithelial cells, the building blocks of embryos that eventually form the linings of many organs, including the skin.
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Health Officials Warn About Possible Measles Exposure In Boston The city Public Health Commission said Friday two areas were potentially impacted by a recently confirmed case. Officials said anyone who visited the Tasty Burger on Boylston Street on July 19 from 7 p.m.
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With sharp rises in suicide rates, statistics are 'alarming' to experts GRAND FORKS -- The suicide rate in North Dakota between 1999 and 2016 is the highest in the country, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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World Hepatitis Day 2018: 7 bizarre myths about Hepatitis that you should never believe Myths surroundings diseases are quite common in our society. More than these myths, we see a lot of misconceptions prevailing in our circles.
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Parents Who Push Picky Kids To Eat Healthy Foods May Be Doing More Harm Than Good, Study Finds It's a common sight at the dinner table: the child who just doesn't want to eat their vegetables, or other nutritious food that otherwise doesn't appeal to certain children.
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Genetic basis of heart rhythms explored in large population study New knowledge about biological processes related to the heart's electrical activity has been gained through a major genome science study.
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Elton John on AIDS, the royals, Trump and having kids Among scourges like malaria, diabetes and cancer, AIDS is the only major epidemic that could be ended "in our lifetime," if only old-fashioned attitudes and society could be changed, Elton John said Tuesday.
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Women's reproductive history may predict Alzheimer's risk When asking why more women than men have Alzheimer's disease or dementia - nearly two-thirds of Americans with the disease are women - the prevailing explanation has been that women live longer and that it is a disease associated with aging.
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Doctor recommends soap for leg cramps Q: I recently heard from my vascular physician about using a bar of soap in between the sheets to alleviate nocturnal leg cramps. I began charting the frequency of my leg cramps since I started using the bed soap.
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The trials and financial tribulations of searching for an Alzheimer's drug A promising drug trial excites doctors and investors. The company's stock soars. Then more data pours in, confusion grows, the shares crash and the questions start - will this Alzheimer's drug fail like all the others?
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QUT researchers conclude that men do suffer from Postcoital Dysphoria A world-first study by QUT researchers concludes men can and do suffer from Postcoital Dysphoria (PCD) which results in feelings of sadness, tearfulness or irritability following sex.
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The thrill of curing hepatitis C and the pain of watching the disease surge with opioid abuse When I began my medical career in Hong Kong in the early 1980s, I chose to focus on hepatitis B, in part because it was very common and because the hepatitis C virus had not yet been discovered.
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Scientists warn New Ebola strain found in West Africa has potential to infect humans Just days after the end of an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo that killed dozens, and two years after a major outbreak in West Africa that left thousands dead, Sierra Leone said it had discovered a new strain of the virus that ...
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Warming Temps May Hike Suicide Rates in US, Mexico Suicide rates are likely to increase as the earth gets warmer, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
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World Hepatitis Day 2018: 6 recent reports on HCV treatment, outcomes "Test. Treat. Hepatitis." is this year's World Hepatitis Day theme. The direct-acting antiviral era has seen a significant increase in the number of patients with hepatitis C clearing their infection.
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Americans warned to stop washing, re-using condoms by CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a message for sexually active Americans: 'Don't wash or reuse condoms,' the agency tweeted this week.
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New HPV vaccine push - Health ministry to target girls just entering high schools In this September 2017 photo, Tamara Amos-Williams (left), a guidance counsellor at the Holy Trinity High School, encourages parents to allow their girls to be vaccinated for HPV.
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Rabies Vaccine Incident in China: WHO statement The World Health Organization (WHO) fully supports China's National Drug Administration's (NDA's) actions to withhold the problematic batches of rabies vaccine and ensure they are not placed on the market.
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Scottish government to double funding for breastfeeding Funding to encourage more mothers in Scotland to breastfeed for longer is to be almost doubled. The Scottish government has announced an extra £2m investment.
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Hepatitis C: Pushing for access to the cure The hepatitis C virus (HCV) kills 400,000 people every year, despite the existence of breakthrough medicines that can cure the disease in just 12 weeks.
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How we eat our way to cancer ALSO READ: Kenyans are dying because their government does not care. To lead healthier lifestyles, most of us have embraced eating white meat like chicken and fish.
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Patients benefit from new technologies at Northwest Community Healthcare's Breast Center A major international study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows early-stage breast cancer patients who meet certain criteria may not need chemotherapy.
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Breastfeeding support services 'failing mothers' due to cuts Campaign group finds at least 44% of local authority areas in England affected by recent cuts to breastfeeding services. Nicola Davis · @NicolaKSDavis.
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How to Avoid the Most Common Sunscreen Mistakes No matter how diligent you may be about skin care, you've likely fallen prey to one of many myths about sunburns and tans. Sunburns and tans are essentially a defense mechanism.
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